The Economic Council of Palm Beach County, Inc. is pleased to announce the thirty-one finalists for the 35^thAnnual William T. Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education. The award recipients will be announced and honored along with all finalists, nominees and past recipients at the Dwyer Awards ceremony, presented by The Hanley Foundation, on Wednesday, May 15^th in Dreyfoos Hall at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.economiccouncilpbc.org/dwyerawards/

The Dwyer Awards, an annual program developed and supported by the Economic Council of Palm Beach County Foundation, honors outstanding educators from public and private schools in Palm Beach County, increases awareness of the exemplary teaching in our community, supports educators with financial awards and encourages all residents to promote high standards for excellence in education. The Economic Council of Palm Beach County is comprised of business leaders who are committed to educational excellence as a key tenet for creating an environment for business to prosper.

The 2019 Dwyer Awards would like to thank Presenting Sponsor Hanley Foundation; Excellence Sponsors Gunster and Pratt & Whitney; Award Presentation Sponsors Comcast, FPL, PNC Bank, The Palm Beach Post, and UnitedHealthcare; Finalist Reception Sponsor SBA Communications Corporation; Staging Sponsor the Elmore Family Foundation; Knowledge Sponsors Blue Ocean Capital, Keiser University and Vecellio Group, Inc.; Creativity Sponsors CareerSource Palm Beach County, Duffy’s Sports Grill, Oxbow Carbon, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Palm Beach State College Foundation, Perry & Taylor, P.A., PNC, Shutts & Bowen LLP, The Breakers, The Weitz Company; Teacher Student Sponsors Bank of America, Dr. Dennis Gallon, Lyrae Group, Urban Design Kilday Studios; and Television Media Sponsor WPBF 25.

Established in 1975, the Economic Council of Palm Beach County is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that supports an open and collaborative relationship between the public and private sectors in Palm Beach County. Membership of the Council is comprised of a diverse mix of different industries of varying sizes in the area whose leaders have an active and influential role in the community. Learn more about the Economic Council atwww.economiccouncilpbc.org The Economic Council of Palm Beach County Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of the Council.

For more information visit https://www.economiccouncilpbc.org/dwyerawards/ or contact ncarron@ec-pbc.org

2019 Dwyer Award Finalists

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

MIDDLE SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

STEM

CAREER EDUCATION