Teacher of the Year Award

Help us find those dedicated, innovative, and creative Natural Resources and Earth Science educators that deserve recognition for all that they do. The requirements are simple: Three years full-time teaching experience and currently teaches at a U.S. K-12 school, one unit per year on natural resources, unit fits definition of natural resources, and location within states under the Eastern Section – AAPG umbrella.

Nominations can be forwarded to Donna Willette, dcwillet@Illinois.edu TOTY Coordinator ESAAPG. Once a teacher is nominated, the TOTY ESAAPG Coordinator will contact the educator and guide them through the process of submitting online at the AAPG Teacher of the Year website. More information on the documents required and the process can be found on the website: Teacher of the Year.

Deadline for submission is January 15, 2018. The winning finalist for our section receives $2500, and all others who successfully apply receive $100 each. A review committee of ESAAPG members will decide the finalist to represent our section. Our Eastern Section nominee then has the opportunity to compete for the national award.

After final nominations are decided by each section representing AAPG, the National TOTY Committee convenes to pick the final winner of the Teacher of the Year Award by February 15. The Award winner receives a $3000 personal cash award and a $3000 cash award for the winner’s school, plus an expense paid trip to the next AAPG Annual Meeting to receive the award. The runnerup section finalists each receive an honorable mention and a $500 cash award for their nomination.