Member honor roll
2020 Minnesota Rural Education Association Educators of Excellence
- North: Jacqueline Stoffel, Bemidji
- South Central: Chad Powers, New London-Spicer
- South: Andrew Hopkins, Waseca
2020 WEM Outstanding Educator Awards
The WEM awards program is run by Synergy & Leadership Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering collaboration to advance the development of ethical citizens, providing educational resources, and celebrating achievement and best practices in Minnesota schools, businesses and communities.
Ethics in Education Award
- Darcy Reese, Lincoln High School and Franklin Middle School, Thief River Falls
- Tammi Hendrickson, Zimmerman Elementary School, Elk River
Teacher Achievement Award
- Virginia Mancini, Mahtomedi Middle School, Mahtomedi
Academic Challenge Coach Award
- Amanda Laden, Wayzata High School, Wayzata
Athletic Coach Award
- Rick Toward, Bemidji High School, Bemidji
School Nurse Organization of Minnesota Nurse of the Year award
- Deb Landin, Warroad
Minnesota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 2020 MN Teacher of the Year
- Heather Baumbach, Shakopee
2020 Minnesota Council on Economic Education Educator of the Year Teaching Awards
- Grades 6-8 award: Joseph T. Eustice, Ortonville
- Grades 9-12 award: James Schreiner, Sauk Centre
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History 2020 Minnesota History Teacher of the Year
- Mark J. Westpfahl, South St. Paul
Minnesota Council for the Social Studies 2020 Teacher of the Year awards
- Elementary: Michelle Simon, McKinley Elementary STEAM School, Owatonna
- Middle: Stacey Olinger, Highview Middle School, Mounds View
- High: Kara Cisco, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park
- Lifetime Achievement: Nancy Krenner, Red Rock Elementary School, South Washington County
Minnesota School Counselor Association 2020 Counselor of the Year awards
- Middle School: Kayla Sandersfeld, New Ulm
- Secondary: Amanda Bomstad, Mankato
- Multi-Level: Theresa Fett, Frazee
Minnesota Association for Environmental Education Awards
- Formal Environmental Educator of the Year: Jean Schneeweis, Rockford
Art Educators of Minnesota 2020 awards
- Art Educator of the Year and High School Art Educator of the Year: Sara Underhill, Pierz
- K-12 Art Educator of the Year: Molly Kidd, Wrenshall
- Elementary Art Educator of the Year: Tiffany Erie, Rochester
- Distinguished Service Award: Ted Mitshulis, Anoka-Hennepin
