A Place in American History...
We are pleased and excited to share with you a wonderful honor recently bestowed on The Bridge School. Dr. Craig Barrett, CEO of Intel Corporation, nominated the Bridge School's Web Site for a Computerworld Smithsonian Award. Established in 1989, the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Program recognizes organizations and/or individuals for innovative applications of technology that produce positive social and educational change.

As part of the awards program each organization is asked to prepare a Case Study describing the history and significance of the project it was nominated for. The Case Study is then submitted to the Smithsonian Institution for inclusion in the 1999 Technology Innovation Collection for future generations to study. The Bridge School story is now accorded a permanent place in the historical archives at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.

On April 12, 1999, Bridge School Founders, Pegi Young, Jim Forderer, and Marilyn Buzolich attended a ceremony on the National Mall in Washington D.C. in which the 1999 Collection was formally presented to the Smithsonian Institution. The Bridge School was in excellent company with over 470 innovative programs from 42 states and 22 countries around the world participating in the event. During the ceremony, a representative from each nominated organization was called to the stage to receive a Computerworld Smithsonian Medal commemorating the award. Pegi Young accepted the medal on behalf of The Bridge School and we will soon have it to display for all to see.

We thank Dr. Barrett for nominating The Bridge School for this wonderful recognition. It is a singular honor shared by many outstanding people. Congratulations to Jill King, Michele Bishop, and Cassie Sementelli for their excellent work developing and growing our Web Site over the last three years.

We encourage you to visit the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Web Site at http://innovate.si.edu to read The Bridge School Case Study that is now part of the Smithsonian Institution's permanent archives.