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Special to the Journal
David Carpenter, second from left, was recently presented the Outstanding Educator
Award by the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders. Pictured with Carpenter,
from left, are: Wes Whitten, South Georgia Agency manager for Horace Mann Insurance
(award sponsor representative), Larry Johnson, president, Georgia Association of
Elementary School Principals and Don Willis, North Georgia Agency manager for
Horace Mann Insurance (award sponsor representative).
David Carpenter named
outstanding educator
Special to the Journal
David Carpenter, execu
tive director of Elementary
Operations for Houston
County schools recently
received the Outstanding
Educator Award from the
Georgia Association of
Educational Leaders at its
conference at Jekyll Island.
The award, according to a
release, is presented annually
to a GAEL member who has
shown significant achieve
ment in the field of educa
tional leadership and who
has made important contri
butions to GAEL and one or
more of the GAEL affiliates.
Carpenter has been an edu
cator for more than 30 years,
Commissioner announces settlement
Special to the Journal
Georgia Insurance
Commissioner John W.
Oxendine, Texas Insurance
Commissioner Mike Geeslin,
the U.S. Department of
Justice and the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission
announced late last week
multi-state and federal
settlements regarding the
improper sale of insurance
and investment products
to U.S. military personnel.
Oxendine said approximate
ly 57,000 current and former
service members will receive
cash refunds and modifica
tions to their existing insur
ance policies, if active.
An additional 13,000 ser
vice members and 22,000
civilians will receive
increased cash surrender
benefits for a total of 92,000
policyholders who will ben
efit from this settlement.
More than 6,000 consum
ers who purchased their pol
icies in Georgia will be cov
ered under the agreement.
The American-Amicable
Life Insurance Company of
Waco, Texas and its affili
ates will be required to pro
vide immediate cash refunds
and increased policy ben
efits totaling S7O million.
In addition, the companies
will be banned from military
bases for five years, and not
to use any military person
nel membership listings for
sales or solicitation purpos
es, as well as other restric
tions on sales and contact
with military personnel.
The settlement alleges
that the American-Amicable
companies violated insur
ance and consumer protec
tion statutes in the sale and
marketing of certain life
insurance products to U.S.
Service members. The term
life policies were sold pri
marily to military personnel,
and were often represented
as investment products.
The affected companies
include American-Amicable
Life Insurance Company of
Texas, Pioneer American
Insurance Company, and
Pioneer Security Life
Insurance Company.
This settlement is historic
in that it includes not only
state insurance regulators,
as classroom teacher, coach,
assistant principal and prin
cipal prior to being named to
his current position.
Schools under his lead
ership have been named
Georgia Schools of Excellence
and a Georgia Exemplary
School on two occasions.
Per the release, “He is
known for his strong work
ethic, positive attitude and
dedication to the commu
nity.”
He is also an active
leader in GAEL and its
affiliate, the Georgia
Association of Elementary
School Principals, having
been named by his peers
as president and mem
but federal agencies includ
ing the U. S. Department
of Justice and the U. S.
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tors of both organizations.
GAEL is an association of
2,000 educational leaders in
Georgia.
Affiliated with GAEL are
the Georgia Association
of Curriculum and
Instructional Supervisors,
the Georgia Council of
Administrators of Special
Education, the Georgia
Association of Elementary
School Principals, the
Georgia Association of
Middle School Principals,
the Georgia Association
of Secondary School
Principals and the Georgia
School Superintendents
Association.
Securities and Exchange
Commission, Oxendine
said.
LOCAL
Community Events
■ HORSE SHOW
- Magnolia Arabian
“Summer Sizzler” Horse
Show will be held at the
Reaves Arena Covered
Horse Arena Horse Barn
at 9 a.m. on Saturday and
at 8 a.m Sunday. For more
Information, call 955-3030.
■ SCOUT ROUND UP
-Cub Scout Pack 419 will
host a Scout Round Up
at Rozar Park on Sunday
from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Cub
Scouts is a year-round pro
gram for boys in Ist grade
through sth grade that
embraces character values
such as citizenship, compas
sion, cooperation, honesty,
respect, and responsibil-
How to Submit
■ To submit your event for the Community
Calendar, fax the details to (478) 988-1181, e-mail to
cperkins@evansnewspapers.com or mail to Houston
Daily Journal, PO. Box 1910, Perry, GA 31069
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■ GIRL SCOUT
RECRUITMENT - Girl
Scout will hold recruit
ment fun night for Perry
area schools at Crossroads
Methodist Church on Hwy
34 IS Tuesday in Perry at
6:30 p.m.
■ ‘MOM’ - Group meets
Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the
Houston Health Pavilion
EduCare Center. Call 923-
9771 to pre-register.
■ EATING PLAN
- Diet affects the develop
ment of high blood pres
sure. Blood pressure can
Contact the Office of Admissions:
471-2800 or 1-800-272-7619
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THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
be lowered by following a
particular eating plan called
the Dietary Approaches to
Stop Hypertension eating
plan, which reduces the
amount of sodium (salt)
consumed. Class is held
Tuesday from 5:30 - 7 p.m.
at the Health Connections.
Sandra Brenner, RD, PhD,
CDE, will demonstrate and
explain this low-sodium
diet plan. Cost is $5. Call
923-9771 to pre-register.
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Aug. I I. 12. 13
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