Riebeau Receives Teacher of the Year Award

MADISON, June 2, 2005 – The State Bar of Wisconsin's Law-related Education (LRE) Committee announces Barbara Riebeau, social studies teacher and chairman at Custer High School in Milwaukee as the recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award.

"In addition to having attorneys speak to her classes about their rights as citizens, Ms. Riebeau has also invited defense attorneys, assistant district attorneys, and other legal-system representatives into her classroom to emphasize students' responsibilities," said award presenter and LRE Committee member Lindsey Draper, Judicial Court Commissioner. "Recognizing a teacher who facilitates efforts to educate her students as to the various aspects of the law and to have lawyers as a part of those education efforts will hopefully serve as an incentive to other teachers to work with the Law-related education committee."

As advisor to the National Honor Society, Riebeau regularly emphasizes the community-service aspect of students' responsibility, and continues to seek varied possibilities of community service so that the students who are academically talented do not lose sight of their obligations to assist their community.

The State Bar of Wisconsin is the mandatory professional association, created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, for attorneys who hold a Wisconsin law license. With more than 21,000 members, the State Bar aids the courts in improving the administration of justice, provides continuing legal education for its members to help them maintain their expertise, and assists Wisconsin lawyers in carrying out community service initiatives to educate the public about the legal system and the value of lawyers.

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