Literacy Director Ryan Towner learned this week that he's been selected by IUSB School of Education to receive the 2024 Indiana University-South Bend Alumni of the Year Award!

 

Ryan joined P-H-M as a fifth grade elementary teacher at Prairie Vista in Fall 2011. In his 12 years with the district, he's also served as Assistant to the Principal at Walt Disney and Principal of Madison Elementary. He's served as Walt Disney Principal since 2017.He also presented on P-H-M's Tiered Literacy practices at IASP and recently Indiana State Literacy Association virtual workshop series. He received both his undergraduate and Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from IUSB.

 

Towner will receive the award in September at their annual Gala held this year at the Lerner Theater in Elkhart.

 

Towner, a former principal of Walt Disney Elementary School, is a winner of the prestigious Milken Educator Award in 2022. Click here to read more about the Milken Award.

 

Also in 2022, Towner was a member of the South Bend Regional Chamber’s “Forty under 40” class.