WINONA LAKE – On Nov. 2, Grace College senior Nina Ferry of Lockport, Ill., received the Dennis Beadles Outstanding Future Social Studies Educator Award at the Indiana Council for the Social Studies Conference for the state of Indiana. Ferry was the sole recipient of the award presented during the annual conference held in Indianapolis. The award recognizes and honors Dennis Beadles as a social studies educator and former member of the Indiana Council for the Social Studies Board of Directors. Ferry was nominated by Dr. Mark Norris, in collaboration with the education department advisors, to receive the award. Norris is a current member of the ICSS Board of Directors, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Grace College, and is also Ferry’s advisor. Ferry is currently pursuing a triple major in social studies education, special education and history at Grace College and will pursue both grad school and teaching options when she graduates.
