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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