Purpose of the Award:
To Honor Roy Lauter for his many years of distinguished service to SRATE as executive director, board member, president and past-president, and member of the association and to establish an annual award to recognize persons who have made cumulative significant contributions to SRATE over a period of at least 10 years for their service to the organization and their contributions to teacher education in the SRATE region.
Criteria for selection:
- A documented history of contribution to SRATE and teacher education within the SRATE region that shall include such things as
- Leadership roles within SRATE that may, but not necessarily, include serving as SRATE President;
- Leadership roles within their state ATE affiliate as well as other contributions to teacher education;
- Service to SRATE that includes at least a ten-year period and for those individuals who have served as President must include significant contribution after her/his tenure as President and/or significant contribution prior to tenure as President.
Selection process and announcement:
Subsequent year awards shall be made by the Roy L. Lauter Distinguished Service Award Selection Committee that shall be chaired by the Immediate Past-President and include the most recent recipient and one other Past-President or award recipient appointed by the President.
Except under unusual circumstances, one recipient will be selected per year.
Bestowing the Honor:
- The award shall be presented at the annual Awards Luncheon of the SRATE Conference with the recipient being presented an appropriate plaque.
- The Fall/Winter Issue of the SRATE Journal shall include a feature honoring the recipient.
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