{"id":3887,"date":"2022-04-26T21:35:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T21:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=3887"},"modified":"2025-02-06T11:14:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T16:14:48","slug":"ford-celebrates-a-wilmu-alumnus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/26\/ford-celebrates-a-wilmu-alumnus\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Celebrates a WilmU Alumnus"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column3887_565c17-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column3887_565c17-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3887_565c17-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3887_565c17-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3887_565c17-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3887_565c17-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3887_565c17-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3887_565c17-6c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3887_565c17-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column3887_565c17-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3887_565c17-6c dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>The Ford Motor Company recently announced winners of its \u201cFreedom Unsung Teacher Heroes of COVID-19\u201d Awards, honoring&nbsp;25 U.S. educators who positively impacted students throughout the pandemic. According to a company press release, \u201cFord Freedom Unsung is an annual award series that celebrates ordinary individuals doing extraordinary acts in the African American community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the winners announced during the Global Automotive Summit in Detroit was Wilmington University alumnus&nbsp;<strong>Micah Edwards<\/strong>, a middle- and upper-school Mathematics instructor and academic advisor at Delaware\u2019s Sanford School. He is also a faculty advisor for the school\u2019s Black Student Union. 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