Stacey Bess (born October 16, 1963 in
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...
) is an American author and educator, known for authoring the memoir ''Nobody Don't Love Nobody,'' which was made into a
Hallmark Hall of Fame movie in 2011 called "
Beyond the Blackboard."
''Nobody Don't Love Nobody'' is the story of Bess' first teaching job, the only assignment she could find, at a school that worked with homeless children in a shelter. She was told she would be needed to teach grades K–6, but she instead taught grades K–12.
Bess has a BA in elementary education from the
University of Utah
The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...
. She now works as a public speaker, advocating for the educational rights of impoverished children.
Bess and her husband Greg have been married for 38 years and are the parents of six children.
Awards and honors
Her service has been recognized with a number of awards, including the National
Jefferson Award
The Jefferson Awards Foundation was created in 1972 by the American Institute for Public Service. The Jefferson Awards are given at both national and local levels. Local winners are ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectatio ...
for Greatest Public Service by Someone 35 Years or Younger.
[.] Other awards include:
Delta Kappa Gamma Educator's Award, Rescuer of Humanity from Project Love, Distinguished Woman of the Year from the
American Association of University Women.
References
External links
L.A. Times articleStacyBess.com
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1963 births
Living people
21st-century American women writers
University of Utah alumni
20th-century American educators
21st-century American writers
Writers from Salt Lake City
Educators from Utah
20th-century American women educators