Mayor's Excellence Award

Spring 2008

What is it?

Lawrence students, parents and teachers are encouraged to nominate an educator and students for the newly expanded Mayor's Excellence in Education Awards. The annual award will continue to recognize Lawrence educators who demonstrate excellence in education, leadership and community involvement, and has expanded recognize two high school seniors for accomplishments in technology and in leadership.

For Educators

Educators serving pre-schools, elementary schools, junior high schools and high schools in the Lawrence community may be nominated.

• Nominate a teacher online or;
• Download a PDF of the nomination form here!

For Students

The two student awards, student leadership and student achievement in technology are self nominating. The student awards are open to graduating seniors in the Lawrence community.

Student leadership award: nominations need to describe leadership positions held throughout the high school career and examples of success in the leadership role as well as involvement in the community.

Achievement in technology award: nominations should include a story telling how a student used technology to accomplish something he or she feels is important and explain why the accomplished is important. Nominations will be judged in the impact of accomplishment, difficulty of project and innovation and creativity.

• Form for Student Leadership
• Form for Student Achievement in Technology or,
• Download a PDF of the nomination form here!

About the Awards

• Nomination deadline: Midnight, Monday, March 10, 2008
• Awards will be presented in late March and educators will receive a commemorative tower and be recognized at school board and city commission meetings.
• Students will be presented with a laptop computer donated by Microtech Computers and also recognized at school board and city commission meetings.

Launched in 2002, the Mayor's Excellence in Education has recognized the following educators in the past six years:

• April 2007
  • Judith Galas
    Bishop Seabury Academy
  • Pam Shanks
    Raintree Montessori
  • Ron Lang
    Lawrence High School
• June 2006
  • Paul Stuewe
    Lawrence High School
  • Sarah Carttar
    Schwegler Elementary School
• April 2006
  • Charlotte Anderson
    Central Junior High School
  • Cindy Taylor
    Deerfield Elementary School
  • Lorna Larson
    Free State High School
• January 2005
  • David Tenpenny
    Lawrence High School
  • Diane Karpowitz
    First Presbyterian Preschool
• May 2004
  • Michelle Jennings
    Free State High School
  • Lois Orth-Lopes
    Cordley Elementary School
• January 2004
  • Linda Reimond
    Lawrence Arts Center
  • Gerry Bukaty
    Sunflower Elementary School
  • Avian Bear
    Free State High School
• May 2003
  • George "Skip" Bennett
    Southwest Junior High
  • Jane Imber
    Quail Run Elementary School
• January 2003
  • Frank Hoffmann
    Cordley Elementary School
  • Michael Ortmann
    Lawrence High School