Dr. Carol Anne Costabile-Heming
Congratulations to the recipient of the 2018 Post-Secondary Educator of Excellence, Dr. Carol Anne Costabile-Heming, a professor at the University of North Texas. Dr. Costabile-Heming was selected as this year’s recipient on the basis of her excellent teaching portfolio and letters of recommendation.
“I am honored and humbled to receive the 2018 SCOLT Educator of Excellence award. When I first stepped into a German language classroom as a TA at the University of Pennsylvania in 1986, I really had no idea where my quest for an advanced degree in German would take me. That first classroom experience was a formative one (perhaps less so for my students who were subjected to the inadequacies of a novice teacher). Looking back, I recall that the most enjoyable moments of graduate school were those I spent in the classroom as teacher. And that joy has never left; indeed, it continues to grow. The best part of being a university language educator is the close bond that I am able to develop with my students, mentoring them to become proficient speakers of the language, pushing them to push themselves to experience the magic of study abroad, and watching their faces light up during those “ah ha” moments, when they suddenly realize “I can do this. I can communicate in German, and others really can understand me.” Receiving this award from SCOLT freels like the culmination of my career. I would like to thank all my former students, my mentors, especially Helene Zimmer-Loew, my colleagues and collaborators, the SCOLT community, and my husband Ralf for all their support and encouragement.”
– Dr. Carol Anne Costabile-Heming
The Educator of Excellence Award for Post-Secondary Educators, formerly known as the Teacher of Excellence Award, recognizes educators at the community college, college, and university level who have demonstrated excellence in language teaching, active participation in SCOLT, and leadership and advocacy at the local, state, and/or regional or national level. The nominating documents for this award include a letter of nomination, a statement from nominee of acceptance of nomination (paragraph), a CV/Resume, and two letters of support.
Nominate a colleague for the 2020 Educator of Exellence Award! Deadline for applications is January 15, 2020.
Former winners include:
Educator of Excellence – Post-secondary
2019 —
2018 Carol Anne Costabile-Heming
2017 Bobby Hobgood
2016 —
2015 Sabine Smith
2014 Mary Sue Barry
2013 Krista Chambless
2012 Aurora Fiengo-Varn
2011 Horst Kurz
2010 Ellen L. Friedrich
2009 Charles Moore
2008 Susan Navey-Davis and Jana Sandarg
2007 Richard La Fleur
2006 —
2005 David Alley and Patricia Carlin
2004 Mary Lynn Redmond
2003 Carmen C. Tesser
2002 Carol Saunders
2001 Dominique Linchet
2000 Judith H. Cox
1999 Sheri Spaine Long
1998 Anne Fountain
1997 Richard W. Thames
1996 Genelle Morain
1995 Carine Feyten and David Hill
1994 Paula Heusinkveld
1993 —
From 1993 until 2011, Awards were presented for the K-12 level as well. Since 2012, K-12 educators of excellence have been encouraged to participate in the state and regional Teacher of the Year competition to highlight their achievements.
Teacher of Excellence Award–K-12
2011 Tammy Tobin
2010 Sarah Loach Meister
2009 Alisha Dawn Samples
2008 —
2007 Mirella Hodges
2006 Melyn Roberson
2005 Lynn Fulton-Archer
2004 Louis P. Lillard
2003 Caroline Weathers Miklosovic
2002 Linda Paragone
2001 Luana Coleman
2000 Robin C. Snyder
1999 Peggy Bilbro
1998 Janene Sullivan
1997 George Ann Parker
1996 Pat Honea Nix
1995 Helga Howard Wilmoth
1994 Mary McGehee
1993 Kathy White and Richard Beaton
