Regional winners of the 2009 Earl Reum Award are (from left): Abdiaziz Guled (OR), Karen Crawford (MD), and Laura Price (TX), with national winner Bob Tryanski (KS).

Bob Tryanski Named 2009 National Earl Reum Award Recipient

by Lyn Fiscus
December 11, 2009

Alliance member Bob Tryanski was recognized last week at the National Conference on Student Activities in Fort Lauderdale as the national recipient of the 2009 Earl Reum Award, given to honor those who encourage and inspire others in the field of student leadership and enthusiastically share their experience and expertise through presentations to adults.

“Anyone associated with NAWD has seen Bob’s creativity in both small group presentations, keynote situations, and as the facilitator of the 2006 NAWD evening program in Washington, D.C. known as the Innovation Naturalization Simulation,” said PASC Executive Director Jim Finnemeyer in nominating Bob for the award.  “Bob consistently brings a high level of creativity, outstanding processing skills, and in-depth curriculum development to any program that he directs or presents to students or to adults.  At PASC, we count on Bob’s expertise and experience in our on-going workshop curriculum review and revisions.”

In addition to his work with student councils, Bob has created programs for many other groups including the Union League of Philadelphia, Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, Presidential Classroom for Young Americans, the Horatio Alger Association, the United Way, and most recently work with the sons and daughters of our nation’s governors.

Join us in congratulating Bob on this well-deserved honor!

2009-2010 DifferenceMaker Award Application Available

Activity advisors who are affiliated with the Alliance for Student Activities are encouraged to submit their organization’s best service project in consideration for the Alliance’s DifferenceMaker Award, which honors groups whose service to their community has made a difference in their world. One high school member and one middle level member will receive national recognition, a plaque for their school, and a speech by motivational speaker “The Original” Mike Smith at their school during the following year. Plaque and transportation for Mike Smith is provided by Herff Jones, Inc.

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2008-2009 DifferenceMaker Award Winners Announced

After careful evaluation of all the applications for the DifferenceMaker Award, the Alliance for Student Activities is proud to announce the national winners for 2009. The decision was a difficult one because of the high quality of the projects submitted; judges ultimately decided that in addition to the two national winners, they also would award three honorable mentions.  The 2009 NSLW DifferenceMaker Awards go to:

High School National Winner:

• Kingfisher HS in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, for its "Basketball Bash Benefit" project.

High School Honorable Mentions:

• Clark HS Student Council, Las Vegas, Nevada, for its Charger Family Assistance Center
• Americas HS National Honor Society, El Paso, Texas, for its "Project Dame la Mano"

Middle Level National Winner:

• Blanchard MS in Westford, Massachusetts, for its Habitat for Humanity project.

Middle Level Honorable Mention:

• Bonita Springs National Honor Society, Fort Myers, Florida, for its "Cultivating Oxygen" project.

Read more about the winning projects

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