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Alumna Earns Educational Lifetime Achievement Award

ChildersUT Tyler alumna Essie Childers earned a 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Chapter of the College Reading and Learning Association (TxCRLA) and the Texas Association for Developmental Education (TADE) executive boards.

She was recognized for her outstanding contributions to the field and the TxCRLA and TADE organizations. Nominees must have at least 20 years of experience in the field and at least 10 years of membership and significant contributions to TADE and TxCRLA.

Childers has taught for 32 years, mentoring and encouraging students to visualize success to reach their academic and personal goals. For the past 13 years, she has developed a strong track record of teaching first-year students through the Learning Frameworks course, Education 1300 and Integrated Reading and Writing at Blinn College in Bryan.

Childers holds a Master of Education in reading from UT Tyler. For more information, visit casp-tx.com. 

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