Steven Tunick Award
Since 1996, Florida Learn & Serve has presented awards to teachers
and administrators who have had a significant impact on the growth of service-learning
in Florida. The award is named for Steve Tunick, a national leader in the
development of intergenerational service‐learning.
Through his efforts in Florida and other states, Steve, much like Johnny
Appleseed, planted the “seeds” of intergenerational service‐learning
as away of bringing youth and elders together to help each other and their
communities.
Steven died of AIDS in 1996. The Steven Tunick Award celebrates Steve’s
and others’ strength, commitment, and courage to make service-learning
possible for others. The award recognizes “outstanding support and
sustained commitment to the development and improvement of
service-learning in Florida.” Winners receive a plaque and $1,500
to use toward advancing their knowledge and skills in service-learning.
They can attend conferences or trainings, purchase materials, or use the
funds as remuneration for help they provide to others.
Steven Tunick Award Winners
1996
Dr. Ramona Frischman, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami
1997
Daniel Hayes, St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka
1998
Jan Germann, Orlando
1999
Evelyn Robinson, South Lake High School, Groveland
2000
Melinda Beckett, Pensacola
Linda Keller, West Palm Beach
Bonnie Harrison, Gainesville
2001
Betty Marler, Panama City
2002
Phyllis Renninger, Jacksonville
2003
Sue Anderson, Crawfordville
2004
Louise Chapman, Daytona Beach
2005
Cynthia McCauley, Chautaqua Learn & Serve, Panama City
2006
Beatriz Hermann, Miami Douglas MacArthur South High School, Miami
Janis Klein-Young, Miami Douglas MacArthur South High School, Miami
Steve Rummel, Miami Douglas MacArthur South High School, Miami
2007
Wendy Doromal, Timber Creek High School, Orlando
