National Academy of Honor
Nan Teninbaum, Executive Director of the Miss Alabama Scholarship Program, is the recipient of the 2010 Academy of Honor Award
 On January 28, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada - The Miss America Organization announced that Nan Teninbaum, Executive Director of the Miss Alabama Scholarship Program, was the recipient of the 2010 Academy of Honor Award. This prestigious award was established in 1996 to recognize one individual each year who has provided outstanding service to the Miss America Organization at the State or Local pageant level.
Art McMaster, President and CEO of the Miss America Organization stated, "Nan exemplifies what it means to be an Academy of Honor Award recipient. Nan's dedication and passion for the Miss America Organization are a shining example for others to follow," said McMaster. "During her years of continuous service, she has made significant contributions to the Miss America program at the local, state and national level."
One of Nan’s biggest fans is Miss America 2004 Deidre Downs. "Nan's years of service to the Miss Alabama Pageant and the Miss America Organization are truly exemplary. She has touched so many lives, including my own,” said Deidre.
Another remarkable accomplishment and Nan’s most visible contribution may be inheriting a program with $21,000 in scholarships and growing it to $100,000 in scholarships annually!
Nan has instilled in her contestants the spirit of community service in such a way that has made the Miss Alabama Scholarship Program consistently in the top five for fundraising efforts for Children’s Miracle Network.
"It's not about me," said Nan. "It's about the women in this program that don’t win. We are changing the lives of our leaders of tomorrow. I love this Organization; I believe in this Organization."
Nan was presented with a Waterford crystal eagle at an award ceremony in Las Vegas and her name will be engraved with other Academy of Honor winners at the Miss America Organization’s national headquarters. In addition, the Miss America Organization will award a $5,000 scholarship grant to the Miss Alabama Scholarship Fund.
Previous recipients of the Academy of Honor Award include Mary Sullivan, Florida, 2009; Dana Phillips, Oregon, 2008; Kay Dickinson, North Carolina, 2007; Bruce Robert, Massachusetts, 2006; Gail Sanders, South Carolina, 2004; Charles Welch, Oklahoma, 2003; Tess Beauchamp, Connecticut, 2002; Robert W. Arnhym, California, 2001; Joseph P. Sanders, South Carolina, 2000; Larry Webber, Missouri, 1999; Meg Geraghty, New Hampshire, 1998; Robert Wheeler, Arkansas, 1997; and Tom Hensley, Tennessee, 1996.
The Miss America Organization is one of the nation's leading achievement programs and the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women. Last year, the Miss America Organization and its state and local organizations made available more than $45 million in cash and scholarship assistance. For more information, go to www.missamerica.org.
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