The excitement of celebrating YOU during TheatreFest continues throughout the Awards Reception on Saturday evening, 5:00pm-7:00pm. The “All That Jazz Awards Reception: Past Meets Present,” will be filled with beautiful music, videos, hors d’oeuvres, and inspirational people from the past and the present.
All winners were nominated and chosen by their peers. Nominations will continue to become easier as we send reminders to you to nominate for the 2016 awards. We must continue to support and celebrate our own as the arts continue to be at risk in some areas.
It is with great pleasure that I present to you, the 2015 TETA award recipients.
K-8 Educator of the Year
Jenae Glanton
Maurine Cane Middle School
“She is a true professional, a selfless
volunteer, and a fiercely generous spirit,” says Christina Riggins in her
recommendation letter for herTETA K-8 Award.
Jenae Glanton is the Maurine Cain Middle School Theatre Teacher in
Rockwall. Jenae is originally from
Nebraska, but graduated from DeSoto, Texas High School. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts and
Master of Arts/Theater Arts from Texas Woman’s University. She has
taught in Carollton ISD and Rockwall ISD. She is an equity actor and has worked in
several professional theatres. Friends and colleagues call her “mentor”
whenever speaking of her tireless energy for Texas Educational Theatre. She is the K-12 VP-Elect and a lifetime member
of the International Thespian Society.
“Jenae, is without question, one of the
most dedicated and passionate theatre arts teachers I have had the privilege of
working with,” says Laura Garcia. Mentor,
leader, and passionate are the words used most often to describe this K-8
Educator of the Year. She mentors her
co-workers as well as many other Texas theatre teachers. She teaches through example and discourse how
to apply teaching skills and knowledge to a theatre arts classroom.
Her dedication to educational theatre in
Texas knows no boundaries. Working for
TETA as well as ITS, keeps the “spunky redhead” busy year round. She mentors with workshops at TheatreFest in
the spring, SummerFest in the summer, and Texas State Thespian Festival in the
fall. She works hard at building the
ITS Jr. in the state with her hard work with their spring festival in
2014.
You’ll know Jenae Glanton, when you see
that genuine smile and the sweet lady that wants to help everyone. Congratulations to our K-8 Educator of the
Year.
Award presented
by
Laura Garcia
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High School Educator of the Year
Erin Moore
Sealy High School
“Erin Moore gave me and so many others a
haven, a place to create other worlds, find beauty in the telling of a story,
but most of all a place of acceptance, a place to belong,” states Beth Auble,
Erin’s nominator for the Secondary Teacher of the Year award. “Erin is certainly selfless, always putting
student and campus needs before her own.”
Sealy HS theatre teacher, Erin Moore,
attended Wharton County Junior College, University of Houston, and Lamar
University, receiving her BA in Theatre Arts and Speech and then her Master’s
in Education Supervision. During her
career she has taught at Waller HS, A&M Consolidated HS, and now Sealy
HS.
Erin served TETA as the K-12 VP from
1998-2003. She has been a member of the
Texas Thespians Adult Advisory Board, a TheatreFest and SummerFest presenter,
and a Region IV Theatre Presenter. She
is a Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Alumni Member.
“Erin teaches her students to solve
problems, create with integrity, and use their creativity for the service of
others.” She leads by example as she
works diligently in her community as well.
The Sealy Main Street Advisory Board, Sealy Rotary Dinner Theatre
Director, Greater Sealy Little League All Star Tournament Director and Parade
Coordinator, and Austin County Playwrights are a few of the community
activities that she stays involved with.
Mrs. Moore’s principal, Megan Oliver,
states that, “Erin has an amazing work ethic and a genuine ownership of our
Fine Arts Program.” She features
multiple public performances of varying types throughout each year. She serves as the Sealy UIL Chair, attends
many extracurricular activities, and organizes the freshman orientation each
year.
Her love of the students, the community,
and Sealy ISD makes her a great asset to all people she comes in contact
with. “Sealy is a much better community
because Erin Moore teaches theatre at Sealy High School.” Congratulations to our TETA Secondary Teacher
of the Year.
Award
presented by
Beth Auble
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Community/Jr. College EoY
Dr. Cynthia SoRelle
McLennan CC
“I know
her heart really belongs to TETA. Texas
is her home and her great love. Students
are her passion. Theatre is her heart
healing joy. I can’t think of a better
way to say thank you than an acknowledgement of her decades of full throttled
advocacy and accomplishments,” says Beth Blickers, Abrams Artists
Agency-Literary Agent and Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas
President.
Dr. SoRelle is in year 32 at
McLennan Community College, serving as Coordinator, Theatre Department and Dramaturg. She also is Co-Director for the Honors
College. Her education includes an MA,
Theatre History and Criticism from Kent State University and her Ph.D., Theatre
history and Criticism, The University of Texas at Austin, working with Dr.
Oscar G. Brockett.
She has served on the board of
directors as the Secretary of TETA, as All-Convention programming chairman,
special guest facilitator, AO Administrative Committee, UIL Advisory Committee,
and an Original Play Adjudicator. Not
only does her education of students and teachers happen in Texas, but her
intelligence and work ethic is known internationally. She served as President of the Licensed
Managers and Dramaturgs of America, she served on the Board of Directors, and
was on the International Conference Planning Committee in 2005.
Her professional presentations are
world-wide and too many to name. They
range in scope from “Dance Dramaturgy”
to “Race, Class, and Gender Issues in
Theatre: A Panel Discussion.” Dr. SoRelle received the 2000 TETA Founders
Award, Who’s Who in American College Teachers, and NISOD Teaching Excellence
Medallion, among others.
Congratulations to the TETA 2015
Community/Jr. College Educator of the Year, Mrs. Cynthia SoRelle. Nominator, Jim Rambo, says of her, “Dr.
SoRelle is the type of teacher and mentor who is remembered fondly years later
as a fierce but caring instructor. Her
vision has always been to stretch the student’s God given talents so that they
can excel on their own.”
Award
presented by
Jim Rambo
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University Educator of the Year
Alison Frost
Texas A&M Univ-Corpus Christie
“Innovative,
humorous, and passionate educator,” a few words used by colleagues to describe
Alison Frost, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
“Alison is an amazing team member
at TAMUCC where she is respected by her peers and students for her genuine and
sincere concern, sense of humor, and her devotion to people,” says Mandy Epley. “In addition to wowing audiences Alison also
uses each show as an educational tool to teach our students about history,
political science and social issues. She
is the perfect combination of artist and educator,” states Kelly Russell,
TAMUCC.
Alison received her Master of Fine
Arts-Directing, 2009, at Florida State University. In 2005, she studied at the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art, in London, receiving a Contemporary Drama Certificate. She received a Master of Education at Sam
Houston State University and her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre-Directing and
Design at Baylor University. She began
her higher education at Lon Morris College with an Associate of Arts in
Technical Theatre.
Before
Ms. Frost started teaching and directing at TAMUCC, she taught at Florida State
University, Klein ISD, and Lon Morris College.
She owned The Actor Factory in Houston, and was an instructor at Progressions
Performing Arts, Applause Theatre, and Class Act Productions.
Alison’s
humility shines as she speaks little of her awards. Among the numerous awards, Texas A&M
System Teaching Excellence, KCACTRF Region VI Irene Ryan Acting Finalists
She
successfully inspired the TETA CU section as their Vice President for 3
years. She is a member of TETA-AO and
serves on the committee that assists in the accreditation of UIL One-Act Play
judges. Carrie continues to share her
expertise with students and teachers as she presents yearly at TheatreFest and
UIL SuperConferences. She stays in touch
with her students as she has continued to hone her acting skills throughout the
years.
Dr. Klypchak’s professional
memberships include; Capital T Theatre, The Association for Theatre in Higher
Education, Mid-America Theatre Conference, Texas Educational Theatre
Association, Texas Educational Theatre Association/Adjudicators
Organization. She has been honored as
being named a State UIL One-Act Play Judge.
“I am constantly amazed at her working tirelessly to promote quality
experiences for judges and competitors in the UIL One-Act Play Contest. Her work has contributed enormously to the
success of our organization.”
Carrie’s directing abilities will
boggle the mind of the average director, but “the energy, breadth, and depth of
her theatre craft work are notable. No
other contemporary Texas theatre artist/educator shows such indefatigable
energy, passion, power, and vitality in pursuing theatre excellence and in training
dedicated young people for careers in arts and entertainment.”
“Dr. Klypchak made her passion, my
passion, and that’s why I am in theatre.”
No other is as the master educator, wonderful person, creative director,
and collaborative colleague as Carrie.
She is the most deserving of the TETA 2013 College and University
Educator of the Year. “Her students are
committed to her because they know that she protects their dreams and cares for
their wellbeing while at the same time challenging them to strive for
excellence.”
Award
presented by
Kim Blann
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Founders Award
Craig Hertel
Argyle High School
“Mr.
Hertel’s career-or, what might be best referred to as his Magnum Opus-can be directly attributed to core values he
demonstrates in both his profession and personal life,” says Scott Tipton,
Theatre director at Lindsay ISD. Humility
and generosity leads the actions and success of this giant of a man in Texas
Theatre Education, Mr. Craig Hertel.
Mr. Hertel received his Bachelor of
Science, in Education from Midwestern State University in 1984. He also completed his Master of Arts in
Theatre at Texas Woman’s University in 2010.
He now serves as the Director of Extracurricular Academic Events at
Argyle ISD, as he did at Gainesville ISD.
He was the UIL Academic Coordinator, teacher, and theatre director at
Lindsay high school from 1989-2010.
While at Lindsay, he led the school to 14 UIL State Championships and 5
Runner-Up for 19 years in a row. His
students are state champions for 6 years at the State OAP Meet. He began his career at Northside High School
as a teacher, athletic coach, and academic sponsor in 1984.
Craig’s dedication to Texas
Educational Theatre is immeasurable. He
has served as UIL Advisory Chairman, assistant director for the Thespian
all-state show, Coram Boy, director
at Tal’s Summer Drama Camp, Texas Tech Summer Camp, and GPAC Theatre Camp. “His shining attitude provides for a positive
work environment that feeds creativity,” says Amy Jordan, Texas Thespian
President. Mr. Hertel now serves as the
Contest Manager for the State UIL One-Act Play Meet.
Billy Dragoo, Austin HS Theatre
Director and friend to Craig Hertel says of him, “The best thing I can say
about Craig Hertel is this: he is the rarest of individuals-not just
conventional, but interesting. He is
substance and style. Vigilant but
flexible, he won’t settle for compromised mediocrity and isn’t afraid to take
responsibility for the education of his students. Craig is an excellent teacher because of his
vision and creativity.” Congratulations,
2015 TETA Founders Award!
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Founders Award
Dr. Jerry Ivins
San Jacinto College
“As a
person, Jerry is, first and foremost, a good man. He is a kind and gentle soul whose focus is
not on personal glory but rather the good of the students and teacher in our
state,” says Luis Munoz, State Theatre Director. Dr. Ivins serves as the Chair of Fine Arts at
San Jacinto College. For 2015 TETA, he
is Co-Chair Convention Director. Jerry
is not only an advocate for Texas Theatre Education, but also National
organizations.
Dr. Jerry Ivins received his Doctor
of Philosophy at Texas Tech University in 1993, Master of Arts at the
University of Houston in 1985, Bachelor of Arts at the University of Houston in
1984, and Associate of Science degree at Paris Junior College in 1982. He owns membership in the American College
Theatre Festival, Texas Educational Theatre Association, the Southwest Theatre
Association, the University Interscholastic League Adjudicator Organization,
and the United States Institute of Theatre Technology.
Dr. Ivins is most known around Texas
as the guru of UIL Contest Managers. He works with managers, directors, and
students around the state to assure that their UIL One-Act Play Contests are
run smoothly. In 2014, UIL used the
thorough Jerry Ivins, as the State UIL OAP Contest Manager at the Bass Concert
Hall. “As for TETA, it is clear to me
that we wouldn’t have TETA right now if it wasn’t for Jerry Ivins,” says, Royal
Brantley, West Texas A&M University.
“Jerry is a man of vision, artistry, and endless energy.” His TETA service includes; convention
director, host, program designer, exhibit director, programming director,
special guest coordinator, hotel liaison, travel director, hospitality
director, technical director, play fest coordinator, convention registrar,
among many more.
“Jerry, in my opinion, is at the heart of what
makes TETA such a unique community; he is a selfless teacher and a
compassionate leader,” says, Paula Rodriguez, San Antonio College. Thank you, Dr. Jerry Ivins, and
congratulations on your 2015 Founders Award!
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Founders Award
J.E. Masters
Retired
“When I
think of Texas Theatre, I think of J.E. Masters,” says Missey Head, Fine Arts
Coordinator, Lewisville ISD. After 23 years
of inspiring and motivating his students and co-workers at Highland Park High
School, Mr. Masters has retired. His
undying love for theatre education and TETA, continues to be a selfless gift to
the all Texas theatre educators. “Few
TETA members exhibit the dedication and mentorship that J.E. possess and gives
to this organization.”
J.E. Masters received his Bachelor
of Arts in Theatre, Speech, and English at Baylor University in 1970. He went on to complete his Masters of Arts in
Theatre at Baylor and completed post-graduate work in Fine Arts administration
and Directing/acting at Texas Tech University.
His experience in the fine arts world is immeasurable, including Theatre
Director at High Park ISD, Clear Creek ISD, and Waco ISD;
director/professor/teacher at Lon Morris College, Texas Tech University, The
University of Texas, and St. Mark’s School of Texas; and professional
experience in New York, Kentucky, and Texas.
J.E. is a continual contributor to
the Texas Educational Theatre Association and its members. At the 2014 TETA, he continued his
selflessness and used his expertise in organization, problem solving,
motivation, and hard work, to see that the convention was a success. He has
served as exhibits chair, treasurer-elect, and as convention director. His service as convention liaison continues
today. Mr. Masters’ early years in TETA
were spent inspiring teachers to serve their students in the best way
possible.
“As a former Founders’ Award winner,
I can certainly say that I think J.E. is much more deserving of this award than
myself or many we have given it to. He
is a true champion of theatre education and we would be lucky to have him
representing our organization with this recognition,” says Dr. David Stevens,
UIL Academic Director. Congratulations,
J.E. Masters, 2015 Founders Award winner.
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Emeritus Award
Luis Munoz
UIL State Drama Director
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Please help us make this TheatreFest Awards day better than ever before. Look in the schedule for final times and places for the Award Winners Workshop and Awards Reception on Saturday, January 31, 2015, Houston Hyatt Regency.
“…I know a whoopee spot where the gin is cold, but the awards are hot...and all that jazz!”
Gloria McLuckie
TETA Awards Committee Chairman
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