Sharon MilitoSharon Milito is an elementary education graduate of the University of Northern Colorado and holds an MA from Colorado College in teaching integrated natural science. She is a fourth grade teacher in Colorado Springs School District 11 and a graduateof the Paleontology Certification Program at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Along with Michael Poltenovage, Sharon conducted a field survey of fossils and geologic resources within Red Rock Canyon Open Space to help with long-range planning for the park. Her Red Rock work has been presented in confidential reports to the Parks and Recreation Department, on the Paleotrails website, in an article for the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, and informally at several public education events. Update 2019 -- In 2010 the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG) recognized Sharon Milito with the Award for Excellence in Teaching Earth Sciences. In 2011 the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) followed with their National Earth Science Teacher of the Year Award. Sharon is now retired from her teaching position at Patrick Henry Elementary School, but is still earning awards for education and public service. Notably, in 2019 Sharon received the Spirit of the Springs Celebration Award from the City of Colorado Springs, in large part for her volunteer efforts at Red Rock Canyon. Read More Read Less
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