Linda Brown Fellows Awards

Linda Brown Fellows Award

Recognize those who help local students reach for the stars!

 

The Linda Brown Fellows Awards recognize TTUSD teachers who...
go above and beyond in fulfilling their potential as an educator and show exceptional merit or talent, provide truly outstanding academic programs, are extraordinarily innovative, and creative.

Linda Brown Fellows Award and Star Support Award 2008-2009


2008-2009 Fellows Recipients
Left to Right: Mike Depew, Candy Blesse, Karen Pilaar, Sue Mock, Claire Boyle

 

Meeting Notes

Attached you will find the meeting notes from the various Education Matters, "Safe, Healthy Environment" Committee.

Linda Brown Fellows Award 2005-2006

The Linda Brown Fellows Award was created to promote and recognize excellence in teaching. This honor is presented to teachers who set their personal expectations high and make learning exciting every day. This year, five recipients were selected from a field of 69 nominations for 25 teachers. The award winners each received $2,000 to be used for educational purposes and an additional $500 for personal use.

Linda Brown Fellows Awards 1999-2000

Susan Lowder, Tahoe Truckee High School
Warren Mills, North Tahoe High School

The Linda Brown Fellows Program recognizes outstanding teachers within the district who have demonstrated extraordinary originality and commitment to teaching, and also exceptional merit and dedication to innovation. The fellowship is designed to enhance future work, not to reward past work, hence it has a focus on the future.

Linda Brown Fellows Awards 2000-01

Robyn McCartney of Kings Beach Elementary
Lois Moore of Glenshire Elementary
Vicki Decker
of Sierra Mountain Middle School
Dean Nordby
of North Tahoe Middle School

The 2000-2001 Fellows Program awards were presented to two full time teachers from the elementary grades (K-5), and two full time teachers from the middle school grades (6-8); in each category, one teacher was chosen from the Truckee area and one from the lakeside area. The selection committee was comprised of nine members of the Excellence in Education board of directors who had to make difficult selections from an outstanding field of nominations . Each recipient received a $1,500 cash grant, that they could spend in any way that enhanced student or teacher academics during the 2000-2001 school year.

Linda Brown Fellows Awards 2001-02

Danny Brolliar of Tahoe Lake Elementary
Nancy Shaeffer of Truckee Elementary
Carolyn Keigley of Glenshire Elementary
Dave Green of Truckee High School
Lisa Furr of Truckee High/North Tahoe High Special Education
Dick Lingle of North Tahoe High School

Each recipient received a $1,500 cash grant that they could spend in any way that enhanced student or teacher academics during the 2001-2002 school year. Here are some of the inspiring comments from those who nominated the six award recipients:

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