McDowell Teacher Receives Karen W. Ponder Leadership Award
MARION — Joy Griffith, an early childhood education teacher at McDowell Technical Community College, was awarded the Karen W. Ponder Leadership Award at the 2011 National Smart Start Conference.
The award, named for Smart Start’s former president, recognizes outstanding service to young children and families in North Carolina. Griffith was nominated by the McDowell County Partnership for Children. A $1,000 cash award will be made to the partnership in her name.
