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Abraham Lincoln Fellowship program
for teachers announced
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Horace Mann and presidential library
team up to foster appreciation of history and education, combat
historical illiteracy
[FEB. 16, 2005]
SPRINGFIELD -- A lasting love for history and education
is the goal of The Horace Mann -- Abraham Lincoln Fellowship
unveiled Saturday by Horace Mann Educators Corp. and the Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. |
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The Horace Mann -- Abraham Lincoln Fellowship is a program
designed to attract educators from across the country to the new
presidential library and museum in a partnership that will help
teachers to teach tomorrow's leaders about our rich heritage. The
program is a joint effort that will recognize 50 educators per year
by providing them with a $1,000 fellowship, courtesy of Horace Mann,
designed to cover all expenses related to their study of a
curriculum created by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum. "Horace Mann believes that this sponsorship is an
extension of our strong commitments to the education community, the
city of Springfield, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
and Museum," said Lou Lower, chief executive officer of Horace Mann.
"Sharing the extraordinary resources of our neighbor, the
presidential library and museum, with the country's education
community is an exciting prospect that will benefit everyone
involved."
In addition to underwriting the fellowship program, Horace Mann
has made a $100,000 pledge to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library Foundation.
The program will be promoted by Horace Mann through its marketing
materials, which are distributed by more than 800 agents in 47
states, and through the company's website,
www.horacemann.com.
The company will award the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Foundation a $50,000 grant each year for the next five years and
work with the foundation in the design and development of curriculum
materials and the selection of Lincoln Fellows. Educators from
elementary, middle and high schools across the country will be
eligible to apply. The first class of Lincoln Fellows is expected to
arrive in Springfield during summer 2006.
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 "Teachers are on the front lines in the battle against historical
illiteracy," said Richard Norton Smith, executive director of the
presidential library and museum. "This partnership will better equip
our educators to make history come alive in the classroom."
Horace Mann -- the largest multiline insurance company focusing
on educators' financial needs -- provides retirement annuities, life
insurance, property and casualty insurance and other financial
solutions. Founded by educators for educators in 1945, the company
is headquartered in Springfield. Horace Mann is publicly traded on
the New York Stock Exchange as HMN.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library is the world's foremost
research facility about the life and times of our 16th president. It
is open daily to the public. The adjacent Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Museum, featuring engaging exhibits and theatrical
presentations that will immerse visitors in Lincoln's world, opens
to the public on April 19.
[Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]
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