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Davila Awarded HEB Excellence In Education Award

5/13/08

Anna Davila, a former education major and 2001 graduate, was awarded the 2008 HEB Excellence in Education Award in the Rising Star Secondary Category. Rising Star awards recognize teachers with less than 10 years of experience.

"The students I teach are going to be the teachers of my children, and they can't lead where I haven't led them," Davila said.

Davila, a sixth-grade math teacher at Sartartia Middle School in Sugarland, was one of eight Texas educators to receive the excellence award. She will receive a $5,000 cash award, and the same amount also will be given to her school.

"As an educator, I hope I can use every bit of talent (God) gave me to reach kids," she said.

The HEB awards were first created in 2002 by CEO Charles Butt as a way to show appreciation for outstanding educators. This year, more than 1,000 nominations were received.