Class of 2015 Announcement
Congratulations to the class of 2015 in the National Teachers Hall of Fame!!!!
Dr. Patricia Jordan is a retired 9th-12th grade Math teacher with 29 years in Roslyn High School in Roslyn, New York. Click this link to watch a clip of Pat’s Announcement Ceremony!
Richard T. Ognibene is a 10th-12th grade Regents Chemistry and Physics teacher with 28 years in Fairport High School in Fairport, New York. Click this link to watch Rich’s Announcement Ceremony!
Susan M. Rippe is a 11-12th Grade Science teacher with 24 years experience in the Olathe Northwest High School in Olathe, Kansas. Click this link to watch a clip of Sue’s Announcement Ceremony!
Ben Talley is a 4th-5th grade Science teacher with 24 years experience in the Van Pelt Elementary School in Bristol, Virginia. Click this link to read some of the press coverage of Ben’s Big day!
Brigitte Tennis is a 7th-10th grade all subjects teacher with 32 years in the Stella Schola Middle School in Redmond, Washington.
We are proud to welcome these five outstanding educators into the the elite group of educators. We are honored to have you.Current News « The National Teacher Hall of Fame:
NEA Congratulates 2015 National Teacher Hall of Fame Inductees
NEA President Lily Eskelsen García: Inductees “have made student learning their top priority”
WASHINGTON—The National Teachers Hall of Fame will induct five teachers into its class of 2015 during its 24th annual induction celebration today in Emporia, Kansas.
“Theseimpressive inductees represent the exceptional educators who inspire a love of learning in our nation’s children,” said NEA President Lily EskelsenGarcía. “They have made student learning their top priority by finding creative and effective ways to engage their students.”
The 2015 National Teachers Hall of Fame inductees are:
· Dr. Patricia Jordan is a retired teacher from Roslyn High School in Roslyn, New York. With 29 years of classroom experience, she taught 9th-12th grade mathematics.
· Richard Ognibene teaches 10th-12th grade Regents Chemistry and Physics at Fairport High School in Fairport, New York. Now in his 28th year of teaching, Ognibene received the 2002 American Chemical Society Teacher of the Year Award and the 2006 Fairport High School Crystal Apple Award for excellence in teaching.
· Susan Rippe is a college biology teacher at Olathe Northwest High School in Olathe, Kansas. With 32 years of teaching experience, Rippe also taught 10th grade students in aerospace and engineering chemistry. In 2000 she received the Kansas Teacher of the Year award.
· Ben Talley teaches science at Van Pelt Elementary School in Bristol, Virginia. With 24 years of teaching experience, Talley is also an author of several books, including “The Game My Father Taught Me”.
· Brigitte Tennis teaches 7th-10th graders in all subjects at Stella Schola Middle School in Redmond, Washington. With 32 years of teaching experience, Tennis is the founder and head teacher of Stella Schola. She has been acknowledged as a distinguished educator in Who’s Who For American Teachers in 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
The NTHF was founded in 1989. The organization is dedicated to promoting education and drawing public attention to amazing educators in the U.S. through the induction program, a museum, and resource center. Located on the Emporia State University campus, the Hall of Fame includes a gallery of honored teachers, a Wall of Fame, teacher contracts, old school desks, antique textbooks and a display of classroom miniatures among other fascinating artifacts.
The first NTHF induction took place in 1992. Since then, 75 educators from 32 states and the District of Columbia have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
“Congratulations, and thank you, to these amazing educators,” said Eskelsen García.
For more information on the National Teacher Hall of Fame and this year’s inductees visit www.nthf.org
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