World Teachers’ Day Awards 2019
Congratulations to the 72 winners!
On Friday 25 October 2019 we congratulated the best and finest in the education profession at the Educators SA World Teachers’ Day Celebration. More than 70 awards were presented to outstanding educators who were nominated by their peers as leaders in their profession.
Check out the photos of the night here.
Here are the winners:
University Awards
Flinders University Award
Jonathan Legg
The University of Adelaide Award
Nia O’Loughlin
University of South Australia Award
Timothy Durst
Minister’s Language Immersion Scholarship Awards
Finalist Catholic: Maria Callisto
Winner Catholic: Amanda Measday, School of the Nativity and McAuley Community School
Finalists Independent: Sarah Burrow, Leah Wardle
Winner Independent: Georgia Heynemann, Immanuel College
Finalists Department: Cathryn Miegel, Malgorzata Sztolc
Winner Department:Tanya McCulloch, Naracoorte South Primary School
Minister’s Arts Education Awards
Primary Finalists: Indra Benson, Adam Broadbent and Tracey McKenna
Winner: Lily Gower, SA School for Vision Impaired (SASVI)
Secondary Finalists: Natalie Andreou, Catherine Carter, Megan Cooper, Lindsey Crowe, Julianne Hall, Tim Moors, Jackie Reichstein
Secondary Winner: Wanda Jarvis, Port Lincoln High School
Andersons Solicitors Connecting with Regional Educators Award
Orff Schulwerk Association of South Australia
Credit Union SA Early Career Educator Award
Finalist: Alison Zogopoulos
Winner: Maria Bilske (VAESA)
Teachers Registration Board Award
Mike Chartres (PMA)
World Education Forum (SA) Educator Award
Bernadette Hagerty (AAEE)
Educators Supporting Educators Award
Finalists: Jasmine Darrie, Catherine Elliot, Valerie Harrold, Rosey Kadow, Susan Marshall, Joanna Patrick
Winner: Rebecca Garrett (MASA)
Leading Education Forward Award
Finalist: Rebecca Starling
Winner: Visual Arts Educators of South Australia
Innovative Association Award
Finalists: Mathematical Association of South Australia, Nature Play SA, SA Association ofr Teachers of Italian, Visual Arts Educators of South Australia
Winner: Drama South Australia
Association Awards
Environmental Educator of the Year
Deidre Knight, Australian Association for Environmental Education Inc
Award for Excellence
Jasmine Darrie, Australian Association of Teachers of the Deaf (SA)
Excellence Award
Justine Fogden, Agriculture Teachers Association of South Australia
Australian Council for Computers in Education President’s Medal
Paul Clapton-Caputo, EdTechSA
Business Innovation Award
Tricia Yandell, Business and Enterprise Teachers’ Association of SA Inc
Drama South Australia Award
Cathy Miegel, Drama South Australia
Distinguished Service Award
Rosey Kadow, Australian Literacy Educators Association of SA
Early Career Maths Educator of the Year
Laura Toland and Andrew Thomas, Primary Mathematics Association SA
Emerging Leaders Award
Felicity Davies, Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association of SA
English Teacher of the Year
Alison Robertson, South Australian English Teachers Association
Gotong Royong Award
Sharon Mann, Indonesian Teachers’ Association
Hiroshi Haga Teacher Recognition Award
Belinda Schmitt, Japanese Language Teachers’ Association of SA
Industrious Association Service Award
Leon Driessen, Laboratory Managers Association of SA
Kodály SA Award
Lisa Williamson, Kodály SA Award
Languages Service Award
Lynn Davis, Modern Language Teachers’ Association SA
Life Membership
Cecilia Borda, Orff Schulwerk Association of South Australia
Life Member for Excellent Service
Kathy Purvis, Chinese Language Teachers’ Association of SA Inc
Long Standing Contribution Award
Teresa Howie, SA Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Outstanding Contribution Award
Sam Capurso, Mathematical Association of SA
Music Teachers’ Association of SA Award
Samantha Penny, Music Teachers’ Association of South Australia
Leadership and Innovation Award
Abe Moore, Nature Play SA
New Teacher Award
Scarlet Waniarcha, South Australian German Teachers Association
Outstanding Service Award
Brian Walker, Australian Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools (SA)
Award for Excellence
Christèle Maizonniaux, South Australian French Teachers’ Association
SASTA Medal
Ian McMahon, South Australian Science Teachers’ Association
Services to the Australian Society for Music Education (SA) Chapter
Dr Antony Hubmayer, Australian Society for Music Education Inc (SA)
Significant Contribution Award
Jackie Reichstein, Visual Arts Educators South Australia

