The Awards and Recognition Committee of CAS is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Distinguished Friend of Education Awards.

The Distinguished Friend of Education Awards, established in 1983, honor a person and an organization or corporation for outstanding service to education in Connecticut (see criteria below).

If you wish to nominate an individual or an organization/corporation for these prestigious awards, please complete the nomination form by March 24, 2025. Nominations must be submitted or endorsed by the building principal. There is a limit of one nomination per principal. The winners will be honored at a forum of the nominator’s choosing.

For further information, contact Karen Packtor at kpacktorcasciacorg.
 

AWARD CRITERIA

INDIVIDUAL AWARD –

The individual recommended shall:

• be a person from outside the field of elementary or secondary education;
• be a person who has no direct involvement in education through his or her employment;
• be a person noted for a strong contribution to education at the local, state, regional or national level;
• have made this contribution over an extended period of time, or an extraordinary contribution within a limited period.

ORGANIZATION OR CORPORATION AWARD –

The organization or corporation recommended shall:

• have no direct involvement in education through the employment of its members;
• be noted for a strong contribution to education at the local, state, regional or national level;
• have made this contribution over an extended period of time or an extraordinary contribution within a limited period.

 
The 2024 Distinguished Friend of Education Award winners (top to bottom): Ansonia Nature Center; Gary Schacht (South Windsor); and Mike Federico (Cheshire)