Do you know of an amazing sexuality educator that works for Planned Parenthood?
Nominate them for an APPLE Award!
What about a sexuality educator who provides exceptional sexuality education that works outside of Planned Parenthood? Nominate them for a MARY LEE TATUM Award!
Recognize your peers and mentors, give them the chance to get the recognition they deserve.
The Association of Planned Parenthood Leaders in Education (APPLE) Awards committee is currently accepting nominations for the 2011 awards. Nominations are due by 5 PM EST on Friday, February 11th.
Please don’t delay—turn in your nominations today!!
They can be mailed to Jill.Baker@ppmontana.org
Who Qualifies to Be Nominated? What is the APPLE Award? What is the MARY LEE TATUM Award?
Sexuality education is an essential element of the services provided by Planned Parenthood affiliates. Though affiliates differ in the type of professional training, patient education, and community education programs they offer, all seek to increase understanding of sexuality as an integral aspect of human development and to develop the ability to communicate feelings and decisions to others.
Each year at the PPFA National Conference and/or APPLE’s Drawing Water from a Deeper Well Conference, the Association of Planned Parenthood Leaders in Education (APPLE) presents awards to individuals, Vice Presidents or Directors of Education, and Affiliates that have shown outstanding leadership in education.
The APPLE Awards committee is currently seeking nominations for the 2011 awards. We know that there are many wonderful things happening in education departments across the country.
Help APPLE acknowledge the achievements of those making remarkable strides in education.
2011 Award Descriptions:
APPLE SEED Award to be given to a peer educator, adult or youth, who has demonstrated great leadership and made outstanding contributions to her/his targeted community.
Question: Describe how the nominee has met the criteria for sexuality education and training based on the ETAT standards listed below.
The Educator Trainer Assessment Tool (ETAT) espouses an approach to sexuality and reproductive health training and education which are democratic and pluralistic. We believe that, to be effective, sexuality training and education must…
• Provide a positive, comprehensive and honest perspective of human sexuality;
• Respect cultural pluralism and promote universal values;
• Respect and empower learners;
• Utilize a variety of teaching methods to address the diversity of learning styles among learners;
• Address all three learning domains: cognitive, affective and behavioral;
• Promote life-long learning about sexuality.
ETAT is adapted from Teaching About Sexuality and HIV, Joan Helmich and Evonne Hedgepeth, New York University Press, 1995.
MARY LEE TATUM Award is given to the person who best exemplifies the qualities of an ideal sexuality educator. Nominees may be from within or outside the Planned Parenthood family and may include administrators and/or managers as well as front line staff.
Question: Describe how the nominee has met the criteria for sexuality education and training based on the ETAT standards listed below.
The Educator Trainer Assessment Tool (ETAT) espouses an approach to sexuality and reproductive health training and education which are democratic and pluralistic. We believe that, to be effective, sexuality training and education must…
• Provide a positive, comprehensive and honest perspective of human sexuality;
• Respect cultural pluralism and promote universal values;
• Respect and empower learners;
• Utilize a variety of teaching methods to address the diversity of learning styles among learners;
• Address all three learning domains: cognitive, affective and behavioral;
• Promote life-long learning about sexuality.
ETAT is adapted from Teaching About Sexuality and HIV, Joan Helmich and Evonne Hedgepeth, New York University Press, 1995.
Other Awards You Can Nominate Individuals For
APPLE TREE Award is given to the Board of Directors and the President/CEO who have demonstrated outstanding support and leadership of the education and training program of their affiliate.
Question: How has this affiliate’s BOD and CEO demonstrated their commitment to supporting an outstanding education department?
APPLE ORCHARD Award is given to an education department that has risen to the occasion and served as a model of excellence for other affiliates.
The occasion may include an event, transition, innovative program, or work on public policy, social justice, cultural competency and/or other issues.
Question: How might this department’s occasion or event serve as a model for other affiliates?
GOLDEN APPLE Award is given to the VP/ Education Director of the Year for being the person who best exemplifies the highest standards of leadership.
Question: Describe the nominee’s leadership experience within her/his community, affiliate, and/or field of sexuality education during her/his lifetime.
APPLE BLOSSOM Award is given to the VP/ Education Director of less than two years who has risen quickly to the forefront with new ideas, energy, and commitment.
Question: Describe the nominee’s leadership experience within her/his community, affiliate, and/or field of sexuality education during their first two years of leadership as an Education Director.
APPLE TURNOVER Award is given to the VP/ Education Director who has met exceptional challenges with creativity and courage and/or who has survived the worst disaster.
Questions:
What was the experience, disaster, or problem the nominee encountered?
How did the nominee survive/manage this crisis?
What were the results? Please include examples/evidence of results if possible.
What makes this nominee’s experience and the way it was handled special or significant?
BIG APPLE Award to be given to an outstanding Planned Parenthood educator or trainer who spends the majority of her/his time providing direct sexuality education or training services. Those whose primary role is administrator or manager are not eligible.
Question: Describe how the nominee has met the criteria for sexuality education and training based on the ETAT standards listed below.
NOMINATION Form
2011 APPLE Awards
Award Nominated For (Circle One):
___Mary Lee Tatum ___Golden APPLE ___APPLE Blossom
___APPLE Turnover ___Big APPLE ___APPLE Seed
___APPLE Orchard ___APPLE Tree
Name of Nominee:________________________________________________________
Affiliate: ________________________________________________________________
Position:________________________________________________________________
Number of years working in sexuality education: ______
E-mail address:_________________________ Phone number: _________________
For APPLE Tree or APPLE Orchard Awards:
Affiliate:________________________________________________________________
Name of CEO:____________________________________________________________
Email Address: _______________________ Phone Number:______________________
VP/Educator Name:_______________________________________________________
Email Address:________________________ Phone Number:______________________
Nominated By:
Affiliate:________________________________________________________________
Position:________________________________________________________________
Email Address:_______________________ Phone number:_______________________
Please return completed form to Jill Baker, APPLE Award Chair, by email, Jill.Baker@ppmontana.org or fax 406.454.3433 by 5 PM EST on Friday, February 11th. The APPLE Awards committee will determine if the nominee meets the criteria listed above and present a ballot of eligible nominees to APPLE Members for a vote. The awards will be presented at the APPLE Awards Reception at the PPFA National Conference in Washington, DC in April.
Based on the award criteria and question(s) listed under the award descriptions, please provide a statement describing how the nominee meets the criteria for the award s/he was nominated for in 300 words or less. Please provide specific examples whenever possible.
Nomination Summary:
Previous Winners Include:
Mary Lee Tatum Award
1992 Peggy Brick
1993 Joycelyn Elders
1994 Brian McNaught
1995 Michael Carrera
1996 Terry Beresford
1997 Pamela Wilson
1998 Robert Selverstone
1999 Carol Cassell
2000 Susan Montfort
2001 Maggi Boyer
2002 Konstance McCaffree
2003 Deborah Roffman
2004 Wayne Pawlowski
2005 Susie Wilson and Debra Haffner
2006 Elizabeth Schroeder
2007 Jan Lunquist & Joan Garrity
2008 Barbara Kemp Huberman
2009 Joan Helmich
2010 Nora Gelprin
Golden APPLE Award
1991 Judith McKoy
1992 Jan Lunquist
1993 Wayne Pawlowski
1994 Dorel Shannon
1995 Shirley Everett-Clark
1996 Mary Greenfield
1997 Susan Powers-Alexander
1998 Patti Caldwell
1999 Eric Ramirez
2000 Catriona McHardy & Suzanne Witzenburg
2001 Kathleen Baldwin
2002 Karen Omvig
2003 Krista Anderson
2004 No award given
2005 Mark Huffman
2006 Bill Taverner
2007 Maureen Kelly
2008 Sue Keppler
2009 No award given
2010 Carole Miller
APPLE Tree Award
1991 PP of Decatur
1992 PP of the Blue Ridge
1993 No nominations
1994 PP of Central Indiana
1995 PP Mar Monte
1996 PP Centers of West Michigan
1997 No nominations
1998 PP of Santa Barbara
1999 PP of Tompkins County
2000 PP of South Palm Beach & Broward Counties
2001 PP of the Palm Beach and Treasure Coast Area
2002 PP League of Massachusetts
2003 No nominations
2004 No award given
2005 PP of Northern New England
2006 PP of Middle and Eastern Tennessee
2007 PP Western Washington
2008 PP Hawaii
2009 PP Montana
2010 PP Hudson Peconic
APPLE Blossom Award
1991 Kathleen Baldwin
1992 No nominations
1993 Cindy Joerger
1994 L. McKenzie Wren
1995 Marc Davison
1996 No award given
1997 Maureen Kelly
1998 Maria Otero
1999 Elizabeth Schroeder
2000 Bani Hines-Hudson
2001 Triste Brooks
2002 Lisa Marella & Marlene Pray
2003 Patty Kirby & Cory Neering
2004 No award given
2005 Dawn Forrester Price
2006 Carole Miller
2007 Amy Claussen & Jade Williamson
2008 Sonia Blackiston
2009 Melissa Meyer
2010 Sharon Miller
Crab APPLE Award
1991 Jean Marie Osborn
1992 Vilma Valdes
1993 Sandy Sandoval
1994 Theresa Russo
1995 No award given
1996 Pamela Place
1997 Susan Dudolski
1998 Jeannie Seay
1999 Mary Capo Blanco
2000 Julia Piercy
2001 Linda Dunn
2002 Debbie Hartridge
Award name changed to APPLE Turnover Award in 2003.
APPLE Turnover Award
2003 All Planned Parenthood Educators
2004 No award given
2005 Jamie Leonard
2006 Rob Curry
2007 Andrea Anderson
2008 No award given
2009 PP of Central Washington
2010 Cherie Seitz
Big APPLE Award
2009 Pedro Elias
2010 Cammie Bo
APPLE Orchard Award
2009 PP of South Texas
2010 PP of the Rocky Mountains
APPLE Seed Award
2009 Mackenzie Massey
2010 Caleb Kruzel
