Judith L. Huynh

Judy Huynh, a  Michigan State University graduate, spent one year of her degree studying at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand. From 1968 to 1971 she taught first and fourth grades and English as a second language in an international school in Vietnam. For 19 years she taught sixth and seventh grades at Palo Community Schools, serving as the service learning coordinator for seven years, until retiring in 2007. She was named the 2003 Michigan Social Studies Educator of the Year for Middle School and was selected as the Ionia County Woman of the Year. She received the Award of Excellence from the Michigan Association of School Boards and was named a finalist for the Online Shared Learning Award from the Global SchoolNet Foundation. She also received the Glenn Taggert Award for Community Contribution to International Understanding from MSU. Huynh is involved with many efforts to end hunger and poverty in our world. She serves on the Kids Can Make a Difference advisory board and the executive board for Empty Bowls. She is an area volunteer coordinator for Heifer International and was a member of the Educators Advisory Council which developed their Global Education Resource Kits. She is a member of LATTICE (Linking All Types of Teachers to International and Cross-Cultural Education), RESPECT (Refugee Educational Sponsorship Program – Enhancing Communities Together), iEARN (International Education and Research Network) and Delta Kappa Gamma Teachers sorority. She has presented at numerous state and national service learning conferences, Heifer International, iEARN, and many other conferences and workshops for educators. Huynh has been an Ionia County 4-H volunteer leader for over 35 years and serves on the State 4-H Global and Cultural Education Committee.