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RESOLUTION 2012 -106
STILLWATER HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
JAN SPREEMAN
WHEREAS, THE STILLWATER HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REQUESTED NOMINATIONS FOR
STILLWATER's HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD; AND
WHEREAS, .TAN SPREEMAN HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR HIS ACTIVE ROLE AS A LOCAL EDUCATOR
TEACHING JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES SPANNING OVER 30 YEARS. BY SEEING
OPPORTUNITIES RATHER THAN CHALLENGES, HE HONORS AND RESPECTS ALL AGES. COLLEAGUES
APPRECIATE HIS CARE AND COLLEGIAL NATURE; AND
WHEREAS, HE FACILITATED SEED CLASSES TO FURTHER PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND
AWARENESS OF DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY. HE CREATED THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION COURSE AND
GLOBAL WORLD RELIGION CLASS, AND LED STUDENTS IN THE CREATION OF A NEW PHILOSOPHY
COURSE AT SANS; AND
WHEREAS, ,TAN HAS SPREAD HIS GENEROUS SPIRIT AND COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP LOCALLY
AND GLOBALLY. HE VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT BOOKS FOR BOTSWANA AND EXPAND GLOBAL
AWARENESS OF OUR WORLD WITH DEDICATION AND SERVICE FOR THE RIGHTS OF ALL HUMAN BEINGS.
HE WELCOMES SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY JOIN IN AND BE A PART OF THE
MAINSTREAM CLASSROOM COMMUNITY. JAN ADAPTS AND ACCOMMODATES SO LEARNING CONTINUES
TO BE A PROCESS RATHER THAN A PRODUCT OR MERELY A GRADE ON A TRANSCRIPT; AND
WHEREAS, HIS INTENTIONAL DEPTH OF QUESTIONS AND CAPACITY TO PROVOKE CRITICAL
THINKING, HELPS OTHERS SEEK THE MEANING OF LIFE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE. HE ENGAGES,
INSPIRES, AND NURTURES YOUNG PEOPLE TO SEEK UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD, AND CREATE
CONNECTIONS TO THE DIVERSE AND SOMETIMES MARGINALIZED STUDENTS, NEVER MISSING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO INSPIRE AND LEAD WITH RICH STORIES AND DYNAMIC LESSON; AND
WHEREAS, .TAN'S DEVOTION TO FAMILY WAS OBVIOUS.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STILLWATER,
MINNESOTA, THAT THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO .TAN SPREEMAN IN APPRECIATION OF HIS
OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, AND HE IS HEREBY COMMENDED FOR THOSE EFFORTS.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2012.
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