Paul Buell of Gouverneur Receives Clarkson University Inspirational High School Educator Award

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POTSDAM, NY (05/10/2010)(readMedia)-- Paul Buell of Gouverneur, N.Y., band director at Sackets Harbor Central School, was awarded Clarkson University's Inspirational High School Educator Award this past weekend. Buell was honored at a special dinner the night before commencement and during the commencement ceremony the following day.

Each year, Clarkson seniors are invited to nominate a secondary school educator whom they feel has had a significant effect on their lives and helped guide their higher education decisions and career pursuits. The award recognizes these educators for their influential and lasting impact on their students and in their field of education.

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Photo caption: Presenting the award to Gilbert (second from right) were graduating senior Mallyssa Ditch, (second from left) of Henderson Harbor, N.Y., who nominated Buell for the award, President Tony Collins (left), and Vice President for University Outreach & Student Affairs Kathryn B. Johnson (right).

Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.