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ATPE-PAC honorees pool their resources to stand up for public education

Association of Texas Professional Educators
Association of Texas Professional Educators

Date Posted: 8/19/2022

The ATPE Political Action Committee (ATPE-PAC) allows ATPE members to pool their resources in support of candidates and officeholders who will champion the association’s legislative priorities. Each year at the ATPE Summit, the association recognizes members who have gone above and beyond in their support of ATPE-PAC. The following members, regions, and local units were recognized at the 2022 ATPE Summit.

Stephen F. Austin ATPE-PAC Honorees

These members have contributed the following cumulative amounts to ATPE-PAC since July 1997.

$10,000–ATPE-PAC Hall of Fame

David de la Garza*, Twila Figueroa, Ginger Franks, Gayle Sampley, Richard Wiggins
*New inductee this year.

$7,500

Connie Kilday

$5,000

Sherry Boyd, Karen Hames

$2,500

Teresa Millard, Betty Plunkett, Greg Vidal, Katherine Whitbeck

$1,500

Charlotte Anthony, Nora Crist, Sharon Dixon, Nichole Gambulos, Shannon Holmes, Phyllis Jarzombek, Darlene Kelly, Jerrica Liggins, Shawna Mayerson, Roger Moralez, Teri Nail, Miguel Renteria, Shelia Slider, Becky Spurlock, Cathy Stolle, Donna Ward

$500

Sherry Boultinghouse, Lisa Cook-Johnson, Phyllis Crider, CaRita Forte, Jesus Garza, Donna Gibbon, Lisa Henry, Janya Hodge, Courtney Jones, Rebecca Lanham, Paula Marshall, Antonio Mercado, Teri Naya, Brooke Roberts, Michelle Ruddell, Barbara Ruiz, Denise Sanders, Kristel Sexton, Rhonda Smith, Cynthia Villalovos, Jeannette Whitt, Deborah Wright, Robert Zamora

ATPE-PAC Statesman Award

The ATPE-PAC Statesman Award honors ATPE members who have donated $20 or more to ATPE-PAC for 12 consecutive months.

Charlotte Anthony, Betty Berndt, Sherry Boyd, Ona Beth Day, David de la Garza, Sharon Dixon, Madonna Felan, Twila Figueroa, Ron Fitzwater, Jason Forbis, CaRita Forte, Yessica Garza, Lynette Ginn, Byron Hildebrand, Darlene Kelly, Jerrica Liggins, Dale Lovett, Meredith Malloy, Teresa Millard, Lynn Nutt, Bobbye Patton, Deborah Pleasant, Steve Pokluda, Brooke Roberts, Lindsay Robinson, Eli Rodriguez, Maria Slette, Shelia Slider, Wendy Smith, Sam Spurlock, Becky Spurlock, Ron Walcik, Katherine Whitbeck, Richard Wiggins

William B. Travis ATPE-PAC Honorees

This year’s William B. Travis Honorees are those members who donated $150 or more to ATPE-PAC between Aug. 1, 2020, and July 31, 2021.

Elizabeth Abrahams, Christopher Adams, Susan Ambrus, Charlotte Anthony, Betty Berndt, Julleen Bottoms, Sherry Boyd. Jeanne Carter, Phyllis Crider, Nora Crist, Ona Beth Day, David de la Garza, Sharon Dixon, Deryl Elms, Alice Erdelt, Madonna Felan, Twila Figueroa, Ron Fitzwater, Jason Forbis, CaRita Forte, Ginger Franks, Nicole Fuller, Nora Gaitan, Nichole Gambulos, Jesus Garza, Yessica Garza, Donna Gibbon, Sharon Ginn, Leslie Gonzalez, Tonja Gray, Bill Griffin, Gail Hall, Karen Hames, Allyson Haveman, Kylie Herring. Byron Hildebrand, Shannon Holmes, Malinda Holzapfel, Courtney Jones, Darlene Kelly, Connie Kilday, Rebecca Lanham, Barbara Lebold, Deann Lee, Jerrica Liggins, Dale Lovett, Meredith Malloy, Paula Marshall, Shawna Mayerson, Antonio Mercado, Evelyn Miles-Hoskin, Teresa Millard, Jennifer Mitchell, Roger Moralez, Nathan Moye, Laura Musgrove, Shawn Mustain, Lynn Nutt, Daisy Palomo, Bobbye Patton, Deborah Pleasant, Betty Plunkett, Steve Pokluda, Miguel Renteria, Dawn Riley, Brooke Roberts, Lindsay Robinson, Eli Rodriguez, Gayle Sampley, Denise Sanders, Jayne Serna, Kristel Sexton, Maria Slette, Shelia Slider, Rhonda Smith, Wendy Smith, Sam Spurlock, Becky Spurlock, Stephanie Stoebe, Judi Thomas, Greg Vidal, Cynthia Villalovos, Eileen Walcik, Melissa Walcik, Ron Walcik, Donna Ward, Leslie Ward, Katherine Whitbeck, Shane Whitten, Richard Wiggins, Jeffry Woods, Robert Zamora, Sylvia Zamora

Davy Crockett Fundraising Challenge

This challenge was established to recognize the regions and local units that raise the most money per member for ATPE-PAC.

Region, 10,000 or fewer members

Region 11

Region, 10,001 or more members

Region 10

Local unit, 1–200 members

Spearman ATPE

Local unit, 201–500 members

Boerne ATPE

Local unit, 501+ members

Humble ATPE

 
 
 

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