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CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19)  - Thomas Knestrict, associate professor of education at Xavier University, has been named the Bishop Fenwick Teacher of the Year by the Xavier chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit honor society.

A resident of Mason, Knestrict has taught at Xavier since 2004. He received an EdD in special education from the University of Cincinnati and a BS in special education from Kent State University. He is well-known for his Remarkable Families Symposium, which presents the opportunity for families raising children with special needs to access resources, learn of new opportunities and to network with other families in order to “not only survive but to thrive.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX19) – Service Academy nominees and their families were honored in Washington DC over the weekend by Senator Rob Portman.

This year’s Southwest Ohio nominees are from Clark, Clermont, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, and Warren Counties including August Uecker of Mason nominated to Naval Academy and Samuel Mahle of Lebanon nominated to West Point. 

“Our nominees are among the best and the brightest from Ohio, and I would be proud to have them serve our country in the military,” Portman said.  “The distinguished members of the Review Board have helped me and our office guarantee that young men and women like the ones we selected this year have a chance to get into one of the service academies, and I am grateful for their tireless and selfless dedication to continuing Ohio’s strong tradition of high acceptance rates.”