AzTEA Service Awards
Chapter Chairs Eastside Chapter Co-Chairs: Amy Chayefsky & Julia Lott Westside Chapter Co-Chairs: Dr. Peggy George & Laurie King Northern Chapter Chair: Judith Romero Southern Chapter Co-Chairs: Denise Ryan & Allen Swanson CTO Special Interest Group Chair: Hank Stabler Elected Board Members Jennifer Merrill Darolene Brown Veronica Diaz Valerie Quarto Heather Zeigler
Corporate Partners: Will Dunham- CCS Stacy Gibbons- Learning.com Non-Profit Partner: Kathy Wiebke- Arizona K-12 Center
Recognizing Excellence A special thanks to our Platinum Partners for sponsoring the AzTEA Awards and for their continuing support of Arizona educators.
Executive Committee President- Dr. Chris Johnson President-elect- Rick Baker Past President- Priscilla Lundberg Secretary- Kim Thomas Treasurer- Cathy Poplin Appointed Positions: ADE Liaison: Nan Williams Advocacy and Public Policy – Federal: Dr. Helen Padgett Advocacy and Public Policy ® State: Hank Stabler Communication Co-Chairs: Dr. Peggy George & Jennifer Merrill Conference Committee Co- Chairs: Ann Lumm, Julia Lott & Nan Williams Corporate Partners Liaison Janine Gearhart Finance: Cathy Poplin Innovation Awards: Tammy Hernandez ISTE Liaison: Dr. Helen Padgett Membership Services:Priscilla Lundberg Parliamentarian/ Statutory Agent: Dr. Ruth Catalano Publications: Lori King Web Awards: Dr. Alice Christie
2009 AzTEA Gala
in Arizona’s Schools
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:00-1:00p ASU Memorial Union Turquoise Room AzTEA’s Innovation Award for Friends of Educational Technology goes to…:
Superintendent Tom Horne
www.aztea.org 1753 E. Broadway, Suite 101, PMB 292 Tempe, AZ 85282
[email protected] 1(800) 613-4524 Staff: Coy Ison- Executive Director Barbara Baum- Administrative Assistant Sinan Yucel- Design Director
Arizona Department of Education For his strong support of AzTEA and educational technology throughout Arizona.
www.aztea.org
AzTEA GALA…Celebrating Learning and Teaching in a Digital World
Qwest Digital Classroom Leaders: For the 4th year, The Qwest Foundation provided $100,000 in grants to innovative AZ teachers:
1st Round- January 2009 Stephanie Bower Gilbert Public Schools $ 8,185.00 Larry Rice Vail Unified School District $ 9,950.00 Jillian Worssam Flagstaff Unified School District $ 7,291.49
2nd Round- March 2009 Debra Buchanan Gilbert Public Schools $ 10,000 Kira Dubin Cave Creek Unified School District $ 9,796.00 Michelle Garrison, Hector Guanajuato, Aurelia Sauceda, & Rita Walker Eloy Elementary School $ 5,000 Joanne Henning Glendale Elementary School District $ 2,337.00
Qwest Digital Classroom Leaders: 2nd Round continued… Amy Horn Flagstaff Unified School District $ 9,952.00 Kari Dory and Gayle Pisani Palominas School District $ 9,489.18 Tom Tomas Painted Desert Demonstration Project $ 7,888.37 Jannifer Wolfgramm Tempe Elementary School District $ 9,947.18 Christina Young Pendergast Elementary School District $ 5,163.78
AzTEA Leadership Award: To Be Announced at the Gala This award is to honor one of AzTEA’s board member’s enduring contributions and leadership to Arizona educators.
AzTEA Innovation Award Winners: Rookie of the Year Thomas Marks Colorado River Union High School Technology Teacher of the Year Dr. Jeanea Lambeth Phoenix Union High School District Librarian of the Year Julie Young Cave Creek Unified District Technology Coordinator of the Year Peggy Steffens Amphitheater Unified District Technology Specialist of the Year Brad Kamradt Flagstaff Unified District Technology Support Person of the Year Beth Peterson Phoenix Elementary District Administrator of the Year Andrew Kent Tucson Unified School District