Matthew I. Wiencke Teaching Award

The Matthew I. Wiencke award recognizes excellence in teaching at the primary, middle and secondary school levels. Nominations are invited for this year’s award. A nominee must be:

1. a member of CANE,
2. currently teaching Classics in a New England primary, middle, or secondary school, and
3. nominated by a professional colleague (fellow teacher or administrator at the nominee’s school, or a classicist from another school who knows the nominee well in a professional capacity.)

Letters of nomination should contain evidence of the nominee’s qualifications, particularly those qualities exemplified by Matt Wiencke in his personal life and professional career, among them “his infectious wit, his boundless enthsiasm, his optimism, and his loyalty,” as expressed by Norman Doenges in his memorial published in the November 1996 issue of the New England Classical Journal.

Letters of nomination should be sent to:

Michael Girard
333 Winter St.
Weston, MA 02053
M.Girard@Rivers.org

Only those nominations postmarked by December 31, 2010 will be considered for this year’s award, which will be presented at the CANE Annual Meeting in spring 2011. Current members of the CANE Executive Committee are not eligible for nomination.