November 20, 2009 - Kyle Olson, an Advanced Placement Art History teacher at the International High School will receive the 2008-2009 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award in a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, November 23, in the Performing Arts Centers on the Eastside Memorial Campus, located at 1012 Arthur Stiles Road. The award will be presented by Texas Congressman Lloyd Doggett and Dr. Michael Gillette, executive director of Humanities Texas.

Each year, Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, presents awards to exceptional teachers. The Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award recognizes exemplary contributions by humanities teachers in Texas elementary, middle, and high schools. Olson and the other teacher recipients will each receive a $5,000 cash award, and an additional $500 for their schools, to purchase humanities-based instructional materials.  
 
For more information about the award, and about Humanities Texas, please visit www.humanitiestexas.org.