Over 200 teachers to be recognized at annual Education Rocks!

The Columbia Chamber and MEBA to honor Teachers of the Year for 11 South Carolina districts

 

On April 7, 2016 the Columbia Chamber, in partnership with the Midlands Education Business Alliance (MEBA), will honor the Teachers of the Year from 11 South Carolina school districts. Presented by Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union, Education Rocks! celebrates the dedication of outstanding educators in our region and their commitment to our children, developing workforce, and community.

 

2016 Education Rocks! Honorees include:

 

South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice

District Teacher of the Year: Mamie Hayes Hartwell, Birchwood Vocational

Michael Martin, Detention and Evaluation Centers

 

Fairfield County School District

District Teacher of the Year: Kaitlin Rexrode,McCrorey Liston School of Technology

Tara Blocker, Fairfield Magnet School for Math & Science

Alicia Graham, Fairfield Middle School

Vernon Huggins, Kelly Miller Elementary School

Deepthi Reddimas, Gordon Odyssey Academy

Ryan Sharpe, Fairfield Central High School

Marian Simmons, Fairfield Elementary School

Courtney Timms, Geiger Elementary School

Kershaw County School District

District Teacher of the Year: Amanda Harris,Jackson Elementary School

Michelle Clark, Blaney Elementary School

Robbin Cooke, Wateree Elementary School

Mary Crayne, Camden Elementary School

Stephanie Dabbs, Pine Tree Hill Elementary School

Casey Faulkenberry, Camden High School

Emily Fenton, North Central High School

Tonya Johnson, Continuous Learning Center

Diane Jones, Camden Middle School

Jodie Kahler, North Central Middle School

Kelley Little, Lugoff-Elgin High School

April Mangum, Mt. Pisgah Elementary School

Angela McCall, Doby’s Mill Elementary School

Adina Ondere, Lugoff Elementary School

Tammy Pugh, Applied Technology Education Campus

Tammy Small, Lugoff, Elgin Middle School

Robin Sowell, Baron DeKalb Elementary School

Sarah Spoto, Stover Middle School

Jana Vincent, Bethune Elementary School

Kathy Wright, Midway Elementary School

 

Lexington County School District One

District Teacher of the Year: Sheryn D. Billue,Lexington High School

Erica T. Armstrong, Gilbert High School

Lisa Bradley, Pleasant Hill Middle School

Jennifer L. Byrd, Gilbert Middle School

Tabitha Carro, Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Sandy R. Cherry, Saxe Gotha Elementary School

Katie P. Crapps, Rocky Creek Elementary School

Brooks R. Day, Pelion Elementary School

Michael R. Frank, Carolina Springs Elementary School

Donnelle J. Glatz, Gilbert Primary School

Elizabeth D. Goodwin, White Knoll Middle School

Jennifer L. Hale, Forts Pond Elementary School

Lyn Hamilton, Lexington Middle School

Traci D. Holcomb, Pelion High School

Meg H. Huggins, River Bluff High School

Tanya R. Mabry, New Providence Elementary School

Jason E. McCullough, Carolina Springs Middle School

Laura P. Morrison, Midway Elementary School

Bethany J. Olden, White Knoll Elementary School

Jessica H. Potts, Lake Murray Elementary School

Kay Ross, Oak Grove Elementary School

Susan S. Scott, White Knoll High School

Kelli E. Shealy, Pelion Middle School

Meghan W. Snipes, Deerfield Elementary School

Lauren S. Vann, Red Bank Elementary School

Michelle A. Webster, Lexington Elementary School

Christen H.C. Weidner, Lexington High School

Bert T. Williams – Meadow Glen Elementary School

Heather A. Yordy, Meadow Glen Middle School

Daniel T. Zmroczek, Lexington Technology Center

Angela H. Zokan, Gilbert Elementary School

 

Lexington County School District Two

District Teacher of the Year: Sabrina Williams, R.H. Fulmer Middle School

Hawanya Amaker, Claude A. Taylor Elementary School

Maria Bjorn, Brookland-Cayce High School

Jennifer Burgos-Carnes, Brookland-Cayce Grammar No. 1

Cindy Burks, Pine Ridge Middle School

Harry Ferguson, Airport High School

David Goff, Pair Education Center

Susan Jenkinson, Springdale Elementary School

Brooke Jones, Pineview Elementary School

Katie Kirian, Congaree Elementary School

Felicia Madden, Congaree-Wood Early Childhood Center

Gale McLeod, Saluda River Academy for the Arts

Kelly Sansom, Northside Middle School

Amy Tribble, Davis Early Childhood Center for Technology

Sarah Weaver, Busbee Creative Arts Academy

Katie Wilkerson, Herbert A. Wood Elementary School

 

Lexington County School District Three

District Teacher of the Year: Johnna Harbert,Batesburg-Leesville Primary School

Shane Bryant, Batesburg-Leesville High School

Jacob Prahst, Batesburg-Leesville Middle School

Michelle Smith, Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School

 

Lexington County School District Four

District Teacher of the Year: Jill Winland, Sandhills Middle School

Laura Liger, Swansea High Freshman Academy

Ashley McDonald, Sandhills Elementary School

Mark Minchew, Swansea High School

Lauren Parks, Lexington Four Early Childhood Center

Amanda Sandler, Sandhills Primary School

Shannon Wilder, Frances Mack Intermediate School

 

Lexington-Richland School District Five

District Teacher of the Year: Kevin Hebert, Chapin High School

April Beale, Dutch Fork Middle School

Rosemary Bowie, HE Corley Elementary School

Christine Boyeson, Spring Hill High School

Pollyanna Buff, Irmo Elementary School

Jennifer Cook, Irmo Middle School

Chris Craft, CrossRoads Intermediate School

Krysten Douglas, Nursery Road Elementary School

Megan Drayton, Dutch Fork Elementary School

Willie Frierson, Irmo High School

Jennifer Gray, Academy for Success

Malisa Johnson, Oak Pointe Elementary School

Andrea McKnight, Ballentine Elementary School

Teresa Randolph, Lake Murray Elementary School

Lesli Reeves, Harbison West Elementary School

Michele Scheno, Chapin Elementary School

Aaron Sellers, Seven Oaks Elementary School

Sondra Suarez, Dutch Fork High School

Trina Wagstaff, Leaphard Elementary School

Carrie Waring, Center for Advanced Technical Studies

Maxcy Westmoreland, River Springs Elementary School

 

Newberry County School District

District Teacher of the Year: Huger Caughman,Newberry High School

Laura Adams, Newberry Middle School

Brandon Baskett, Mid-Carolina High School

Kayla Bishop, Boundary Street Elementary School

Christy Brown, Pomaria-Garmany Elementary Scool

Allison Cody, Whitmire Community School (Secondary)

Denise Evans, Newberry Elementary School

Carley Farmer, Whitmire Community School (Elementary)

Candice Lominick, Reuben Elementary School

Angela McBride, Mid-Carolina Middle School

Samuel Moore, Newberry Alternative School

Gregory Nye, Newberry County Career Center

Teresa Owens, Little Mountain Elementary School

Jennifer Wall, Gallman Elementary

Robin White, Prosperity-Rikard Elementary

 

Richland County School District One

District Teacher of the Year: Jennifer Wise, Hand Middle School

Angelia Alston, Burnside Elementary School

Angela Altier, Forest Heights Elementary School

Mary Brooks, W.G. Sanders Middle School

Ebony Brown, Mill Creek Elementary School

Chaka Coffey, Burton-Pack Elementary School

Joseph Cunningham, Pine Grove Elementary School

Daniela De Abreu Figueira, C.A. Johnson High School

Marnie Dominick, Logan Elementary School

Kimberly Douglas, Hopkins Elementary School

Jennifer Dukes, Columbia High School

Kathryn Dungan, Caughman Road Elementary School

Aileen Freeman, St. Andrews Middle School

Nancy Frick, A.C. Moore

Lakia Gaines, Southeast Middle School

Brian Geoffroy, Satchel Ford Elementary School

Laura Gisler, Meadowfield Elementary School

Kathy Guider, H.B. Rhame Elementary School

Mark Gustaveson, Alcorn Middle School

Phillip Hare, A.C. Flora High School

Judith Heilich, South Kilbourne Elementary School

Ana Hernández, Rosewood Elementary School

Brittney Holloway, Webber Elementary School

Barbara Howse-Diemer, Eau Claire High School

Kathleen Lee, Dreher High School

Pamela Livingston, Carver-Lyon Elementary School

Teri Marriott-Riley, Sandel Elementary School

Mary McCants, Heyward Career Center

Claire Montgomery, Horrell Hill Elementary School

Theresa Moore, E.E. Taylor Elementary School

Erica Patterson, Brockman Elementary School

Deidra Pompey, W.J. Keenan High School

Joyce Pressley, Watkins-Nance Elementary School

Walter Priester, Heyward Gibbes Middle School

Senddrick Putnam, Bradley Elemenary School

Tamika Shuler, Hopkins Middle School

Cynthia Taylor, W.A. Perry Middle School

Rachel Thompkins, J.P.Thomas Elementary School

Breitani Turner, Arden Elementary School

Carolyn Walker, Hyatt Park Elementary School

Lindsey White, Brennen Elementary School

Elvionna White, Lower Richland High School

Miranda Williams, Gadsden Elementary School

Sherman Williams, A.J. Lewis Greenview Elementary School

Mattie Young, Crayton Middle School

 

Richland County School District Two

District Teacher of the Year: Linda Whitcomb,Muller Road Middle School

Megan Allen, Sandlapper Elementary School

Tamara Beasley, Bookman Road Elementary School

Layne Bee, Spring Valley High School

Nina Brook, Richland Northeast High School

Quinn Brown, Dent Middle School

Kristen Cromer, Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School

Megan Dohery, Kelly Mill Middle School

Benjara Elliott, Wright Middle School

Kate Gaines, Rice Creek Elementary School

Sandra Grant, Keels Elementary School

Morgan Humphries, Polo Road Elementary School

Nellie Jones, Summit Parkway Middle School

Tara Lewis, Nelson Elementary School

Jeffrey McMicken, Ridge View High School

Keonda Merrit, Windsor Elementary School

Jennifer Nocella, Catawba Trail Elementary School

Jarette Pendergrass, Killian Elementary School

Stacey Plotner, Westwood High School

Elizabeth Robitzsch, Bridge Creek Elementary School

Judy Ryan, Pontiac Elementary School

Jackie Sellers-Cribb, Blythewood Middle School

Ralph Summer, Conder Elementary School

Preston Thorne, Blythewood High School

Holly Threatt, Round Top Elementary School

Amy Walker Smith, Forest Lake Elementary School

Kimberly Williams, Langford Elementary School

Peter Wittig, Lake Carolina Elementary Upper School

Susan Woodley, Lake Carolina Elementary Lower School

Kristin Ziegler, Longleaf Middle School
Education Rocks! will be held at the Medallion Center on April 7, 2016 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM. For more information about Education Rocks!, please contact Alexa Stillwell at [email protected] or 803.733.1138.

 

About Columbia Chamber

The Columbia Chamber is a private, non-profit, Partner-driven organization comprised of 1,500 business enterprises, civic organizations, educational institutions and individuals in Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry and Richland counties. The Columbia Chamber serves as the voice of its Partners and the business community at large on matters of economic, educational, social, cultural and political concern, as well as supports and promotes the success of its Partners through networking, professional development, advocacy and leadership. The organization has represented the interests of the local business community since 1902.