CAMWS TEACHING AWARDS 2011-2012

Kraft Award for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching:

The 2010-2011 Kraft Award winner is Amy K. Leonard (The Walker School, Marietta, GA).

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. The nominee must be a member in good standing of CAMWS. No previous winner of the Kraft Award is eligible to apply for it a second time.

To Apply: The nomination deadline is December 15, 2011, and the deadline for all application materials is February 3, 2012. We encourage electronic submission of as many materials as possible. Nominations are now closed, but if you have been nominated and you would like to submit all of your application materials electronically, please visit the Online Application Form

Candidates should submit:

1. A current CV, typed, in 12-point font.
2. A maximum of three letters of support from administrators and/or peer colleagues. Letters must be typed, in 12-point font, and should not exceed two pages.
3. A maximum of three letters of support from students (preferably past students). Letters must be typed, in 12-point font, and should not exceed two pages.
4. A statement of teaching philosophy, typed, in 12-point font, not to exceed two pages.

CAMWS Award for Excellence in College Teaching

The 2010-2011 CAMWS Award winner is Ian Worthington (University of Missouri, Columbia).

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.

To Apply: The nomination deadline is December 15, 2011, and the deadline for all application materials is February 3, 2012. We encourage electronic submission of as many materials as possible. 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. Nominations are now closed, but if you have been nominated and you would like to submit all of your application materials electronically, please visit the Online Application Form

Candidates should submit:

1. A current CV, typed, in 12-point font.
2. A maximum of three letters of support from administrators and/or peer colleagues. Letters must be typed, in 12-point font, and should not exceed two pages.
3. A maximum of three letters of support from students (preferably past students). Letters must be typed, in 12-point font, and should not exceed two pages.
4. A statement of teaching philosophy, typed, in 12-point font, not to exceed two pages.
5. Up to five pages summarizing their student evaluations (ideally to include comparative statistics on others at their institution, if such materials are available). Complete sets of student evaluations for 2-3 courses may be requested from the committee at a later date but are not required for the initial application.
6. Up to ten pages of course materials to demonstrate teaching excellence. Such materials should include syllabi from at least two different courses (e.g. a language course and a classical civilization course) and may include other types of documentation such as descriptions of student projects or links to course websites.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact:

Dr. Debbie Felton, Chair of the CAMWS Teaching Awards Subcommittee

Department of Classics

524 Herter Hall

161 Presidents Drive

University of Massachusetts

Amherst, MA 01003

Phone: (413) 545-0512

E-mail: felton@classics.umass.edu

Previous Winners of the Kraft Award for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching were:

• 2010: Michele P. Bertaud (Carmel Catholic Latin School, IL)
• 2009: Donald B. Holt, Jr. (St. John’s Episcopal Parish Day School, Tampa, FL)
• 2008: Amy Elifrits (Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, OH)
• 2007: Michelle Breuer Vitt (Minnehaha Academy, Eagan, MN)
• 2006: Elizabeth Z. Hall (Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, Natchitoches, LA)
• 2005: Patsy R. Ricks (St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Ridgeland, MS)
• 2004: Betsy Dawson (East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, NC)
• 2003: Mark A. Haynes (Creighton Preparatory High School, Omaha, NE)
• 2002: Randall S. Nichols (Westminster Schools, Augusta, GA)
• 2001: Michaela Samson (Martin Luther King High School, Detroit, MI)

Previous Winners of the CAMWS Award for Excellence in College Teaching were:

• 2010: Tyler Jo Smith (University of Virginia)
• 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)