Maine Teacher Receives James Madison Fellowship

Governor Paul LePage congratulates Normand J. L’Heureux for achieving fellowship

AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today announced that Maine teacher Normand J. L’Heureux received the 2013 James Madison Memorial Fellowship from the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation in Alexandria, VA. Normand, a Boothbay Region High School teacher, is among 56 recipients nationwide to receive this honor.

L’Heureux is the only Mainer to receive the award. He teaches United States history at Boothbay Region High School where he has taught since 1997.

“I would like to congratulate Normand for earning this prestigious award,” said Governor LePage. “Your studies devoted to upholding the principles of the Constitution of the United States and to the values of our country are truly noteworthy.”

Named in honor of the fourth president of the United States and acknowledged “Father of the Constitution and Bill of Rights,” a James Madison Fellowship funds up to $24,000 of each Fellow’s course of study towards a master’s degree. That program must include a concentration of courses on the history and principles of the United States Constitution.

“Our history, shaped by many historical figures including former President James Madison, is something that unites the country from coast to coast,” added the Governor. “We are depending on our young people to be the next generation of leaders and Normand is one of many excellent Maine history teachers who are preparing our students for a bright future.”

The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation is funded by a trust fund in the Treasury of the United States and through various private donors. It seeks to recognize outstanding teachers to promote learning about the country’s government and constitution in their classrooms.

L’Heureux was selected from applicants among each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the nation’s island and trust territories. Recipients are required to teach American history or social studies in a secondary school for at least one year for each year of fellowship support.

For more information James Madison Memorial Fellowship, visit: http://www.jamesmadison.gov