2008 Woodie Awards
Statewide honor given to UNH alumna
Jennie Rundlett
Issue date: 10/6/06 Section: News
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Ten years later, now an influential instructor at the Seacoast School of Technology (SST), she has won the Teacher of the Year award.
"I'm a very creative person and I wanted to produce a lot of scientists so that I could make more of an impact on their lives and the world," she told The Portsmouth Herald. Kelley has been teaching for nine years, five at SST
She is the first career and technology educator to receive this award from the New Hampshire Department of Education, but Kelley has remained humble.
"There were so many deserving teachers and I'm so happy to represent them," she told Foster's Daily Democrat.
Kelley was nominated for the award by her father. Nancy Pierce, principal of the Seacoast School of Technology (SST) in Exeter, encouraged Kelley throughout the series of interviews and conferences that were held to assess her as a candidate.
Ever since Kelley was just a child, she had an interest in science. After graduating from UNH, Kelley researched gene activation for a biotech firm, but she always wanted to teach.
"I could help create a better world by creating living machines to clean up the environment," she told The Portsmouth Herald.
"She was involved in everything we did," her students told Foster's Daily Democrat.
With this award, Kelley becomes New Hampshire's candidate for National Teacher of the Year. She will also receive $3,000 from Hannaford Supermarkets to be used toward professional development. She will travel around the state and country to speak at schools and attend conferences, and a banquet will be held in December to honor all the state's finalists.
These finalists include Sheli Judd, Roger Konstant, Beverly Peek, and Joanne Sullivan.
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