The Leavey Awards

Honoring Excellence in Private Enterprise Education

For information about the 2010 Leavey Awards, click here:

Since1977, the Freedoms Foundation and the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation have honored outstanding teachers for bringing passion and creativity to their classrooms as they teach students about entrepreneurship and the free enterprise system.

The awards program recognizes educators at the elementary, junior high school, high school, and college levels for innovative and effective techniques in teaching entrepreneurship and the free enterprise education. Up to twenty cash awards are made annually valued at $7,500 each. One meritorious award of $15,000 may be made for an outstanding entry. To date, the program has recognized nearly 500 teachers from across the country and awarded over $3 million.

Eligibility:

The candidate must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident employed full-time as an educator at an accredited American school (grades K-12), college or university. The application must conceive and implement an innovative course, program or project which develops, among students, a deeper understanding and appreciation of the American private enterprise system. The nominee's program, course or project must be operating or initiated during the previous academic year.

Preparing Your Nomination:

The attached nomination form must be accompanied by a portfolio (ring binder or photo album) containing a detailed, two-page synopsis outlining the content and results of the course or project and its relevance to the private enterprise system. The course or project must be adequately documented by comprehensive materials such as graphs, sample materials, photographs and letters of commendation. Freedoms Foundation reserves the right to reproduce submitted materials in Foundation publications. Click here to download the nomination form that must accompany each submission.

Deadline:

The deadline for entries is November 30th. Recipients will be notified by January.

Evaluation:

A special independent jury of leaders drawn from the economic, business and academic communities meets each to evaluate nominations and select recipients.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Is the entry innovative both in terms of content and audience?
• Does the entry contribute, in a meaningful way, to the advancement or understanding of the private enterprise system?
• Do the activities of the project or program demonstrate to students the strength of the private enterprise system?
• Were the intended results of the entry achieved?
• Did it appear that the students gained new skills/knowledge?

For more information:

Contact the Awards Department at the Freedoms Foundation via e-mail at awards@ffvf.org or call Carolyn Santangelo at 610-933-8825, extension 234.

To view the "Class of 2009"
Leavey Awards winners,
click here.

 

To view the "Class of 2008"
Leavey Awards winners,
click here.