OISE/UT The Toronto Sun

Teachers of the Year Awards

A collaboration between OISE/UT and The Toronto Sun

Friday, November 19th at 7:00pm

OISE/UT Auditorium at 252 Bloor Street West


A reception to follow on the 2nd floor. All RSVPs to the events line (416) 926-4726. If you are unable to attend but wish to send greetings to one of the teachers being honoured, messages sent to the OISE/UT Dean's Office at 252 Bloor St.W., Room 12-116, Toronto, ON M5S 1V6 or fax (416) 975-1925 will be delivered.



1999 TEACHERS OF THE YEAR - WINNERS:

Donna Christie, Priory Park Public School, Guelph

Sue Daniel, Downsview Secondary School, North York

Mel Greif, Humberside Collegiate Institute, Toronto

Herb Koller, Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School, Aurora

Phil Mattina, St. Martin of Tours School, Stoney Creek

Jeff Maybee, Markham District High School, Markham

Bill Scanlon, St. Agnes School, Brampton

Debbie Smith, Terry Fox Public School, Cobourg

Mary Stitt, Bernier Stokes School, Collins

Charles White, Port Perry High School, Port Perry


The winning teachers will attend the awards ceremony at OISE/UT accompanied by their family and friends, as well as officials from their school boards, teachers' federations, municipalities and local media. It is our expectation that some 500 people representing education throughout the province will be in attendance.

OISE/UT is co-sponsoring this annual event with The Toronto Sun. OISE graduate Dr. Joyce Nesker Simmons launched the contest in 1985 and each year the number of nominations has grown. This year the ten finalists were chosen from over 1,000 nominations.

A distinguished panel of judges representing education, government, the arts, business and media selects the ten Teachers of the Year (please see below).



1999 TEACHERS OF THE YEAR - JUDGES:

Lindy Amato, Executive Assistant, Ontario Teachers' Federation

Michael Fullan, Dean, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto

Michael Burke-Gaffney, Associate Managing Editor, Sections, The Toronto Sun

David Garrick, Consultant

Paul Godfrey, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Toronto Sun

Angela Hildyard, Principal, Woodsworth College, University of Toronto

Beverly Kirsh, Principal, Ledbury Park School, North York

Eileen Lennon, Executive Director, Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario

Brenda McKelvie, Teacher, Teacher of the Year, 1992

Joyce Nesker Simmons, Education Columnist, The Toronto Sun and Staff Consultant, The Hospital for Sick Children

Walter Pitman, Director (retired), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto

Mike Strobel, Editor-in-Chief, The Toronto Sun

Margaret Wilson, Registrar, Ontario College of Teachers




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