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4th-grade teacher gets Milken award

Diamond, 37, may use $25,000 prize to visit mentor in native Hungary

By Cynthia Howell

Posted: October 30, 2012 at 1:51 a.m.

Staton Breidenthal Zsuzsanna Diamond is taken aback and her pupils cheer after her name is called Monday at Otter Creek Elementary School in Little Rock as the winner of this year’s Milken Educator Award.

Fourth-grade teacher Zsuzsanna Diamond’s hands flew up to cover her surprised face when Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday announced her as Arkansas’ 2012 Milken Educator Award winner, an honor that comes with a $25,000 prize.

Otter Creek Elementary teacher receives Milken Award

Zsuzasanna Diamond, a fourth grade teacher at Otter Creek Elementary, received a 2012 Milken Educator Award on Monday. She was awarded with $25,000 to spend however she likes. She is among about 40 other educators across the country that receive this honor. (By Lisa Burnett)
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