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Hall of Fame: ESL Teacher Education

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)


Teacher of the Year

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
   
Birmingham Rotary Club
2009 Anne Betbeze ESL Teacher at EPIC Elementary (Birmingham City Schools)
2009 Tyler Bryant ESL Teacher at Glen Iris Elementary (Birmingham City Schools)
   
Shades Valley Rotary Club  
2002 Jenny Harvey ESL Teacher at Homewood High (Homewood City Schools)
     
Other Awards  
   
Alabama Teacher Hall of Fame (awarded by Jacksonville State University)
2008 Sevim Whitaker ESL Teacher at Rocky Ridge Elementary (Hoover City Schools)

 

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