Choreographer Liz Lerman and company have been receiving accolades for their dance work in communities. Lerman was inducted into the University of Maryland Alumni Association's 2005 Hall of Fame, which, every five years, honors alumni who have used their education and talents for the benefit of society. Lerman also received a 2005 Jewish Cultural Achievement Award in the Arts from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture. And the Capital Regional Education Council at Wesleyan University presented its Creative Youth Leadership Award to Teen Exchange Director Elizabeth Johnson in recognition of “the impact she is making in these young lives due to her drive and passion for her art form.” This summer's Teen Institute formed a new partnership with the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. [LINK] Posted by Linda Frye Burnham