Life members

Primary English Teaching Association Life membership was established in 1995. Life membership is awarded by the Board of directors to a member in recognition of their outstanding service, not only to the stature and development of the association and to English literacy teaching in Australia, but also to the education profession as a whole.

Past recipients of this award:

• John Vaughan (1995)
• Mandy Tunica (2003)
• Barry Dwyer (2003)
• Vivienne Nicoll-Hatton (2004)
• Jan Turbill (2004)
• Pat Edwards (2005)
• Richard Parker (2006)
• Robyn Ewing (2006)
• Barbara Comber (2007)