Meemic Insurance Company Partnerships
Meemic Insurance Company is proud of the many partnerships we've formed over the course of the company's more than 60 year history.
About the Michigan Teacher of the Year
Meemic, a proud partner of the Michigan Department of Education, has been the sole sponsor of the monetary award for the Michigan Teacher of the Year (MTOY) since 2007. Giving back to the educational community we serve has been Meemic's philosophy since the company's inception in 1950 and the MTOY award is but one example of our company's commitment to encouraging excellence in education.
See the Program Guidelines for the Michigan Teacher of the Year Award, and check out Robert Stephenson, the current Michigan Teacher of the Year, as he engages his students on a learning voyage packed with creativity and adventure!
About the MASSP
Meemic is proud to support the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP) in their continual pursuit to improve secondary education in the State of Michigan. Through sponsoring the Advisor of the Year, the Assistant Principal of the Year and the Ready, Set, Success! (School Improvement Team recognition) program, Meemic shares the MASSP's commitment to excellence in education. For more information about this organization, please visit www.michiganprincipals.org.
Meemic Agent John Pino of the Pino Insurance Agency located in Rochester, presents the Avondale Junior High School Improvement Team with a check for $500, sponsored by Meemic Insurance Company
About the MANS
Meemic has a long-standing sponsorship of the keynote speaker series for the Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools (MANS) which takes place at the statewide conference every three years and also at the MANS Administrative Conference. The keynote speaker series invites luminary leaders to address the MANS group at their conference opening and closing events. MANS boasts over 6,000 educators serving more than 105,000 students in the state of Michigan. Meemic is pleased to play a part in supporting the MANS organization, a group committed to the future of non-public schools. To learn more about MANS, please visit their web site at www.m-a-n-s.org
About the MHSAA
Meemic has a proud history of supporting the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). The MHSAA is a private, not-for-profit corporation of voluntary membership of over 1,800 public and private junior/middle and senior high schools which exists to develop common rules for athletic eligibility and competition. No government funds or tax dollars support the MHSAA, which was the first such association nationally to not accept membership dues or tournament entry fees from schools. Member schools which enforce these rules are permitted to participate in MHSAA tournaments, which attract approximately 1.6 million spectators each year.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association's Good Sports Are Winners! Award honors schools at all levels of selected tournaments for displaying the highest levels of sportsmanship throughout the competition. Winning schools receive commemorative banners and crystal trophies from Meemic. In addition, Meemic also sponsors sportsmanship grants through the MHSAA. This program offers up to $750 in grant dollars for sportsmanship initiatives. For more information about this organization, please visit their web site at www.mhsaa.com
Meemic agent Bernie Nieman, with offices located in Alpena and Gaylord, MI, awards Alpena HS Athletic Director, Justin Gluesing with a sportsmanship grant.
About the MYAF
Meemic is a proud partner of the Michigan Youth Arts Festival (MYAF). The MYAF is a statewide arts education association that serves as a collaborative of discipline-specific arts education organizations. Programming consists of the Michigan Youth Arts Festival, statewide arts education awards, advocacy, leadership roundtables, and funding programs for youth, schools and arts education professionals throughout Michigan. The Michigan Youth Arts Festival offers statewide arts education programming, strengthens arts and culture by establishing and facilitating partnerships between arts education organizations, increases the visibility of quality arts education in Michigan schools, nurtures the creative talents of Michigan's youth, encourages their present and future participation in the arts, and provides them with opportunities to explore careers in the arts.
About the MSTA
The Michigan Science Teachers Association (MSTA) partners with Meemic Insurance Company to provide professional development scholarships for teachers who otherwise might not be able to attend their annual conference. Ms. Sue Campbell, Associate Director of the MSTA said, "We are so excited about this partnership with Meemic® and the opportunity it provides for Michigan science teachers. Not only does this sponsored program pay for a one-year MSTA membership, it will also cover the teacher's registration fees for the two-day conference as well as the cost of a substitute teacher." To know more about the MSTA, go to www.msta-mich.org
MSTA Scholarship Award to Tara Robinson presented by Agent Robert Stowe located in Jackson.
About the MIEM
The Michigan Institute for Educational Management (MIEM) is a highly revered Meemic partner and a beneficiary of conference scholarships for Michigan administrative professionals who wish to attend the annual MIEM conference. To find out more about MIEM, visit their web site at www.gomiem.org
Meemic Agent Erich Daum, with an office located in Big Rapids, MI presents Judith Miller, Executive Secretary at Reed City Area Public Schools with a certificate of congratulations for receiving a professional development scholarship to attend the MIEM annual conference sponsored by Meemic Insurance Company.
About the MCCA
Meemic is a gold-level sponsor of the Michigan Community College Association (MCCA), the primary advocate for Michigan's twenty-eight public community colleges. The MCCA is an organization committed to providing leadership on issues affecting their member colleges and Meemic's role has been to support their annual conference keynote speaker series. To find out more about the MCCA, please visit their web site at www.mcca.org
About the MCSS
Meemic is the sole sponsor of the Michigan Council for Social Studies (MCSS) and recognition program. Students, teachers and community leaders are chosen by the MCSS as "outstanding" in their knowledge and advancement of Social Studies and given a monetary award made payable to the educational institution they represent. To learn more about the Michigan Council for Social Studies visit their web site at www.mcssmi.org.
Representing the CAGWIN INSURANCE AGENCY with offices located in Southfield and Detroit, Cody Cagwin, presents the 2009 Michigan Council for Social Studies MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT OF THE YEAR to Benjamin Nwachukwu of Shulze Academy in Detroit, MI
About the MRA PPLF
Meemic is delighted to collaborate with the MRA Past Presidents' Legacy Fund. One of MRA PPLF’s significant goals is to support educators' professional and leadership development. Meemic is the sole sponsor of the MRA PPLF Beginning Teacher Professional Development Grant, awarded to teachers in their first five years of teaching. PPLF offers up to 10 grants annually educators to attend the Michigan Reading Association's Annual Conference, and provides each recipient with conference registration, a one-year MRA membership, and up to $100 for a substitute. For information about the MRA Past Presidents' Legacy Fund, please visit the MRA PPLF website at literacylegacyfund.net or email mrapplf@gmail.com.
Five recipients of the 2011 PPLF Beginning Teacher Professional Development Scholarship(Sponsored by Meemic) with two PPLF Board Members.
Educators of the Year
Meemic is the sponsor of the "Educators of the Year" awards representing sixteen different art disciplines. For more information about this organization, please visit www.michiganyoutharts.org
Other important Michigan Educational Links
THANK YOU to Michigan Educators!
At Meemic Insurance Company, we believe in saying THANK YOU to Michigan Educators! Although they don't hear it often enough, educational employees are truly making a difference every day, and we sincerely appreciate the efforts they make EVERY DAY on behalf of their students and communities. THANK YOU!!!
Join Meemic in recognizing our Michigan Educational Employees on their special Recognition Days:
- January 28th, 2011 ~ Christa McAuliffe Day, Sharon "Christa" McAuliffe was the first teacher to fly in space.
- March 2nd, 2011 ~ Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss's Birthday) & School Principals Day
- April 27th, 2011 ~ Administrative Professionals Day
- May 3rd, 2011 ~ National Teacher Appreciation Day
- May 2nd -6th, 2011 ~ National Teacher Appreciation Week
- June 5th, 2011 ~ World Environment Day
- September 17th, 2011 ~ Constitution Day (observed September 16th, 2011)
- October 8th, 2011 ~ National Children's Day
- November 11th, 2011 ~ National Veteran's Day
The Meemic Foundation
At Meemic Insurance Company, we recognize the lack of available funding for educational programs. That's why our company created the Meemic Foundation for the Future of Education's Grant program which offers up to $2,500 grants for creative classroom programs that impact current curriculum. We also understand that while Meemic can't provide for every worthwhile project, we CAN "keep an ear to the track" to help identify other funding sources that support Michigan educational objectives.