Dennis Schapiro Award for Innovation in Montessori Teacher Education
Do you know a Montessori teacher educator who has been truly inspiring and innovative and brought about significant change?
Here's an opportunity to show them how much you appreciate their contributions and hard work by nominating them for this award.
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Wisdom of the Elders Award
Do you know a Montessori teacher educator whose life's work has been devoted to preparing teachers, teaching children, and strengthening the institutions that serve the Montessori community of interest both in the U.S. and around the world? Recognize and thank them for their lifetime of dedicated, heartfelt service to Montessori education!
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Nomination Deadline: October 15th
2022 Nominations have closed - recipients will be announced soon!
2022 Annual Award Nominations
Previous Award Recipients
Dennis Schapiro Award for Innovation in
Montessori Teacher Education
2021
Maha Turner
2020
Kitty Bravo
2019
Rita Nolan
2017
Mary Schneider
2016
Gay Ward
2014
Dennis Schapiro
2015
Gina Lofquist
Wisdom of the Elders
2021
Patricia Anne Darby
Marta Donahoe
Chandra Fernando
Barb Jens
Eva Parrucci
2019
Mimi Basso
Robyn Breiman
Barbara Ervin
Merrie King
K.T. Korngold
Peter Larrow
Rosann Larrow
Kathy Lietch
2017
Michael Doer
Annette Haines
(posthumously)
LoAnn Jundt
Beth Langley
Dina Paulik
Ann Winkler
2016
Marlene Barron
Kitty Bravo
Nancy Chang
Floyd Creech
Carolina Gomez del Valle
John Moncure
2015
Teri Canaday
D’Neil Duffy
Michael Duffy
Rebecca Keith
Abbie Kelly
Frank Murray
Molly O’Shaughnessy
Joyce Pickering
John Snyder
Sybil Taylor
2012
Jack Blessington
John Chattin-McNichols
Paul Czaja
Ruth Dresser
Jane Dutcher
Patricia Feltin
Virginia Fleege
Maria Gravel
Harvey Hallenberg
Sanford Jones
Carole Korngold
Lakshmi Kripalani
Peggy Loeffler
Sandi McDonald-West
Feland Meadows
Celma Perry
Desmond Perry
Sheryl Sweet
Charles Terranova
Ceres Schmer York
LaVonne Plambeck
Eileen Buermann
2014
Frank Brainard
Elisabeth Coe
Carmen de Delgado
Paula Glasgow
Marina Grau
David Kahn
Gulsevin Kayihan
Doris Sommer
2013
Mary Ellen Maunz
Beverley McGhee
Linda Mims
Pamela Rigg
Karin Salzmann
(posthumously)
Tim Seldin
Virginia Varga
Elizabeth Bronsil
Crystal Dahlmeier
Silvia Dubovoy
Sighle Fitzgerald
Virginia Goodwin
Shannon Helfrich
Beti Wyn Holcombe
Madeleine Justus