Local educators recognized for their accomplishments and dedication to students and the teaching profession.
Emerson has named 99 local educators as the 2023 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 students and the teaching profession.
'Dedicated and passionate teachers have a profound, long-lasting impact on their students,' said Akberet Boykin Farr, vice president of human resources for Emerson. 'Their unwavering commitment to ignite students' passion for learning and empower them to overcome challenges in and out of the classroom is commendable. For those reasons and many others, we are excited and privileged to recognize 99 teachers as this year's Excellence in Teaching Awards honorees. Congratulations to all our honorees on this much-deserved recognition.'
The Excellence in Teaching Awards program began in St. Louis in 1989 and is sponsored annually by Emerson, the global technology and software company headquartered in St. Louis.
A complete list of the 2023 award recipients is available below and posted on the Emerson website here.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) is a global technology and software company providing innovative solutions for the world's essential industries. Through its leading automation portfolio, including its majority stake in AspenTech, Emerson helps hybrid, process and discrete manufacturers optimize operations, protect personnel, reduce emissions and achieve their sustainability goals. For more information, visit Emerson.com.
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Emerson's 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award Honorees
2023 Honorees
District
School
Teacher
Affton School District
Rogers Middle School
Karen Karsten
Alton COMMUNITY UNIT School District #11
ALTON HIGH SCHOOL
David Dresch
Archdiocese of Saint Louis
de smet jesuit high school
Kelsey Grimm
Our Lady of LOURDES (WASHINGTON)
Lori Aholt
St. Dominic High School
Lynette Hampton
STE. GENEVIEVE DU BOIS SCHOOL
Jamie Albright
Bayless School District
Bayless HIGH School
Sarah Olson
Belle Valley School District #119
Belle Valley MIDDLE School
Todd Gleadle
Belleville Public School District #118
CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH School
Tony DiPasquale
BETHALTO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #8
MEADOWBROOK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Farrah Allison
BRENTWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT
MCGRATH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Lindsey Piazza
Central 104 School District
JoSEPH ARTHUR MIDDLE SCHOOL
Kelli Campbell
Chaminade College Preparatory School
Chaminade College Preparatory School
Dan Karcher
CRYSTAL CITY 47 SCHOOL DISTRICT
CRYSTAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Ricardo Pastrana
DE SOTO SCHOOL DISTRICT #73
DE SOTO HIGH SCHOOL
Lindsey Brinkman
Dunklin R-5 School District
Pevely Elementary School
Kimberly Weible
East Alton-Wood River High School District #14
East Alton-Wood River High School
Charlie James
East Central College
East Central College
Leigh Kolb
East St. Louis School District #189
EAST ST. LOUIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Jason Basso
Edwardsville School District #7
ALBERT CASSENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Josh Fark
Festus R-VI School District
Festus MIDDLE School
Jodi Bruns
Fontbonne University
Fontbonne University
Lauren Wright-Jones
Fort Zumwalt School district
jl mudd elementary school
Abigail Hawkins
Francis Howell School District
Francis Howell Central High School
Sarah LaRue
harvest ridge elementary School
Kristine Giacomarra
Grandview r-2 school district
grandview elementary school
Dianna Perren
Granite City Community Unit School District #9
coolidge junior high school
Gayla Bennett
Grant Community Consolidated School District #110
illini elementary School
Melanie Hundsdorfer
Harris-stowe state university
harris-stowe state university
Jayashree Balakrishna
High Mount School District #116
High Mount School
Jennifer Martin
Hillsboro R-III School District
Hillsboro high School
Tim Arnold
Jefferson College
Jefferson College
Timothy Boehme
Jefferson R-VII School District
telegraph intermediate School
Kelli Delk
Kirkwood School District
Kirkwood High School
Janet Mees Reinert
Lewis & Clark Community College
Lewis & Clark Community College
Louis Michael
Lindenwood University
Lindenwood University
Marcus Smith
Living Water Academy
Living Water Academy
Patti Nantz
Lutheran Elementary School Association
Word of life lutheran school
Laura Thompson
lutheran high school association of st. louis
lutheran north middle and high school
James Prahlow
maplewood richmond heights school district
maplewood richmond heights middle school
Chris Smith
Mascoutah School District #19
Mascoutah high School
Mary Neisler
McKendree University
McKendree University
Angie LaMora
Mehlville School District
blades elementary School
Kevin Green
Meramec Valley R-III School District
riverbend middle School
Jenna Alt
Missouri Baptist University
Missouri Baptist University
Mark Kimzey
New Athens Community Unit School District #60
New Athens Elementary School
Jamie Browne
New Haven School District
New Haven Middle and High School
Stephanie Harrison
Northwest R-I School District
cedar springs elementary School
Jennifer Anderson
O'Fallon School District #90
hinchcliffe elementary School
Kim Gibson
O'fallon township school district #203
o'fallon township high school
Jon Burnett
Orchard Farm School District
Orchard Farm high School
Michael Seideman
Parkway School District
parkway central middle School
Jeffrey Stephenson
parkway south high school
Anne Erehart
Wren hollow elementary school
Zora Shields
Pontiac-William Holliday School District #105
Pontiac Junior High School
Patrick Robien
Ritenour School District
buder elementary School
Nicole Eberenz
Rockwood School District
crestview middle school
Laura Fontana
lafayette high school
David Choate
pond elementary School
Danielle Toro
Roxana Community Unit School District #1
roxana junior high School
Elizabeth Schaab
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
Kristin Kiddoo
Saint Louis University
Margaret Bultas
shiloh village school district #85
shiloh elementary school
Sarah Wehrle
Signal Hill School District #181
Signal Hill School
Katie Jarvis
Special School District of St. Louis County
Barretts Elementary School
Kelsey Lang
hazelwood brown elementary school
Rachel Gill
neuwoehner high school
Michelle Cantino
south technical high school
Angie Harrell
south technical high school
Emily Degenhardt
south technical high school
Kristin Vergano
st. charles community college
st. charles community college
Ranya Taqieddin
st. charles r-vi school district
hardin middle school
Jeffrey Collier
St. Louis Community College
florissant valley
Keri Janssen
forest park
Robert Hertel
meramec
Jerry Pence
Sullivan School District
Sullivan middle School
Dana Seyer
the college school
the college school
Matt Diller
the school district of clayton
captain elementary school
Amanda Ketzer
Triad Community Unit School District #2
Triad high School
Andrew Brendel
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Anastasia Armbruster
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Nawaporn Sanguantrakun
valley park school district
valley park high school
Alexis Mathews
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Amanda Carey
Washington University in St. Louis
Doug Villhard
Washington University in St. Louis
Eleanor Pardini
Washington University in St. Louis
Frank Lovett
Washington University in St. Louis
Heidi Aronson Kolk
Washington University in St. Louis
Jennifer Smith
Washington University in St. Louis
Jessica Wagenseil
Washington University in St. Louis
Louis Woodhams
Washington University in St. Louis
Mijeong Mimi Kim
webster groves school district
Webster groves high school
Jessica Haskins
Webster University
Webster University
Stuart Hill
Wentzville School District
journey elementary school
Megan Merz
north point high school
Leslie Brown
wabash elementary school
Jodi Owens
Whiteside School District #115
Whiteside middle School
Sarah Lindemann
Wolf Branch School District #113
Wolf Branch Elementary School
Jennifer Wagner
wood river-hartford school district
lewis and clark elementary school
Amanda Weller