Futures Foundation for Volusia County Schools

2013 Teacher of the Year Nominees

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2013 Teacher of the Year Sponsors

FUTURES Foundation and the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this event possible.

Presenting Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Mr. Frank Bruno, Jr. - County Council Chair
Representative & Mrs. Fred Costello

University of Central Florida

Bronze Sponsors
Bright House Networks
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona State College Foundation
Teledyne Oil & Gas/Ocean Designs, Inc.
Volusia County Council of PTA's

In-Kind Sponsors
Dean Stewart Photography
Diamond Suzuki
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Express Printing
Impressions by Naomi & Downtown Daytona Beach
Jostens
Volusia County Schools

Teacher of the Year 2012

DAYTONA BEACH - Christy Disinger, civics and american history teacher from DeLand Middle School, is Volusia County Schools' Teacher of the Year for 2012. She will serve as Volusia County's Teacher of the Year throughout this school year and next, representing all of Volusia's teachers.

Ms. Disinger received her award before an audience of more than 900 friends of public education at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort on Friday, February 4, 2011.The announcement was made at a celebration co-hosted by FUTURES, Volusia County Schools education foundation, and the Daytona Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Supporting and recognizing teachers is at the heart of FUTURES Foundation's mission, and we are excited to once gain partner with the Daytona Beach Regional Chamber, our presenting sponsor, Bright House Networks, and our numerous other corporate sponsors, to continue this annual celebration of Volusia County's hard-working and deserving teachers,' said Rosaria Upchurch, FUTURES President.

"Over the past 26 years, FUTURES has been able to provide much needed resources to teachers as a result of the generous support that we have received from corporate and individual members of our community. Celebrating our teachers' accomplishments in such a visible way is very rewarding to all of us at the foundation."

In addition to Ms. Disinger, four other teachers received special recognition as finalists:

·Kevin Alligood, science teacher, Silver Sands Middle School

·Susan LeFils, kindergarten teacher, Forest Lake Elementary School

·Liz Lilly, first grade teacher, Horizon Elementary School

·Holly Reddick Ward, english teacher, Spruce Creek High School

The Teacher of the Year celebration, presented by Bright House Networks, was co-hosted by FUTURES Foundation and the Daytona Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce. Major sponsors included Bank of America, Volusia Teacher's Organization, Represenative Fred Costello, Halifax Health, Florida Power & Light, University of Central Florida, USTA, Nova Southeastern University, Daytona International Spedway, Daytona State College Foundation, Consolidated Tomoka, Diamond Suzuki and Lamar Advertising.

More than 100 businesses and organizations in VolusiaCounty also contributed donations of goods and services to Volusia's Teacher of the Year program.