Red Apple Awards

 

 
 

AWARDS: The Red Apple Award will be given to one outstanding, active (K-12) teacher in each of Butler County's seven public school districts. In addition, awards will be given to one active instructor/professor from each of the following: Butler County Vo-Tech, Butler County Community College and Slippery Rock University. The awards will be announced in May and presented at the United Way of Butler County's Annual Meeting and Campaign Celebration and Leadership Butler County Graduation on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 7:30 AM at Founders Hall, Butler County Community College. Awardees will be provided with two complimentary tickets for the event.

 

ELIGIBILITY: Any active K-12 educator teaching in one of the seven Butler County School Districts (Butler, Karns City, Mars, Moniteau, Seneca Valley, Slippery Rock, South Butler), or any active instructor/professor at the Butler County Vo-Tech, BC3 and SRU. Educators who were nominated in the past, but did not receive the award, may be nominated again.

 

CRITERIA:
·Nominated by students, parents of students, peers, administrators, or business and community members.
·Demonstrates dedication to students, going above and beyond the requirements of the school day.
·Demonstrates involvement in school activities.
·Is active in the community, exemplifying volunteerism and/or leadership.
·Demonstrates leadership among peers.

 

Deadline for Nominations:  

 

 

Or, you can pick up a nomination form at any eligible school building in Butler County, United Way of Butler County located at 184 Pittsburgh Road or at Armstrong Cable on Benbrook Road in Butler and in Zelienople.

 

 

 

Awards Committee
Dennis Clever, Retired, Butler Area School District      
Jane Eisenhart, Seneca Valley Teachers Association
Jody Harbison, Mars Area School District
Phyllis Laporte, Mars Area School District
Stefanie Maccaglia, Moniteau School District
Mark Mann, Butler Eagle
John A. McCool Jr., Retired, Butler Area School District
Dr. Nicholas Neupauer, Butler Community College
Jacqueline Pfeiffer, Retired, South Butler School District
Renee Steele, Karns City Area School District
Joe Taylor, Armstrong

 

RECIPIENTS OF THE 2011 RED APPLE AWARD

  

Butler Area School District
Cortney Christoforetti, Northwest & Connoquenessing Elementary School

 

Karns City Area School District
Marsha Steiner Fox, Jr. Sr. High School

 

Mars Area School District
Pam Best, Mars Elementary School 

 

Moniteau School District
Jamie Tinstman, Dassa McKinney Elementary School 

 

Seneca Valley School District
Jan Liesinger Maharg, Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School

 

Slippery Rock Area School District
Kathryn V. Denholm, Slippery Rock Elementary School

 

South Butler County School District
Susan Hall, Knoch Middle School

 

Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School
Tonya Blank, Health Assistant Instructor

 

Butler County Community College
Chris A. Calhoun, Park and Recreation Management

 

Slippery Rock University
Dr. Kimberly Smith, Exercise Science

 

These ten Educators were presented with the Red Apple Award on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at United Way of Butler County’s Annual Meeting in Founders Hall at Butler County Community College.