The Christa McAuliffe Prize The Christa McAuliffe Prize The Nebraska Christa McAuliffe Prize For Courage and Excellence in Education is an award given annually to recognize a teacher in Nebraska for showing courage in education. Founded in 1987 this award was founded in memorial to Christa McAuliffe, the teacher/astronaut who lost her life in the Challenger space shuttle accident in January, 1986. This fund provides a way to recognize these teachers, and at the same time honor the memory of Ms. McAuliffe's courage. Among the recipients of the Mcauliffe Prize over the past 20 years have been teachers who exemplified courage in many ways,
Bob Hohler Bob Hohler Robert T. "Bob" Hohler is an investigative sports reporter for "The Boston Globe" (""The Globe""). He also writes in-depth news stories ("enterprise reporting") for "The Globe". Hohler was "The Globe's" Boston Red Sox beat reporter during their 2004 championship run. Hohler is native of Boston, and a graduate of Suffolk University. He worked at the "Monadnock Ledger", and then at the "Concord Monitor" beginning in 1983. While a columnist at the "Concord Monitor", he wrote the book, "I Touch the Future: The Story of Christa McAuliffe", which describes the life of New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe who died