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Nominations Open for 2011 TexTESOLer of the Year
Every year, five TESOL professionals in Texas are selected to receive the TexTESOLer of the Year Award, with one recipient from each of the five TexTESOL regional affiliates.TexTESOL Affiliate III invites you to be part of the process by nominating one colleague to receive the award. The winning nominee will receive (a) complimentary registration to the state conference in November in Austin, TX, (b) a complimentary luncheon and recognition at the Awards Luncheon on Saturday, October 29, 2011, in Austin, and (c) an award check for $250. The deadline for nominations is May 31, 2011. Download the full details and application form.
Nancy Meredith: 2010 Region III TexTESOLer of the Year
Nancy Meredith is currently enrolled in the MA program of the University of Texas Foreign Language Education Department, with a specialization in ESL/EFL. She is also a part-time ESL teacher in the Adult Education Department of Austin Community College, a McDonald’s English Under the Arches instructor, webmaster for TexTESOL Region III, and Communications Officer for the UT Foreign Language Education Students Association. She holds an MA degree in speech from Northwestern University, a BA with Honors from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Texas Adult Education Teacher Credential. Before entering the world of adult education, she taught ESL as a volunteer and then in middle school for 4.5 years. In her life before teaching, she was a technical writer and editor. Click here to download her personal statement.
Galadriel Friese: 2009 Region III TexTESOLer of the Year
Galadriel Friese, ESOL teacher at Martin Middle School in Austin, is the 2009 TexTESOLer of the Year for region III. In addition to her classroom and administrative responsibilities, Ms. Friese also sponsors extracurricular activities and schoolwide organizations to foster respect for and pride in diversity. Other awards she has received include Teacher of Promise (2005) and Teacher of the Year (2008–2009). Ms. Friese now serves as Delegate-at-Large for Secondary Education on the TexESOL III board. Click here to download her personal statement.
Beverly Ingram Sladek: 2008 Region III TexTESOLer of the Year
The 2008 award for Region III TexTESOLer of the Year went to Beverly Ingram Sladek. Ms. Sladek is an instructor with the Texas State Intensive English Program in San Marcos and co-author of From Writing to Composing, (Cambridge University Press). Click here to download her personal statement.
Harishini Marysze Ernest: 2011 Region III TexTESOLer of the Year
Harishini Ernest has a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin. She has taught K-12, community college, and university levels, and has been involved in educational consulting, program evaluation, administration, and teaching since 1984. Professionally, she is an ESL Coordinator with Austin ISD where her responsibilities include teaching, teacher mentoring, and curriculum development. Actively involved in TexTESOL III for many years, she is currently serving that organization as co-treasurer. Click here to download her personal statement.
"I have known Dr. Harishini Ernest since 2007 when I joined the board of TexTESOL III. At that time, Harishini held an executive leadership position, and had already gained the experience of running a state conference (TexTESOL 2006). She and only a handful of faithful board members successfully put on the 2006 conference and continued on the board through the next five years. Soon after the 2006 conference, she became the treasurer of the organization and brought with her more than a decade of fiscal management experience in the non-profit sector, which supported the operations of the board through the years. As a District Coordinator for Austin ISD, she is an outspoken advocate for English language learners and passionate about implementing programs that will increase their English proficiency and academic content knowledge. She can often be found in her office well after all have gone home answering calls from principals, assistant principals, and teachers on issues relating to ELLs. She is fiercely attentive to detail, especially when TT3 enters into contracts, and for this and so many other reasons, she is our TexTESOLer of the Year! We are proud to honor her." —Linda Muņoz