Rose Harrington Award
PRESENTED BY THE ENDOWMENT FUND
The LCF Endowment Fund is pleased to announce the Rose Harrington Excellence in Teaching Award.
This monetary award has been funded through a generous fund established by Rose Harrington, a retired schoolteacher and long-term resident of La Cañada Flintridge who died in October, 2001.
Nomination Process for Educator of the Year Awards
Has someone made an impact on you or your children? La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation’s Endowment Fund is seeking nominations of outstanding LCUSD educators.
2024-25 nominations will open in February of 2025 with winners being selected by an Endowment Trustee appointed committee. Anyone is eligible to submit a nomination – fellow-teachers, parents, administrators, and students (if they can independently complete the nomination form.)
The Rose Harrington Educator of the Year Award, which comes with a cash prize (last year it was over $7,000!), was established in 2002 by a bequest made in the estate of local resident Rose Harrington, who herself was an educator.
Please note, District administrators are NOT eligible for nomination. Questions can be directed to gifts@lcfef.org
Past Rose Harrington Excellence in Teaching Award Winners
2023-24: Justin Luthey and Annabel Dannemann
2022-23: Sarah Beattie and Paul Kim
2021-22: Jason Stone and Julia Lee Hwang
2020-21: Paige Salardino and Karl Geckle
2019-20: Kathryn Wullschlager and Brandon Carroll
2018-19: Lucy Pelletier and Bill Lively
2017-18: Lisa Fungo and Brian McDermott
2016-17: Justin Eick and Samantha Wright
2015-16: Karen Gilmour and Justin Valassidis
2014-15: Jeff Brookey and Myrna McCune
2013-14: Laurie Hopkins and Sally Spangler
2012-13: Pam Daniger and Leslie Baldwin
2011-12: Patty Compeau
2010-11: Jan Rappleye
2009-10: Pat Harris
2008-09: Tom Traeger
2007-08: Mary Linda Vendevelde and Kathy Cockerill
2006-07: Marina Chahine
2005-06: Jackie Castro
2004-05: Mary Jane Hufstedler
2003-04: Mary Ruth Dicks