2012 Applications are now available!

(Please see below for more information)

Congratulations to the 2011 Winners

Shanna Cisneros

Shannon, a 3rd grade teacher from Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center, is our first-place winner. She is an exemplary teacher with 23 years of science teaching experience and a true love for science. Her passion for science is contagious.  All of her students entered “The Great Tree Story” Essay Contest, all participated in the Alice Carlson Science Fair, and five participated in the Alice Carlson Invention Convention.

When asked about BRIT's impact on her teaching, Shanna said, "After attending a BRIT workshop, I come back reenergized about science.  After attending the 'Good to Great Journals' PD, I incorporated strategies from the workshop. My students ran out of pages in their science journals for the first time this year. They enjoyed working in their journals."

Donna Hollowell

Donna, a Biology/Environmental Science teacher from Burleson High School, is our second-place winner. She is an exemplary teacher with 28 years of science teaching experience. She works to share her passion and enthusiasm for local and global responsibilities to the planet with all her students. Donna’s personal mission statement is one she learned in girl scouts and shares with her students every year, “I want to leave every person, place, and thing better than I found it.”

Donna believes she is a better teacher because of her association with BRIT, "When I discovered an began attending BRIT workshops, there was a resurgence in the excitement and determination to make every effort to see my students become good citizens of this planet."

Shanna will receive a $1,000 honorarium and Donna will receive a $500 honorarium at the BRIT Board of Directors Meeting in the fall.

How To Apply:

We appreciate how diligently and creatively you work to make science meaningful and exciting for your students.

Applications for BRIT’s 2012 Wendy Owsley Garrett Science Teacher Award is now available.

2012 Wendy Owsley Garrett Award Application

Successful applications show how your use of BRIT resources have influenced your students’ learning.

You are eligible to apply for this award if you:

•have NOT won the award in the past,
•are teaching science as a regular part of the curriculum for grades K-12 in a public or private school, and
•have participated in at least one professional development or student program with BRIT in the past two years and used the activities in your teaching.

Please contact Tracy Friday at tfriday@brit.org if you would like to learn more about the application process.

Past Science Teacher Award Winners

2010 Award Winner
-Kelly Feille, Fort Worth ISD
-Kristene Gillmer, Fort Worth ISD

2009 Award Winner
- Carrie Donovan, Arlington ISD

2008 Award Winners
- Glenna Cleworth, Fort Worth ISD
- Laurie Lawrence, Fort Worth ISD

2007 Award Winners
- Donnette Durham, Fort Worth ISD
- Nancy Burleson, Birdville ISD

2006 Award Winners
- Kathy Cash, Fort Worth ISD
- Jackie Swan, Irving ISD

Legacy Award: Sharon Foster, Country Day (retired)

2005 Award Winner
- Sharla Riddle, Fort Worth ISD

2004 Award Winners
- Melissa Gibbons, Fort Worth ISD
- Ginger Jones, Carroll ISD

2003 Award Winners
- Janet Rasher, Burleson ISD
- Denise Gordon, Fort Worth ISD

2002 Award Winners
- Kandy Kiesow, Arlington ISD
- Jana Perkins, Everman ISD

2001 Award Winners
- Joe Ferrara, Fort Worth ISD
- Sue Ellen Nutter, Arlington ISD