Stacey Bess
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Stacey Bess is an author and educator, known for authoring the memoir Nobody Don't Love Nobody, which was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie in 2011 called "Beyond the Blackboard."
Nobody Don't Love Nobody is the story of Bess' first teaching job, the only assignment she could find, at a school that worked with homeless children in a shelter. She was told she would be needed to teach grades K–6, but she instead taught grades K–12.
Bess has a BA in elementary education from the University of Utah. She now works as a public speaker, advocating for the educational rights of impoverished children.
Bess and her husband Greg have been married for 38 years and are the parents of six children.[1]
Awards and honors[]
Her service has been recognized with a number of awards, including the National Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service by Someone 35 Years or Younger.[2] Other awards include: Delta Kappa Gamma Educator's Award, Rescuer of Humanity from Project Love, Distinguished Woman of the Year from the American Association of University Women.
References[]
- ^ About, Stacey Bess.
- ^ "National", Past winners, Jefferson awards.
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American women writers
- University of Utah alumni
- 20th-century American educators
- 21st-century American writers
- Writers from Salt Lake City
- Educators from Utah
- 20th-century American women educators