The School District of Fort Atkinson will present the 36th annual Wildermuth Award for Excellence in Education when teachers gather for their fall convocation Thursday, Aug. 26.
Also to be announced that day will be the recipient of the Support Staff Award for Excellence in Education.
The Wildermuth Award was created to recognize and reward School District of Fort Atkinson staff members — from teachers, librarians and guidance counselors, to school psychologists and any other person working in education — for exemplary work.
Funded by the board of education, Fort Atkinson Education Association and Fort Atkinson Community Foundation, the award is given in memory of Ron Wildermuth, a longtime teacher and director of instruction in the district who died in a motorcycle crash at the beginning of the 1986-87 school year.
Due to Wildermuth’s involvement in the teacher orientation program, the award is presented at the annual teacher gathering at the start of the school year.
The names of some of this year’s Wildermuth Award and Support Staff Award for Excellence in Education nominees have been released throughout the month of July, with several more to be released in August.
Following are the names of nominees that have been released in July.
Wildermuth Award for Excellence in Education
Support Staff Award for Excellence in Education
Danny Fairfield
Nominee photos and information panels supplied.
The names of more nominees will be released in August.