Literacy for Life Teaching Awards
Sponsored by Oreggia Family Foundation
2011 Award Recipients
Literacy for Life Award 2011
Sherrie Taylor Vann
3rd grade, Williams Elementary School - Williams, Colusa County
6 years teaching
Emerging Seed Award 2011
Laura Romo
6th grade, Jefferson Leadership Academies – Long Beach, Los Angeles County
14 years teaching
Vocational Agriculture Award 2011
Lindsey Kovach
High School Agriculture, Ponderosa High School - Shingle Springs, El Dorado County
6 years teaching
Awards
The winners have the opportunity to receive many awards, including:
- $2000 Cash Prize (Overall and Vocational Agriculture)
- $1000 Cash Prize (Emerging Seed)
- Recognition in CFAITC electronic publication Cream of the Crop and other media
- Expense paid trip to the 2011 National AITC Conference (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Expense paid trip to the 2011 CA Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting
Previous Award Recipients
- Sergio de Alba, 2010 Literacy for Life Award
- Maureen Marino, 2010 Emerging Seed Award
- Judy Aschwanden, 2010 Vocational Agriculture Award
- David Menshew, 2009 Literacy for Life Award
- Suzanne Squires, 2009 Emerging Seed
- Brenda Lacey, 2009 Vocational Agriculture
- Judy Honerkamp, 2008 Outstanding Teacher of the Year
- Jennifer Limberg, 2008 Teacher of Excellence for Community Outreach
- Suzi Smith, 2008 Rookie of the Year
- Alyssa Mangan, 2008 Vocational Agriculture Teacher of the Year
- Diane Pollock, 2008 Vocational Agriculture Teacher of the Year
- Dianne Swanson, 2007 Outstanding Teacher of the Year
- Lawrence Omeje, 2006 Outstanding Educator of the Year
- Tina McEnroe, 2005 Outstanding Educator of the Year
- Cathey Anderson, 2004 Outstanding Educator of the Year
- Carla Wright, 2003 Outstanding Educator of the Year
- Deni Lopez, 2002 Outstanding Educator of the Year