2007
PBEA
Post-Secondary
Educator of
the Year
Dr. Linda Szul
Dr. Linda Szul is a professor at Indiana University
of Pennsylvania and is currently serving as the Chairperson
in the Technology Support and Training Department where she
has committed her career to teaching and advancing the field
of business education. She has authored and co-authored articles,
papers and chapters which have been published in leading business
education publications Dr. Szul has a renowned reputation as
a vibrant presenter delivering invited and referred presentations
at regional, national and international conferences. Dr. Szul
has held various leadership positions in professional associations
such as the Organizational Systems Research Association, Delta
Kappa Gamma Society International, Tri-State Business Education
Association, NBEA, EBEA and PBEA.
2007
PBEA Secondary
Educator
of the
Year
Gerry Abramson
Gerry
Abramson
has spent
the past 37 years teaching at Neshaminy High School, Langhorne,
PA, and
serves
as the BCIT Department Chair and District Lead Teacher
for
Curriculum and Instruction. He has taught a variety of classes including
Accounting
I, II
and
Honors
III; Information Processing I and II; Marketing; Business
English;
Business
Math; Keyboarding; and Business Law. He
participates
in the Business Advisory Council for IU#22, Neshaminy BCIT Advisory Council,
and
Lower
Bucks County
Chamber
of Commerce. He is a member of NBEA, EBEA, PBEA, and BCBEA (Bucks County
Business
Education
Association)
He has written grants for Smartboards and Palms for his
school.
He
co-initiated a coalition in Bucks and Montgomery
Counties
for the adoption of state standards for BCIT and drafted the BCIT State
Standard
document
presented
to the PA House of Representatives. He serves as liaison
for PA
Governor’s Schools
and for
the
Free
Enterprise
Week Program
conferences.
2007
PBEA
Friend
of Busines
David
Madden
David Madden is a principal at Oxford Area
High School, Oxford, PA. He was responsible for implementing
the Project 720 High School Reform Initiative. Part of this
initiative included making a commitment to business education
through significant facility and curriculum upgrades. David
has demonstrated his commitment to business education and the
opportunities provided to students by being a strong supporter
of FBLA. He has been an advocate for business education through
his presentations at the Integrated Learning Conference, FBLA
National Conference, and PBEA Annual Conference.
