A Celebration of Excellent Teachers: Golden Apple Awards 2009

In 2009, Golden Apple celebrated the 24th annual Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Since 1986, the Golden Apple Awards ceremony, inspired by the Academy Awards for film, has promoted teaching excellence by annually recognizing 10 outstanding teachers in the Chicago area. On Friday, September 25, Golden Apple celebrated the achievements of the following teachers:

Jeanette Hachmeister Child's Voice School, Wood Dale	Gloria Moyer James Otis Elementary School, Chicago
Christina Hayward University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Chicago	Jennifer Phares Orville T. Bright Elementary School, Chicago
Maria Hernandez Irma C. Ruiz Elementary School, Chicago	Kristin O'Rourke Salamanca Red Oak Elementary School, Highland Park
Melissa Hooker Oscar Mayer Magnet School, Chicago	Peter Schreurs Laura B. Sprague School, Lincolnshire
Michele Mangold Dryden Elementary School, Arlington Heights	David Sobel Hunting Ridge Elementary School, Palatine

Learn more about this year's winners here.
View pictures from the night's festivities here.

2009 Awards Host Committee

Honorary Chair and Stanley C. Golder Community Service Award Recipient

Dr. Henry Bienen (President Emeritus, Northwestern University)

Event Co-Chairs

Allegra E. Biery (Northern Trust)
Jim Kemmerer (Bank of America)
Jay Layman (Ernst & Young LLP)
Matt McGuire (Origami Capital Partners)

Committee Members

(in formation)

Ellen S. Alberding (The Joyce Foundation)
Dominic and Mary Lee Belmonte
David and Liz Chandler
Kevin Conlon (Conlon Strategies)
Steven and Nancy Crown
James C. Franczek, Jr. (Franczek Radelet P.C.)
Mark and Cindy Fuller
Joan Golder
Sandra P. Guthman (Polk Bros. Foundation)
Daniel Hamburger (DeVry, Inc.)
Janet M. Knupp (Chicago Public Education Fund)
Mike and Pat Koldyke
Dr. George H. Litman (National-Louis University)
Jim and Kay Mabie

Terry Mazany (The Chicago Community Trust)
Nancy and Robert Northrip
Susan and Ted Oppenheimer
Sanford and Jody Perl
Larry Richman (The Private Bank)
Eileen Rochford (The Harbinger Group)
Darryl Rosser (Sagus International)
Michael Scott (Chicago Public Schools)
Gordon and Carole Segal
John and Carrie Smart
Nicole Thomas (Ernst & Young LLP)
Mike and Robin Zafirovski
Dr. Paul Zionts (DePaul University)

2009 Awards Ceremony Sponsors

Presenting

The Chicago Community Trust
Polk Bros. Foundation

Gold

David and Liz Chandler
Ernst & Young LLP
Franczek Radelet P.C.
The Joyce Foundation
Mike and Pat Koldyke
Marc Levin (Levin Capital Management)
The PrivateBank
Winston & Strawn LLP

Silver

Anonymous
BMO Capital Markets
The Boeing Company
Chicago Public Education Fund
Chicago Public Schools
DePaul University
DeVry, Inc.
Joan J. Golder
Jim and Kay Mabie
National-Louis University
Northern Trust
Northwestern University
The Oppenheimer Family Foundation
Sanford and Jody Perlv Sagus International
Gordon and Carole Segal

Bronze

Dominic and Mary Lee Belmonte
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Conlon Public Strategies
Steven and Nancy Crown
Mark and Cindy Fuller
The Harbinger Group
The John Buck Company
Nancy and Robert Northrip
Northwestern School of Education and Social Policy
Techcare/Graphtech Systems
William Blair & Company LLC
Mike and Robin Zafirovski