Golden Apple Award (education)

The Golden Apple Award is the name for several unrelated awards given to educators in various school districts in the United States.

Georgia

In Georgia, the Golden Apple is a weekly award presented by American Broadcasting Company affiliate WJBF.

Wichita, Kansas

In Wichita, the Golden Apple Award is given by the ABC station affiliate, KAKE 10. It is given to teachers in the Pre K-12 grade levels.

Florida

In Florida, Golden Apple Awards are presented to responsible teachers within various school districts throughout the state. Golden apple awards are often given to students with good grades, conduct, etc.

Michigan

At the University of Michigan, the Golden Apple is an annual award presented to professors by the Universities' Hillel and Apple Inc. It was first awarded in 1990, and is solely nominated by the student body.

The recipient for 2009 was John U. Bacon. The recipient for 2010 was Christopher Peterson, PH.D. in Clinical and Social Psychology.

New Jersey

At Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, the Golden Apple is a prestigious annual award presented to faculty, residents and administration by the medical students at NJMS. The award acknowledges and honors their hard work and dedication to the NJMS community. [1]

Washington

In Washington, the Golden Apple is presented by KCTS, the Seattle PBS network. The award recognizes individuals and programs making a dramatic difference in Washington state education in grades pre-K through 12. The award has been granted since 1992. Previous winners include Dennis Harper and 826 Seattle.

This awards initiative honors successful teaching models and programs among Washington state educators and the public at large. For the sixteenth year (2008), the Golden Apple Awards will honor a mix of ten individuals and school and community programs. Recipients were featured in a primetime special that will air on public television stations across the state and will receive a financial award.[2]

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

At St Matthews University, the Golden Apple is an annual award presented to one professor for excellence in teaching. Selection is by popular vote after appraising the professor's class, and is conducted amongst the entire student body of the school.

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References
  1. "Rutgers New Jersey Medical School". njms.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  2. Washington Golden Apple Award winners Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, KCTS.
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