MAME Awards

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About Award Nominations
Do you know someone who always does more than you can imagine is humanly possible?  Is this person a MAME member?  Please consider nominating this wonderful person for a MAME award.  We invite you to review the many award opportunities below. The awards are presented at our November Awards Reception, which is held during the MAME annual conference.    We also have awards given by MAME members to other wonderful folks such as school administrators or school boards or government officials- so please look over the entire list to see who                                                                  you know that should be nominated.    

Award Rules

All nominations should include the following three items:
  1. A completed online application form, found at  https://goo.gl/forms/NDVGy674dCgdrb2N2.
  2. A minimum one-page statement as to how the candidate meets the criteria for which he/she is being nominated.
  3. Any supplemental items which would support the nomination.

The following rules apply to all awards. Nominations must adhere to these guidelines to be considered.
All awards will be presented at the annual MAME conference. 
  1. There shall be only one individual or group recognized per award.
  2. The Awards and Citations Committee will select the recipient.
  3. Information should be clear, concise, and based on that award's specific criteria.
  4. All nominations must be submitted electronically by this year's deadline of July 21st, 2017 to be considered by the Awards and Citations Committee.
  5. The Awards and Citations Committee will notify all nominators of the final decisions prior to the MAME conference.

Awards and Award Guidelines

The following awards are given annually as nominations are made. Click on each award for its criteria.
  1. Community Collaboration Award
  2. District Library Director of the Year
  3. Making IT Happen Award sponsored by ISTE
  4. MAME Mentor Award
  5. Margaret Grazier Award for Contribution to the Profession
  6. Mary Ann Paulin Award for Reading Advocacy
  7. Outstanding Board of Education Award
  8. Outstanding Government Official Award
  9. Pat Slocum Award for Outstanding Meritorious Award
  10. Promotion of School Library Media Programs Award
  11. Roger Ashley Freedom to Read Award
  12. Ruby Brown Award for Individual Excellence
  13. School Librarian of the Year
  14. School Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award
  15. School Library Program of the Year
  16. Service Award for Adult Volunteers
  17. Service Award for School Administrators

Making IT Happen Award

As an ISTE affiliate, MAME is pleased to offer the Making IT Happen Award sponsored by ISTE. Making IT Happen is an internationally recognized awards program for educators and leaders in the field of educational technology integration in K–12 schools. The program identifies and rewards educational technology leaders around the world who demonstrate extraordinary commitment, leadership, courage and persistence in improving digital learning opportunities for students. 

The award package includes: 
  • A certificate.
  • An embroidered "Making IT Happen" jacket.
  • A one-year ISTE membership.

Award recipients are educators who:
  • Apply available technology now.
  • Move forward and don't look back.
  • See students as real people.
  • Teach through relationships, inspiring, encouraging and nurturing.
  • Recognize that further change is necessary, but understand that it is a process.
  • Realize that teacher empowerment is the key element to technology integration.
  • Expect success.
  • Motivate through awareness and access to information.
Congratulations to the 2017 Award Winners!
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School Library Program of the Year- East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, Katherine Lester Librarian/Technology Integrationist

President's Award - Sean Kottke Ph.D  Education Consultant Michigan Department of Education

Ruby Brown Award for Individual Excellence- Sandra Fields, LMC Director- Okemos High School

MAME Mentor Award- Gwenn Marchesano, Librarian/Technology Inegrationist Pioneer Middle School,  Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Mary Ann Paulin Award for Reading Advocacy- Travis Jonker, School Librarian, Dorr Elementary, Wayland Union Schools

Service Award for Adult Volunteer   - Vickie Guck, Walled Lake Schools grandparent
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​Community Collaboration Award- Christine Schneider, K-12 Education Specialist Michigan eLibrary- Library of Michigan

Pat Slocum Award for Outstanding Meritorious Service to MAME - Teri Belcher, Retired School Library Media Specialist

ISTE Making IT Happen Award - Melissa Kempski, Technology and Library Specialist-Oakview Middle School,  Lake Orion Schools    &   Kathy Lester, Librarian/Technology Integrationist, East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools.

Congratulations to the 2016 Award Winners!


School Librarian of the Year - Jeannine Crissman, Carpenter Elementary School, Lake Orion Community Schools

President's Award - Katherine Lester, Library Media Specialist, East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Marcia Mardis Ed.D, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean School of Library and Information studies Florida State University

Service Award for School Administrators - Craig Blower, Principal, Swan Valley High School, Swan Valley School District

​School Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award- Laura Warren-Gross, School Librarian, Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts, Kalamazoo Public Schools

Pat Slocum Award for Outstanding Meritorious Service to MAME - Liz Lewis, Retired School Library Media Specialist

ISTE Making IT Happen Award - Klaudia Janek, IB Teacher Librarian, International Academy, Bloomfield Hills Schools 
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List of MAME Award Winners, 1974-2014

Award Winners By Category
Award Winners By Year

Awards Committee

  • Amy Cote, MAME Awards and Citations co-chair
  • Lisa Brakel, MAME Awards and Citations co-chair

Questions?

For questions, please email Amy Cote.