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Minnesota Professional Development Grants
Diane Holum
While attending the National Reading Recovery Conference in
Columbus, Ohio, Tonya Person listened to introductions of various
scholarship recipients during the opening keynote session. She began
thinking about her fellow Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, Diane
Holum who was unable to attend the conference because she was in the
hospital fighting the effects of Multiple Myeloma. Then inspiration
hit her. Why not do something in honor of Diane’s contributions to
early literacy, commitment to learning, passion for literacy, and
advocacy for ongoing professional development in Minnesota?
Sadly, soon after the conference, Diane Holum lost
her battle with cancer. Minnesota Literacy Scholarships were created
in memory of Diane Holum to honor a long-time Reading Recovery
teacher leader, a classroom teacher, a mentor, and a political
activist. Diane was also a doting grandmother, an avid reader and
researcher, and a gardener, among other things.
The Minnesota Literacy Scholarship Fund provides
scholarships for Minnesota Reading Recovery professionals to attend
the National Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference
held each February in Columbus, OH. The Minnesota Literacy
Scholarship is administered by the Reading Recovery Council of North
America; a charitable, a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 organization.
Contributions to the Minnesota Literacy
Scholarship can be made by going to the “Make a Gift” link.
Enter 'Minnesota Literacy' in the special instructions section to
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