ECC’s NEA Chapter Recognizes 55 High School Teachers
There were 55 high school teachers from the region recently recognized for the positive influence they have had on East Central College students, and their dedication to teaching.
The educators were presented Inspirer of Excellence Awards on May 10 by the East Central College chapter of the National Education Association (NEA). ECC students nominated their former high school teachers who made an impact in their lives or played a role in their educational journey.
ECC Faculty members Jenifer Goodson, EMS Program Director; Lisa Hanneken, instructor and coordinator of the business and accounting programs; and Tanner French, accounting and business instructor, were co-chairs of the Inspirer of Excellence Teacher Recognition Award Ceremony held in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center.
In the nominations, students wrote about their former teachers, and why they should be Inspirers of Excellence.
“The responses we received demonstrate the ways in which these educators inspire excellence in their students, by going above and beyond to provide, not only an education to their students, but also guidance, understanding and mentoring,” Goodson said during the ceremony. “They have laid the foundation for their students to excel in their education, and in their lives.
“Thank you to all the educators receiving this award for your dedication, time and commitment,” she added.
Listed below are the names of each Inspirer of Excellence Award winner under the high school where they teach now, or taught, when they inspired the ECC students who nominated them. Following the teachers’ names are the subjects that they teach and the names of the student, or students, who nominated them.
Pacific High School
Clint Anderson, Government, Jonni Sever
Sunshine Anderson, Math, Olivia Hoven
Sullivan High School
Jordan Flora, Physical Education, Hannah Campbell
Chuck Moore, Music Director, Emilee Roach
Cuba High School
Chris Case, Speech/Drama, Mackenzie White
Timothy Duarte, Social Studies, Shaylee Roussin
St. James High School
Dustin Felan, Fine Arts (Choir), Colby Sanders
Kirby Moreland, Math, Jacob Jones
Salem High School
Martin Gray, Math, Alicyn Warden
Rob Wofford, English, Brooklyn Stenhoff
Hermann High School
Dan Bader, Social Studies, Tim Martens & Lori Anderson
Ben Sachs, Band, Reyna McDaris
Washington High School
Kim Blankenship, Physical Education, Ava Kelly
Ryan Brennan, Spanish, Carly Hamlyn
Meghan Brueggemann, Orchestra, Zachary Hoffman
Allison Chaney, Social Studies, Aaron Flynn
Karen Fixsal, Family & Consumer Science, Maddie Frankenberg
Tim Rinne, Retired History, Kaitlyn Williams
St. Clair High School
Kaylin Buckingham, English, Eliza Sohn
Sarah Dierker, Business, Brooklyn Hyatt
Ben Martin, Science, Jaden Bursey & Maggie Hopkins
Robert Prichard, History, Seth Turman
St. Francis Borgia High School
Jon Noelker, Physics, Earth & Space Science, Annika Brunner
Union High School
Melissa Bestgen, English/Speech, Jayden Rybak, Briseyda Ballou, Rylie Brown & Joanna Hoskins
Danielle Blair, Agriculture/FFA, Shaley Parmentier
Brandi Gremaud, Science, Kaitlyn Donovan
Sarah Hurt, Biology, Mack Reeves
Jim Kapusiak, Art, Erica Hertel
Bill Koch, Engineering/Physics, Christian Masawi
David North, Choir, Chae Keeney
Danika Novak, English, Nick Moore & Sakura Shortal
Jennifer Schwentker, English, Artimiss Jansson
Michael Underberg, History, Augast Haddad & Kelsey Brake
Dennis Wilson, Art, Whitney Griffin
Rolla High School
Jamie Cantrell, Family & Consumer Science, Gage Klossner & Lizzy Patton
Jeremy Haberman, Business Education, Ariyanna Ross
Emily Mullen, French, Grace Gorman
Laurie Myers, Art, Jonathan Reade
Keith Peterson, Science, Theresa Skaggs & Isaiah Parker
Nick Zink, Physical Science, Kiya Hatley
Warrenton HS
Michael Shaw, Science, Ryah Cullom
Thomas Speers, Band, Kalie Mullings
New Haven High School
Mandy Koch, Band & Foreign Language, Emily Delgado
Bourbon High School
Emily Edens, Civic, Jackson Rosen
Rolla Technical Institute/Center
Carmel Dare, Culinary Arts, Richard Lawing
Ruth Diaz, Early Childhood, Ashley Wood
Ft. Zumwalt South
Suzanne Hembrough, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Ashley Labanca
Kingston High School
Matthew Falch, Band/Choir, Kayla Yoesting
Nichols Career Center
Amber Moore, Culinary Arts, Jesse Averion
Owensville High School
Tyler Ahring, Business, Hayden Loeb
Lucas Gehlert, Social Studies, Michael Miles
Kayla Pyle, English, Caitlyn Linders
Adrienne Gonzalez, Theatre, Shelby Koepke
Four Rivers Career Center
Cinthia Edler, Health Occupations, Maddie Brown
Rockwood School District
Andrew Litschgi, Language Arts, Joey Reichmuth & Jamie Cantrell