hˈɛdʒmən wʌz ˈɑːnɚd baɪ ðə wˈɔlt dˈɪzni kˈʌmpəni ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ɪn ðɛɹ fˈɜːst pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌvðə səlˈuːt tə ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tˈiːtʃɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹdz.
Hedgeman was honored by the Walt Disney company in 1990 in their first production of The Salute to the American Teacher Awards.