National Awards

The AATG offers awards for outstanding teaching and service each year.  Our chapter may nominate candidates each year for the awards.  

Outstanding Educator Award and Checkpoint Charlie Foundation Scholarship:  One at the elementary, secondary and college/university level is chosen each year.  Awarded by the AATG for excellence in teaching, as evidenced by the individual's ability to stimulate and challenge students intellectually; and for the teacher's professional growth and contributions, by the ability to influence the quality of education in classrooms other than one's own, and by the contributions to the academic environment outside the classroom. 

ISE Language Matters Award:  One award per year, sponsored by Intercultural Student Experience to recognize a high school teacher who has achieved outstanding success in getting students to speak German through exemplary motivation and creative methods; in addition, the winner shall be a teacher who has provided authentic immersion experiences outside the classroom for students to apply their speaking skills.

AATG/Goethe Institute Certificate of Merit:  Up to ten are presented each year for outstanding achievement in furthering the teaching of German in schools at all levels in the US. 

German Embassy Teacher of Excellence Awards:  Awarded by the German Embassy to up-and-coming German teachers for excellence in teaching, creativity, outstanding dedication, and enthusiasm for the German language.  This award was created in 2008. 

AATG Friend of German Award:  One or two each year recognize outstanding support for and promotion of German and the stufy of German at the local, regional, or national level.    


OUTSTANDING GERMAN EDUCATOR AWARDS FROM NEBRASKA

1997--Zoe Louton, elementary

1999--Aleidine Moeller, post-secondary

2001--Anthony Jung, post-secondary

2011--Wendy Brennan, K-8

FRIEND OF GERMAN AWARD

2002--Heinz Olk from the German-American Society

AATG/ISE "Language Matters" Award

2006-Pat Branson

2011-Pam Hoover





(At left--Sabine Strong was NILA's 2015 "Pro Lingua" winner, being nominated by the NATG for her support of German.  

Nebraska German Teacher of the Year Awards

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Nebraska Outstanding German Teacher Awards
1979-Karen Mullen
1981-Renee Chi
1982- Maurice Conner
1984-Edith Zahniser
1985-Anthony Jung
1985 or 1986-Gene Wilkinson
1987--Bill Hammelmann
1988--Ali Moeller
1989--Fred Schelert
1990--Duveen Penner
1991--Zoe Louton
1992--Sybille Bartels
1993--Pam Hoover
1994--Allen Ahlers
1995--Pat Branson
1996--Andreas Gommermann
1997--Ben Vrana
1998--Twyla Gerdes
1999--Art Beckman
2000--Wanda Biel
2001--Pam Bradley-Hoellering
2002--Diane Wulf
2002 (fall)--Peter Reinkordt
2003--Tony Epp
2004--Volker Langeheine
2005-Carol Stoltenberg
2006-Brenda Stewart
2007--Jane Reinkordt
2008--Wendy Brennan
2009--Lindsey Schulz
2011--Founding members of NATG recognized
2013—Sabine Fleshner
2015--Ginger Starks-Yoble
​2016--Kellye Deane
2017--Marissa Wanamaker
​2018--Kristen Hetrick
​2019--none 
2020--Yulia Evans
2021--none
​2022--Dr. Olaf Böhlke

AATG/Goethe Institut Certificate of Merit Awards


AATG/Goethe Institute Certificate of Merit Recipients
1979-Anthony Jung
1980-Sidney Hahn
1983-Maria Wiebe
1988-Maurice Conner
1990-Aleidine Moeller
1993-Patricia Branson
1994-Zoe Louton
1995-Edith Zahniser
1996-Sybille Bartels
1996-Elizabeth Hoffman
1997-Karen Mullen
1998-Pamela Hoover
2004-Volker Langeheine
2010--Diane Wulf
2012—Brenda Stewart


NILA New World Language Teacher of the Year
2019  Kelleen Browning-Lincoln Southeast
2020 Nich Anderson--Lincoln Northeast
2022 Trinia Perigo--Columbus