Outstanding Career And Tech Teachers Honored By UFT

City Councilmember Eric Gioia, a member of the council Education Committee, presents a Council Proclamation to UFT Vice President Michael Mulgrew.

United Federation of Teachers President Randy Weingarten, Michael Mulgrew UFT Vice President, Career & Technical Education High Schools and Programs, and students, teachers and their families recognized teachers who had been selected by their colleagues and students as Teachers of the Year. Weingarten complimented the honorees who, she said, "make a difference in the lives of young people and subsequently an impact on the world."

Queens teachers recognized for their outstanding contribution to their students and to the profession of teaching were George B. Manolakos, Grace Dodge H.S.; Gerald Greenwald, Thomas Edison H.S.; John Hagemeyer, Food & Fashion H.S.; Sean McCarthy, Queens Vocational H.S., and Rebecca M. McClure, John Bowne H.S. In addition to Career and Technical Education teachers, the UFT honored Eileen Taylor, principal of Aviation H.S., for her staunch support of programs in Career and Technical Education and her outstanding leadership of the teachers and students at Aviation H.S.

Award-winning teachers from all boroughs with UFT Vice President Michael Mulgrew.

The UFT Career & Technical Education Committee invited chapters to nominate teachers at their schools to receive this year's awards. The honorees, who were recognized for their work in career and technical education, were introduced by either a student or a fellow staff member, including their supervisors, and called up to the stage to receive their awards. Each winner earned a certificate and a plaque and came away with a feeling that their work is actually making a difference in the lives of those they teach.

The program was coordinated by Mulgrew, to whom City Councilmember Eric Gioia, a staunch supporter of teachers and school leaders, presented a City Council Proclamation.- Dan Miller