While the former students talk about their teachers, the teachers share insights about what set these people apart in the classroom. Carole Meekins, news anchor with WTMJ-TV Channel 4, is master of ceremonies.
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The event is sponsored by the Friends of the School of Education. She cites Phillip Gissen, who teaches seventh grade social studies at Oak Creek West Middle School. Both Holmes and Jasna are UWM alumni, and Holmes received the 1996 Mass Communication Department Alumnus of the Year Award on April 20. Mikel Holt, editor of the Milwaukee Community Journal, cites Ruth Thomas, his English teacher at Rufus King High School. Holt also frequently writes and speaks on community issues.