The 2016 Partners in Excellence (PIE) Award Celebration was a Success!

April 6, 2016

By Samantha Kennedy

More than 300 teachers, school leaders, legislators, members of the business community, and other supporters joined us for the 4th annual Partners in Excellence Award Celebration on April 5 at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. The goal of the event was to honor Fitchburg Schools Superintendent Andre Ravenelle and 54 AP teachers from across Massachusetts for their exceptional dedication to helping more students take and thrive in challenging AP classes.

Highlights included a performance by Worcester South High Community School Band, remarks from BPS Superintendent Dr. Tommy Chang, and hearing Worcester South senior Kenneth Adusei and Northeastern University student Nancy Figueroa share their inspirational stories. And we were thrilled to have Eric Waldo, executive director of the First Lady Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher Initiative, deliver the keynote address on what the White House is doing to prepare more students for college success.

View the photos from the evening.

Thank you to our generous sponsors.

Event Co-Chairs & Lead Sponsors

Joshua Boger
Founder, Board Member and Former CEO, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Rick Burnes
Co-Founder and Partner Emeritus, Charles River Ventures
John Davis
Former Chairman of the Board and CEO, American Saw & Mfg. Company
Senior Trustee, Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation
William Schawbel
Founder and CEO, The Schawbel Corporation

Sponsors

Bridgewater State University
Putnam Investments
State Street Corporation
Crane Currency
Wolf & Company, P.C.
The Boston Foundation
The College Board
Pamela D. Everhart
Boston Financial Data Services
Bunker Hill Community College
Colliers International

Thank you to our host committee.

Host Committee

The Honorable Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston
Tommy Chang
Superintendent, The Boston Public Schools
Frederick W. Clark Jr.
President, Bridgewater State University
Peter Curran
Chief of Human Resources, Putnam Investments
Larry DiCara
Partner, Nixon Peabody
Pam Eddinger
President, Bunker Hill Community College
Pamela Everhart
Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Fidelity Investments
Grace Fey
President, Grace Fey Advisors
Richard Freeland
Lecturer, Northeastern University
Former Massachusetts Commissioner of Higher Education
Philip W. Johnston
President & CEO, Philip W. Johnston Associates, LLC
Rachel Kaprielian
E. Edward Klotzbier
Special Advisor, Higher Education Relations, the College Board
Jean F. MacCormack
President, Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
Travis McCready
President and CEO, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
Andre Ravenelle
Superintendent, Fitchburg Public Schools
President, Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents
Charlotte Golar Richie
Richard Taggart
Chairman, Board of Directors, Mass Insight Education
EVP, Investment Manager Solutions, State Street Corporation