Former MABE Executive Director Milt Nagel to Receive Association’s “Excellence in Education” Award.
The Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) today announced Charles County’s Yonelle Moore Lee, Esq. has earned its 2026 “Distinguished School Board Service” award.
MABE’s annual, statewide Distinguished School Board Service award is presented to a school board member who has made outstanding contributions to public education through school board service in Maryland. It will be presented to Moore Lee this October 19th during MABE’s Annual Conference in Annapolis.
Award nominations are made by local boards of education throughout Maryland. Nominated for the honor by Charles County Public Schools, Moore Lee is known for her contributions to public education through her work with the Charles County Board of Education for several years, as well as her active role with numerous community organizations.
In other MABE award news, Milton (Milt) Nagel, MABE’s Executive Director from 2023–2026, will be honored with MABE’s “Excellence in Education” Award, also to be presented during MABE’s Annual Conference this October. Nominated for the award by the Caroline County Board of Education, nominators singled out Nagel’s “exceptional leadership, unwavering devotion to public education in Maryland, and a lifelong commitment to the highest standards of excellence and public service.”
Our warm congratulations go to both Yonelle and Milt for these well-deserved honors! We invite you to read more details about their impressive backgrounds and MABE’s related perspective in this press release.