Voyager Co-Founder Receives Distinguished Graduate Award From Naval Academy Alumni Association
24 March 2007 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
DALLAS, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Expanded Learning(R)
co-founder Admiral Thomas B. Hayward and three other Naval Academy
graduates will be honored with the United States Naval Academy
Alumni Association's Distinguished Graduate Award on March 30,
2007. The award honors living graduates of the Naval Academy who
have provided a lifetime of service to the nation or U.S. Armed
Forces, have made significant distinguished contributions to the
nation via their public service, and have demonstrated a strong
interest in supporting the Navy, Marine Corps and the United States
Naval Academy. Admiral Hayward co-founded Voyager Expanded Learning
in 1994 and was the catalyst to building Voyager into a
mission-driven company dedicated to making a difference for
millions of children in reading. He remains the guardian of
Voyager's commitment to quality educational programs and services
that provide unprecedented results for historically low-performing
students, schools and districts. Last year, Voyager created the
Founder's Award in his honor to recognize educators who, through
the implementation of Voyager programs in their districts,
demonstrate leadership in winning the battle to achieve
unprecedented, measurable gains in moving low-performing students
and schools to standard, and substantially closing the achievement
gap. "We congratulate Admiral Hayward on receiving this award and
are grateful for his continued dedication to Voyager and his
commitment to ensure that all children are successful in school,"
says Ron Klausner, president of Voyager Expanded Learning. A
graduate of the Naval Academy's Class of 1948, Admiral Hayward is
renowned throughout the Navy and the nation for his leadership in
times of war and peace. The Admiral's career evolved from
Midshipman to Chief of Naval Operations -- the Navy's senior
officer. As a combat fighter pilot he flew extensively in both
Korea and Vietnam. Following command of the aircraft carrier USS
AMERICA he subsequently served as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Seventh
Fleet and U.S. Pacific Fleet. As Chief of Naval Operations, his
priorities were emphasizing pride and professionalism,
strengthening fleet readiness, and instituting a maritime strategy
specifically targeted against the growing Soviet naval
modernization. Admiral Hayward was noted for his successful
institution of a zero-tolerance drug policy: "Not on my ship -- not
in my Navy!" Admiral Hayward is a lifelong supporter of, and
contributor to, the U. S. Naval Academy, where he is a Trustee
emeritus of the Naval Academy Foundation. About Voyager Expanded
Learning Voyager Expanded Learning provides core, intervention and
supplemental reading programs, as well as math intervention and
ongoing professional development programs, for school districts
throughout the United States. Founded in 1994, Voyager has
delivered extended-time reading and basic skills intervention
programs, as well as large-scale reading programs, to more than 900
school districts in cities such as Dallas, Phoenix, New York,
Philadelphia and Los Angeles, resulting in dramatically improved
student performance. Voyager Expanded Learning, L.P. is part of
ProQuest Education, based in Dallas, Texas. For more information,
please visit http://www.voyagerlearning.com/ or call
1-888-399-1995. DATASOURCE: Voyager Expanded Learning CONTACT:
media, Shannan Overbeck of Voyager Expanded Learning,
+1-888-399-1995 ext. 9476, ; or investors, Jennifer Chelune,
Investor Relations Manager of ProQuest Company, +1-734-997-4910,
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