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Show Geneve Cornell receives DAR award for teaching j Geneve Cornell has been named as i he outstanding teacher of American listory for 1988 by the Daughters of he American Revolution at their itate conference. 1 The honor was awarded to :;cneve, a resident of American Fork and the director of American Heritage School in Pleasant Grove, lit a luncheon on March 12 in Salt lake City. j Geneve has taught the fifth grade lit American Heritage School for 14 fears. She is committed to instill a fierce pride of patriotism in her Students. She wrote the popular patriotic iirogram, "The Spirit of American jipeaks," which is presented annually an-nually by the entire studentbody of jkmerican Heritage School. No only has this stirring iresentation received local com-nendation, com-nendation, but was also awarded a ertificate of honor from Valley Vge Freedom Foundation in 1974. Her outstanding class program. "Miracle at Philadelphia," commemorated com-memorated the signing of the constitution in Sept., 1987. Mrs. Cornell has actively supported sup-ported the state and local political system. She has served as page for the Utah State Legislature and assistant docket clerk for the Utah State Legislature. She has served in various local political positions, including chairman for the district Republican Party for three terms and president of the American Fork Republican Women. She has also been president of the American Fork High School PTA, president of the American Fork Cultural Club, president of the , President's Council of Cultural Clubs and president of the American Fork Lady Lions Club. In addition, she has served in various teaching and leadership positions in the LDS Church, including in-cluding Relief Society president. Her love of and interesi in Columbus has been a source of great enjoyment to herself and to her students. They are already planning a great celebration on Oct. 12, 1992 of i this great event, the quincentenary i of the discovery of America. A judge of the DAR contest stated i that the goal of the DAR is to make j the country's heritage stay alive for the children and grandchildren and i Mrs. Cornell has made American i History live for her students. She has been applauded by all who . have ever known of her great accomplishments ac-complishments in teachinng history. She is to be highly commended for i her dedicated contributions to America, the DAR said. - i .... .. . ., . . She- is not only an outstanding teacher, but she is also a great humanitarian, a caring and warm person. She and her late husband, Charles LeRoy Cornell, have raised 10 children and are the grandparents of Geneve Cornell 37 grandchildren. |