Celebration of Teaching Honors Excellence in State, School: [unit], Indiana University at Bloomington

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Last Updated: Fri, Apr 27, 2007

Celebration of Teaching Honors Excellence in State, School

The Indiana School of Education honored some of the best teachers in Indiana schools and within the school of education during the annual “Celebration of Teaching” Thursday, April 26. The school recognized seven school teachers from across the state selected as this year’s “Armstrong Teacher Educators.” It also awarded a school of education professor using innovative techniques to address the issues of English and a second language with the Gorman Teaching Award.

Language Education professor Faridah Pawan is the recipient of the Gorman Teaching Award. It is the highest teaching award presented by the school. The school presents it to recognize creative and effective teaching. Since Pawan joined the IU School of Education faculty in 2001, she’s created the state’s largest in-service training for English as a second language teachers. In 2002, she started the English as a Foreign language/English as a second Language Program via Distance Education. Students from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, as well as South and East Asia have taken five online courses to earn a certificate of completion. The Gorman Award, established by alum Burton Gorman in the early 1980’s, carries a cash prize.

Here is the complete list of honorees at the Celebration of Teaching:

Trustees Faculty Teaching Awards

Valarie L. Akerson, Curriculum & Instruction
H. Gerald Campano, Language Education
Phil Francis Carspecken, Education Leadership and Policy Studies
Suzanne E. Eckes, Education Leadership and Policy Studies
Barbara Dennis Korth, Curriculum & Instruction
Genevieve Manset Williamson, Curriculum & Instruction

Gorman Award

Faridah Pawan, Language Education

Graduate Studies Faculty Mentor Award

Thomas Brush, Instructional Systems Technology

Outstanding Associate Instructor Awards

Aaron Bodle, Education Leadership and Policy Studies
Stephanie Cayot Serriere, Curriculum & Instruction
Bryn Harris, Counseling and Educational Psychology
Neil Perdue, Counseling and Educational Psychology
Janet Rumple, Education Leadership and Policy Studies

Armstrong Teacher Educator Awards

Pamela Fischer, Lawrence Township
Sue Keene, MSD of Decatur Township
Angela Kelich, Anderson Community School Corporation
Gregory Lineweaver, Herron High School, Indianapolis
Susan Mattocks, Tri-County School Corporation
Lori Sampson, Avon Community School Corporation
Stephen Wilson, Northwestern School Corporation

Armstrong Award recipient Stephen
Wilson attaches his corsage