As school and district teacher of the year awards were handed out this spring, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education alumni were well represented. Is your name missing? Send your award information to Melanie Schneider at mschneider@ou.edu.
Kendra Abel (Ph.D. Educational Studies, 2018) – Southern Hills Elementary Teacher of the Year (Oklahoma City)
Scott Beck (M.Ed. Educational Administration, Curriculum and Supervision, 2007; Ph.D. Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2015) – Oklahoma Association of Secondary School Principals 2019 High Principal of the Year (Norman High)
Catherine Buckley (B.S. Music Education, 2013; TEPlus) – Monroe Elementary Teacher of the Year (Norman)
William Calvin (B.S. Ed. Special Education, 1969; M.Ed. Special Education, 1973) – Taft Middle School Teacher of the Year (Oklahoma City)
Kara Jo Fleming (B.S. Ed. Early Childhood Education, 2009) – Lincoln Elementary Teacher of the Year (Norman)
Jennie Hanna (Ph.D., ILAC, 2018) – MacArthur High School Teacher of the Year (Lawton)
Scott Helton (B.S. Ed. English Education, 2007) - Westmoore High School Teacher of the Year; Moore Public Schools Teacher of the Year (Moore)
Alexis Heuangsayaseng (B.S. Mathematics, 2018; TEPlus) – Pasadena Memorial High School New Teacher of the Year (Pasadena, Texas)
Elizabeth Hoggatt (M.Ed. ILAC, 2009) – Norman High School Teacher of the Year; Norman Public Schools Teacher of the Year
Molly Jaynes (B.S. Ed. Elementary Education, 2012) – Cesar Chavez Elementary Teacher of the Year (Oklahoma City)
Janet (India) Jennings (B.S. Ed. Special Education, 1975) – Roosevelt Middle School Teacher of the Year (Oklahoma City)
Jamie Johnson (current grad student in JRCoE) -- McKinley Elementary Teacher of the Year (Norman)
Jonathan Johnson (B.S. Ed. Elementary Education, 2014; M.Ed. Elementary Education, 2018) – Esperanza Elementary School Teacher of the Year (Oklahoma City)
Kara Karns (B.S. Ed. Elementary Education, 2006) – Washington Elementary Teacher of the Year (Norman)
Nicole Lee (B.S. Ed Elementary Education, 2012; M.Ed. Adult and Higher Education, 2014) – Eisenhower Elementary Teacher of the Year (Norman)
Michelle Madole (B.S. Ed. Early Childhood Education, 1994) – Rancho Village Elementary Teacher of the Year (Oklahoma City)
Sara Beth Newsome (B.S. Ed. Special Education, 2014) – Norman North Teacher of the Year (Norman)
Michelle Platt (B.S. Ed. Elementary Education, 1991) – Gatewood Elementary Teacher of the Year (Oklahoma City)
Tusa Scraper (B.S. Ed. Special Education, 2014; M.Ed. Special Education, 2018) – Dimensions Academy Teacher of the Year (Norman)
Dylan Smith (B.S. Ed. Elementary Education, 2015) – Bodine Elementary Teacher of the Year (Oklahoma City)
Shannon Tiger (B.S. Ed. Elementary Education, 2004) – Wheeler Elementary Teacher of the Year (Oklahoma City)