Eighteen Delphi Community Elementary School (DCES) first graders have received books in memory of Susan Nierstheimer. The students completed the Reading Recovery program, an early intervention program that helps struggling readers learn to read and write. The students met from 12-20 weeks for one-on-one tutoring with a specially trained Reading Recovery teacher. Each child was presented a commemorative book bag with four books that were selected to further develop strategies learned through Reading Recovery. Nierstheimer was an assistant professor in literacy and language at Purdue University who lost her battle with cancer in 2005. She strongly believed in the Reading Recovery Program and her family and a friend are honoring her request that books be given in her name. Book recipients and DCES staff and administrators pictured (l-r) are: Front - Kaalyn Sandifur, Micah Myers, Austin Parker, Sandra Martinez, Juan Piceno, Devan Myers, Michael Torres, Bryan McCarty, and Brian Wood. Back - Sharon Brothers (Reading Recovery teacher), Joe Brown (assistant principal), Memphis Horton, Bryan Navarette, Austin Smith, Jamison Conner, Emily Collier, Max Snoeberger, Kenny Fields, Bill Shidler (principal), and Becky Emerson and Pam VanSickle (Reading Recovery teachers). Those interested in donating to the fund can make checks payable to the Purdue Foundation, 403 E. Wood St., West Lafayette, IN 47907-2007, write "Susan Nierstheimer Book Fund" in the memo line. Photo provided