Indianapolis–Governor Mike Pence today honored Amy Beverland Elementary School Principal Susan Jordan with a posthumous Sagamore of the Wabash award, one of Indiana’s highest civilian honors. Jordan was killed pushing two students out of the way of a school bus during school pickup in January. Jordan’s daughters, Lisa Jankowski and Amy Dinwiddie, and Jordan’s brother Bob Kelley, accepted the award in a private ceremony in the Governor’s Office. The Governor was also joined by State Senator Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis) and Jordan’s friends and family.
“This honor was not earned only by her heroic actions that January day, but for a lifetime dedicated to education and to students,†said Governor Pence. “Principal Susan Jordan loved her job, her school, and her students. On that fateful day, circumstances were set into motion and a hero was beckoned. Principal Susan Jordan answered the call, and she saved the lives of those students charged to her responsibility. There is no greater love than that.â€
