Outstanding Service Award
This award is presented to current member TEEAP who is not only a member at the time of nomination but has also maintained continuous membership for at least three years prior to nomination. The recipient must also be a member of a local technology education organization if one exists.
The chosen recipient must be involved in the Technology & Engineering Education profession as a classroom teacher, supervisor, administrator or teacher educator. The recipient must be perceived by his or her peers and colleagues as performing daily duties in an excellent or superior manner. They must have demonstrated consistent professional interest and leadership during the previous three years. and have been involved in special activities and made significant contributions to technology and engineering education within the past year. Finally, this award may not may not be presented to the retiring president.
| Year | Recipient | Year | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | J. Philip Young | 1985 | Lester C. Thayer | |
| 1957 | William J. Wilkinson | 1986 | John Brown | |
| 1958 | Anthony T. Stavaski | 1987 | Kermit Lyman | |
| 1959 | Burle N. Osburn | 1988 | William Kabakjian | |
| 1960 | Charles E. Williams | 1989 | Charles Graham | |
| 1961 | Cletus Maloney | 1990 | Phil Wynn | |
| 1962 | Shriver L. Coover | 1991 | Jim Jordan | |
| 1963 | Elmer J. Hemberger | 1992 | Thomas Ridge | |
| 1964 | Rufus C. Johnson | 1993 | Van Hughes | |
| 1965 | Norman C. Pendered | 1994 | Kenneth P. DeLucca | |
| 1966 | Joseph L. Kennedy | 1995 | Robert Bateman | |
| 1967 | Earl M. Weber | 1996 | Stanley Komacek | |
| 1968 | George Ditlow | 1997 | Dave Shultz | |
| 1969 | Lambert K. Sailer | 1998 | William Stahlnecker | |
| 1970 | Curtis W. Gable | 1999 | Gary Baltozer | |
| 1971 | Richard A. Long | 2000 | Robert Dorn | |
| 1972 | Paul A. Kube | 2001 | Perry Gemmill | |
| 1973 | John Swearingen | 2002 | Mike Kozuchowsky | |
| 1974 | Nevin Andre | 2003 | Bill Weitzmann | |
| 1975 | William Skelly | 2004 | Mike Whitman | |
| 1976 | Olan W. Sterback | 2005 | William Michael | |
| 1977 | Gary L. Bowman | 2006 | Ed Frescoln | |
| 1978 | John Fecik | 2007 | Richard Penepacker | |
| 1979 | Ed Rogowicz | 2008 | Judith Hawthorn | |
| 1980 | Earl R. Zimmerman | 2009 | William Bertrand | |
| 1981 | John Stoudt | 2010 | Jared Bitting | |
| 1982 | Thomas Winters | 2011 | Stan Komacek | |
| 1983 | Charles Knowlden | |||
| 1984 | Lewis W. Miller |
Time Line for This Recognition
To begin the process, a nomination request will be sent to the selection board consisting of members of the TEEAP Executive & Administrative Board. It is expected that this selection process should be completed by no later than October 20 of each year.
This award is to be kept secret until it is presented at the annual conference banquet, but the attendance of the recipient at the conference banquet must be assured. A presentation is prepared or a close friend or the person who made the nomination who will be asked to make the presentation.
Immediately following the conference, the chief school administrator or the administrator of choice is contacted by telephone to announce the award. The school district is encouraged to handle the public relations with their local newspapers. If the local district cannot handle this activity, please contact the TEEAP Public Relations chair either by phone, email, or use the Online PR Form.
Pennsylvania is a member state of the ITEEA's STEM Center for Teaching & Learning Consortium through partnership with California Univ. of PA, Millersville Univ., PA Dept. of Environmental Protection, the TEEAP and the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC). Schools across PA have free access to Engineering byDesign™ products. If you are interested in accessing it you need to accept the Licensing & Distribution Agreement and fill out the web form by clicking here. Once your request is received the URL to the PA page will be sent to you.
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2011 TEEAP Conference! We encourage you to consider presenting at next year's conference on November 8-9, 2012. Visit our Conference page for some information concerning the 2011 Conference as well as the form to sign up to present at next year's conference. Information for the 2012 Conference will be available during late June or early July of 2012.
The theme ITEEA's 75th Annual Conference is Improving Technology & Engineering for All Students: A Plan of Action. As ITEEA starts its 75th Anniversary celebration of its past, present, and future, there are guiding principles that will shape our field and the content to be taught. We know that the pace of innovation will continue to be rapid and globally interconnected. The population of individuals who are involved with or affected by technology will be increasingly diverse and multidisciplinary. Social, cultural, political, and economic forces will continue to shape and affect the success of innovation. The presence of technology in our every day lives.
This conference is an opportunity to recognize and honor the accomplishments of our colleagues and best-practice programs. Additionally, it provides professional development and networking opportunities, as well as opportunity to renew old friendships and create new friendships. For more information, click here.