AFMTE Announces Winners of “2013 Educators of The Year Awards”

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(Newswire.net –June 19th, 2013) Fort Pierce, FL –Alliance for Massage Therapy Education announced the winners of the AFMTE, Biofreeze and Bon Vital’ Educators of the Year Award.

      The Alliance for Massage Therapy Education announced the winners of the AFMTE, Biofreeze and Bon Vital’ Educators of the Year Award (one award for a teacher in a school setting and one award for a continuing education provider).  David Lauterstein is the recipient of the Teacher Award and Elaine Stillerman is the recipient of the CE Provider Award.  

Each winner receives a one year AFMTE Gold Membership, one free registration to the 2013 AFMTE Annual Conference, a $1,000 stipend (for travel, lodging and miscellaneous expenses), and more than $1,000 in FREE product packages from Biofreeze and Bon Vital.  Both winners will have a five-minute slot at the 2013 AFMTE Conference to highlight their accomplishments and commitment to excellence.  

 “I am honored to be receiving this award and recognition from my colleagues. As a teacher of continuing education for nearly 25 years, I am very proud to share and espouse the same values in the quality of education as the AFMTE. We all must continue to encourage excellence in our teachers and our students,” said Elaine.

This award honors excellence in massage education and serves to foster a culture that supports raising the standards of excellence in massage education. The recipients were chosen based on their experience, teacher training taken, and how well they met the core competency standards.  

Applications were accepted from January to April of this year and were reviewed by a committee. Rubrics were assigned to the different sections, and two winners were chosen. The final selection committee included a representative from each of the following organizations:  the AFMTE Board, Biofreeze, and Bon Vital.  

“We wanted to acknowledge educators in this field, without a requirement that they (or the schools they teach at) are members of any specific organization. Also, there are many excellent continuing education providers that go unrecognized because they aren’t affiliated with a school,” says Cherie Sohnen-Moe, who serves on the board for the Alliance and spear-headed this project.

“What inspired me to apply for this award was my administrative staff!  They urged me to apply in light of my years of dedication to our school and my joy in teaching.  It is in some ways the greatest honor to have the appreciation of the people I work with every day,” said David.

 The Alliance spent two years developing the Core Competencies for Massage Therapy Education (TESP).  According to the Alliance, these awards are meant to inspire educators to evaluate themselves according to the TESP. That process alone contributes to creating a culture of teaching excellence – the theme for this year’s AFMTE Conference in St. Charles, MO July 18-20.  

 “We feel that this award is meaningful as it’s given by an organization dedicated to improving education,” said Sohnen-Moe.  

 The Alliance for Massage Therapy Education is an independent voice, advocate and resource for the community of massage therapy schools and educators. It serves the entire education sector – from entry-level training programs through post-graduate studies.

For more information:
General office email: admin@afmte.org
Call: 855-236-8331
Visit: http://www.afmte.org
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