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The GazetteNovember 12, 2014 | updated 12 years ago
Gary Atkins received the Gary Backstrom Spirit of Achievement Award, the highest honor from the board of Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado, for 10 years working with JA. Atkins was president/CEO of Mountain Bell Credit Union which merged with Ent Federal Credit Union. Oct. 2014 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)
Gary Atkins received the top award from the Junior Achievement board.
Gary Atkins received the Gary Backstrom Spirit of Achievement Award, the highest honor from the board of Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado, for 10 years working with JA. Atkins was president/CEO of Mountain Bell Credit Union which merged with Ent Federal Credit Union. Oct. 2014 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Gary Atkins accepts the top award from the board of Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado at the 60th anniversary breakfast. October 2014 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Susan Rezzonico Forget, 7th grade science teacher at Sabin Middle School, and 8th grade student Aduardo Arriguin-Almanza explained how Junior Achievement mentors impacted their classes. They were part of the program at JA’s 60th anniversary breakfast, Celebrating the Past … Building for the Future. More photos: gazettedev.gazette.com/life/around-town October photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Don Brown of Springs Hosting at the Junior Achievement 60th Anniversary Breakfast. October 2014 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Kenny Wasoba, left, featured “College Comic” Michael Dean Ester, and David Loose at the 60th anniversary Junior Achievement breakfast. October 2014 Photo by Linda Navarro.Natashia Yauger, a student at Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, describes the Junior Achievement programs brought to her school by volunteer Joshua Lave of TCF Bank. October 2014 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Morane Kerek, left, and Bob Book chat at the conclusion of the 60th anniversary Junior Achievement breakfast. October 2014 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Teacher Susan Rezzonico Forget and 8th grader Eduardo Arreguin-Almanza from Sabin Middle School spoke to guests at the Junior Achievement 60th Anniversary breakfast. October 2014 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Teacher Calgary Landreneaux and her student RyAnn Turner from Skyway Elementary School described their projects with JA community volunteer Terry Darby of Kirkpatrick Bank. JA 60th anniversary breakfast in October. October 2014 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Visiting at the Junior Achievement 60th Anniversary Breakfast: from left, Steve Ingham, John Autry, Shaun McCarthy and Ron Munyan. October 2014 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)
