2016-17 AWARDS Local Unit of the Year Awards
The ATPE Local Unit of the Year Award acknowledges local unit efforts and accomplishments during the year. Each winning local unit receives $1,000.
Excellence in Communications Award
This award recognizes outstanding local unit communications. Each winning local unit receives $250.
Local Units with 1–200 Members
Local Units with 201–500 Members
Lackland ATPE Region 20
Local Units with 501+ Members
2016-17 officers: President Mary Reyes (pictured), Vice President JoAnne Moulder, Secretary Heather Kiesling, and Treasurer Ninfa Aguirre Finalists: Hempstead ATPE and Rio Hondo ATPE
Local Units with 201–500 Members Boerne ATPE Region 13 2016-17 officers: President Teri Nail (pictured), Vice President OnaBeth Day, Secretary Jeri Willis, and Treasurer Kimberly Grosenbacher Finalist: McAllen ATPE
Local Units with 501+ Members Alief ATPE Region 4 2016-17 officers: President Christina Stark, Secretary Jerry Rider, and Treasurer Jorge Cavazos Finalists: Cypress-Fairbanks ATPE and La Joya ATPE
University Local Units Lone Star College—Cypress-Fairbanks Region 4 2016-17 officers: President Karina Torres (pictured), Vice President Ulysses Guerra, Secretary Andrea Michaca, and Treasurer Rachel Patel
Boerne ATPE
Edinburg ATPE
2016-17 Political Action Committee Honorees William B. Travis ATPE-PAC Honorees
We’d like to thank all 130 of the 2016-17 William B. Travis honorees. These members donated $150 or more to ATPEPAC between May 1, 2015, and July 31, 2016. We greatly appreciate their commitment to ATPE-PAC! To see all honorees’ names, go to atpe.org/blog/1617PAC.
Stephen F. Austin ATPE-PAC Honorees The members below have contributed the following cumulative amounts to ATPE-PAC since July 1997. $500 Charlotte Anthony Mary Betke Rebecca Bottin Brenda Bryan Alafair Hammett Dale Lovett Katy Matthews Gina F. McNeely Daisy Palomo Annie Perez Betty Plunkett Julie Riggs Dawn Riley Dwight Smith Kitty Smith Cathy Stolle Floyd Trimble Kelley Walker Belinda Wolf Kay Young $1,500 Shari Emmons
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Suellen Ener Ron Fitzwater Jason Forbis Karen Hames Margie Hastings MaElena Ingram Deann Lee Debbie Massey Bill Monty Diane Pokluda Judi Thomas $2,500 Betty Berndt Jerry Bonham Syed Haider Tina Hardarson Sharon Phares Jayne Serna $7,500 Bickie Coffey Twila Figueroa