Barbara Dreyer, co-founder, president and CEO of Connections Academy (CA), one of the nation’s leading virtual K–12 education providers, has been honored by The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) with a 2010 International Distance Learning Award for her contributions to the distance learning field. Dreyer’s award, for “Outstanding Leadership by an Individual in the Field of Distance Learning” in the Online Technology/PreK–12 category, was announced last night at a gala awards ceremony that kicked off the USDLA’s 2010 National Conference in St. Louis, Missouri.