Advisor Recognition
Scroll down to see all TASC Advisor Award Winners through the years.
Eddie G. Bull TASC State Advisor of the Year Award
(to be completed by TASC District nominees) One high school advisor and one middle school advisor is named the TASC Eddie G. Bull State Advisor of the Year. Eddie G. Bull served TASC for more than 30 years. Under his leadership, TASC grew to more than 1300 member schools and expanded services to Texas students and advisors.
Each TASC District selects one high school and one middle level district advisor of the year. District winners are eligible to complete the state application which emphasizes state, district and local activities.
Warren E. Shull National Advisor of the Year Award
One advisor from high school and one from middle level will go forward at the Texas nominees for the Texas nominees for the Warren E. Shull National Advisor of the Year Award. Applicants should be involved in student council at all levels, including nationally. Districts may nominate for this award; advisors may self-nominate or nominate each other. All nominations must be sent submitted by September 26; the TASC office will send one middle level and one high school application forward by the December 1 deadline.
Pat M. Kirschner Award
The TASC Board of Directors created this award in 1987 to recognize outstanding contributions to the TASC Summer Leadership Workshop Program. In order to be nominated, the recipient must have served for 10 or more years as a Summer Workshop Director or Consultant and be retired from Workshop service. The Board must vote to present the award. The first award was presented to Pat M. Kirschner, Advisor from Ball HS, Galveston who served as a TASC Workshop Consultant and mentor to many who continued to develop the program after her retirement.
- Email Terry Hamm or an advisor on the TASC Board of Directors to nominate a former TASC Summer Workshop Consultant or Director.
Texas Star Award
Established in 2000, this award was presented on TASC Board directive to exceptional advisors who served TASC for 30 years or more. Beginning in 2019, the Texas Star Aware is presented on Board directive to TASC advisors, TASC staff, or alumni who have given exceptional service or brought exceptional recognition to TASC. They are the heroes of the Texas Association of Student Councils.
Please see nomination and award criteria below.
Earl Reum Award
The Earl Reum Award (formerly the Workshop Director of the Year Award) was created in 1991 to honor the work of Dr. Earl Reum and to recognize individuals for their valuable work with advisors to help them promote and enhance student activities throughout the nation. Individuals may be nominated by their state or other individuals or may self-nominate.
Click here to see award criteria
Advisor Service Pins
TASC recognizes advisors for years of service to student council and TASC. Pins are given at five year intervals (5 yr. pin, 10 yr. pin, 15 yr. pin, 20 yr. pin and 25 yr. pin). Additionally, the Board can elect to award the Texas Star Award to sponsors for 30 years of service. High School Advisors are recognized at the High School Annual Conference and Middle Level Advisors at the Middle Level Conference in November. In order to be recognized, please submit the service pin form below to TASC. Recognition will be held during the respective Advisor Business Meetings.
Retiring advisors who have served for 5 or more years, are recognized with a plaque at each Annual Conference. In order to be recognized, please submit form on the Middle Level or High School Annual Conference page to submit years of service or retirement.
TASC Advisor Awards Winners
TASC High School Eddie G. Bull State Advisors of the Year
(Beginning in 2008, no advisor can be awarded State Advisor of the Year at the same level (ML/HS) more than once.)
2021 Lianna Gantz, Keller Central High School
2020 Laurie Zuehlke, Montgomery High School
2019 Tammy McClure, Byron Nelson High School
2018 David Womack, Duncanville High School
2017 Krysta Reed, Andrews High School
2016 Susan Waldrep, Texas High School, Texarkana
2015 Benjamin Stroud, Hebron High School, Carrollton
2014 Tommy Calais, St. Agnes Academy, Houston
2013 Antoinette Hernandez, Klein Forest High School, Houston
2012 Stacey Smith, Little Cypress Mauriceville HS, Orange
2011 Katie Keyes, Keller High School
2010 Kristi West, Hardin Jefferson High School, Sour Lake
2009 Julie Estes, New Braunfels High School
2008 Lisa Thompson, Franklin High School, El Paso
2007 Laura Price, Montwood High School, El Paso
2006 David Bowe, Hays High School, Buda
2005 Mae Holmes, Samuel Clemens High School, Schertz
2004 Debby Tabor, Lubbock-Cooper High School
2003 Amy McDonald, Clear Lake High School, Houston
2002 Terry Hamm, Bastrop High School
2001 Dodie Kasper, Plano Sr. High School
2001 Gil Gaona, North Shore Sr. High School, Houston
2001 Jerry de la Garza, Rowe High School, McAllen
2000 Pat Finch, Boswell High School, Ft. Worth
1999 Tina Graves, Frenship High School, Wolfforth
1998 Debby Tabor, Lubbock-Cooper High School
1997 Mary Whittenberg, Northwest High School, Justin
1996 Mae Holmes, Clemens High School, Schertz
1995 Donna Gwynn, West Brook High School, Beaumont
1994 Brenda Gilmore, Arlington High School
1993 Laura Dickerson-Price, Montwood High School, El Paso
1992 Betty Kyle, Canyon High School, New Braunfels
1991 Deborah Alford, Humble High School
1990 Pauline Jones, Graham High School
1989 Kay Baker, L. D. BEll High School, Hurst
TASC Middle School Eddie G. Bull State Advisors of the Year
(Beginning in 2008, no advisor can be awarded State Advisor of the Year (at the same level (ML/HS) more than once.)
2020 Robyn Lovett, Orangefield Junior High
2019 Kimberly Hall, Friendswood Junior High School
2018 Leslie Russwurm, Evans Middle School
2017 Jasmine Johnson, Marshall Junior High
2016 Stephanie Harris, Brock Middle School
2015 Clarence Ford, Hodges Bend Middle School, Houston
2014 Terri Cyphers, Spring Forest Middle School, Houston
2013 Inez Estepp, Kountze Middle School,
2012 Lisa Gilbert, Ed Irons Middle School, Lubbock
2011 Jennifer (JJ) Stroud, Wester Middle School, Mansfield
2010 Angela Smith, St. Mary Catholic School, Orange
2009 Gilda Keith, Harwell Middle School, Edinburg
2008 Vicki Long, Deweyville Middle School
2007 Jerry de la Garza, Memorial Middle School, Mission
2006 Kathaleen Eppler, Sugar Land Middle School
2005 Jana Gwin, Spring Forest Middle School, Houston
2004 Kathy Jo Monk, Rio Vista Middle School
2003 Juli Addington, Cooper Junior High, Lubbock
2002 Vicki Crutchfield, Handley Middle School, Ft. Worth
2001 Pam Stewart, Glenn Junior High School, San Angelo
2000 Sandra Gipson, Hedrick Middle School, Lewisville
1999 Paula Nordt, West Columbia Junior High School
1998 Lisa Ford, Northbrook Middle School, Houston
TASC Advisors who were named Warren E. Shull National Advisors of the Year
1989 Kay Baker, L. D. Bell HS
2008 Mary Whittenberg, Northwest HS
2010 Pat Finch, Boswell HS
2018 Susan Waldrep, Texas HS
2020 Kristi West, Hardin-Jefferson HS
TASC US Region 8 Nominees for the National Advisor of the Year
2003 Terry Hamm, Bastrop HS
2014 Kristi West, Hardin Jefferson HS
2014 Vicki Long, Deweyville Elementary
2015 Terri Cyphers, Spring Forest MS
2016 Katie Keyes, Keller HS
2017 Antoinette Hernandez, Klein Forest HS
2018 JJ Stroud, Wester MS
2019 Lianna Gantz, Keller Central HS
2019 Lisa Gilbert, Ed Irons MS
2020 Kristi West, Hardin-Jefferson HS
2020 Jaimie Burk-Hicks, University of Texas at Tyler University, Longview Campus MS
Pat Kirschner Award Winners
2018 Calvin Buchholtz, John Jay HS, Director
2015 Tina Sarrat, Frenswood HS, Consultant
2015 Debby Tabor, Lubbock Cooper HS, Consultant
2015 Laura Price, Montwood HS, Consultant
2014 Brenda Gilmore, Arlington HS, Consultant
2014 Sharion Richardson, Big Springs HS, Director
2013 Kay Baker, L.D. Bell HS, Hurst, Director
2012 Sharon Solanik, Marshall HS, Consultant
2011 Jimmy Chapman, Henderson HS, Director
2010 Deborah Alford, Humble HS, Director
2009 Terry Hamm, Bastrop HS, Consultant
2008 James Beam, Ft. Bend ISD, Consultant
2007 Lu Pochelski, Samuel Clemens HS, Schertz, Consultant
2006 Betty Kyle, Canyon HS, New Braunfels, Consultant
2004 Darlene Bonner, Jacksboro HS, Director
2001 Jean Turner Wyatt, Lake Highlands JHS, Richardson, Consultant
1990 Billie Love, Caprock HS, Amarillo, Director
1988 Lennie Dauphine, West-Orange Stark HS, Director
1987 Pat Martin Kirschner, Ball HS, Galveston, Consultant
TASC Advisors Who Were Awarded the Earl Reum Award
(Formerly the National Workshop Director of the Year Award)
1985 Eddie Bull, TASC Director
1991 Jean Wyatt, Lake Highlands JH
2013 Eddie Bull, TASC Director
2015 Terry Hamm, TASC Director
US Region 8 Nominees for the Earl Reum Award
2001 Terry Hamm, Bastrop HS
2009 Laura Price, Montwood HS
2011 JJ Colburn, TASC Director
2013 Mary Whittenberg, Northwest HS
2016 Tommy Calais, St. Agnes Academy
2020 Kristi West, Hardin-Jefferson HS
Texas Star Award Winners 30 years service (award criteria changed in 2019)
2014 Jerry de la Garza, Memorial MS, Mission
2010 Pat Finch, Boswell HS, Ft. Worth
2009 Laura Price, Montwood HS, El Paso
2008 Calvin Buchholtz, John Jay HS, San Antonio
2008 Jimmy Chapman, Henderson HS
2005 Anne Newman, Marshall HS
2004 Rodney Love, Linden-Kildare HS
2002 Carolyn Barron, Edna HS
2001 Brenda Gilmore, Arlington HS
2000 Dwight Mutschler, Austwell-Tivoli HS
Texas Star Award Winners are Heroes & Legends of TASC
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