Victoria J. Risko, 2011-2012 IRA President, recently was invited to become a charter member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences. She joins a panel of educators, including Linda Darling-Hammond, Diane Ravitch, Mark Ginsberg, and many others, who will celebrate teacher excellence with the annual Bammy awards. The Awards aim to foster cross-discipline recognition of excellence in education, encourage collaboration and respect in and across the various domains, elevate education and education successes in the public eye, and raise the profile and voices of the many people who are making a difference. Go to Bammyawards.com to learn more about these awards and to nominate and vote for educators that a make a difference for students.