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Recognition Award Presented to Senator Robert C. Byrd

October 2008

Bennett Recognition Award Presented to Senator Robert C. Byrd

On September 24, 2008, at the United States Capitol, the National Council for History Education (NCHE) presented Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia with a Bennett sculpture award named in his honor for his distinguished leadership in advancing the study of history in our nation's schools.

The National Council for History Education established the Senator Robert C. Byrd Award to be a recognition award given to policymakers and public figures who work to ensure that history is a strong and meaningful part of our students' education.

The Bennett sculpture award "Soaring" was chosen as the design for this unique recognition award.

In the photo above, Chairman of the NCHE Board of Trustees Theodore K. Rabb is shown presenting the sculpture recognition award and a proclamation to Senator Byrd, as David McCullough--Pulitizer Prize-winning historian, Medal of Freedom recipient, and member of the NCHE Board of Trustees--looks on. Both David McCullough and Theodore Rabb shared remarks at the awards presentation.(Photo by Allison Shelley)