Three Shelby County teachers were honored at the April 21st Board of Education meeting as the 2016 recipients of the Owens-Young Technology Innovation Award, which recognizes teachers who do an outstanding job of integrating technology into their classrooms.

The award was established in 2013 to honor the memory of two former Shelby County Schools’ employees who paved the way for teachers to integrate technology into their classrooms.  Denise Owens, the wife of former District Attorney Robby Owens, was a former teacher and technology resource teacher who passed away in 2007.  Michael Young, who passed away in 2013, was a network technician whose work supported teachers.  Young’s wife, Janice Young, was on hand at the meeting to support the teachers who won the awards.

The winning teachers were Jennifer Northrup, a third-grade teacher at Oak Mountain Elementary School; Jason Mayfield, Gifted Education teacher at Columbiana Middle School; and Patrice Marbry, Science teacher at Vincent High School.

Each spring teachers are nominated by peers and school administrators for the Owens-Young Technology Award.  Each of the winners receives $1,000 in technology for their classroom.