The Vigo County Education Foundation honored 31 outstanding educators at the 39th annual “Excellence in Education” banquet Wednesday in O’Shaughnessy Hall at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College.
As a result of nominations from students, parents, teachers, principals and other associates of the Vigo County School community, educators were honored from each of the schools.
An educator from the Covered Bridge Special Education District, a retired teacher, and an administrator also received an award.
Duke Energy Foundation, Kelly Education, Novelis, Union Health, The Hometown Savings Bank, and Valley Group Wealth Management joined the Education Foundation as event sponsors of the banquet and ceremony.
The event is a celebration of all Vigo County School Corp. public school educators during National Teacher Appreciation Week.
Award recipients are:
• Administration — PJ Pitts.
• Benjamin Franklin Elementary — Amie Ellison.
• Booker T. Washington — Janet Strole.
• Covered Bridge Special Education — Denise Harden.
• Curriculum Liaison — Abigail Grose.
• Davis Park Elementary — Kim Willis.
• Deming Early Learning Center — Cheryl Joyal.
•DeVaney Elementary —Jessica Correa
• Dixie Bee Elementary — Judy Lawler.
• Farrington Grove Elementary — Beth Wilguess.
• Fayette Elementary — Angela Leslie.
• Fuqua Elementary — Brittany Manley.
•Honey Creek Middle — Richard Nail.
• Hoosier Prairie Elementary — Tiffiany Wiliams.
• Lost Creek Elementary — Andrea Chrisman.
• Otter Creek Middle — Connie Knerim.
• Ouabache Elementary — Gretchen Lance.
•Riley Elementary — Rachel Toney.
•Rio Grande Elementary — Elizabeth Thomas.
•Sarah Scott Middle — Kara Mahalek.
• Sugar Creek Consolidated Elementary — Caitlyn Parker.
• Sugar Grove Elementary — Cindy Cayton.
• Terre Haute North Vigo High — Debbie Fell.
• Terre Haute North Vigo High — Sarah Strange.
• Terre Haute South Vigo High — Jamie Luna-Schatz.
• Terre Haute South Vigo High — Aaron Warner.
• Terre Town Elementary — Taylor Boatman.
• Vigo County Retired Teachers — Chuck Hilton.
• West Vigo Middle — Darah Phillips.
• West Vigo High — Whitney Lindsay.
• Woodrow Wilson Middle — Aimee Dwyer.