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Sabbath School Teacher of the Year

2010 Crystal Apple Award

Announced At Conference

Home Church

Deadline: June 30, 2010

Each year the Sabbath School Committee of the Board of Christian Education solicits nominees for the Sabbath School Teacher of the Year.

Any member church (or branch church) of the General Conference may nominate ONE Sabbath School teacher (Nursery through Adult).

Selection for this award shall be based on the following criteria:

  • The Sabbath School Teacher of the Year shall exhibit the qualities of faith and teaching found in the life and teachings of Christ;
  • serve as a Sabbath School Teacher;
  • and be a member of the nominating church.
  • Other Christian Education service shall contribute to a fuller appreciation of the nominee's Christian service.
  • A church whose nominee has received the Crystal Apple Award is ineligible for the following three years.

The Sabbath School Committee selects a person from those nominated to be honored at General Conference. This person receives a certificate of award and a crystal apple.

Crystal Apple Recipients

  • 1986 George E. Parrish
    • Battle Creek, Michigan
  • 1987 Shirley S. Cargill
    • North Loup, Nebraska
  • 1988 Margaret B. Allen
    • Lost Creek, West Virginia
  • 1989 Helen K. Bond
    • Columbus, Ohio
  • 1990 June Johnson
    • Nortonville, Kansas
  • 1991 Ruth B. Bennett
    • Battle Creek, Michigan
  • 1992 Dan Richards
    • Texarkana, Arkansas
  • 1993 Dr. Lewis H. V. May
    • Riverside, California
  • 1994 Alan R.Crouch
    • Daytona Beach, Florida
  • 1995 Madeline Fitz Randolph
    • Boulder, Colorado
  • 1996 Karen S. Payne
    • Dodge Center, Minnesota
  • 1997 Janis M. Bond
    • Shiloh, New Jersey
  • 1998 Earl W. Hibbard
    • Central, Maryland
  • 1999 Marilyn Merchant
    • Riverside, California
  • 2000 Esther A. Burdick
    • Waterford, Connecticut
  • 2001 Judy Parrish
    • Battle Creek, Michigan
  • 2002 Larry Bird
    • Washington, D.C.
  • 2003 John W. Griffin
    • Paint Rock, Alabama
  • 2004 Lucinda Snyder Torkaman
    • Alfred Station, New York
  • 2005 James Goodrich
    • North Loup, Nebraska
  • 2006 Wesley Greene
    • Pataskala, OH
  • 2007 Ed Cruzan
    • White Cloud, MI
  • 2008 Velma Taylor
    • West Palm Beach, FL
  • 2009 Ruth Hazen
    • Central, MD