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View the recipients for awards presented at the ATPE Convention

2006-07 Campus Representative of the Year

This award recognizes special volunteers who are fundamental to ATPE’s growth and development. Category winners received $150; the overall winner received an additional $100. Their local units received $50 for future activities.

Overall Campus Representative of the Year
Local Units with 1,000+ Members

Jackie Davis

Jackie Davis serves as Garland ATPE’s campus representative at the Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence. Last year, she organized a press conference for the release of a school district survey conducted by the local unit. As a result, Garland ATPE was featured on local TV news and in The Dallas Morning News. Whenever a member has a question, Davis gets to work finding an answer “in a heartbeat.”

Local Units with 1-500 Members	Local Units with 501-1,000 Members
Diane Pokluda H.M. Stevens Middle School Crowley ATPE	Gladys Terrelonge North Shore High School 9–10 Campus Galena Park ATPE

2006-07 Local Unit of the Year

The ATPE Local Unit of the Year Awards recognize local unit efforts and accomplishments. The Overall Local Unit of the Year receives $500 and category winners receive $350 for future local unit activities.

Overall Local Unit of the Year Local Units with 501–1,000 Members
Galena Park ATPE Before the 2006-07 school year began, Galena Park ATPE hosted a “new teacher social.” Fifty of the district’s 250 new teachers attended—and all 50 joined ATPE on the spot!
Debbie Cox	Region 4 Chartered in 1980 563 members 2006-07 officers: President Debbie Cox (pictured), Vice President Debbie Williamson, Secretary Marta Taylor, Treasurer Lissa Shephard, Membership Chair Joy Roberts, Past President Lynn Nutt.

Local Units with 1-500 Members
Janie Leath	Woden ATPE Region 7 Chartered in 1985 123 members 2006-07 officers: President Janie Leath (pictured), Vice President/Membership Chair Debbie Graham, Secretary Malinda Holzapfel, Treasurer Ginger Franks, Past President Rachel Coker
Local Units with 1,000+ Members
Denel Prater	Mesquite ATPE Region 10 Chartered in 1982 2,172 members 2006-07 officers: President Denel Prater (pictured), Vice President Greg Signall, 2nd Vice President Alison Kimble, Secretary Melissa McGee, Treasurer Kim Followwell, Membership Chair Jennifer LaPlante, Past President Carl Garner
University Local Units
Misty Williams	Texas A&M University–Texarkana ATPE Region 8 Chartered in 1999 78 members 2006-07 officers: President Misty Williams (pictured), 2nd Vice President Lindy Chapman, Secretary Niki Gay, Secretary Amanda Sumpter, Treasurer Lisa Hardin, Public Relations Officer Jennifer Lance, Sponsor Judy Sander, Sponsor Barry Nutter

2006-07 Newsletter Award

Print newsletter (local units with 1–400 members):
Woden ATPE, Malinda Holzapfel, editor

Print newsletter (local units with more than 400 members):
Abilene ATPE, Angel Haley, editor

E-newsletter:
Anahuac ATPE, Kay Zieschang, editor

2006-07 Sam Houston Award for Political Involvement

This award recognizes an ATPE member for outstanding achievement in the growth and development of individual grassroots political involvement.

Evelyn Hardaman

Northside (20) ATPE—Evelyn Hardaman
In her role as Region 20 ATPE president, Hardaman coordinated efforts to host a gubernatorial candidate forum in October 2006. Democrat Chris Bell attended. In addition to communicating with lawmakers at the state and federal levels, Hardaman attends Northside (20) ISD school board meetings and shares her thoughts on district issues with her superintendent, Dr. John Folks.

2006-07 Davy Crockett Fund-raising Challenge

This program recognizes the local units and regions that raise the most money per member for ATPE-PAC during the year.

Local Units with 1-500 Members	Local Units with 501-1,000 Members		Local Units with 1,000+ Members
Warren ATPE Raised $1,133/$13.02 per member 2006-07 President Bill Moye	San Antonio ATPE Raised $1,792.90/$2.25 per member 2006-07 President Tina Briones		Killeen ATPE Raised $1,516/$1.48 per member 2006-07 President Frank Mosser
Regions with fewer than 10,000 members		Regions with 10,000+ members
Region 5 Raised $3,042.92/$1.70 per member 2006-07 President Kirk Brown		Region 20 Raised $14,315.32/$1.43 per member 2006-07 President Evelyn Hardaman

2006-07 Fred Wiesner Educational Excellence Scholarship Recipients

Established to honor the late Fred Wiesner, one of ATPE’s founding members, this scholarship is awarded annually to four outstanding college students in educator preparation programs. This year’s recipients are:

Brittany Anderson, Abilene Christian University
Kim-Thoa Nguyen, University of St. Thomas
Mary Simpson, Baylor University
Stephanie Biering, University of Texas at San Antonio

2006-07 Barbara Jordan Memorial Scholarship Recipients

This scholarship honors the late Barbara Jordan, a Texas congresswoman and distinguished educator. It is given annually to junior, senior and graduate students enrolled in educator preparation programs at predominantly minority colleges and universities in Texas. This year’s recipients are:

Andrea Calvillo, University of Texas at San Antonio
Evelyn Hardaman, University of Texas at San Antonio
Katrina Rios, University of Texas at San Antonio
Revordia Walker, Texas Southern University
Sandra DeLeon, University of Texas at San Antonio
Stephanie Biering, University of Texas at San Antonio

View the recipients for awards presented at the ATPE Convention