HMTA Teacher of the Year Nomination
April 13
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Description and Purpose: This prestigious award is given to recognize a teacher whose talents and skills are apparent in the abilities and involvement of his/her students and in the service performed by this individual to HMTA.
Eligibility:
A candidate shall be:
1. A member of HMTA for three years or more.
2. A member whose students have been unusually outstanding.
3. A member who has shared his/her talents and time with the association.
Nomination due: March meeting
Procedure:
1. Nominations for HMTA Teacher of the Year must have been submitted in writing to the Award Chairperson at or before the March meeting.
2. The nomination must include a brief resume of the candidate in a form suitable for printing in the April bulletin.
3. Selection of the Teacher of the Year will be made by written ballot at the April meeting. The nominee receiving the most votes shall be elected.
4. If there has not been a teacher nominated by the membership, the chairman is responsible for discussing possible nominees with the president and/or at least three board members, who will form a “Teacher of the Year Nomination Committee.” The chairman must then present the names of nominees to the membership for a vote at the March meeting. If only one name is submitted, that nominee will receive the award.
Past Winners:
1962 Cora Reazer
1963 Ruth Seddon
1964 Kathryn Boyd Sakowitz
1965 Mary B. Richey
1966 Dorothy A. Kelly
1967 Leota Stilwell
1968 Donald D. Johnson
1969 Edward Acton
1970 Mabel Owen
1971 Ronald L. Becker
1972 Mozart Hammond
1973 Jennie Cossitt
1973 Clara Radoff
1974 Kay Bjelland
1975 Audrey Griffith
1976 Emmajean Schreiber
1977 Edith Gutierrez
1978 Thelma Hearn
1979 Philelle McBrayer
1980 Louise Christensen
1981 Betty Curran
1982 Niki Jelson
1983 Cynthia Whitty
1984 Freda Rosenzweig
1985 Ruth Tomfohrde
1986 Fredell Lack
1987 Sophia Gilmson
1988 Elizabeth Stern
1989 Mary Norris
1990 Shu-Mei Shao
1991 Yelena Kurinets
1993 Paul Krystofiak
1994 Shu-Hao Pao
1996 Robert Avalon
1998 Henry Rubin
2001 Constance Dvoretzky
2002 Danette Warren Schuh
2003 Anna Golka
2004 Sylvia Strong
2005 Beatrice Stanley
2006 Dr. Dariusz Pawlas
2007 Wilford Glenn, Jr.
2009 Galina Lay
2010 Yelena Brusilovskaya
2011 Rodolfo Morales
2012 Sohyoung Park
2013 Marina Agadjanova
2014 Tanya Chovanetz
2015 Clive Swansbourne