2010 CEF Annual Gala and Legislative Conference
2010 CEF Annual Gala and Legislative Conference
CEF 2010 Annual Gala and Legislative Conference
CEF 2010 Annual Gala and Legislative Conference
Committee for Education Funding Annual Meeting
2009 CEF Gala Awards Banquet
The 2009 CEF Gala Reception and Awards Banquet was held on September 30th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC. It celebrated 40 years of advocating for federal education funding.
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- CEF Members at Gala reception
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- Representative Tim Bishop (Democrat-New York) recieving the William Natcher Award from CEF VP Jon Fansmith
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- CEF President Deborah Rigsby and Gala Attendees
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- CEF President Deborah Rigsby speaking at the annual Gala
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- CEF Executive Director Ed Kealy and current President Deborah Rigsby
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- CEF Executive Director Ed Kealy and former CEF staff
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- CEF Executive Director Ed Kealy a Special Recognition Award for his 15 years of service from 1995 CEF President John Forkenbrock
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- CEF members at the reception
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- CEF members enjoying the night’s events
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- CEF members discussing the importance of education funding at annual Gala
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- CEF Executive Director Ed Kealy, wife Mary Kealy, and CEF VP Jon Fansmith applauding one of the CEF award winners
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- CEF members networking at the reception
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- CEF members enjoying the reception.
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- Former CEF Presidents
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- Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson (Republican-Pennsylvania) receiving the 2009 Outstanding New Member Award for his dedication career and technical education funding from Jaime Baxter of the Association for Career and Technical Education
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- Representative Patrick Kennedy (Democrat-Rhode Island) recieves the first Edward M. Kennedy Extraordinary Service Award on behalf of his father from CEF Gala Co-Chair Cyndy Littlefield
Photos courtesy of Parallax Productions.
2009 CEF Legislative Conference
The Committee Education Funding’s 2009 Legislative Conference featured a bipartisan all-star lineup of speakers. Check out the pictures below to see who was at the event and what happened.
Photos courtesy of Parallax Productions.
The Committee for Education Funding Awards Representative Tim Bishop
Congressman Tim Bishop (D-NY) received the William H. Natcher Distinguished Service Award “for distinguished service during this session of Congress in elevating the priority for education funding to enusre better opportunities for our nation’s citizens.”
His press release is here.
The Committee for Education Funding Awards Representative Glenn Thompson
Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) received the 2009 Outstanding New Member Award “for demonstrating commitment to our nation’s students by advocating education as an investment in the future.”
His press release is here.
The Centre Daily Times discussed it here and mentioned CEF’s other award winners as well.
Committee for Education Funding Awards Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) received the Richard W. Riley Career Service Award “for an outstanding career of exemplary support of better education for all.”
Her press release is here.
The Committee for Education Funding Awards Senator Jim Webb
Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) received the Committee for Education Funding’s Special Recognition Award “for outstanding dedication to the success of America’s Students and for making education a national priority.”
His press release is here.
CEF Grassroots and Advocacy Workshop
Monday, July 27, 2009
9:00-11:30 AM.
Hall of States Building, 444 N. Capitol St.
Materials from the Workshop
Alan Rosenblatt, Center for American Progress: 3-D Advocacy
- The Dimensions of a Digitally Networked Campaign
by Alan Rosenblatt.
Photos from the Workshop
