Dallas ISD has benefited this school year from the support of more than 26,000 volunteers and $8.4 million in documented donations.
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, a time set aside to thank volunteers and recognize them for their service.
Dallas ISD will recognize some of its outstanding volunteers at the 2016-2017 Volunteers and Partners Awards Reception on April 20. This year’s finalists are:
Volunteer Impact Award for Student Support
Arnulfo Aleman: Rosemont Schools
Melanie Arrona: John H. Reagan Elementary
Robert Bailey: Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Florence
Rickey Cheatham: Billy Earl Dade Middle School
John Conners III: John F. Peeler Elementary
Cecile Evans: M.B. Henderson Elementary
LaQuinta Inn: Multiple Careers Magnet
Dulce Parker: L.G. Pinkston High School
Gopal Raman: Tom C. Gooch Elementary
Stephanie Rodriguez: Clinton P. Russell Elementary
Skyline Ready, Set, Teach: C.A. Tatum Jr. Elementary
Evan Washington: Martin Luther King Jr. Learning Center
Volunteer Impact Award for Classroom Support
Terri Aleman: Robert T. Hill Middle School
Ernest Brown: Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center
Stela Castillo: E.D. Walker Middle School
Linda Cross: Rosemont Schools
Maria T. Fernandez: C.A. Tatum Jr. Elementary
Fire Station 32a: Urban Park Elementary
Danny Hurley: W.T. White High School
Steve Love: Harry Withers Elementary
Mortisha Manley: William M. Anderson Elementary
Annette Prager: Arthur Kramer Elementary
Elizabeth Valadez: Obadiah Knight Elementary
Fran Vance: E.L. DeGolyer Elementary
Volunteer Impact Award for School Support
Valerie Allen: Julius Dorsey Elementary
Gloria Anderson: Albert Sidney Johnston Elementary
Liz Brown: Martha T. Reilly Elementary
Maria Dennett: César Chávez Learning Center
Nancy Garcia: L.V. Stockard Middle School
Megan Jennings: Arthur Kramer Elementary
Sherry Lundswick: Dan D. Rogers Elementary
Juana Raza-Montenegro: B.H. Macon Elementary
Carolyn Sanders: J.W. Ray Learning Center
Sandra Torres: Urban Park Elementary
The Urban Specialists: Billy Earl Dade Middle School
Janis Wolford: Seagoville Middle School
Laura Olvera & Miriam Acevedo Hernandez: W.T. White High School
Outstanding Business Partners
AT&T: Dan D. Rogers Elementary
Axxess Corporate: Kennedy-Curry Middle School
Baker Botts, LLP: Julius Dorsey Elementary
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas: M.B. Henderson Elementary
Fidelity Investments: Thomas C. Marsh Preparatory Academy
Celebration: Multiple Careers Magnet
Southwest Airlines: Maple Lawn Elementary
Price Waterhouse Cooper: School of Business and Management
Vera’s Bakery: Rosemont Primary School
Winstead: John H. Reagan Elementary
Outstanding Organization Partners
Big Thought: Billy Earl Dade Middle School
Greenhill, Hockaday, St. Marks: Tom C. Gooch Elementary
North Texas Food Bank: Clinton P. Russell Elementary
Jiv Daya Foundation: Bryan Adams Feeder Pattern
Tzu Chi Foundation: J.P. Starks Math, Science, & Technology Vanguard
Young Women’s Preparatory Network: Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School
Outstanding Faith-Based Partners
Christian Chapel Temple of Faith: Anne Frank Elementary
Gateway Church: W.T. White High School
Highland Park Presbyterian Church: Amelia Earhart Learning Center
Holy Cross Lutheran Church: Thomas C. Marsh Preparatory Academy
Holy Cross Lutheran Church: Tom C. Gooch Elementary
Love in Motion: Sam Houston Elementary
Ridgewood Park United Methodist Church: Dan D. Rogers Elementary
