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Annual Education Awards
Established in 2006, Ordway Center Education Awards were created to honor the contributions of individuals and institutions that have furthered the mission of Education and Community Engagement Programs at Ordway Center.
Individuals and organizations from any artistic, educational, or cultural field are eligible, including individual artists, professional administrators and teachers, volunteers, philanthropists and partnerships or leadership teams.
The submission deadline for the 2009 Education awards was on February 16, 2009. Winners will be announced at the Annual Liason Event on April 24, 2009.
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Awards Categories
One person or organization is awarded in each of the four following areas.
Individuals and organizations from any artistic, educational, or cultural field are eligible, including individual artists, professional administrators and teachers, volunteers, philanthropists and partnerships or leadership teams.
Philanthropy: For outstanding financial or in-kind contributions to the betterment of Education and Community Engagement programs Ordway Center.
Vision: For the creation of new programs or innovation and enhancement to existing Education or Community Engagement programs at Ordway Center.
Community Commitment: For dedication, over a period of time, to the support and/or advancement of Community Engagement programs at Ordway Center.
Education Service: This award is presented to a person(s) or organization whose leadership and participation has led to inventive learning for students in or through Ordway Center programs.
A nominee who doesn’t fit easily into any of the above categories may be nominated. Please include a statement as to why they should be considered for an award.
Selection Process
A selection committee comprised of seven members will read and evaluate nominations. Members are drawn from professionals working in the fields of the arts, education and civic engagement, from Ordway Center’s Education Advisory Committee, Ordway Center’s Cultural Advisory Council, and from parents or guardians of students who are active participants in the arts. Following the selection, the results will not be announced until the Annual Liaison Event held each spring. The 2009 Annual Liaison Event will take place on April 24, 2009.
The committee reserves the right, to consider nominees in an award category other than the one indicated on the submission form. However, they will also remain in consideration for the area in which they were nominated.
ELIGIBILITY. Nominators may nominate an individual, team or organization, including those in which they may be involved as an employee, board member, or volunteer. Nominators may not nominate themselves.
Full time staff members of Ordway Center for the Performing Arts are not eligible for the awards.
SELECTION CRITERIA. The nominees work must be related in some way to Ordway Center Education and/or Community Engagement programs. Nominations should speak to the nominee’s efforts to support learning or build community engagement.
Nominations should give one or more specific examples of the nominee's support of new programs, expansion or enhancement of existing programs, or increasing access to programs. Ordway Center programs often act as a catalyst and result in new avenues of development, participation, and engagement. Consideration will also be given to excellent work which is an outgrowth of an Ordway Center program.
Please contact Erin Gomach with any questions at 651-282-3135 or egomach@ordway.org