Tina Storer, education and curriculum specialist for the Center for Canadian-American Studies at Western Washington University, is the 2009 recipient of the International Education Award.

Storer coordinates the nationally acclaimed Annual K-12 STUDY CANADA Summer Institute for K-12 Educators. The mission of the program is to provide elementary, middle and high school teachers with a foundation for teaching about Canada and to encourage increased curriculum connections to our northern neighbor.

“Storer has excelled at reaching out to the community outside the university as well as to other academic institutions,” said Doug Nord, executive director of WWU’s Center for International Studies, which bestows the award. “Her contributions are far-ranging and have crossed many academic disciplines. This award acknowledges Storer’s innovative and unassuming spirit and recognizes the diverse positive ways she has touched many programs and inspired...