WASHINGTON, D.C. –Wednesday night, July 15, Sue Zupko, who teaches gifted classes at Weatherly Heights Elementary School, was honored at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Teacher at Sea Program 25th Anniversary Celebration and Awards Ceremony. Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) presented the Teacher At Sea award to Ms. Zupko. NOAA and Chief Scientist Dr. Richard Spinrad presented NOAA Teacher at Sea awards to its ten most deserving United States alumni for demonstrating excellence in science education and their unwavering dedication to NOAA research. As part of the Teacher at Sea program, Zupko sailed aboard the NOAA Ship Pisces in 2011, and the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow in 2014.
Rep. Mo Brooks, Sue Zupko, and Dr. Richard Spinrad at the NOAA Teacher
at Sea Program 25th Anniversary Celebration and Awards Ceremony.
Congressman Brooks said, “There are few teachers as deserving of an excellence in education award as Sue Zupko. I have known Sue for decades and have seen first-hand her desire to encourage others to share a love of learning. Her passion for science education is contagious and is reflected in the classroom and the lives of many Huntsville students. The Huntsville School System is fortunate to have a teacher of Sue Zupko’s caliber.”
media release/lauren vandiver/office rep. mo brooks
