March 25, 2004

Finalists for Excellence in Teaching Awards Announced

Edmonton...In recognition of outstanding creativity and innovation, 130 educators have been selected as the 2004 Excellence in Teaching Awards finalists. Included are five finalists selected for the SMARTer Kids Foundation Innovative Use of Technology Award. "Albertans can be proud of the contributions our teachers make in the classroom every day," said Minister of Learning Dr. Lyle Oberg. "Alberta has many outstanding teachers and these finalists exemplify this excellence and the creative approaches teachers are taking to inspire students and colleagues to be their best." Finalists will receive an award certificate, which will be presented to them at local ceremonies in their schools or communities. The finalists were chosen from among 369 eligible nominees by a selection committee of representatives of stakeholders and education partners in Alberta's learning community. Of the 130 finalists, 20 will be recognized with a Provincial Excellence in Teaching Award, while three more will receive the SMARTer Kids Foundation Innovative Use of Technology Award. A dinner and awards ceremony will be held in Calgary's Metropolitan Convention Centre on May 1, 2004, to celebrate the accomplishments of these 23 outstanding teachers. The 16th annual Excellence in Teaching Awards are presented by Alberta Learning with the support of The Document Company, XEROX, the SMARTer Kids Foundation, the Alberta School Boards Association, The Journal, and the Alberta Chambers of Commerce.

- 30 - A list of all finalists is attached. This announcement is available on the Web site at www.learning.gov.ab.ca For more information contact:

Josepha Vanderstoop Learning Communications (780) 427-0965 Cell: (780) 718-2370

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Name To Appear on School Name School City Certificate

Linda Jacobsen Ecole Edwards Elementary Airdrie School Charlain Shields Beaverlodge Elementary School Beaverlodge

Catherine Mary Cush Bishop Carroll High School Calgary

Frank Durante Bishop McNally High School Calgary

John D. Ramsay Bishop McNally High School Calgary

Elizabeth Wood Ernest Manning Senior High Calgary School

Duane Shartau Ernest Morrow Junior High Calgary School

James Thomas Stratton Ernest Morrow Junior High Calgary School

Helen Tubrett Father Lacombe High School Calgary

Jan Kostyniuk Marion Carson Elementary Calgary School

Jocelyn Wilson Marion Carson Elementary Calgary School

Trudy-Ann Barretto Rutter St. Patrick School Calgary

Jane S. Hayward Webber Academy Calgary

Tim Oborn William Aberhart High School Calgary

Ian M. Rawlinson Clive School Clive

Alan Appleby Cochrane High School Cochrane

Lenore Foster Czar School Czar

Wayne Norman Stelter Archbishop MacDonald High Edmonton School

Alethea Latta Avonmore School Edmonton

Gail Ann Chawrun-Spivak Avonmore School Edmonton

Carmelina Stagliano Ben Calf Robe / St. Clare School Edmonton

Eileen J. Loughlin Blessed Kateri School Edmonton

Victoria Ann Pearse Brookside School Edmonton

Ken Boyko Cardinal Leger Junior High Edmonton School Amy Lynn Marie Sanders Concordia High School Edmonton

Phyllis Elaine Jensen Daly Grove School Edmonton

Larry Goodwin Donnan School Edmonton

Irene L. Huk Dunluce School Edmonton

Victoria Wynn Dunluce School Edmonton

Diane Shaw Ecole Father Leo Green School Edmonton

Guitta Kodershah Ecole Holy Cross School Edmonton

Dalton Beharry Elmwood / Stratford School Edmonton

Audrey Ewanchuk Fresh Start Downtown School Edmonton

Marcus Hauke Fresh Start West High School Edmonton

Anne Palaschuk George P. Nicholson School Edmonton

Bill French George P. Nicholson School Edmonton

Lillian Yachimec George P. Nicholson School Edmonton

Ronda Borchert George P. Nicholson School Edmonton

Wanda Grace Musclow Glenrose Hospital School Edmonton

Elaine Sokoloski H. E. Beriault Junior High School Edmonton

Greg McInulty Highlands School Edmonton

Margaret Lewis Holy Trinity High School Edmonton

Laurie Warner Edmonton

Shannon Sookochoff Jasper Place High School Edmonton

Susan Woodliffe John A. McDougall School Edmonton

Kim Tennant Lansdowne School Edmonton

Ginette Marcoux McKernan School Edmonton

Craig Needham McNally High School Edmonton

David Case McNally High School Edmonton

Deborah Crawford-Young McNally High School Edmonton

Laurel Usher McNally High School Edmonton Paul Jap McNally High School Edmonton

Shannon Maloney-Savage McNally High School Edmonton

Susan Nisbet McNally High School Edmonton

Linda Vanjoff Ormsby School Edmonton

Joan Elizabeth Cunningham Our Lady of Victories Edmonton

Vanessa Martire Our Lady of Victories Edmonton

Shari Paziuk Parkallen School Edmonton

Denise Beauregard Queen Elizabeth High School Edmonton

Glen Carl Hornland Ross Sheppard High School Edmonton

Wendy Ioannides S. Bruce Smith Junior High Edmonton School

Jeni Kingston Scott Robertson Elementary Edmonton

Mary R. Butlin Sifton School Edmonton

Craig Bialowas St. Alphonsus Catholic School Edmonton

Susan Rotella St. Benedict Catholic School Edmonton

Amy Kinal-Franken St. Brendan School Edmonton

Mrs. Aaron Abercrombie St. Catherine School Edmonton

Robert R. Hoppins St. Charles Catholic School Edmonton

Fernando Runco St. Francis of Assisi Edmonton

Giuseppe (Joe) Naccarato St. Francis of Assisi Edmonton

Teresa Patan St. John Bosco Edmonton

Deborah Meraw St. Joseph Catholic High School Edmonton

Leo Lucien Turcotte St. Joseph Catholic High School Edmonton

Melanie Rudkowski St. Lucy Catholic Elementary Edmonton School

Luisa Molenaar St. Maria Goretti School Edmonton

Mrs. Loretta Tomko St. Paul School Edmonton Denise Marie Vallee St. Stanislaus School Edmonton

Loretta Mary Van Brabant St. Teresa School Edmonton

Ted Paszek St. Vladimir Elementary School Edmonton

Dale Louis Szalacsi Suzuki Charter School Edmonton

Thomas M. Jaques Terrace Heights School Edmonton

Shelly Jobagy Victoria School of Performing & Edmonton Visual Arts

Sherryl Clelland Victoria School of Performing & Edmonton Visual Arts

Andrew Warke Westmount Junior High Edmonton

Ginette Larocque Westmount Junior High Edmonton

Randal Albert Roth Forestburg School Forestburg

Lindsay Glen Finney Athabasca Delta Community Fort Chipewyan School

Julie Williams Ecole Father Beauregard School Fort McMurray

Sandra Hartum Ecole Father Beauregard School Fort McMurray

Lisa Noel Miller Father Patrick Mercredi Fort McMurray Community High School

Racette Griffin Father Patrick Mercredi Fort McMurray Community High School

John Robert Warenycia Grande Cache Community High Grande Cache School

Penny Hajdu Highwood High School High River

Linda Pederson Innisfail Middle School Innisfail

Cyndy Lutz Irvine School Irvine

Tom Hasenack Dr. Mary Jackson School Keg River

Evelyn F. Wieler Hill Crest Community School La Crete

Bradley L. Gilmour Leduc Composite High School Leduc

Oliver O'Reilly Medicine Hat High School Medicine Hat Catherine Whittal-Williams Morinville Community High Morinville School

Darwin John Krips Sturgeon Composite High School Namao

Cheryl Kuemper Good Shepherd School Okotoks

Michael Daryl Kilcommons Good Shepherd School Okotoks

Nancy Marie O'Brien St. Mary's School Okotoks

Tracy Malloy-Melnyk St. Augustine School Ponoka

Rebecca Talbot Rainbow Lake School Rainbow Lake

John Paul Stewart Ecole Camille J. Lerouge Red Deer

Cori Bussard Holy Family School Red Deer

Michael F. Fritz Pines Community School Red Deer

Eileen Marie Fercho St. Elizabeth Seton School Red Deer

Kelly Stephen Jacobson St. Patrick's Community School Red Deer

Jonas James Marchinko St. Thomas Aquinas Middle Red Deer School

Terri Lynn Thoms St. Thomas Aquinas Middle Red Deer School

Kathleen M. Rodriguez Ecole Rocky Elementary School Rocky Mountain House

Darin Larson Pioneer School Rocky Mountain House

Roland Wade Hansma Will Sinclair High School Rocky Mountain House

Andrene Wilson Clover Bar Junior High School Sherwood Park

Lesia Perritt Fultonvale Elementary Junior Sherwood Park High School

Lorie Nagy Woodbridge Farms Elementary Sherwood Park School

Brenda Sproule Wye School Sherwood Park

Lorelli Barbutza C. J. Schurter School Slave Lake

Rae-Ann McMullen Spruce Grove Composite High Spruce Grove School F. Marion Rex St. Marguerite Catholic School Spruce Grove

Michael Biollo Ecole Secondaire Sainte St. Albert Marquerite d'Youville

Barb Hubbard Keenooshayo Elementary School St. Albert

Brenda Smart Keenooshayo Elementary School St. Albert

Donncha O'Callaghan John Paul II School Stony Plain

Catherine Boychuk Valleyview Ranches Colony Valleyview School

Gordon McNeill J. R. Robson School Vermilion

Aaron Wayne Lloyd Whitelaw Elementary School Whitelaw

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