Cincinnati, OH - January 8, 2008 (For immediate release)

The Cincinnatus Association was pleased to announced the winners of their 2008 Education Awards, recognizing outstanding individuals in volunteer, administrative and teaching roles within Cincinnati Public Schools.  Kent Friel, Chairperson of the Association's Excellence in Education Panel, announced that the panel of four judges had selected winners of the annual Cincinnatus Education Awards, to be presented at the January 8, 2008 dinner meeting at Woodward Career Technical High School.

James N. Jacobs Award for Outstanding Administration - Anthony Smith, Principal, Taft High Information Technology School

John E. Pepper Award for Outstanding Volunteer - Jack Cassidy, CEO, Cincinnati Bell

William Woodward / Cincinnatus Distinguished Teacher Award - Allen Frecker, Social Studies Teacher, Hughes Center

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The Cincinnatus Association, founded in 1920 by Cincinnati leaders to fight corruption in city government, is now comprised of 100 community leaders committed to initiating, participating in, and promoting projects that improve the quality of life for the citizens in Greater Cincinnati.  The efforts of Cincinnatus are coordinated and attributed to organizational sub-groups, known as panels, each delegated a specific area of the Association's overall mission.  The Excellence in Government panel focuses on the effectiveness and efficiency of local and state government; Excellence in Education on improvement and support of public education; Community Inclusion on uniting all citizens across racial, ethnic, economic and religious boundaries; and Arts & Culture on improvement and support of arts and culture organizations.

More information is available at www.CincinnatusAssoc.org.

Cincinnatus Association may be contacted at Cincinnatus_Assoc@hotmail.com.