Teacher Recognition

Since the spring of 1984, the Columbia Kiwanis Club has recognized teachers from the Columbia Public Schools for being model teachers who go above and beyond to foster a positive, nurturing learning environment for every child.  Two teachers are selected every month during the school year and are invited to attend the weekly luncheon meeting of the club where they are introduced and asked to briefly say a bit about themselves and their priorities or passions as teachers.  Each is then given a printed certificate, a gift card in the amount of $50.00 to spend as they wish and a Kiwanis tumbler as tokens of our appreciation for all that they do for the  children in the Columbia community.  A listing of all teachers so honored follows. Download the list here.

ALPHA  HART  LEWIS  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

October,  2014                    Traci  Holmgren,   Keri  Pratt

May,  2017                           Nichole  Bliven,   Jennifer  Wright

May,2022                             Marissa  Klenda,   Tawnya  Rivers 

BENTON  STEM  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

February,  1984                  Deloris  Campbell,  Emily  Price  

October,  1986                    Debbie  Hunt,  Linda  Vasey

April,  1989                          Joyce  Coats,  Patricia  Dunn

January,  1994                     Debbie  Seiling,  Mimi Wenger

March,  1998                      Jennie  Berutti,  Debbie  Howard

October,  2001                    Susan  Hunt,  Janet  Mueller

October,  2004                    Cindi  Schooley,  Fran Mehrle-Brown

January,  2009                     Ann Alofs,  Darla Lenz

January,  2013                     Brian Schwerdtfeger,  Lisa  Lewis

January,  2017                     Lauralee  Bentele,  Sidney Morgan

April,  2021                          Kimberly  Kelty,   Tiffany  Divers

BEULAH  RALPH    ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

April,  2019                          Jessie  Starbuck,  Allie  Pennington

 BLUE  RIDGE  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

April,  1984                          Stephanie Driskill,   Janice  Ousley

November,  1986               Pam  Conway,   Barbara  Young

March,  1989                       Beverly  Borduin,   Monica  Naylor

November,  1993               Connie  Gerling,   Susan  McClintic

October,  1996                    Alicia  Henderson,   Beth  Luetjen

October,  1999                    Ann Putnam,   Tami  Ensor                      

October,  2002                    Tessa  Sutton,   Marietta  Monroe

October,  2005                    Marie  Spence,   Linda  Koenig

October,  2009                    Cindy  Hutchinson,   Andrea  Poe

October,  2013                    Linda  Koenig,   Tessa Sutton

October,  2017                    Ashleigh  Kendall,   Jessica  Beringer

October,   2021                   Brandy  Ahrens,    Nicole  Nikki  Winkler

CEDAR  RIDGE  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

November,  1987               Kathy  Dunn,   Donna  Dodge

October,      1990               Melissa  Kern,   Kathy  Dunn

October,      1993                Nancy  Amelunke,   Cherry  Hinderberger

November,  1996               Ashley  Kendall,   Lori  Huhman              

November,  1999               Linda  Rudroff,   Debby   Riley

November,  2002              Jane  Smith,   Angie  Beutenmiller   

November,  2005               Clint  Darr,   Karen  Hines

November,  2008              Julie  Schisler,   Clint  Darr

November,  2012               Rachel  Mazzocco,   Becky  Bond

November,  2016               Kim  Evliss,   Christy  Johnson

February,     2021               Lori  Huhman,   Nikki  Kunkel

DERBY   RIDGE   ELEMENTARY   SCHOOL

March,  1992                       Ann  Denney,   Ken  Gregory

May,  1996                           Tina  Windett,   Laura  Knoesel

December,  1999                Jennifer  Steckley,   Vickie  Rorvig

December,  2002                Angie  Eckman,   Lori   Stuart

December,  2005                Susan  Blackburn,   Dan  Keenoy

December,  2008                Elly  Echoff,   Marlene   Anderson

December,  2014                Kristina  Nevrohr,   Kate  Blauvett

December,  2018                Katie  Sullivan,   Cindy  Hutchinson

December,  2022                Carlie  Wilson,   Katlyn  Coleman                       

ELIOT  BATTLE  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

March,  2017                       Chad  Hill,   Brian  Schwerdtfeger

June,  2021                           Tiffany Grayer,   Tiffany  Goolsby

FAIRVIEW  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

September,  1984                          Joy  Underdown,   Betsy  Baker

December,  1986                            Elaine  Hassemer,   Judith  Nelson

January,  1990                                 Jean  Black,  Anna  Ruth  Shinn

April,  1993                                      Linda  Duffy,   Suzi  Lee

January,  1997                                 Sheryl  McGruder,   Shirley  Dixon

October,  2000                                Linda  Martin,   Marilyn  Soucie

October,  2003                                Jeanna  Glaubitz,   Jackie  Kintz

October,  2006                                Linda  Cox,   Lori  Nuelle  

October,  2010                                Christy  Muchow,   Sara  Dexheimer               

October,  2018                                Marlene  Anderson,   Sara  Dexheimer         

FIELD  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

November,  1984                           Donny  Dye,   Penny  Garrison

February,  1987                              Lowena  Chronister,   Patricia  Crews

February, 1990                               Babara  Godfrey,   Pamela  Spencer

February,  1994                              Gail  Underwood,   Joyce  Raines

January,  1998                                 Deanna  Jacobs,   Christine  Keilholz

November,  2001                           Patty  Wayland,   Carla  Lewis

November,  2004                           Cindy  Boyer,   Diane  Knutson

November,  2007                           Marge  Gladden,   Judy  Arnett

November,  2015                           Janice  Legarsky,   Emily  Nelson

GRANT   ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

January,  1985                                 Brenda  McClelland,   Pat  Jackson

March,  1987                                   Marta  Abele,   Judy  Kettle

April,  1990                                      Elizabeth  Young,   Alice  Goldfarb

November,  1994                           Linda  Bradley,   Linda  Afdahl

December,  1997                            Teri  Gisi,   Jim  Steelman

November,  2000                           Gail  Underwood,   Jim  Hogan

November,  2003                           Meg  Stauffer,   Susan  Maglich

November,  2006                           Cathy  Hughes,   Lisa  Fortner

February,  2011                              Laura  Dye,   Lurie  Krumm

May,   2021                                      John  Nies,   Jennifer  Hartz

LOCUST STREET EXPRESSIVE ARTS  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

February, 1985                               Mary  Barron,   Connie  Guy

May, 1987                                        Marilyn  Andre,   Karen  Ridge

May,  1990                                       Rose Marie Berry,   Judith  McKenney

April,  1994                                      Carolyn  Dye,   Suzanne  Davis

October,  1997                                Susan  Altomari,   Thuy  Nguyen

December,  2000                            Karen  James,   Sharon  Schauwecker

December,  2003                            Ann  Mehr,   Susan  Altomari

December,  2006                            Ann  Chapin,   Jean  Dickinson

December,  2009                            Sally  Bloom,   Katie  Canepa

December,  2012                            Kara  Johnson,   Carissa  Seck

January,  2016                                 Ann Norris,   Kris  Koonse

December, 2019                             Kirsten  Lacey,   Lottie  Bushman

MIDWAY  HEIGHTS  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

March,  1985                                   Sandra  Kinkead,   Clair  Sentilles

October,  1987                                Janet  Swope,   Sue Brewer

December,  1990                            Pam  Metcalf,   Lynda  Smith

March,  1993                                   Debbie  Wiggs,   Sue Cunningham

March,  1997                                   Christine  Cone,   Gloria  Spellman

January,  2001                                 Julie  Nichols,  Libby Robinson

December,  2004                           Sheri  Cox,   Lottie  Creasy

December,  2007                         Stacey  Peters,   Lori  Hensel

January,  2011                                Allison  Chostner,   Liz  Myers

January,  2015                              Shayla Roop,   Destiney  Windmiller

January,  2019                              Lottie  Creasy,   Sue  Cunningham  

January,  2023                              Marci  Fitzpatrick,   Bobbi  McCormack                                     

MILL  CREEK  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

November,  1989                         Nancy  Gerardi,   Janice  Studer

October,  1992                             Brenda  McClelland,   Lorene  Royer

January,  1996                              Julia  Marsh,   Barbara  Schroeder

January,  2000                              Barbara Fairman,   Mary  Fagiolo

January,  2004                              Carolyn  Roof,   Michelle  Keast

December,  2007                         Rebecca  Bentley,   Kim  Harl

December,  2010                         Heather  Myers,   Kate  Giovanini

December,  2013                         Elaine  Lawler,   Abby   Upton

December,  2017                         Ann  Flanagin,   Sue  John  Gerhart

December,  2021                          Diane  Knutson,   Hillary  Bare

NEW  HAVEN  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

April,  1985                                   Ruth  Gardner,   Beatrice  Sieg

February,  1988                           Sara  Harper,   Janice  Sell

February,  1991                           Velma  Johnson,   Debbie  Forrester

December,  1994                        Trina  Liebhart,   Sandy  Gunn

April,  1998                                  Tonya  Bass,   Linda  Bozoian                     

December,  2001                          Victoria  Mongillo,   Jennifer  Leamons

January,  2004                               Beth  Diggs,   Sunita  Bajpai

January,  2008                               Kathy  Akyol,   Grace  Carmichael 

January,  2020                      Trina  Liebhart,   Christy  Perkey            

PARKADE   ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

May,  1985                                       JoAnn  Blaylock,   Larry  Jones

January,  1988                                 Bonnie  Marshall,   Susan  Scott

November,  1990                           Nancy  Fritsch,   Nancy  Schoenbrun

December,  1992                            Karen  Burger,   Pari  Steward

October,  1995                                Donna  Wray,  Susan  Nichols

March,  1999                                   Jill  Burgee,   Tracy  Brown

April,  2003                                      Bethel  DeSpain,   Kim  Euliss

April,  2007                                      Brett  Hecker,   Chad  Hill

April,  2011                                      Samantha  Adams,   Emily  Noelker

April,  2015                                      Rachel  Kirchner,   Nichole  Salas

November,  2019                           Nichole  Salas,   Emily  Fuller

PAXTON  KEELEY  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

October,  2008                                Judy  Lewis,  Sally  Dinwiddie

October,  2012                                Carol  Stoddart,   Kay  McNeil

October,  2016                                Marti  Coats,   Shari  Thomas

January,  2021                                 Kelly  Fox,   Cary  Hanson

RIDGEWAY   ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

September,  1985                          Greg  Colemen,   Sandra  Stallman

May,  1988                                       Susie  Alberts,   Susie  Good

October, 1991                                 Celestine  Hayes,   Judy  McCray

January,  1995                                 Martha  Geel,   Anne  Seymour

November,  1998                           Jane  Parker,   Dorian  Pickering

January,  2002                                 Mary  Clerc,   Lori  Nuelle

January,  2006                                 Shari  Lawson,   Jo  Steitz

January,  2010                                 Windy  Shull,   Jan  McLuckie

January,  2018                                 Maria  Cox,   Lori  Rice

January,  2022                                 Laura  Sandstedt,   Elizabeth  Ryberg

ROCK  BRIDGE  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

November,  1985                           Nancy  Cooper,   Leslie  Trogdon

October,  1989                                Patti  Moore,   Linda  Schadt

January,  1993                                 Diana  Nichol,   Sue  Young

May,  1997                                       Becky  Schenck,   Velma  Johnson

February,  2001                              Jan  Holden,   Misha  Franks

February,  2005                              Deb  Diller,   Jaime  Edwards

February,  2009                              Tanya  Winchester,   Tammy  Taylor

February,  2019                              Melinda  Lee,   Linda  Selle

RUSSELL  BOULEVARD  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

January,  1986                                 Dorothy  Garrison,  Pat  Harmon

January,  1989                                 Shirley  Estes,   Janice  Murphy

March,  1991                                   Marcia  Murphy,  Connie  Gehringer

March,  1995                                   Jo Ellen  Baier,  Janice  Phelps

December,  1998                            Jeanette  Williams,   Debbie  Shaw

February,  2002                              Ed  Hanson,   Maurice  Hacker

February,  2006                              Jackie  Lynch  Maestes,   Mari  Politte

February,  2010                              Kelly  Zamarripa,   Cary  Taylor                                                  

February,  2015                              Maggie  Drennan,   Marcia  Sprigg

February,2020                                Cary Taylor,   Barbara Beattie 

SHEPARD  BOULEVARD  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

February,  1986                    Gwen  Jones,   Kay  Smith

November,  1988                   Donna  Bogle,  Mary Beth  Ming

May,  1991                           Debra  Winn,   Becky  Cox

April,  1995                           Sally  Phillips,   Shirley  Walkof

January,  1999                      Gina  Gould,  Sara  Sapp

January,  2003                      Tabitha  Gordon,   Janine  Taylor

October,  2007                     Carri  Colvin,   Kristen  Floyd

October,  2015                     Kathy  Sicht,  Janine  Taylor

October,  2019                     Kristen Floyd,  Lori  Shaw

TWO   MILE   PRAIRIE   ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

April,  1986                                      Carole  Crego,   Jackie  Glenn

October,  1988                                Susan  Frain,   Kathleen  Munkirs

November,  1991                           Judy  Arni,   Nancy  Watson

December,  1995                            Nikkie  Obermier,   Bridget  Cook

April,  1999                                      Kim  Buresh,   Emily  Darnell

February,  2003                              Robert  Allen,   Sherry  Allen

February,  2007                              Linda  Watson,   Ellen  Webber

March,  2014                                   Molly  Froidl,   Taylor  Drennan

February,  2017                              Stacy  Robison,  Suzanne  Jackson

February,  2022                              Lisa  Sebastian,   Emily  Miller

WEST   BOULEVARD   ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL

May,  1986                                       Bernice  Terry,   Mary  Tompson

April,  1988                                      Carol  Thornsberry,   Rosie  Tippin

December,  1991                            Mary  Dillon,   Debra  Heifner

May,  1995                                        Janie  Bohon,   Sheryln  Cason

February,  1999                              Ken  Neff,   Maureen  Koppelman

March,  2003                                   Vicky  Stohldrier,   Rebecca   Ochoa-Jackson

March,  2007                                   Miriam  Hasenclever,   Mary  Lynn  Agnew

March,  2010                                   Alyse  Cook,    Amy  Lewis

March,  2013                                   Amy  Waterman,   Cherri  Westbrook

March,  2016                                   Karen  Sander,   Adria  Waters

March, 2020                        Jacqueline Tapp-Cody,   Nancy  Truesdell

GENTRY  MIDDLE  SCHOOL

April,  1996                                      Linda  Bahr,   Susan  McCliintic

March,  2000                                   Carla  Hurtado,   Mary  Starbuck

March,  2004                                   Suzy  Lee,   Judy  LeFevre

March,  2008                                   Ken  Simms,   Amy  Carso

March,  2011                                   Juli  Miller,   Deb  Swanegan

March,  2018                                   Joan  Leyden,   Michelle  Schnake

March,  2022                                   Jennifer  Godwin,   Lori  Scanlon

JEFFERSON MIDDLE  SCHOOL

January,  1984                                 Nyle  Klinginsmith,   Mary  Foutz

December,  1985                            Linda  Horton,   Russ  Sackreiter

March,  1988                                   Ilene  Drennan,   Paul  Rahmoeller 

April,  1991                                      Dorothy  Grant,   Marc   VanDover

May,  1993                                       Alda  Del Porto,   Greg  Grupe

November,  1995                           Nancy  Iannotti,   Venetta  Rogers-Warrick

February,  1998                              Mary  Suits,   Vicki  Ward

March,  2002                                   Lori  Breedlove,   Nancy  Jones

March,  2006                                   Kathy  McFarland,   Dan  Devine

November,  2009                           Susie  Adams,   Travis  Gabel

November,  2013                           Jake  Hanselman,   Anne  Osborn

November,  2017                           Jamie  Cunepa,  Jennifer  Huggens                               

November,  2021                           Jennifer  Howard,   Jennifer  Szydlowski

JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL

October,  2022                     Alison Lankheit,  Alex Schroeder

LANGE  MIDDLE  SCHOOL

May,  1999                                       Debbie  Poese,   Michele  Sterrett

May,  2003                                       Connie  Divine,   Sandi  Mackley

May,  2008                                       Tim  Mulford,   Cathy  Ferrell

May,  2016                                       Robert  Moore,   Holly  Frieden

December,  2020                            Ryan  Smith,   LaVetta Hodges

OAKLAND  MIDDLE  SCHOOL

May,  1984                                       Mari  Ann  Bihr,    Candiss  McCaffrey

September,  1986                          Amorette  Haws,   John  Willenberg

February,  1989                              Diana  Cooksey,   Scott  Ellis

February,  1992                              Stephanie  Ellis,   Lyle  Wheeler

May,  1994                                       Linda  Morrow,   Pam  Didur

November,  1997                           Judy  Trujillo,   Marsha  Tyson

April,  2001                                      Teresa  Barry,    Harry  Webb

March,  2005                                   Angela  Roberds,   Claire  Diemler

March,  2009                                   Keith  Wright,   Michelle  Winter

March,  2015                                   Rebecca  Bevel  Smith,   Danielle  Johnson

March,  2019                                   Anne  Hunt,   Nawassa  Logan

March,  2023                                  Jeremiah Settles;  Maxina Maestas

SMITHTON  MIDDLE  SCHOOL

April,  1997                                      Rita  Jackson,  Jennifer  Kelly

May,  2001                                       Donna  Moessner,   Debbie  Baldwin

April,  2005                                      Judy  Alexander,   Terry  Pipes

April,  2009                                      Nicole  Erwin,  Rebecca  Stock

April,  2013                                      Pat  Cleeton,   Sue  Burns

April,  2017                                      Stephanie  Wrightman,   Matt  Villasana

April,  2022                                      Christine  Reynolds,   Sue  Vandeloecht

WEST MIDDLE  SCHOOL

December,  1984                            Paula  Hudspeth,   Ray  Noll

January,  1987                                 Jeanne  Jones,   Jerry  Denney

December,  1989                            Joyce  Porter,   Peter  Herborn

April,  1992                                      Marilyn  Martin,   Sharon  Thomas

March,  1994                                   Linda  Durand,   Matt  Jackson

December,  1996                            Lily  Long,   Tom  Fischer

February,  2000                              Sherry  Dobbs,   Tom  Sisson

February,  2004                              Calene  Cooper,   Tim  Baldwin

February,  2008                              Maxine  Nelson,  Sally  Hook

February,  2013                              Kory  Kaufman,   Brenda  Blankenship

February,  2018                              Carolina  Neves,  Trevor  Smith

February,  2023                              Michele Jones,  Kristin  Bailey

FREDERICK  DOUGLASS  HIGH  SCHOOL

May,  1989                                       Denise  Zimmy

January,  1992                                 Leigh  Ann  Bramon

March,  1996                                   Polly  Woolford

April,  2000                                      Anita  Chester,   Doug  Daniels

May,  2004                                       John  Reid,   Janet  Bagby

May,  2014                                       Susan  Wier,   Eric  Bohle

May,  2018                                       Deborah Minor,   Karen  Cottrell

 DAVID A. HICKMAN  HIGH  SCHOOL

March,  1984                                   Ben  Yates,   Lois  Mikrut

October,  1985                                Wanda  Brown,   Glenn  Pickett

December,  1987                            Marilyn  Rowe,   Tim  Trogdon

March,  1990                                   Mollie  Devlin,   George  Frissell

May,  1992                                       Mary  Ann  Gates,   Hank  Landry

December,  1993                            Dixie  Grupe,   Harold  Bossaller

February,  1996                              Faye  Sharp,   Jim  Kyd

May,  1998                                       Greg  Logan,   Vicki  Williams

April,  2002                                      Ella  Vallar,   Symone  Langston-Thomas

April,  2006                                      Brenda  Hartley,   Susan  Dunham

April,  2010                                      Jill  Varns,   Maria  McMahon

April,  2014                                      Lindsey  Troutman,   Tom  Sheridan

April,  2018                                      Dan  Miller,   Tashona  Dixon

April, 2023                                       Heather  Fowler,  A. Fossum

MURIEL  BATTLE  HIGH  SCHOOL

December,  2016                            Jill  Villasana,   Michael   Collins 

March, 2021                                    Anne  Borgmeyer,   Jamie  Thompson

ROCK  BRIDGE  HIGH  SCHOOL

October,  1984                                Carolyn  Holland,   John  Marvin

March,  1986                                   Mary  Sadich,   Tim  Drennan

December,  1988                            Robert  Burns,   Richard  Hadfield

January,  1991                                 Mary  Ann  Shaw,   Steve  Moore

November,  1992                           Sue   Mellinger,   Scott   Henrichs

February,  1995                              Mary  Dix,   Debra  Perry

February,  1997                              Phyllis  Sallman,   Mike  Bancroft

March,  2001                                   Vicki  Reimler,   Lisa  Holt

May,  2005                                       Steve  Williams,   Matt  Cone

May,  2010                                       Robin  Stover,   Greg  Kirchhoffer 

May,  2013                                       Dan  Ware,   Amanda  Dablemont

May,  2015                                       Lisa  Kurzejeski,   Debbie  McDonough

May,  2019                                       Travis  Gabel,   Lesley  Thalhuber

GIFTED  CENTER

January,  1992                                 Betsy  Baker

March,  1996                                   Rhonda  Moore

May,  2000                                       Barbara  Savage,   Sue  Winter

April,  2004                                      Jill  Rockett,   Pam  Spencer

April,  2008                                      Terry  Gaines,   Scarlett  Richardson

April,  2016                                      Matt  Leuchtmann,   Meg  Brown

April,  2020                                      Julie  Chatman,   Dean  Stover

CAREER  CENTER

April,  1987                                      Ed  Carter,   Patsy  Danner

May,  1989                                       Jane  Fore

February,  1993                              Perry  Brooks,   Nancy  Fedorchak

October,  1998                                Bob  Allee,   Maggie  Jeffery

May,  2002                                        Jeff  Cochran,   Pearl  John

May,  2006                                       Jim  Kydd,   Linda  Rawlings

November,  2010                           John  Green,   Theresa  Yeager

November,  2014                           Joe  Wittman,   Pete  Eicholz

November,  2018                           Lindsey  Gambill,   Brad  Mann

November, 2022                           Michael  Merz,  Christine Roberson

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