Sigma Delta Pi's
South Carolina Spanish Teacher of the Year

Dr. Mark P. Del Mastro with (left to right) Jessica Martinez-Johnson (runner-up),
Eileen Hilera Shields (2008 S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year) and Gloria Maria Ham (runner-up).

The Citadel's Tau Iota Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, is proud to name

Eileen Hilera Shields
of
Academic Magnet High School

as the 2008 South Carolina Spanish Teacher of the Year. On November 13 an awards ceremony was held at The Citadel to recognize Mrs. Shields with a plaque and $1000:

$500 courtesy of	$500 courtesy of
Citadel Investments, LLC	www.stewart.com

Gloria Maria Ham of Spring Valley High School in Columbia and Jessica Martinez-Johnson of Lone Oak Elementary in Spartanburg were also recognized with award plaques courtesy of The Citadel's Tau Iota Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi.

All three finalists and their guests (one guest per finalist) received complimentary lodging the evening of November 13 and breakfast on November 14 courtesy of the

in historic downtown Charleston.

Click here for more pictures from the 2008 awards ceremony.

Click here for the official press release.

All questions regarding the contest should be sent to Dr. Mark P. Del Mastro, Director of Sigma Delta Pi's South Carolina Spanish Teacher of the Year Award: delmastrom@citadel.edu

Page updated 11/14/08.