Champaign Unit 4 School District: Two Unit 4 Staffers Recognized With Forty Under 40 Awards

Press release from the Champaign Unit 4 School District:

11/01/2021

Central Illinois Business Magazine named Cessily Thomas, a teacher and site coordinator for Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) at Centennial High School and founder of the Champaign-Urbana Black Teachers Alliance, as Woman of the Year as part of its Forty Under 40 Awards. Derrick Cooper, Associate Principal at Central High School, also received recognition as a Forty Under 40 honoree.

The awards spotlight outstanding young business professionals based on achievement, experience, innovation, leadership and community involvement. Two people were chosen among the 40 winners as Man and Woman of the Year.

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