Making It Happen Award

Criteria, which the program has historically referred to as the eight components of the Formula of Success, are in place to assist state, regional, and national educational organizations in selecting awardees.

Recipients of the awards are educators who:

1. Apply available technology now
2. Move forward and don't look back
3. See students as real people
4. Teach through relationships, inspiring, encouraging, nurturing
5. Recognize that further change is necessary, but understand that it is a process
6. Realize that teacher empowerment is the key element to technology integration
7. Expect success
8. Motivate through awareness and access to information

2011

Jo Ellen Miskowski, MACUL Board Member

2010

Bruce Umpstead, Michigan Department of Education

2009

Andy Mann, Calhoun Intermediate School District ( press release )

Bill Wiersma, MACUL SIG Liaison ( press release )

2008

Ricki Chowning, Regional Educational Media Center Association of Michigan

2007

Elizabeth Bauer, Michigan State Board of Education

James Wenzloff, Macomb Intermediate School District

2006

Jamey Fitzpatrick, Michigan Virtual University