SOE Awards | National Board Certification | Teacher of the Year
Rotary Club Teacher of the Year | Other Awards
Through our Hall of Fame in ESL Teacher Education, we congratulate the
many UAB students and alumni who have earned awards, honors, and
distinctions. However, in order to make sure that our ESL Hall of Fame
includes all award winners, we need everyone's help. We look forward to
hearing from you about any other award-winning UAB students and alumni
so that their names can also be added to our Hall of Fame.
Susan Spezzini, Program Coordinator for ESL Teacher Education (spezzini@uab.edu)
UAB School of Education Awards: Outstanding Students and Alumni
| 2009 | Traditional MAE/ESL | Monica Coe | Walker County Schools |
| Alternative MAE/ESL | Marie Sandoval | Shelby County Schools | |
| Non-Cert. MAE/ESL | Margariette Hoomes | Birmingham | |
| MAE/ESL Alumni | Karen Snyder | Auburn City Schools | |
| 2008 | Traditional MAE/ESL | Esther P. Cunill | Jefferson County Schools |
| Alternative MAE/ESL | Abby Becker | Homewood City Schools | |
| Non-cert. MAE/ESL | Bryan Lowry | Shelby County & UAB | |
| MAE/ESL Alumni | Cindy Cox | Shelby County Schools | |
| 2007 | Traditional MAE/ESL | Sevim Whitaker | Hoover City Schools |
| Alternative MAE/ESL | Cheryl Jones | Shelby County Schools | |
| MAE/ESL Alumni | Judy Wright | Calhoun County Schools | |
| 2006 | Traditional MAE/ESL | Jan Renfro | Shelby County Schools |
| Alternative MAE/ESL | Naomi Abe | Shelby County Schools | |
| MAE/ESL Alumni | Anne Betbeze | Birmingham City Schools | |
| 2005 | Traditional MAE/ESL | Shay Stewart | Baldwin County Schools |
| Alternative MAE/ESL | Jennifer Greer | Shelby County Schools | |
| MAE/ESL Alumni | Alice Owens | Alexander City Schools |
National Board Certification in English as a New Language
| 2009 | Sevim Whitaker | ESL Teacher at Rocky Ridge Elementary (Hoover City Schools) |
| 2008 | Donna Morrison | ESL Teacher at Glen Iris Elementary (Birmingham City Schools) |
| Robin Kelly | ESL Teacher at Gibson Elementary (Birmingham City Schools) | |
| 2006 | Anne Betbeze | ESL Teacher at EPIC Elementary (Birmingham City Schools) |
| 2009-10 | |
| Nona Thomas | ESL Teacher at Edgewood Elementary School (Homewood City Schools) |
| 2008-09 | |
| Abby Becker | ESL Teacher at Hall Kent Elementary School (Homewood City Schools) |
| Julie Caine | Social Studies at Montevallo Middle School (Shelby County Schools) |
| Sally Dumais | ESL Teacher at Valley Intermediate School (Shelby County Schools) |
| Stefanie Jenkins | Math & Science Teacher at Shades Cahaba Elementary (Homewood) |
| Latasha McMillan | English at Thompson Middle School (Shelby County Schools) |
| 2007-08 | |
| Laura Calhoun | Special Education at Linda Nolen Learning Center (Shelby Co. Schools) |
| Laura Gober | ESL Teacher at Inverness Elementary School (Shelby County Schools) |
| Alissa Murphy | ESL Teacher at Foley High School (Baldwin County Schools) |
| Kerri Woods | 4th Grade at Elvin Hill Elementary School (Shelby County Schools) |
| 2006-07 | |
| Lisa Kirkpatrick | French & Spanish Teacher at Chelsea High (Shelby County Schools) |
| Laura McDonald | Special Education at Columbiana Middle (Shelby County Schools) |
| Judy Metheny* | 3rd Grade at Mt. Laurel Elementary (Shelby County Schools) |
| *Judy was also selected as elementary teacher for the district | |
| Dee Pinkleton | Kindergarten Teacher at Wilsonville Elementary (Shelby County Schools) |
| Julie Yeager | Math Teacher at Chelsea Middle School (Shelby County Schools) |
| Rotary Club Teacher of the Year | |
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| 2009 | Anne Betbeze | ESL Teacher at EPIC Elementary (Birmingham City Schools) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Tyler Bryant | ESL Teacher at Glen Iris Elementary (Birmingham City Schools) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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