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Princeton University Distinguished Secondary Teaching Awards
Princeton University honored four outstanding New Jersey secondary school teachers at its 2009 Commencement on Tuesday, June 2.
This year's honorees were (pictured above with Teacher Preparation Proram Director John Webb from the left) Martin Shields, Pascack Hills High School, Montvale; Katherine O'Neil, East Brook Middle School, Paramus; James Danch, Colonia High School, Colonia; and Rebecca Strum, Bergen County Academies, Hackensack.
The teachers were selected for the award from 81 nominations from public and private schools around the state. Each teacher will receive $5,000 as well as $3,000 for his or her school library.
"This year's awardees offer us a splendid portrait of excellence in teaching. The most important ingredient for student success is a good teacher, and these four teachers epitomize the very best of the profession," said John Webb, director of Princeton's Program in Teacher Preparation, which administers the awards. "They are deeply passionate about what they do each day, in some cases even after decades in the classroom. They sincerely care about young people, and their students return that affection with their trust and admiration, the greatest of all tributes."
The staff of the Program in Teacher Preparation selected 10 finalists, each of whom was visited at work by an observer. Finalists were selected by a committee chaired by Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel and included Webb, two Princeton professors and two external education professionals.
Princeton has honored secondary school teachers since 1959. The University received an anonymous gift from an alumnus to establish the program. Information about submitting nominations for the Distinguished Secondary Teaching Award and all related materials are mailed to principals/heads of all New Jersey middle and high schools, public and independent, in early October.
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