Alumni News: Anniston, A.L. (3/25/08) - Jencie Fagan, a 1980 graduate of The Donoho School and a teacher at Pine Middle School in Nevada, received a national citizen award today from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.  She is one of three winners of the inaugural Above & Beyond Citizen Honors, chosen from 51 finalists representing each state and the District of Columbia.  She was chosen for going above and beyond with her brave stand against a school shooter.

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society is made up of 105 living Medal of Honor winners. Its co-chairs include retired Gen. Colin Powell and former Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.  The award will be presented at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony will be hosted by Powell and "NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams.

The Citizen Honors are intended to recognize citizens who "made a difference in the lives of others through a singular act of extraordinary heroism or through their continued commitment to putting others before themselves."

Broadcast of this national honor can be seen on “NBC Nightly News” with Brian Williams on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 and on “The Today Show” on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.