Ripe for Recognition
The College of Education honored 16 professionals for outstanding careers in education during the 2010 Crystal Apple Awards. The event, held Oct. 29 at the Kellogg Center, featured an elegant dinner, a keynote address from James E. Ray, Superintendent for School Redesign at Detroit Public Schools, and tributes to each distinguished recipient.
The Crystal Apple Awards were established as a way for donors to recognize educators who played a significant role in their lives and who represent a commitment to the teaching profession. The opportunity to select a recipient is a benefit to donors in the College of Education Leadership Circle.
The 2011 event will be held on Friday, Nov. 11 at the University Club. If you are interested in selecting a recipient, contact Julie Bird, assistant director of development, at (517) 432-1983 or birdjuli@msu.edu.
The 2010 recipients were:
Jim Ballard
Executive Director, Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals
Lansing, Mich.
nominators: Barbara Markle and Phil Cusick
Wendy L. Darga
Media and Technology Teacher, Hart Middle School
Rochester Hills, Mich.
nominator: Cassandra Book
Linda A. Fuller
Special Education Teacher, Averill Elementary School, Lansing School District
Lansing, Mich.
nominator: Edna Felmlee
Rudy Hobbs
State Representative, 35th House District
Lathrup Village, Mich.
nominators: Frank and Ernestine Simmons
Christopher Jennison
Retired Publisher, Literacy Education Book List, Guilford Press
Hopkinton, Mass.
nominator: Donna Forrest-Pressley
Thomas Sampson
Assistant Professor of Education, Olivet College
Olivet, Mich.
nominator: Janet Wessel
Joan S. Stark
Dean and Professor Emerita, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Mich.
nominators: Ann Austin-Beck and John Beck
Mary Stephen
Retired Educator, Utica Community Schools
Utica, Mich.
nominators: Lillian Demas, Nancy Searing and Susan Meyer
William D. Strampel
Dean, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
East Lansing, Mich.
nominator: MaryLee Davis
Gerry Gunnings-Stroman
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Indiana University, Kokomo
Kokomo, Ind.
nominator: Sonya Gunnings-Moton
Kellie A. Stroud
Young 5s Teacher, Max Larsen Elementary School
Coldwater, Mich.
nominator: Mary W. Smith
Clarence Underwood, Jr.
Outreach Consultant, Office of Admissions, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Mich.
nominators: Fred and Janet Tinning
Sue Usiak
Retired Teacher, Lansing School District
Lansing, Mich.
nominators: Arlene Brophy, Jim and Barb Gallagher and Kay Hillberg
Paul S. Visch
Professor in the School of Health Sciences, Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
nominators: Henry and Betty Montoye
Lorraine Ware
Principal, Red Cedar School
East Lansing, Mich.
nominators: Jack and Sharon Schwille
Nancy Wonch
Professor of Law, Cooley Law School
Lansing, Mich.
nominator: Elaine M. Tripi