Awards & Scholarships
The Vermont Superintendents Association has established a student scholarship to honor long-time Lamoille South Supervisory Union Superintendent, Dr. Alice Angney. The scholarship commemorates Angney’s outstanding service to public education and children in
Frederick H. Tuttle Award/Vermont Superintendent of the Year
The Frederick H. Tuttle Service Award recognizes a member superintendent who has demonstrated exceptional leadership for the benefit of public education. The recipient of the Frederick H. Tuttle Service Award is VSA's Superintendent of the Year. The following recipients have received this award:
2012: Ron Stahley, Windham Southeast SU (pictured)
2010: Tom O'Brien, Addison Northwest SU
2009: Dan French, Bennington-Rutland SU
2008: Mike Deweese, Chittenden Central SU
2007: Brenda Needham, Windsor SD
2006: Mary Moran, Rutland City Public SD
2005: Carl Mock, Hartford SD
2004: Lyman Amsden, Burlington SD
2003: Bruce Chattman, South Burlington SD
2002: William J. Mathis, Rutland Northeast SU
2001: James Lombardo, Addison Central SU
2000: Raymond J. McNulty, Windham Southeast SU
1998: Wayne T. Murray, Essex North SU
1997: Henry J. Burnham, Rutland South SU
1996: Brian C. O'Regan, Montpelier SD
1995: Alice W. Angney, Lamoille South SU
1994: Harold M. Boyden, Chittenden East SU
1993: Raymond J. Proulx, Essex Town SD
FREDERICK H. TUTTLE SERVICE AWARD
Frederick H. Tuttle began his
education career in 1959, when, as a recent graduate of Middlebury College, he
taught language arts at Lyman C. Hunt Junior High School. After four years as a teacher, he became the school’s
assistant principal and later served the same role at Burlington High
School. In 1970, Mr. Tuttle became the
Assistant Superintendent for the South Burlington School District. He was appointed Superintendent one year
later, a position he held for more than 20 years. Mr. Tuttle died after a heroic battle with
cancer on June 7, 1992. The City of
South Burlington renamed its middle school the Frederick H. Tuttle Middle
School in his honor.
Fred Tuttle was a quiet
scholar of English literature and a respected and exemplary administrator. In a job that involves finance and
bureaucracy, Tuttle cared most about people.
He treated everyone with whom he interacted with respect, interest, and
attention. Tuttle helped recruit
high-quality, experienced teachers and principals who shared his respect for
children. Under his leadership, the
South Burlington School District gained national and state recognition for educational
quality. Mr. Tuttle remained committed
to teaching and exemplified excellent leadership. He was a gentle person and an extraordinary
gentleman who rarely gave orders and frequently offered his assistance to
others.
Mr. Tuttle devoted large
amounts of his time to his professional associations and was an active member in
the Vermont Superintendents Association, where he served as a Trustee and
Secretary. He was also active in the
Champlain Valley Superintendents Association, the American Association of School
Administrators, and Phi Delta Kappa. Mr.
Tuttle served as on the Board of Trustees of the Medical Center of Vermont. Throughout Tuttle’s 33 years as an educator,
he was known as an individual who embodied the best of what public education
provides to children and to the community.
Frederick H. Tuttle earned the respect and admiration of all who knew
him.