News Release

May 1, 2003

PNM Foundation Awards $150,000 to Innovative Teachers

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Albuquerque: The nonprofit, shareholder-funded PNM Foundation has awarded $150,000 to provide teachers throughout New Mexico with more tools for creative teaching.

"PNM Classroom Innovation Grants were awarded to teachers, but the real winners are the students who will benefit from creative approaches to classroom instruction," said Diane Harrison Ogawa, executive director of the PNM Foundation.

Applications for the annual grants were due in March, and more than 300 teachers across the state applied. Sixty-eight grants were announced in April, giving teachers the summer to prepare their programs.

View the recipients and learn more about their programs

Celebrating 20 years of improving New Mexico's quality of life, the PNM Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation that was originally endowed by a gift from PNM's shareholders. No customer funds are part of the endowment. For more information, please contact the PNM Foundation at (505) 241-2284.