Contact:  Sarah  Julian   Email:  [email protected]   Phone:  405-­‐212-­‐4802  ext.  105   FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE       Harding  Charter  Prep  Teacher  Wins  Regional  AP  Award     Oklahoma  City,  OK—Kate  Ferguson,  Advanced  Placement  (AP)  English  Language   and  Composition  teacher  at  Harding  Charter  Preparatory  High  School,  has  been   selected  to  receive  the  College  Board’s  2015  Southwestern  Region  AP  award.  This   award  recognizes  an  educator  who  has  demonstrated  significant  positive  impact   within  a  school  or  district’s  AP  program.         “While  I  am  honored  by  the  personal  recognition,  it  is  the  culture  of  the  school  and   the  dedication  of  all  faculty  and  staff  that  enabled  me  to  receive  this  award,”  said   Ferguson.       “I  am  extremely  proud  of  Ms.  Ferguson  and  the  devotion  she  has  to  her  students  and   her  craft.  She  embodies  what  it  means  to  be  an  educator,  and  she  helps  set  the   standard  for  the  caliber  of  teachers  at  our  school,”  said  Justin  Hunt,  Harding   principal.     Ms.  Ferguson  has  been  with  Harding,  where  she  also  serves  as  the  English   department  chair,  for  almost  eleven  years.  Over  the  course  of  her  career,  she  has   also  taught  college  composition,  Spanish,  and  English  as  a  Second  Language  and  has   edited  several  textbooks.  She  holds  a  Bachelor’s  degree  in  English  from  Santa  Clara   University,  Santa  Clara,  California,  and  a  Master’s  degree  in  English  from  the   University  of  Oklahoma.     Ms.  Ferguson  will  receive  a  plaque  on  February  27  during  the  College  Board’s   Southwestern  Regional  Forum  in  Dallas,  Texas.  The  College  Board’s  southwestern   region  comprises  Texas,  Oklahoma,  New  Mexico  and  Arkansas.       ###