CONWAY, SC - A community leader and two Horry County Schools’ Adult and Community Education educators were recognized at the South Carolina Department of Education’s Adult Education Practitioners’ Spring Training Day held in Columbia on February 3.
The South Carolina Association of Adult & Community Education (SCAACE) presented Frank M. Hart Jr. with the Citizenship Leadership Award for his work with the Myrtle Beach Family Learning Center Adult and Community Education Steering Committee since 2009.
A retired police officer, Hart is an accredited police instructor and teaches or lectures regularly at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Coastal Carolina University, Horry-Georgetown Technical College, and Horry County Schools. He is a Graduate of the Martin Luther King Jr. Institute for “Teachers of Non-Violent Conflict Resolution.” Hart received the 2004-2005 Police Officer of the Year Award from the Myrtle Beach Rotary Club as well as the 2004 Veterans of Foreign Wars Law Enforcement Gold Medal Award.
Adult Education Global Career Development Facilitator Tony Kroll was awarded the Region IV Transition Specialist of the Year and the South Carolina State Transition Specialist of the Year. Community Education Coordinator and Student Intake Specialist Lynda Smallen was awarded the Region IV Paraprofessional of the Year.
Kroll and Adult Education teachers Lisa Burgess and Jim Pate, along with program director Dr. Virginia Simmons, provided training for adult education teachers and directors from throughout the State.
For more information about Adult and Community Education programs, classes and services, call the Adult Education Office at 843-488-6200.
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