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NEWS RELEASE
FROM DR. ROBERT B. INGRAM


Robert B. Ingram Featured Speaker
At
National Crime Conference

 

May 29, 2002
For Immediate Release
Contact: Erhabor Onaiwu
(305) 995-1334

Dr. Robert B. Ingram, Miami-Dade County School Board Member, served as Presiding Officer at the 17th National Conference on Preventing Crime in the Black Community held May 22-25 in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference co-sponsored by the Attorney General's of the states of Florida and Georgia, is held to address issues relating to the disproportionate number of African-Americans who are under the supervision of the criminal justice system. Speaking on the subject of "Things That Make School Work", Dr. Ingram showcased the Miami-Dade County Public Schools' 5000 Role Models of Excellence Program for at-risk boys that received the "Teaching Example for the Nation: America's Promise" award.


To contact Dr. Ingram, please call 305-995-1340 or e-mail ringram@dadeschools.net