THE
JAMES E. ARMSTRONG AWARD
The
Retired Teachers Association of Chicago has
established this Award to honor those individuals who have demonstrated
a devotion
to the Association, its goals and membership.
James
E. Armstrong
was the principal of Englewood
High School beginning in the 1880's and is
reputed to have originated several significant pedagogical innovations
(see
this reference).
Among many of his accomplishments was that he
co-authored (with James B. Norton, then principal of Lake View High
School) one of the most widely used high school chemistry lab manuals
of the time (see
this reference - please note that it is still available from Amazon).
James E. Armstrong was one of
the founders of RTAC in 1926. The initial organization was devoted to
the problems of
retired Chicago teachers and this continues to remain as our primary
concern.
Please
submit the name(s) of your nominee(s) to the
Award Committee with a brief rationale for your selection(s).
Nominations
should be submitted no later
than
September 15, 2011 for consideration.
Nomination
forms are available here:
Armstrong
Nomination Form (PDF – print, fill
out and mail in)
Armstrong
Nomination Form (Word/Works/Wordperfect/OpenOffice
– save, fill
out and e-mail)
Mail
to:
The
James E. Armstrong Award Committee
Retired
Teachers Association
Suite
1500
20
E. Jackson Blvd
Chicago,
Illinois 60604-2235
office@rtac.org
with the subject as ‘James E. Armstrong Award’