Meet Callie Lane--2008 Elizabeth Breathwaite Student Leadership Award winner.

Meet Callie Lane--2008 Elizabeth Breathwaite Student Leadership Award winner. At the 2008 ACEI ACEI Angiotensin Converting Enzyme InhibitorACEI Association for Childhood Education InternationalACEI Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, I had theopportunity to meet Callie Lane, one of ACEI's ElizabethBreathwaite Student Leadership Award recipients. Callie, a full-timestudent Full-Time StudentA status that is important for determining dependency exemptions. An individual enrolled in a post-secondary institution may be eligible for certain tax breaks.Notes:The full-time status is based on what the individual's school considers full time. at the University of Central Florida “UCF” redirects here. For other uses, see UCF (disambiguation).UCF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida. UCF was founded in 1963 as Florida Technological University with the goal of providing highly trained personnel to support the Kennedy , Orlando, majoring inelementary education elementary educationor primary educationTraditionally, the first stage of formal education, beginning at age 5–7 and ending at age 11–13. , will graduate in May 2009. She works hard tomaintain a 4.0 grade point average, instructs a hearing-impaired child25 hours a week, volunteers, and serves as President of the ACEI-UCFBranch. Callie joined ACEI in June 2006, and immediately stepped into aleadership role as ACEI-UCF Vice-President. In that capacity, shearranged professional development workshops and organized fundraisers.As President, Callie encourages others to join ACEI and continues toraise funds for projects to benefit children. This year, the ACEIUCFBranch raised $1,500 to pay for electricity in a children's schoolin Kenya. Callie and her fellow Branch members feel a great sense ofaccomplishment in their successful endeavors. Since the 2nd grade, Callie has wanted to be a teacher. Sheattended a school that emphasized kinesthetic kin��es��the��sia?n.The sense that detects bodily position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and joints.[Greek k and discovery learning,which has inspired her to teach in the same manner. After graduation,Callie plans to obtain a teaching position in an international schooloverseas, work for two years to expand her knowledge, and return with abroadened perspective. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] During high school, Callie traveled to Romania to volunteer withchildren in orphanages and camps. In March 2007, she traveled to QwaQwa, a small village in South Africa, to provide HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome humanitarianaid. She saw firsthand the devastating dev��as��tate?tr.v. dev��as��tat��ed, dev��as��tat��ing, dev��as��tates1. To lay waste; destroy.2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. effects of the disease. Thisexperience increased her desire to live and teach overseas, and to helppeople in need. Callie's college adviser and mentor, Sherron KillingsworthRoberts, has been a stabilizing force throughout Callie's collegeyears, and provides advice and support. Callie continues to be inspiredby her mentor's knowledge, passion for teaching, and ability toreach out to every child. Callie tells us that she is thankful for receiving the ElizabethBreathwaite Student Leadership Award, and appreciates the manyadvantages of ACEI membership. She values the excellent resources,continuous support, and numerous networking opportunities that she hasgained through her involvement with ACEI. As demonstrated by her actions, Callie is a compassionateindividual who achieves her goals. She is passionate about children,education, equality, and the well-being of people everywhere. Sheremarks, "I want to touch the lives of as many children as 1 can,and give them hope when they may not otherwise have it." We wishyou the best, Callie, and believe that you will be an outstandingteacher. Sheri Levin, ACEI Public Relations public relations,activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Manager