Tim Kovacs, a teacher in the Warren Consolidated Schools district, was the winner of the Mel Miller Memorial Award, presented at the annual "Rise Beyond the Horizon" Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Dakota High School.The award, named after a former Macomb Intermediate School District consultant, was created to recognize a K-12 teacher for "serving as an advocate for social change by bringing to the classroom extraordinary practices that help students understand, analyze and make decisions that promote positive social interactions.