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2012 Teacher of the Year Gwen White



Nominations Open for Elizabeth Kelley Exemplary Teacher Award

The Elizabeth Kelley Exemplary Teacher Award is presented annually to a deserving Bellarmine faculty member. We welcome and encourage all nominations.

Award:

Consists of a plaque and a $1,500 grant to be used at the winner's discretion for personal development within the winner's field or for a special project within his/her field.

Purpose of the Award:

To hold out to the Bellarmine community and the community at large the educational values of Bellarmine by selecting an exemplar of those values.

Eligibility:

Recipient must work for Bellarmine in a teaching role, (includes counselors, coaches, librarians and campus ministers). An individual may win only once every three years.

Last several year's winners:

2012 - Gwen White
2011 - Susan Flagg
2010 - Leslie Gould
2009 - Frank Lewis
2008 - Robert Miller
2007 - Sr. Georgia Yianakulis
2006 - Fr. Fred Mayovsky, S.J.
2005 - Steve Anstett
2004 - Ron Nilsen
2003 - Rick Keller-Scholz
2002 - Jeanne Hanigan

Criteria:

  • Although not necessarily a Catholic, the winner must exemplify Catholic, and specifically Jesuit, ideals in his/her life and teaching.
  • Recipient must demonstrate an ability for and commitment to quality classroom instruction.
  • Recipient must demonstrate a mastery of subject area.
  • Recipient must contribute to the Bellarmine community in ways which go beyond the traditional instructional role; have an impact on the spiritual, social, intellectual, physical and financial life of the school in general.

Who May Nominate:

Any member of the Bellarmine community, employees, students, parents, alumni, Board members, etc., may submit a nomination. Nominations must contain sufficient information to allow the Selection Committee to evaluate the candidate according to the criteria.

Submit to:

Selection Committee, c/o Di Martin, Bellarmine Preparatory School, Orton Hall, via email or drop off.   Questions?  Call Di Martin, 253-879-9723.

Deadline:

April 19, 2013

Nomination Form:

Click here for the nomination form (pdf)


Elizabeth Kelley Background:

Elizabeth Kelley is the grandmother of two Bellarmine alums and the daughter of a publisher of the Tacoma News Tribune. She gave the funding for the Elizabeth Kelley Award as a way of furthering excellence in education.