The recognition means that every teacher on the school's faculty who has ever attended an NCCAT seminar or a teacher-scholar residency made a contribution to the center's annual fund-raising campaign. "Golden Apple" schools receive a certificate of appreciation. Twenty-three schools in North Carolina achieved "Golden Apple" status in 2008-09.
Mary McDuffie, director of NCCAT, said: "This is a worthy achievement and we thank you for affirming so strongly, through your gifts, the value of your NCCAT experiences."
The annual fund is a statewide campaign that supplements the center's state-appropriated budget. Most contributions to the campaign come from teachers. Friends of the center and staff members also make gifts, which totaled more than $300,000 in 2008-09.
"It is gratifying to see the solid base of support coming from teachers who have had the NCCAT experience," said Dee Grantham of NCCAT, the alumni coordinator. "Our alumni quite often express appreciation of their times at the center, and supporting the annual fund is a tangible means of validating the NCCAT mission to advance teaching as an art and a profession."
At Timber Drive Elementary, Sharon Midgette chaired the fund-raising effort in NCCAT's behalf. Other NCCAT alumni who made contributions were: Barbara Carruthers, Heather Clements, Ruth Cline, Brenda Hammond, Rosemary Harris, Sue King, Karen Marconi, Faye Marshburn, Jane Meekhof, Sandy Montgomery, Steve Moore, Anne Safrit, Barbara Talley, Vann Taylor, Lynne Thornton and Karen Waller. At Vandora Springs Elementary, Charleen Powers chaired the fund-raising effort in NCCAT's behalf. Other NCCAT alumni who made contributions were: Sonia Armstrong, Laurie Bubenik, Melinda Carroll, Deborah Carter, Amy Dale, Lisa Eise, Anne Hale, Barbara Kennedy, Tina Kestner, Jennifer Lanner, Emma McManus, Marla Martin, Tory Sanders, Mona Siegel, Lisa Smith, Kathleen Vogt and Judy Woodward.
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