Over 200 teachers to be recognized at annual Education Rocks!
March 30, 2016The 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.