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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Former Blue Raider soccer standout Laura (Miguez) Howarth was honored Tuesday by the Accelerate Institute as the first of two Ryan Award winners in 2016. The award, now in its fourth year, recognizes exceptional leadership in closing the achievement gap in urban K-12 schools.
Recipients of the prestigious Ryan Award must be nominated by leaders from the education community and exhibit a measurable record of consecutive student achievement growth across a period of four or more years as a principal.
"Being nominated and receiving this award makes me overwhelmingly humbled," Howarth said.