2010 Outstanding High School Business Educator Awards

The Portland Tribune and Community Newspapers and the OSU College of Business are seeking nominations for the 2010 Outstanding High School Business Educator Awards. The awards will recognize five educators who improve student achievement, use innovative and exemplary instructional strategies, and enhance student learning of business concepts.

Criteria: Nominee must be a high school business educator (teacher, advisor, or administrator) in Oregon or Clark County, Washington with at least two years of experience as an educator.

Recognition: $500 cash prize and recognition at the College of Business' 2010 Alumni & Business Partner Awards dinner on May 6, 2010 at the Governor Hotel in Portland.

Submission: Submit nominations online at www.portlandtribune.com/forms/educator_award.php or by mail to Sue Curran, The Portland Tribune, 6605 S.E. Lake Road, Portland, OR 97222.

Deadline: Nominations must be received by April 9, 2010.

Questions about the awards?
Contact Sue Curran at (503)546-0716 or scurran@commnewspapers.com
or Thuy Tran at (541)737-6020 or trant@bus.oregonstate.edu.

Online entry form

Nominator's contact information: (• = required field )

First name: •
Last name: •
Address 1: •
Address 2:
City: •
State: •
Zip: •
Phone: •
Email address: •
Relationship to Nominee:

Please Provide the information about the nominee
and address the three essay questions.

First Name: •
Last Name: •
School: •
Position: •
Phone: (Direct or School) •
Address 1:
Address 2:
City:
State:
Zip:
Email address:

Limit each answer to 200 words

Describe the nominee's philosophy in teaching business concepts, including his/her approach to teaching, classroom environment, both physical and intellectual, and how this approach improves business education. •

What are the most successful innovations that the nominee has introduced in the classroom or school? What strategies or methods are used to ensure that all students achieve at a high level? •

Academic training alone is no longer enough in today's competitive global marketplace. Describe any programs, activities, or strategies used by the nominee within or outside the classroom that contribute to preparing students for life-long achievement in their chosen business profession. •

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