Lauretta Woodson Recipients
Each year the Cambria County Chapter awards two individuals with the Lauretta Woodson Awards. The award is presented to an educator and a support professional from the school districts our chapter represents. Each year the awardees and their administrative teams are invited to our fall meeting to receive their certificate and a PASR Pin.
The 2024 Lauretta Woods Educator award was presented to Dennis Link. Link is a technology instructor at Portage Area School District.
The 2024 Lauretta Woods Support Professional award was presented to Denise Moschgat. Moschgat is an administrative assistant in the Portage Area School District.
John J. Dillon
John J. Dillon Award is given to a Chapter member who provides invaluable service to the chapter. The winners of this award receive an accommodation from the state and a pin.
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Our recipient of the John J. Dillon Award was Sandra Shephead. Sandra has been a member of our organization for years and served as President of our Chapter. She is currently the President-elect of the chapter.
Volunteer of the Year
Our group awarded the Volunteer of the Year award to Mary Ann Philips. This member of our organization provides an invaluable service to our community. She received a pin and certificate honoring her contributions.
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Educational Support Grant
2024 Educational Support Grants
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Three Educational Support Grants were submitted to the Educational Support Grant Committee. The first grant was submitted by Britteny Daisley, a STEM teacher from Northern Cambria. A 3D printer was requested for use in her classes. This proposal was submitted for funding from Region 6.
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Two other proposals were submitted to our chapter. It was decided that both proposals were good enough to be funded by our chapter. One was from Forest Hills School District for a Transition Skills Program. This proposal was submitted by Katlyn Kmetz. The second proposal was submitted by Matthew Miller from Nothern Cambria. The funds will be used by the Technology Student Association to fund materials needed for the state and national competitions.
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2023 Educational Support Grants
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This year our Chapter was honored to provide two $250 Educational Support Grants. These grants provides the teachers with money to fund special projects in their respective school districts in our region.
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One award was presented to Matthew Miller of Northern Cambria School District. The grant was used to partially fund the Technology Student Association materials need to compete in the state and national competitions.
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The second award was presented to a Portage Area School District teacher. Emily Novosedliak will use the grant to partially fund a community garden by her fifth and sixth grade math students.