If he had his way, Bruce Woodbury probably would have preferred staying in his Boulder City home Sept. 15, talking with his wife, Rose, playing with the grandkids, having a piece of his favorite cherry pie, and maybe even taking in a football game on TV, but that hand wasn't dealt to him that evening.

Instead, the 63-year-old father of seven adult children -- all K-12 graduates of the Clark County School District -- and 13 grandchildren, received one of the most prestigious educational awards handed out in Clark County, the Education Hero award for 2007 presented by the Public Education Foundation.