IMPORTANT: Nominating Valerie Sutton for the Harold W.McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
February 11, 2007

Many thanks to Mark Guerrero, for considering nominating me for an  
award...

The award should go to all of you, who use SignWriting...You all are  
working so hard to bring SignWriting to your Deaf students...so if any  
reward is given, it will really be for all of you...I see it that way.  
The funding will go back to SignWriting projects...

So if you can tell Mark about how you use SignWriting, that will help  
too...especially those who are using SignWriting in education in some  
way...

I just wrote to Adam to find out how he is doing, and although he has  
been quite ill, he apparently is doing better...so that is good news!  
Get well, Adam!

Val ;-)





On Feb 11, 2008, at 6:05 PM, Adam Frost wrote:

> This is wonderful! I know that I will be writing about this  
> soon. :-) (First need to get better as I am very ill.)
>
> Adam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Mark Guerrero" <mark.guerrero at gmail.com>
>
> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:52:06
> To:sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Subject: [sw-l] IMPORTANT: Nominating Valerie Sutton for the Harold W.
> McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> As I'm sure all of you are aware, Valerie Sutton has dedicated her  
> life to furthering the educational opportunities for the deaf  
> community. She does not seek any personal gain from her work.
>
> My name is Mark Guerrero and I work for J.D. Power and Associates, a  
> business unit of the McGraw-Hills company (www. <http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/ 
> > mcgraw-hill.com/). Each year, McGraw-Hill honors an individual for  
> their dedication to advance the education of youth in the United  
> States via an award titled - "Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in  
> Education". I believe that Valerie Sutton well exemplifies the  
> dedication and excellence this award serves to honor. She has far  
> overshot the expectations that the award looks for in their award  
> criteria.
>
> I am writing to ask for your assistance is communicating to the  
> award's Selection Committee the impact that Valerie has made on  
> education in America. Please help me nominate Valerie for this award  
> by writing answers to the questions below (bulleted answers are also  
> welcome).
>
> If Valerie is the recipient of the award, she will receive a $25,000  
> gift, but more important, she will be recognized by some of the most  
> influential people in the publishing/educational community (board of  
> judges <http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/prize/judges.shtml> ). This can  
> only serve to help Valerie and all of us further fund and support  
> the development of SignWriting around the world.
>
> Please email your answers directly to me at -  
> mark.guerrero at gmail.com <mailto:mark.guerrero at gmail.com> . Your  
> prompt response would be most appreciated!
>
> Let me know if you have any questions.
>
> -Mark
>
>
> 1. Awards or Citations
> Please list any official acknowledgement of the nominee's  
> contribution to education: awards, citations, community recognition,  
> etc.
>
> 2. *Rationale
> Please provide a brief narrative illustrating the nominee's  
> achievements nomination criteria <http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/prize/nomination_criteria.shtml 
> >  (300 words maximum).
>
> 3. *Impact on a Key Issue
> Describe how nominee has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in  
> contributing to the research base, developing innovative practices  
> or in enhancing policy of an important area of education (300 words  
> maximum).
>
> 4. *Effectiveness
> Describe how nominee has shown leadership in developing and  
> implementing programs that have had a demonstrable and positive  
> impact on improving teaching and learning (300 words maximum).
>
> 5. *Replication and Impact
> Provide evidence that other institutions, practitioners or  
> policymakers have used program or strategies designed by the nominee  
> as a model (300 words maximum).
>
> 6. *Compelling Public Voice
> Provide evidence that the nominee's work and opinions have had an  
> impact on public policy and the way Americans think about current  
> education issues (300 words maximum).
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________
>
> SW-L SignWriting List
>
> Post Message
> SW-L at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
>
> List Archives and Help
> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/
>
> Change Email Settings
> http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l
>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________
>
> SW-L SignWriting List
>
> Post Message
> SW-L at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
>
> List Archives and Help
> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/
>
> Change Email Settings
> http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l
>

Valerie Sutton
dac at signwriting.org


SW-L SignWriting List

Post Message
SW-L at majordomo.valenciacc.edu

List Archives and Help
http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/

Change Email Settings
http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l





____________________________________________

SW-L SignWriting List

Post Message
SW-L at majordomo.valenciacc.edu

List Archives and Help
http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/

Change Email Settings
http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l