News from	Michael D. Chason Director of Public Relations ABAC 30, 2802 Moore Hwy Tifton, GA 31793-2601 Phone 229-391-5055 Fax 229-391-5051 mchason@abac.edu

For IMMEDIATE Release October 6, 2009

Georgia Teacher of the Year to Speak at ABAC October 13

TIFTON – The Student Professional Association of Georgia Educators at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will welcome Moultrie native and 2010 Georgia Teacher of the Year Gwen Desselle as a guest speaker on Oct. 13.

Desselle will speak in Bowen Hall, Room 100, at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and this event is open to all who would like to attend.

Desselle is a social studies teacher with 32 years of teaching experience. She has spent most of her career in education at Colquitt County High School.

She received her undergraduate and master’s degrees from Valdosta State University. She began her teaching career at Valdosta High School in 1977 and moved to Colquitt County High School in 1981.

As Georgia Teacher of the Year, she will spend next school year traveling around the state speaking to the public about the teaching profession and conducting workshops and programs for educators. She will also serve as an advocate for public education and the teaching profession in Georgia.

She will compete for 2010 National Teacher of the Year and will serve as an advisor to Superintendent Kathy Cox and the Georgia Department of Education.

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