Allan H. Maxwell was, for many years, a very dedicated electronics teacher in the San Francisco Unified School District. He taught
high school electronics for eighteen years before moving on to community college. He taught at Poly High School for many years and at Lowell High School. While at Poly, Allan helped create the Lux
Electronics Lab serving the Poly student body as well as students from throughout SFUSD in an afternoon, Saturday, and summer program. He was instrumental in erasing the stigma of "electric
shop" from the minds of administrators and faculty in San Francisco. He lead the battle to upgrade electronics instruction to include TV and solid state devices. He was a prolific creator of
instructional materials and eagerly shared his vast collection of labs, handouts, and test questions. Allan's dedication to electronics education is illustrated by his involvement for over ten years with
CCEI. As one of its members, a past president, member of the board, and a conference chair, Allan continually worked to improve articulation between high school and community college electronics
programs. He was a strong advocate of sharing teaching material. His motto was "bring one idea and take home fifty". His image of a successful CCEI function was simple--each teacher in
attendance must leave with something they can use in the classroom on Monday.
It is fitting and proper that CCEI should continue the effort for which Allan Maxwell worked through his professional life. It has
become a tradition, as resolved by the CCEI executive board and membership, that the Allan Maxwell Memorial Award be given to an electronics instructor of the CCEI organization at the annual Fall Conference.
The recipient of the award shall be recommended by members of CCEI and be selected by the awards committee.
In order to provide guidelines for recommending an individual instructor, the following should
be considered:
1. The nominee should be a member of CCEI in good standing.
2. A concrete and verifiable contribution to electronics instruction in a recognized program in California; and
3. The
nominee must have been recommended in writing by at least five CCEI members.
The AWARD will be presented to the individual selected by the awards committee. The award will be displayed in the selectee's
home school and will be rotated annually. A smaller permanent replica of the plaque will be given to the individual along with a letter from CCEI detailing the indivudal's contribution to electronics instruction.
E-mail nominations for consideration to _____________, Chair of the Awards Committee.
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