The following Article appeared in the Childress Index-Tuesday, April 29, 2008Wayne Havens was recently awarded the 2008 John F. Lott "Distinguished Citizen Award. The annual award is given by the South Plains Council of Boy Scouts of America.
Havens, A Childress native, graduated from Childress High School in 1963 and earned his bachelors and masters degrees from Texas Tech University. In 1974, he joined Thompson Junior High School in Lubbock, Texas as a teacher and coach After more than thirty years in LISD and forty years as an educator, Havens is now the superintendent of the Lubbock I.S.D. He doesn't spend quite as much time in the classroom, but his heart has never gotten far from the students he continually seeks to serve in every part of the school district.
He was an original board member of the North and East Lubbock Community Development Corporation. His volunteer service is expansive and includes advisory boards for Success by Six, Habitat for Humanity, Science Spectrum, the South Plains Workforce Development Project, and Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, among others. He is on the United Way board and is the 2008 campaign chairman.
Respected by his colleagues across the state, Havens has received several educator awards from professional organizations and was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas Tech University, Senator Robert Duncan selected him for his public education advisory group.jpg)
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.In May, Havens will receive the community champion award from the North and East Lubbock Community development Corporation.
Over the past decade, Havens has served on over 30 boards, committees, and organizations. Success by 6 Leadership Council, and a team captain for the March of Dimes Walk America. Havens credited the Scouts as "one of the last strongholds that teach young men what's right and what's wrong."
Havens and his wife, Gina, are actively involved at Calvary Baptist Church and have two grown sons, Brad and Kelly, and four grandchildren.
2 comments:
Thanks, Nicki, for sharing this wonderful article. I would not expect anything less from Wayne. He was, and is still, a class act. Our class can be proud of him.
The last time I saw Wayn was at a party at Johnny McC house when I finished the 5th grade and moved the WFalls. Congradulations on your accomlishments,Wayne, in the Educational field. I too, have been a teacher for many years.
Sharon Woolfolk Buck
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