Multicultural Education Institute

2013 UCO Multicultural Education Institute

Multicultural Education: Thirty Years of Multicultural Education: A Work in Progress

March 1-2, 2013

• 2013 MEI Registration and Enrollment Form
• Event Speakers Information Flyer

The Multicultural Education Institute is committed to the recognition of excellence in Multicultural Education.  Each year the Multicultural Awards Committee selects a recipient for the Teacher of the Year, Citizen of the Year and Paraprofessional of the Year Awards.  The recipient will be honored at the Multicultural Education Institute Banquet on March 1, 2013, at the University of Central Oklahoma.  Please help us by nominating outstanding individuals you feel are deserving of these awards.

Past Award Winners

2011: "The Time is Now!"

Multicultural Citizen of the Year
Kathy Dunn

Multicultural Teacher of the Year
Adelita Dixon-Hernandez

Rising Star Award
Kelly B. Forbes

Friend of Diversity
Joan Korenblit

Teacher Incentive Grant Winners
Ms. Kathryn Hildebrand, US Grant High School, OKCPS
Ms. Lu Hoenig, Hawthorne Elementary School, OKCPS
Ms. Sherri Murray, US Grant High School, OKCPS
Ms. Anastasia Mendoza, Cheyenne Middle School, EPS
Ms. Linda Skinner, Ida Freeman and Orvis Risner Elementary Schools, EPS 

2010: "Recipe for a Brighter Future"

Multicultural Citizen of the Year
Dr. Jean Laine, Putnam City Schools

Multicultural Teacher of the Year
Ms. Creshia Cecil, Western Heights Middle School, Western Heights

Multicultural Paraprofessional of the Year
Mrs. An Pham, Arthur Elementary School, OKCPS

Teacher Incentive Grant Winners
Ms. Mary Peacock, US Grant High School, OKCPS
Ms. Nancy Cruz, Capitol High School Newcomer Program, OKCPS

2009: "The ME in aMErica"

Multicultural Citizen of the Year
Mr. Owen Hawzipta, Owasso Public Schools

Multicultural Teacher of the Year
Mrs. Jennifer Pasillas, Putnam City Public Schools

Multicultural Paraprofessional of the Year
Mrs. Phyllis Perkins, OKCPS

Teacher Incentive Grant Winners:
Ms. Jennifer M. Campbell, Tulsa PS
Ms. Stephanie Leslie, Sand Springs PS
Carrie Lenhart, OKCPS

2008: "The Journey Continues..."

Multicultural Citizen of the Year
Dr. April Haulman, UCO

Multicultural Teacher of the Year
Brenda Davis, Western Oaks

Bilingual Paraprofessional of the Year
Felisa Hilbert, Broken Arrow, and Christine Wood, McCloud

Teacher Incentive Grant Winners:
Ms. Johnnie Keel, Norman
Blanca Alvarado-Curl & Yamile Tullis of Putnam City Schools

2007: "A Time to Celebrate Diversity"

Multicultural Citizen of the Year
Dr. Alice Anderton

Multicultural Teacher of the Year
Ms. Linda Ferrell Bahan

Multicultural Paraprofessional of the Year
Ms. Rosa Hill

Multicultural Institute Teacher Incentive Grant Recipients
Abigail Chodosh, Norman Public Schools - Project - "Respect Diversity Art Quilt"
Amy Williams, Putnam City Schools - Project - "Fluency with Bilingual Texts"
Linda Skinner, Edmond Public Schools - Project "Be A Dreamer"
Linda Lyle, Edmond Public Schools - Project - "Building Bridges of Tolerance"

2006: "Our Schools, Our Community, Our Nation, Our World"

Multicultural Citizen of the Year
Dr. Helen Casey
Director, Oklahoma Professional Development Program
University of Oklahoma