Emerson Honors 87 St. Louis Area Educators with Excellence in Teaching Awards

ST. LOUIS (Nov. 21, 2022) – Emerson has named 87 local educators as the 2022 honorees of the company’s Excellence in Teaching Awards. The annual program recognizes St. Louis area instructors, selected by their schools’ administrators, for their accomplishments and dedication to their students and the teaching profession.

“Empowering students with a quality educational experience starts with teachers who are passionate about their profession and committed to their students,” said Akberet Boykin Farr, vice president of diversity and social responsibility for Emerson. “This year’s Excellence in Teaching Awards honors 87 teachers who continue to inspire, drive change and build a better future for their students, school and community. We are energized by their efforts and privileged to present them as this year’s honorees.” 

The Excellence in Teaching Awards program began in St. Louis in 1989 and is sponsored annually by Emerson, the global technology and software company.

A complete list of the 2022 award recipients is available below and posted on the Emerson website here.

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Emerson’s 2022 Excellence in Teaching Award Honorees

2022 Honorees

District

School

Teacher

Affton School District

Mesnier Primary Elementary School

Nicole Yahl

Alton School District #11

Lewis and Clark Elementary School

Amy Mellenthin

Archdiocese of Saint Louis

Our Lady of the Pillar

Thomas Wheeler

St. Dominic High School

Greg Cissell

St. Francis of Assisi

Rebecca Wendl

    

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Cindy Schneider

Bayless School District

Bayless Elementary School

Kristen deJong

Belle Valley School District #119

Belle Valley School

Kathy Childress

Belleville Public School District #118

Westhaven Elementary School

Tara Mesiti

Central 104 School District

Central Elementary School

Lauren Bicanic

Chaminade College Preparatory School

Chaminade College Preparatory School

Chris Chiburis

City of St. Charles School District

Hardin Middle School

Megan Hallam

Collinsville Community Unit School District #10

Charles Dorris Intermediate School

Jason Watts

Diocese of Belleville

Notre Dame Academy

Jenny Raetz

Dunklin R-5 School District

Pevely Elementary School

Audrey Meda

East Alton-Wood River High School District #14

East Alton-Wood River High School

Neely Kinkel

East Central College

East Central College

Jenifer Goodson

East St. Louis School District #189

Annette Officer Elementary School

Tamara Tally

Edwardsville School District #7

Edwardsville High School

Nicole Pontious

Festus R-VI School District

Festus Intermediate School

Joshua Rhine

Fontbonne University

Fontbonne University

Stephenie Paine-Saunders

Francis Howell School District

Francis Howell High School

Lori Rupp

Hollenbeck Middle School

Jennifer Daugherty

Granite City Community Unit School District #9

Prather Pre-K / K Education Center

Deanne Laub

Grant Community Consolidated School District #110

Grant Middle School

Mary Riley

Hancock Place School District

Hancock Place High School

Brooke Barfield

High Mount School District #116

High Mount School

Casey Bassler

Hillsboro R-3 School District

Hillsboro Primary School

Andrea Gosling

Jefferson College

Jefferson College

Bridget Webb

Jefferson R-VII School District

Plattin Primary School

Stacy Glass

Jennings School District

Woodland Elementary School

Brendan Berkery

Kirkwood School District

Kirkwood High School

Katie Meyers

Ladue School District

Ladue Middle School

Mark Biernbaum

Lewis & Clark Community College

Lewis & Clark Community College

Christopher J. Brennan

Lindbergh Schools

Truman Middle School

Kristina Kohl

Lindenwood University

Lindenwood University

Melissa Qualls

Living Water Academy

Living Water Academy

Amy Lauren Vinyard

Lutheran Elementary School Association

Trinity Lutheran Ministries

Megan Langendorf

Mascoutah School District #19

Mascoutah Elementary School

Katie Crismon

McKendree University

McKendree University

Sara Trask Frank

Mehlville School District

Oakville Middle School

Jennifer Rich

Meramec Valley R-III School District

Robertsville Elementary School

Stephanie Bray

Missouri Baptist University

Missouri Baptist University

Robin Murray

New Athens Community Unit School District #60

New Athens Elementary School

Judy Buescher

New Haven School District

New Haven Middle and High School

Julie Westermeyer

Northwest R-I School District

Valley Middle School

Abbey Michaelis

O'Fallon School District #90

Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Jennifer Camfield

Orchard Farm R-V School District

Orchard Farm Elementary School

Angela Milanovits

Parkway School District

Hanna Woods Elementary School

Kate Whitfield Jones

Parkway North High School

Kara Schulte

Parkway Southwest Middle School

Paulo Ribeiro

Pattonville School District

Bridgeway Elementary School

Leslie Jones

Pontiac-William Holliday School District #105

Pontiac Junior High School

Heather Bain

Ritenour School District

Ritenour High School

Danielle Swallow

Rockwood School District

Eureka Elementary School

Elizabeth Kealen

LaSalle Springs Middle School

Bergen Toth

Marquette High School

Felicia Durst

Roxana Community Unit School District #1

South Primary School

Carey Price

Saint Louis Priory School

Saint Louis Priory School

Kayce Swigelson

Saint Louis Public Schools

Lyon at Blow Elementary School

Raben Andrews

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University

Justin Goodson

Saint Louis University

Michael Ross

School District of Clayton

Wydown Middle School

Frankie Synovec

School District of Washington

Washington High School

Karen Fixsal

Signal Hill School District #181

Signal Hill Elementary School

Elizabeth White

Special School District of St. Louis County

Bayless Elementary School

Melissa Duke

Claymont Elementary School

Melissa Leibbrandt

Eureka High School

Marie DeProspero

Ladue Early Childhood Center

Ellie White

Ladue Horton Watkins High School

Catherine Ford Reeves

St. Louis Community College

Meramec

Dirk Voss

Sullivan School District

Sullivan Elementary School

Tara Doyle

Triad Community Unit School District #2

Triad Middle School

Sarah Deiters

University of Missouri

St. Louis

Timothy Makubuya

University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis

University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis

Dana Morrone

Kalyan Venkata

Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis

Janie Brennan

Washington University in St. Louis

Leonard Green

Washington University in St. Louis

Michael Wall

Washington University in St. Louis

Petra Kempf

Washington University in St. Louis

Sowandé Mustakeem

Washington University in St. Louis

Stan Braude

Washington University in St. Louis

William Yeoh

Webster University

Webster University

Kristen Anderson Morton

Wentzville School District

Stone Creek Elementary School

Jennifer Thies

Whiteside School District #115

Whiteside Elementary School

Erin Connolly

Wolf Branch School District #113

Wolf Branch Middle School

Colby Crook



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