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Education
Foundation, School Nurse and School Business Partner
Capture 2005 Volunteer Awards
April 19, 2005
Congratulations to the Plano ISD Education Foundation, Huffman
Elementary School Nurse Sandra McKenzie and Medical
Center of Plano who were named 2005 Volunteers
of the Year at the 25th Annual Collin County Volunteer
of the Year Award Luncheon held on Tuesday, April 19,
at Plano Centre.
"Celebrating 25 Years of Volunteer Recognition" was the theme for
the annual luncheon
program, emceed by Judy Drotman, event chair
and former Plano ISD school trustee. The program included
recognition of award nominees and winners, sponsor
recognitions and remarks by guest speaker John Criswell,
former Dallas television news anchor and founder of
several nonprofit volunteer organizations, including
the Deaf Action Center.
Plano ISD Education Foundation
The Plano ISD Education Foundation was awarded 2005 Volunteer of
the Year in the "education
group" category.
The mission of the Foundation,
a nonprofit 501c3(b) organization, is to support quality
education for Plano ISD students by generating and
channeling private and corporate resources toward
areas of identified need, increasing community involvement
and support, and encouraging open communication between
the community and our schools.
The purpose of the Foundation is to help ensure that
Plano ISD remains an excellent school district. Visit
the Foundation website for more information.
Plano ISD representatives at the
luncheon included (from row, l-r) Debi Page (Plano ISD Council of
PTAs and "education
individual" nominee); Plano ISD Education Foundation representatives
Mirtha Rodriguez, administrative assistant, and Bob
Robertson, president; (back row, l-r) Martheil
Mauthe-Clanton, Foundation executive director; and
Foundation board members Sharon Goldblatt, Betty Wright
and Jenny Birgé. Also
pictured is
Jane Wyen, Plano ISD volunteer and partnership programs.
Sandra McKenzie, RN
Nurse McKenzie was among 11 nominees in the "education
individual" category, and the winner of the 2005 Volunteer of
the Year award. No stranger to awards, Nurse Sandra McKenzie, Huffman
Elementary School, has been celebrated this year by
the Plano ISD Multi-ethnic Committee, which presented
her with its annual Diversity
Leadership Award.
She has also been
honored this school year at the Texas School Health
Association’s
annual conference for her unique anti-germs program, “Princess
Nurse Says: Don’t Touch Your Face.” The program recently
captured a $1,500 award from the Texas Department of
Health and Texas Health Foundation.
Nurse Sandra McKenzie (second from
left) is pictured with her father and (l-r) Fran
Petroff, RNC, coordinator of Plano ISD health services,
and Sharon Gunn-Town, Huffman Elementary School
principal.
Nurse
McKenzie has most definitely captured the
hearts of the students and staff at her school, where
she is known as "Princess
Nurse." There,
she brings love, enthusiasm, acceptance and fun to
the school’s
culturally rich student population.
Through her work with “Huffman Friends,” an
outreach program for students who are economically
disadvantaged, Nurse McKenzie has developed partnerships with the
school’s
PTA, staff, Parr Library, Haverly Park Apartments,
Haverly Park “Cares
Team,” St.
Andrews United Methodist Church, cub scouts and many
families.
Nurse McKenzie has coordinated several events conducted at the Haverly
Park Apartments, including a school registration night,
story times each Thursday evening, and a weekly summer “Story & Sandwich” event.
The summer program helped the Huffman Friends forge
bonds with students to ease the transition into their
new school.
Medical Center of Plano
 Medical
Center of Plano, nominated by Memorial Elementary School,
was one of three "large business" nominees and the winner
of the 2005 Volunteer of the Year award.
Among its
numerous community outreach programs, Medical Center
of Plano has served for approximately 20 years as the major
business partner of Memorial Elementary School.
Memorial Elementary School Principal Louise W. Davis
and her staff nominated Medical Center of Plano for
the 2005 Volunteer of the Year award. Pictured: Mary
Jo Dean, Medical Center of Plano, and Beverlea Gilbert,
Memorial Elementary first grade teacher. --Details
of the partnership will be posted here soon.--
Other large business nominees included Hibernia Bank
and Home Depot. Small business nominees were Copynet
Office Systems (winner), Domino's Pizza and JDN Solutions,
Inc.
Education/Youth Nominees & Winners
Hearty congratulations
are also extended to the following "education" and "youth"
nominees for 2005 Volunteer of the Year.
 Education Individual
Debbi Garrison, Jean Jones, Lynn McCoy, Debi Page (pictured with
husband Doug), Julie Pancake, Vanessa Pham, Lucy Salinas,
Pam Sepeda, Mary Wedel and Bill Wash
Education Group
Mendenhall Elementary School PTA Board, Mitchell Elementary School
PTA and Plano ISD Education Foundation
Youth Individual
Lauren Bevil, Qishen Chang, Evelina Flores, Leticia Salinas and Stephanie
Valderrama (winner)
Youth Group
- Harrington Elementary School Student Council
- Heritage Farmstead Museum Apprentice Farmhands Program (winner)
- Shelly & Molly Kinson
- League of LULAC Council 300
- Young Men's Service League Senior Members
Civic/Business Nominees & Winners
Also honored at the event were the following Civic and Business volunteers.
Civic Individual
T.J. Johnson, Dan Kunsch, John Nolen, Nell Pearce, Rev. Moises Rios,
Lisa Sams (winner) and Sharon Valenta
Civic Group
- Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
- Junior League of Plano
- Plano Senior Center Volunteers (winner)
- Julie Rosener & Pam Rosener
- Sci-Tech Discovery Center Committee
Humanitarian Individual
Lynne Gallagher, Mary Ellen Loughren (winner), Charlotte
Mills, Jennifer Spugnardi, Michael Tarvin and Jean
Watmough
- Humanitarian Group
- Assistance Center of Collin County (winner)
- Crisis Response Team Family Services of Plano
- Meals on Wheels
- PAWS Across Texas
- John & Yvette Mouser
- Tom & Mary Lee Walton
André Davidson Spirit of Volunteerism Award
- Chris O'Brien, community volunteer, captured this award, which
is named in honor of Plano ISD Education Foundation
Past-president André Davidson.
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