How to nominate for the General Awards:

1. Nomination Packets: Please compile SIX (6) nomination packets. A nomination packet must include the following (not to exceed twenty (20) pages per packet):
· Completed nomination form (Request this form)
· Current vitae of the nominee and an outline or brief description of nominee's outstanding achievements.
· Three letters of support (one support letter must be written by an AATE member).
· Relevant supporting materials (not to exceed six additional pages – 8 1/2" x 11" – one side only).

2. Submission Dates: Nomination packets will be accepted until February 15, 2006

General Award Descriptions

ANN FLAGG MULTICULTURAL AWARD: Honors an individual, organization, institution or company making significant contributions to the field of theatre/drama for youth or arts education dealing with multicultural issues and/or reaching diverse audiences and constituencies. This award is open to persons of any ethnic, racial or cultural background and to non-members of AATE.

BARBARA SALISBURY WILLS AWARD: Honors a member of the American Alliance for Theatre and Education for long-term and sustained service to the organization.

CAMPTON BELL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Honors an individual for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field.

CHARLOTTE B. CHORPENNING PLAYWRIGHT AWARD: Honors a nationally known writer of outstanding plays for children. This award recognizes the body of work and not one particular play.

CREATIVE DRAMA AWARD: Honors a person or persons for outstanding achievement and service as a creative drama specialist. Creative drama is concerned with the inner creative and social growth of young people which does not in itself lead to a production for audience. Nominees must be members of AATE.

DINA REES EVANS THEATRE IN OUR SCHOOLS AWARD: Honors exemplary programs and individuals in support of Theatre In Our Schools, a project of AATE. It is named in honor of Dina Rees Evans who was a secondary school educator, director of Cain Park Theatre and one of the founders of the national Secondary School Theatre Association. Starting in 1996, two categories were instituted: one for a state program, the other for an individual effort.

F. LOREN WINSHIP SECONDARY SCHOOL THEATRE AWARD: Honors an individual or organization for long-term outstanding contributions to the mission of secondary school theatre. Given in honor of those pioneer educators in high school theatre who established the secondary school theatre movement in the United States.

JOHN C. BARNER TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD: Honors an individual member of AATE who is currently teaching Theatre on the secondary school level and who has developed an exemplary program.

LIN WRIGHT SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS: Honors persons who have established special programs, developed experimental works, made distinctive educational contributions or provided meritorious service thus furthering theatre and drama for young people. This award recognizes and supports these unique contributions of artists, educators, and advocates wherever they are found. THREE AWARDS may be given annually.

MONTE MEACHAM AWARD: Honors a person or organization outside AATE for outstanding contributions to children's theatre.

SARA SPENCER ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Honors artistic theatre practice of long duration and wide recognition. It may be granted to an established theatre for sustained and exceptional achievement or to an individual who has accomplished meritorious achievement in the field of theatre for young audiences.

YOUTH THEATRE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR: Honors an individual for outstanding achievement as a director in Youth Theatre. Recipient should serve as a model of excellence and innovation as an artistic, education, and or management director in a theatre in which some or all of the performers are young people.

ZETA PHI ETA-WINIFRED WARD AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NEW CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANY: Given by Zeta Phi Eta, a national arts fraternity, it honors a theatre company serving young audiences which has been in operation at least two full years, but not more than five years. The company must have attained a high level of artistic production, sound management practices, and must have stimulated community interest in its endeavors. Nominees must be organizational members of AATE.

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