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For the January meeting, Dr. Jake Halliday came to share information with us about the MU Life Science Business Incubator. Pictured here (from l. to r.) are Dr. Halliday, Boone County Unit Vice-president Louise Stanley, and President Susan Fales.
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The Missouri Retired Teachers Association and KRCG proudly presents the January 2012 Excellent Educator award to Karla Yung, a teacher at Rock Bridge Elementary School in Columbia. This brand new program thanks Teachers for going above and beyond the call of duty in the classroom. Pictured above (l. to r.) are Susan Fales, president of the Boone County Unit of MRTA; Karla Yung; and Jim Kreider, Executive Director of MRTA. See Karla's video here.
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At the September meeting, the Boone County Unit celebrated receiving MRTA's Unit of the Year Award with a specially prepared cake.
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The award of which we're so proud.
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The Unit of the Year Award was actually presented at this year's MRTA state meeting. The Boone County Unit was well represented by a group of our local members, pictured here with MRTA Executive Director Jim Kreider (far right in back row). Current BRTA President Charlotte Dean (l.) and immediate past president Mary Ridge (r.) are holding the award in the front row.
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Even though time was spent basking in the light of our award, a regular monthly meeting was held. Pat Harmon started things off with a song, as always.
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The meeting was well attended by a near record number of retirees. Did everyone just come for the cake?
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Lauren Williams from the Daniel Boone Regional Library presented the program on Columbia's "One Read" book--The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.