"He changed the world, one kid at a time. In countless speeches and workshops over more than 50 years, Earl Reum persuaded millions of teenagers to dream big; some for an hour, many for a lifetime."
Time Magazine
December 20, 2010
Inspired by Earl and presented annually for excellence in working with activity advisers...
The Earl Reum Award was created in 1991 to honor writer and speaker Dr. Earl Reum, whose contributions to the field of student leadership development over the years have inspired thousands of advisers and students in the United States and Canada. He wrote extensively to create a leadership curriculum for teacher and student use, authoring many articles dealing with a variety of student activity topics. He also was a featured motivational and inspirational speaker at countless leadership workshops and conferences over the years. In 1973, Dr. Reum founded the National Association of Workshop Directors (NAWD), and throughout his career was a leader in his own right as well as an ardent supporter of student activities.
Eight regional Earl Reum Award recipients receive a plaque and one National Earl Reum Award recipient also receives a ring, all provided by Herff Jones. The regional and national Earl Reum Awards are presented at the annual National Conference on Student Activities, sponsored by NAWD and held each December.
A Regional Earl Reum Award winner is chosen from each of eight regions, as defined by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), of the United States. The 2011 Regional Earl Reum Award recipients are shown below, shortly after receiving their plaques at the National Conference on Student Activities in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Each of the Regional Earl Reum Award recipients pictured above is truly "an excellent teacher of teachers", embodying the spirit and ideals set forth by Earl while serving as true inspiration to student leaders, fellow advisors, and activity directors. But only one of them can be selected to become the National Earl Reum Award winner...
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Congratulations
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Gary Oberste is Dean of Students at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, OK where he has been the Student Council sponsor for 34 ywars. He has sponsored freshmen, sophomore, and junior classes, served as prom advisor, and supervises 38 groups and clubs at Bishop Kelley. He has been a workshop presenter at the NASC National Conference, Oklahoma Association of Student Councils (OASC) Summer Leadership Workshops, State Advisor workshops, and conducted the RSVP program for Bishop Kelley High School. He has led the OASC Summer Leadership Workshops since 1980, has made motivational presentations to students and advisors at many school districts in Oklahoma, sponsored leadership workshops for ninth graders and conducted over 20 faculty inservice workshops at his own school. Since 1998, he has taught Fish Philosophy Workshops at Oklahoma high and middle schools where he trained teachers on using positive attitudes to change the school climate. Gary has been the Executive Director of OASC since 2000, was named the Oklahoma state Advisor of the Year and received a Warren E. Shull Regional Award in 1992, and has been recognized in the Bishop Kelley High School Hall of Fame.
We congratulate Gary Oberste on the well deserved honor of being named the 2011 recipient of the Earl Reum Award!
The following individuals have been presented with the National Earl Reum Award, since its' inception in 1991: