Member honor roll
Congratulations to the Education Minnesota members who have been honored for their work in the last year.
2021 Minnesota Rural Education Association Educators of Excellence
- North Central
Dr. Jackie Stevens, Mora - South
Howard Van Otterloo, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton - North
Kristen Schwarz, Fisher - South Central
John VanKempen, West Central Area
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences National Teacher of the Year
- Lori Henry, Spring Lake Park
Minnesota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 2022 Teacher of the Year
- Gretchen Lee, Badger
2021 Minnesota Council on Economic Education Educator of the Year Teaching Awards
- Grades 9-12 award:
Jared Kegler, Faribault
Art Educators of Minnesota 2021-22 awards
- Art Educator of the Year and High School Art Educator of the Year:
Alexis Zaccariello, Rochester - Elementary Art Educator of the Year:
Kim Carroll, Robbinsdale
2020 Presidential Awards for Mathematics and Science Teaching state finalists
- Anna Edlund, Eastern Carver County
- Byron Gilliland, Winona
- Brian Hare, Saint Paul
- Abram Schwartz, Bemidji
Minnesota Association of Agriculture Educators 2021 Teachers of the Year
- Outstanding Agriculture Education Teacher of the Year:
Mary Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye - Outstanding Teacher Mentor:
Mike Miron, Forest Lake - Teacher Turn the Key:
Joe Ramstad, Staples-Motley - Outstanding Early Career Teacher:
Elizabeth Johnson, Tracy - Outstanding Middle/Secondary Agriculture Education Program:
Nathan Thompson, Edgerton - Outstanding Post-Secondary/Adult Program:
Kyle Huneke, Jennifer Smith and Rex Quam, Riverland Community College
