Danae Davis (l) from Milwaukee Succeeds Initiative and the Strive Together Board, celebrates the presentation of the Bill Henningsgaard Cradle to Career Champion Award to Dr. John Stockwell of the Spartanburg Academic Movement. The award was presented by StriveTogether network navigator Bridget Jancarz (r) in Phoenix, Arizona.
Media Release 10.20.2017
CINCINNATI, OHIO — After 17 years as chancellor at the University of South Carolina Upstate, Dr. John Stockwell joined an effort to pursue high levels of academic achievement for children in Spartanburg County where he now serves as Executive Director of the Spartanburg Academic Movement. His long focus on helping kids succeed is why he has been selected for the Bill Henningsgaard Cradle to Career Champion Award by StriveTogether, a national nonprofit organization working to improve education for every child. Read more
SPARTANBURG, SC — After learning of the prestigious award, The Spartanburg Academic Board issued their own public statement of appreciation for Dr. Stockwell's leadership of the countywide movement to affect systems change to in support of student achievement along a cradle to career continuum. The statement highlighted several of SAM's achievements within its first three years of operation. Read more