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Louis E. Yavner Award Information for 2008
The Board of Regents invites nominations for the Louis E. Yavner Teaching and Citizen Awards for 2008. These awards provide recognition of a teacher and a citizen who have made outstanding contributions to New York State education about the Holocaust and other violations of human rights. The awards were established by the Regents and funded by the late Regent Emeritus Louis E. Yavner. State Education Department staff are not eligible for these awards.
The general criteria for the awards are:
Documentation must be provided which supports the above criteria, including a letter of recommendation, summarizing the nominee’s contributions.
The teaching award was established to recognize public and nonpublic school teachers in New York State who made outstanding contributions to education about the Holocaust and other violations of human rights. The citizen award was established to honor Holocaust survivors, scholars of the Holocaust and human rights issues, and self-taught experts who help to educate students about these difficult topics.
The deadline for submission of nominations is Friday, January 30, 2009. Award winners will be notified in April 2009. Their names will remain confidential until the award ceremony in May 2009.
For more information, please contact: Lawrence Paska, Coordinator, Louis E. Yavner Award, New York State Education Department, Room 320 EB, Albany, NY 12234. Phone: (518) 474-5922; E-mail: lpaska@mail.nysed.gov.
Print Nomination Forms
NEW! Online Nomination Forms
Beginning in 2008, nominations forms may be submitted electronically. Please click on the appropriate link below to begin submitting your nomination.