2009 Innovation in Education
Awards Recipients
Project Tomorrow and TechAmerica would like to extend their congratulations to the winners of the 16th Annual High-Tech Innovation Awards. The winners were announced on May 14, 2009 at a sold-out dinner and awards ceremony that drew nearly 400 luminaries from local high-tech companies, financial and government institutions, as well as academic leaders, educators, students, investors and media affiliates.
In addition, we would like to thank our sponsor, Emulex, for helping to extend the reach of the Innovation in Education awards program. For the third year, we awarded a college scholarship to the winner of the Emerging Student Innovator Award, and for the first time, program funds were awarded to the Innovative School Program of the Year and High Impact Teacher of the Year winners.
Congratulations to Orange County educators and innovators:
Emerging Student Innovator
Govil Gupta, Northwood High School, Irvine Unified School District
High Impact Teacher in Science, Math and Technology
Todd Salesky, Brea Olinda High School, Brea Olinda School District
Innovative School Program in Science, Math and Technology
Dave Gerhard, principal, Concordia Elementary School, Capistrano Unified School District
For more information about the TechAmerica High Tech Award Winners, click here.
- 2009 Innovation in Education Award Finalists
Innovative School Program in Science, Math and Technology
*Dave Gerhard
Concordia Elementary School
Capistrano Unified School DistrictWilliam Skelly
Heninger Elementary School
Santa Ana Unified School DistrictKathy Slawson
Early College High School
Newport Mesa Unified School DistrictHigh Impact Teacher of the Year in Science, Math and Technology
Susan Groff
Middle College High School
@ Santa Ana College
Santa Ana Unified School DistrictLeslie Flores
Star View Elementary School
Ocean View School District*Todd Salesky
Brea Olinda High School
Brea Unified School DistrictCharlotte Zaremba
Orange Coast Middle College
High School
Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictEmerging Student Innovator
*Govil Gupta
Northwood High School
Irvine Unified School DistrictPhilip Jia
Troy High School
Fullerton Joint Union
High School DistrictKate Jaihee Lee
Brea Olinda High School
Brea Unified School District
* indicates 2009 Innovation in Education Award Winner

