2024 William T. Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education

WILLIAM T. DWYER  

A dynamic civic leader, the late William T. Dwyer was Vice President of Pratt & Whitney's Government Products Division. His relentless service to the community set him aside from the rest.   As a visionary organizer, he was the founding president of the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, Inc.  His zeal to promote excellence in education was put into action by his service on countless boards and committees. These included the Economic Council's K-12 Education Task Force, Florida Atlantic University's Advisory Board for the College of Engineering, Florida State University's Advisory Committee on Business Education, the Florida Chamber of Commerce's Education Committee, the South Florida Coordinating Council's Education Committee, the Citizen's Action Coalition on Education, the Board of Directors of the Palm Beach Community College Foundation, and the Quality Incentives Council. The Economic Council is proud to host this awards program to honor dedicated public and private school teachers and their quest to improve education throughout the State of Florida. 

 PURPOSE 

The purpose of the Dwyer Awards program is to honor outstanding educators from public and private schools in Palm Beach County, to increase awareness of the exemplary educators teaching in our community, and to encourage all residents to promote high standards of excellence in education.  

AWARDS 

From a pool of 28 finalists, seven teachers are selected for the Dwyer Award in each of the seven categories.  Each award recipient receives $4,000 and a crystal flame award.  The remaining 21 finalists are recognized individually with a framed certificate and a $500 check.  All nominees, finalists and award recipients will be honored at a reception and ceremony on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at the Kravis Center for Performing Arts.