DALLAS, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Expanded Learning(R)
co-founder Admiral Thomas B. Hayward and three other Naval Academy
graduates will be honored with the United States Naval Academy Alumni
Association's Distinguished Graduate Award on March 30, 2007. The award
honors living graduates of the Naval Academy who have provided a lifetime
of service to the nation or U.S. Armed Forces, have made significant
distinguished contributions to the nation via their public service, and
have demonstrated a strong interest in supporting the Navy, Marine Corps
and the United States Naval Academy.
Admiral Hayward co-founded Voyager Expanded Learning in 1994 and was
the catalyst to building Voyager into a mission-driven company dedicated to
making a difference for millions of children in reading. He remains the
guardian of Voyager's commitment to quality educational programs and
services that provide unprecedented results for historically low-performing
students, schools and districts.
Last year, Voyager created the Founder's Award in his honor to
recognize educators who, through the implementation of Voyager programs in
their districts, demonstrate leadership in winning the battle to achieve
unprecedented, measurable gains in moving low-performing students and
schools to standard, and substantially closing the achievement gap.
"We congratulate Admiral Hayward on receiving this award and are
grateful for his continued dedication to Voyager and his commitment to
ensure that all children are successful in school," says Ron Klausner,
president of Voyager Expanded Learning.
A graduate of the Naval Academy's Class of 1948, Admiral Hayward is
renowned throughout the Navy and the nation for his leadership in times of
war and peace. The Admiral's career evolved from Midshipman to Chief of
Naval Operations -- the Navy's senior officer. As a combat fighter pilot he
flew extensively in both Korea and Vietnam. Following command of the
aircraft carrier USS AMERICA he subsequently served as Commander-in-Chief,
U.S. Seventh Fleet and U.S. Pacific Fleet.
As Chief of Naval Operations, his priorities were emphasizing pride and
professionalism, strengthening fleet readiness, and instituting a maritime
strategy specifically targeted against the growing Soviet naval
modernization. Admiral Hayward was noted for his successful institution of
a zero-tolerance drug policy: "Not on my ship -- not in my Navy!" Admiral
Hayward is a lifelong supporter of, and contributor to, the U. S. Naval
Academy, where he is a Trustee emeritus of the Naval Academy Foundation.
About Voyager Expanded Learning
Voyager Expanded Learning provides core, intervention and supplemental
reading programs, as well as math intervention and ongoing professional
development programs, for school districts throughout the United States.
Founded in 1994, Voyager has delivered extended-time reading and basic
skills intervention programs, as well as large-scale reading programs, to
more than 900 school districts in cities such as Dallas, Phoenix, New York,
Philadelphia and Los Angeles, resulting in dramatically improved student
performance. Voyager Expanded Learning, L.P. is part of ProQuest Education,
based in Dallas, Texas. For more information, please visit
http://www.voyagerlearning.com or call 1-888-399-1995.
SOURCE Voyager Expanded Learning
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