PURPOSE: The purpose of this award is to give recognition to driver and traffic safety education teachers who exemplify the highest standards of their profession; and who, through their influence past and present, on the lives of the young people under their direction have made significant contributions to their school and communities traffic safety.

CRITERIA: The candidate shall be an active certified driver education teacher who is recognized in their community as an integral part of the total education program.  The candidate shall conduct an exemplary safety education program making full use of school and community resources.

Specifically, they must have outstanding achievements in two areas:

• The candidate must have made significant impact on the lives of students.
• The candidate must have used safety education as a catalyst to achieve some demonstrable progress in the social and cultural environment of the school and/or community.

RULES: Any driver and traffic safety education teacher who meets the criteria as outlined may apply personally for this award or be nominated by a colleague.

Nominations must be postmarked not later than one week prior to the Spring NDDTSEA Conference.  Mail applications to:  Larry Nagel, HCR1 - Box 11, Shields, ND  58569

The immediate past three recipients of this award serve as the committee for selecting North Dakota's Driver and Traffic Safety Education Teacher Of The Year.