CAMWS Teaching Awards

1. Kraft Award for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching:

Named for CAMWS benefactor Eunice E. Kraft, this award recognizes outstanding teachers of Latin in public or private schools (middle schools included) within CAMWS territory. The honoree will receive $500, airfare to the Annual Meeting, and two nights' accommodation at the convention hotel. Nominees will be eligible for consideration for three consecutive years.

Nominations should be accompanied by the following supporting data (not to exceed ten pages):

• information about the school(s) in which the nominee teaches;
• levels of Latin courses and enrollments;
• success of students in competitions and further study;
• information about any special courses or forms of instruction developed by the teacher;
• testimonials from school administrators, fellow teachers, and/or students.
  • These are not to exceed a maximum of three letters from current or past students and/or parents, with a maximum of 500 words.
  • The supporing materials may be typed or hand-written. If typed, the font should be no smaller than 10-point
  • Class evaluations may be included by college canditates, but they should be summarized and not longer than one page.
  • A maximum of two letters from an administrator or peer colleague may be included, but they should be no longer than two typed pages, in a font no smaller than 10-point type, with at least 1-inch margins.
• a CV from both the secondary school and college level candidates. It should be no more than three pages, in a font no smaller than 10-point type, with at least 1- inch margins;

Winners will be informed by March 1, 2009

Current and past winners of the Kraft Award:

• 2009 Donald B. Holt, Jr., St. John’s Episcopal Parish Day School, Tampa, Florida
  
• 2008 Amy Elifrits, Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, Ohio
  
• 2007 Michelle Breuer Vitt, Minnehaha Academy, Eagan, Minnesota
  
• 2006 Elizabeth Z. Hall, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, Natchitoches, Louisiana
  
• 2005 Patsy R. Ricks, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Ridgeland, Mississippi
  
• 2004 Betsy Dawson, East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  
• 2003 Mark A. Haynes, Creighton Preparatory High School, Omaha, Nebraska
  
• 2002 Randall S. Nichols, Westminster Schools, Augusta, Georgia
  
• 2001 Michaela Samson, Martin Luther King High School, Detroit, Michigan

2. Award for Excellence in College Teaching

The winner of this award will receive $500. The nominee must be a member in good standing of CAMWS, teaching classical subjects full-time at a college or university. Nominations should be accompanied by such evidence of teaching excellence as:

• student course evaluations or other student comments (which may include alumni comments),
• at least two letters of support from the recipient's teaching colleagues at the same or other institutions.

These letters should normally include one from the nominee's department or program chair. Other evidence of teaching excellence, such as pedagogical publications, is also welcome. Professional service may be considered a tie-breaking factor. Nominees who have not already been recognized through a national teaching award will be given preference. No sitting member of the CAMWS Executive Committee or of the CAMWS Subcommittee on Teaching Awards is eligible for this award.

Current and past winners of the Award for Excellence in College Teaching:

• 2009 Nita Krevans, University of Minnesota
  
• 2008 Liane Houghtalin, University of Mary Washington
  
• 2007 Timothy F. Winters, Austin Peay State University
  
• 2006 Geoffrey W. Bakewell, Creighton University
  
• 2005 J. Rufus Fears, University of Oklahoma
  
• 2004 John T. Kirby, Purdue University
  
• 2003 Louise A. Pratt, Emory University
  
• 2002 Susan O. Shapiro, Utah State University
  
• 2001 George A. Sheets, University of Minnesota

Nominations

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