NSPTA Leadership Citation

Nutmeg Statewide PTA
Distinguished Leadership Citation

The Nutmeg Statewide PTA (NSPTA) Annual Distinguished Leadership Citation was established in 1991 at the NSPTA Annual Meeting.

To be eligible, one must be an NSPTA member or past/present CT PTA Board of Directors member whose services have had a major influence on NSPTA or a commission/committee or the entire Board of Directors while representing the association. The recipient must exhibit exemplary leadership and professionalism in service to, or in the promotion of, CT PTA through association activities.

The award is presented at CT PTA Annual Convention by the NSPTA President or his/her designee. A plaque is given to the recipient, and a master plaque will hang in CT PTA office with each recipient’s name and year of award listed.

2009 Recipient:

Lisa Whitney has been involved in PTA for over 17 years. She has held positions at the local, town and State level. In addition to providing leadership on numerous committees, Lisa has served as Treasurer of Plymouth Center School PTA for 5 years, Treasurer of Plymouth/Terryville PTA Council for 2 years and President for 2 years. She has also been actively involved on the CT PTA Board of Directors for 4 years and currently serves as Secretary/Treasurer. Lisa and her husband Rodney enjoy four children; three beautiful girls Elizabeth 20, Amanda 22, and Candace 24, and a wonderful 11 year old son, Rodney III.

PAST RECIPIENTS

1992 – 1st Citation
Margaret B. Nemec

1993 – 2nd Citation
Selma B. Cohen

1994 – 3rd Citation
Eileen Litscher

1995 – 4th Citation
Michael C. Ward

1996 – 5th Citation
Lois P. Holly

1997 – 6th Citation
Carol P. Duggan

1998 – 7th Citation
Joseph G. Pearson (posthumously)

1999
No Presentation

2000 – 8th Citation
Dolly Schuster

2001 – 9th Citation
Patricia G. Sidas

2002 – 10th Citation
Linda M. Hodge

2003 – 11th Citation
Jerry Belanger

2004 – 12th Citation
Deborah Walsh

2005 - 13th Citation
Susan Johnson

2006 - 14th Citation
Debi Schatzle-Baker

2007 - 15th Citation
Kevin Daily

2008 - 16th Citation
Jan A. Krampitz