Community Awards & Contests

Presenting the 2010 Teacher as Hero Award Recipients

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Teacher as Hero

This yearly recognition program, sponsored by State Farm®, honors outstanding educators in the Delaware Valley

 

Do you know a teacher who...?

  • Has provided many years of service in the field of education
  • Volunteers in his/her community outside of school
  • Demonstrates exceptional creativity in the classroom
  • Defuses violence and bullying among students
  • Perseveres despite increasing challenges
  • Serves as a role model to other teachers

Presentations are made at a special ceremony at the National Liberty Museum attended by family, friends, colleagues, school administrators and representatives of State Farm®. The honored teachers receive a free family membership to the Museum; a free Guided Tour of the Museum for their class; their story featured in our Teacher as Heroes Exhibit; participation in a Museum Act 48 Teacher Training Workshop of their choice at no charge; and various other gifts from the Museum.

We invite fellow teachers, parents, students and other education professionals to submit nominations. To nominate a teacher for 2011, click here or print this PDF.

 

Highlights of the 2010 Teacher as Hero Award:

The 2010 “Teacher as Hero” Winners are all very special people. Each has helped make the world a better place for their students, going far beyond what is asked of them to share their time, talents and resources with our next generation of leaders.

The event was attended by the nominees, their families and friends, and representatives of State Farm®, the sponsor of the Award. Tim Furlong of NBC10 served as the Master of Ceremonies for the evening. The list below are the winners of the 2010 “Teacher as Hero” Award:

  • Mary Jane Chambers, Triton Regional High School, Runnemede, NJ
  • Mike Conn, Milton Area Senior High School, Milton, PA
  • Jami Evans, Cramer College Preparatory Lab School, Camden, NJ
  • Gerri Garofalo, Archbishop Wood High School, Warminster, PA
  • Madeline Glowienka, Lingelbach Elementary School, Philadelphia, PA
  • David Hall, North Penn High School, Landsdale, PA
  • Andrene Henderson, Jay Cooke Elementary School, Philadelphia, PA
  • Lynn Jacobs, Anna Blakiston Day School, Philadelphia, PA
  • Carolyn Kivenias, Allen M. Stearne Elementary School, Philadelphia, PA
  • Katerina Luckett, YWCA & Head Start, Pottstown, PA
  • Jessica Marine, St. Francis De Sales, Philadelphia, PA
  • Donna Wolfert, Mattison Avenue Elementary School, Ambler, PA
  • Team of Elizabeth Harvey, Kendall Johnson-McArthur & Kate Hayes, School of the Future, Philadelphia, PA