INFOhio Spence White Service Award, 2018
Kathy Aurigemma (SWOCA)
The INFOhio Spence White Service Award recognizes exemplary service provided to the INFOhio community by ITC personnel. The recipient demonstrates a dedication to the vision of INFOhio and outstanding support for the delivery of the INFOhio project.
This year's Spence White Service Award recipient is Kathy Aurigemma, an Instructional Technology Integration Specialist/INFOhio Liaison at the SouthWest Ohio Computer Association (SWOCA). She is also the co-founder of the SouthWest Technology Integration Leaders of Ohio (SWTILO), which is a local professional learning community that meets monthly to provide local district leaders and other educators opportunities for networking, collaboration, and problem solving.
In her current role at SWOCA, Kathy provides support and training for Media Specialists and library staff using INFOhio’s automated library circulation system. Each year Kathy conducts INFOhio electronic resources trainings in districts and provides other in-service opportunities for both classroom teachers and building media staff. A passionate advocate for students and teachers, Kathy enjoys spreading the word about INFOhio’s valuable free digital resources to parents, teachers, and students across the southwest region of Ohio.
Kathy was nominated by Ed Pokora, Associate Director at the SouthWest Ohio Computer Association, who stated that Kathy “has a driving passion for education and learning and is an outstanding advocate for INFOhio.” Mr. Pokora’s nomination was supported by two of SWOCA’s customers, Janet Sohngen, Immanuel Lutheran School Library Aide, and Donna Chilcote, Online Facilitator/Media Specialist at Little Miami High School. Kathy was recognized during the Management Council Membership Meeting, on Friday, May 3, 2019.
