Congratulations to our first Outstanding Alumni Award Winner, Dr. Ravi Menghani! Dr. Menghani was recognized at the 2009 Golden Key International Conference for his accomplishments and presented with an award of $1000. To be selected as the Golden Key Outstanding Alumni one must demonstrate significant accomplishments in business or professional life or for distinguished human service to his or her community, state or nation.  Dr. Menghani was selected based on his accomplishments in professional life and for his service to several communities. He has done extensive work at El Hospital Lenin Fonseca in Nicaragua and is actively involved with Project RISHI (www.projectrishi.org). He also helped to found Project Nicaragua (www.projectnic.org) and still serves on the Board of Directors. If you would like to read more about Dr. Menghani please visit www.goldenkey.org/alumni.

Golden Key would like to congratulate the 380 members who were selected to be a part of the 2009 Teach for America Corps.  Teach for America aims to end educational inequity – the reality that in the US, where a child is born determines his or her educational outcomes and life prospects.  TFA works with a great sense of urgency to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation’s most promising future leaders in the effort.  The TFA vision is that one day, all children in the US will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.
Golden Key members have been helping advance this mission many years.  These 380 Golden Key members have committed to teach for two full years at urban and rural public schools all across the country.  The corps members represent a multitude of backgrounds, majors and career interests.  All have demonstrated high levels of past achievement in academics, extracurricular activities and/or work and family responsibilities.  If you are interested in meeting Teach for America staff stop by their booth at the International Conference Expo or for more information, click here.