Nominations for the Educator Hall of Honor Requested

Eastern New Mexico University, the College of Education and Technology and the ENMU Foundation are pleased to announce that nominations for the Eastern New Mexico University Educator Hall of Honor are now being accepted. The purpose of the Educator Hall of Honor is to celebrate education alumni who have demonstrated distinguished professional accomplishments, exceptional character, and commitment to community service. Inductees will be noted for their long-term talents to impart knowledge, inspire a willingness to learn, and instill confidence in the classrooms, schools or agencies to which they contributed.

Nominees selected for membership in the Eastern New Mexico University Educator Hall of Honor will be recognized at a formal induction ceremony to be held in conjunction with Homecoming. Permanent recognition will consist of a photograph and plaque placed in a prominent area in the Education Building as well as an on-line version to be placed on the College of Education and Technology and ENMU Foundation websites. Inductees will receive a duplicate plaque as well as other materials from the induction ceremony. Individuals wishing to nominate alumni for the Eastern New Mexico University Educator Hall of Honor begin by completing a nomination form available on the College of Education and Technology or ENMU Foundation websites as well as from the ENMU Foundation and College of Education and Technology Dean’s offices.

Additional supporting material addressing the following selection criteria also must be submitted by the person making the nomination and, if possible, from other individuals having knowledge of the nominee’s accomplishments:

1. Alumnus/a (living or deceased) of ENMU who earned any level of an education degree (bachelor’s, master’s and/or education specialist).

2. Has a long and distinguished career in education; retired or not.

3. Professional accomplishments, exceptional character and community service should be verified by testimonies identifying talents to impart knowledge, inspire a willingness to learn and instill confidence in students.

4. Candidates may be nominated from private or public school careers; as classroom teachers, administrators or counselors and from primary, elementary, secondary or higher education levels.

All nominating materials must be submitted to the Dean of the College of Education and Technology and postmarked by June 6, 2011. Selections will be made by a committee consisting of ENMU administrators, faculty, staff, emeritus faculty and ENMU Foundation personnel.

Educators often work in relative obscurity and seldom receive recognition commensurate with their contributions to the lives of others and to society as a whole. The Eastern New Mexico University Educator Hall of Honor is one means of beginning to provide the much deserved recognition that outstanding educators have earned. Please take the time to nominate a deserving educator for this distinction.

For an online nomination form, go to the ENMU home page (enmu.edu) and click on the “Academics” tab. From the pull downs, click on “Education and Technology” then the “ENMU Hall of Honor Call for Nomination.”