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Do you know an outstanding teacher in your school or community? Nominate him or her for one of our 2016 Outstanding Teaching Awards!

In 2016, Humanities Texas will present a total of fifteen awards to exceptional Texas K–12 humanities teachers in three different categories:

  • Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award
    (12 recipients). This award recognizes exemplary contributions of teachers in Texas elementary, middle, and high schools.

  • Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History Award (1 recipient). This award was established in memory of Ms. Howell, former chair of the Humanities Texas Board of Directors, as a lasting tribute to her service to the organization and her commitment to the study of Texas history.

  • Award for Outstanding Early-Career Teaching
    (2 recipients). This award recognizes exemplary contributions of early-career humanities teachers in Texas who have completed three or fewer years of teaching.

All award winners will receive a $5,000 prize, with an additional $500 for their schools to purchase humanities-based instructional materials.

For more information on the awards, including eligibility and a list of past recipients, please visit the Teaching Awards section of our website or email ota@humanitiestexas.org.

To nominate a teacher, please complete the online nomination form.

Robert Jackson, recipient of the 2014 Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History Award, with his students at Rockport-Fulton Middle School.
Left to right: Humanities Texas Executive Director Michael L. Gillette, 2014 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award recipient Laine Leibick of Austin's Highland Park Elementary School, Congressman Michael McCaul, Principal Katie Pena, and Humanities Texas board members Venus Strawn and Larry Carver.