Recognizing Excellence, 2023-2024
Nominations are Due November 1, 2023
KAGE Service & Advocacy Awards
These awards provide recognition of exceptional service and/or advocacy in support of educating Kentucky’s gifted and talented children and youth. These awards include The Michael Caudill Educator Award, which was established in 2005 in memory of Michael Caudill, superintendent of Madison County Schools and friend to gifted children.
The Michael Caudill Educator Award
Established in 2005 in memory of Michael Caudill, superintendent of Madison County Schools and friend to gifted children.
- Nominee must be an administrator, counselor, teacher, or other professional in education.
- Nominee has made significant positive contributions to gifted education in the school, district, and/or state, which has greatly impacted students and/or educators.
- Nominee has a record of advocacy for gifted and talented children and youth.
Service and Advocacy Awards
- Nominee has made significant positive contributions to gifted education in the school, district, community, and/or state, which has greatly impacted parents, students, and/or educators.
- Nominee has a record of advocacy for gifted and talented children and youth.
- Nominee can be a professional in education, a parent, a legislator, university staff or faculty, business leader, an alumni of gifted services in Kentucky, a KAGE chapter, or another entity.
KAGE Distinguished Student Award
This award recognizes a student from grades 5 – 8 who has been formally identified as gifted and has distinguished achievement not only in academics, leadership, or the arts but also made a contribution to the community at a level beyond what is expected of a child in the student’s age group. The award recipient receives a College Entity Account from the Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust (KESPT) and a Certificate of Excellence from KAGE.
Nominations must include:
- Name, home address, school/work address, phone numbers of nominee
- Parent name, address, phone number. For Distinguished Student will also need the name and email for GT teacher.
- Essay/paragraph
- Four photos of nominee. Please include some of nominee going about the work for which he/she is nominated.
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS – The award recipients will be honored during the KAGE Annual Conference, February 27 – 28.
Recognizing Excellence, 2021-2022
Take a look at our 2021-2022 award videos below!
2021-2022 KAGE Awards
Last updated 09/19/2022