Illinois State Board of Education



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| |Gery J. Chico Christopher A. Koch, Ed.D. |

| |Chairman State Superintendent of Education |

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2013-14 Those Who Excel award winners

Here are the 2013-14 Those Who Excel award winners listed by county with their name, award level, category, school district and city:

Champaign County

• Champaign Schools Magnet Team, Recognition Team, Champaign Unit 4 School District, Champaign

• MiChelle Frazer, Excellence, Early Career Educator, Champaign Unit 4 School District, Champaign

• Kathy Hughes, Recognition, Student Support Personnel, Champaign Unit 4 School District, Champaign

• Alyssa Mayer, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Champaign Unit 4 School District, Champaign

• Janet Khachaturian, Merit, Community Volunteer, Champaign Unit 4 School District, Champaign

• Becky Restad, Merit, Educational Service Personnel, Champaign Unit 4 School District, Champaign

Cook County

• ABC/25 Foundation, Recognition, Team, Arlington Heights School District 25, Arlington Heights

• Cheryl Anderson, Recognition, Educational Service Personnel, CCSD 62, Des Plaines

• Linda Ashida, Merit, Classroom Teacher, Township High School District 214, Arlington Heights

• Rebecca Brink, Recognition, Early Career Educator, Flossmoor School District 161, Chicago Heights

• Ryan Brown, Merit, Classroom Teacher, Township High School District 211, Palatine

• Michelle Burke, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Schaumburg CCSD 54, Schaumburg

• Timothy Cannon, Excellence, Administrator, Township High School District 211, Palatine

• CARE Team, Recognition, Team, Evanston Township High School District 202, Evanston

• Lauren Crescenti, Recognition, Educational Service Personnel, Flossmoor SD 161, Chicago Heights

• Fred Davis, Recognition, Community Volunteer, Community Consolidated School District 15, Palatine

• Dept. Chair Group of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Merit, Team, H-F High SD 233, Flossmoor

• Food Pantry Team School District 54, Merit, Team, Schaumburg CCSD 54, Schaumburg

• James Garwood, Recognition, Administrator, CCSD 15, Palatine

• Wendy Giardina, Excellence, Community Volunteer, Oak Park District 97, Oak Park

• Valerie Gruenwald, Merit, Student Support Personnel, CCSD 15, Palatine

• Elizabeth Grabanski, Merit, Educational Service Personnel, Township High School District 211, Palatine

• Valerie Helm, Recognition, Administrator, Oak Park District 97, Oak Park

• Karen Hindman, Recognition Administrator, Schaumburg CCSD 54, Schaumburg

• Evan Jacobson, Recognition, Early Career Educator, Oak Park District 97, Oak Park

• Andrew Kittrell, Recognition, Early Career Educator, Township High School District 211, Palatine

• Justyna Koziol, Merit, Educational Service Personnel, Chicago Public Schools District 299, Chicago

• Amanda LoBianco, Merit, Early Career Educator, Ridgewood CHSD 234, Norridge

• Becky Lopez, Recognition, Student Support Personnel, Schaumburg CCSD 54, Schaumburg

• Robert Lupo, Recognition, Administrator, Ridgewood Community High School District 234, Norridge

• Sarah Machaj, Merit, Classroom Teacher, Ridgewood Community High School District 234, Norridge

• Angela Maguire, Merit, Student Support Personnel, Oak Park District 97, Oak Park

• DeLores Mannes, Excellence, Classroom Teacher, Flossmoor School District 161, Chicago Heights

• Robbin Masters, Excellence, Early Career Educator, Schaumburg CCSD 54, Schaumburg

• Keely Moriarty, Recognition, Student Support Personnel, Flossmoor SD 161, Chicago Heights

• Mike Mostacci, Recognition, Educational Service Personnel, Schaumburg CCSD 54, Schaumburg

• Francine Mueller, Excellence, Educational Service Personnel, CCSD 15, Palatine

• Margaret Ndiaye, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Oak Park District 97, Oak Park

• Oak Park Education Foundation VEX Robotics Team, Merit, Team, Oak Park District 97, Oak Park

• Rosa Ordaz, Recognition, Educational Service Personnel, Oak Park District 97, Oak Park

• Christina Ordonez, Excellence, Student Support Personnel, Township High School District 211, Palatine

• Palatine's Promise, Excellence, Team, Township High School District 211, Palatine

• Debra Parenti, Merit, Administrator, Township High School District 214, Arlington Heights

• Myron Petrakis, Merit, Community Volunteer, Ridgewood CHSD 234, Norridge

• Plum Grove Junior High STEM Team, Merit, Team, CCSD 15, Palatine

• Julie Rhodes, Recognition, Community Volunteer, Township High School District 211, Palatine

• Julie Ritzema, Recognition, Student Support Personnel, CCSD 62, Des Plaines

• Alexa Rodheim, Excellence, Early Career Educator, Township HSD 214, Arlington Heights

• Michael Santopoalo, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, CCSD 62, Des Plaines

• James Sklar, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Evanston Township HSD 202, Evanston

• Special Olympics IL Project Unify Youth Activation Committee, Excellence, Team, Prospect Hts SD 23

• Midge Stocker, Excellence, Educational Service Personnel, Evanston Township HSD 202, Evanston

• Team Dos, Recognition Team, Community Consolidated School District 62, Des Plaines

• Allyson Thorne, Excellence, Administrator, Glenview CCSD 34, Glenview

• Dan Tucker, Recognition, Early Career Educator, CCSD 15, Palatine

• Virginia Valdez, Early Career Educator for 2013-2014, Early Career Educator, CPS 299, Chicago

• Jane Westerhold, Excellence, Administrator, CCSD 62, Des Plaines

• Corey Winchester, Excellence, Early Career Educator, Evanston Township HSD 202, Evanston

• Martha Zarate-Ortega, Recognition, Student Support Personnel, Evanston Twsp HSD 202, Evanston

• Jeff Zilke, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Community Consolidated School District 15, Palatine

DeKalb County

• Pam Reilly, Excellence Classroom Teacher, Sandwich CUSD 430, Sandwich

DeWitt County

• Earl Burge, Excellence, Educational Service Personnel, McLean County Unit District 5, Normal

DuPage County

• Susan DeRonne, Recognition, School Board Member, Elmhurst CUSD 205, Elmhurst

• Matt Egan, Recognition, Educational Service Personnel, Naperville CSD 203, Naperville

• Jeffery Farson, Merit, Administrator, Naperville Community School District 203, Naperville

• Judy Gervase, Merit, Student Support Personnel, Naperville CSD 203, Naperville

• Nicholas Navarro, Excellence, Student Support Personnel, Elmhurst CUSD 205, Elmhurst

• Jackson School Second Grade Team, Recognition, Team, Elmhurst CUSD 205, Elmhurst

• Jefferson Junior High School Administrative Team, Recognition, Team, Naperville CSD 203, Naperville

• Jessica Jozwiak, Recognition, Community Volunteer, Naperville CSD 203, Naperville

• John Myers, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Naperville CSD 203, Naperville

• Susan Paszkowski, Merit, Classroom Teacher, Cass School District 63, Darien

• Sandy Ruby, Merit, Community Volunteer, Cass School District 63, Darien

• Alyssa Spovieri, Merit, Early Career Educator, Naperville CSD 203, Naperville

• James Stelter, Recognition, Administrator, Bensenville Elementary School District 2, Bensenville

• Amy Walsh, Excellence, Classroom Teacher, Bensenville Elementary School District 2, Bensenville

Jefferson County

• Denae Jones, Recognition, Early Career Educator, Mount Vernon City SD 80, Mount Vernon

• Wayne Pettit, Excellence, Community Volunteer, Mount Vernon City SD 80, Mount Vernon

• Amy Siefert, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Mount Vernon City SD 80, Mount Vernon

Jersey County

• Marsha Erwin, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Jersey CUSD 100, Jerseyville

• Jerseyville East Elementary School Improvement Team, Recognition, Team, Jersey CUSD 100, Jerseyville

• Jamie Jones, Recognition, Early Career Educator, Jersey CUSD 100, Jerseyville

• Chad Roach, Merit, Educational Service Personnel, Jersey CUSD 100, Jerseyville

Kane County

• Patrick Bednarik, Recognition, Early Career Educator, Aurora East SD 131, Aurora

• Brady's PBIS Secondary Team, Merit, Team, Aurora East School District 131, Aurora

• Beatrice Childress, Recognition, Administrator, Aurora East School District 131, Aurora

• Michele Cook, Recognition, Student Support Personnel, Aurora East School District 131, Aurora

• Coleen Frauenhoff, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, East Aurora School District 131, Aurora

• Irene Gross, Merit, Educational Service Personnel, East Aurora School District 131, Aurora

Kendall County

• Humberto Aca, Recognition, Educational Service Personnel, Plano CUSD 88, Plano

• Churchill Administrators, Excellence, Team, Oswego District 308, Oswego

• Susan Stangland, Merit, Classroom Teacher, Oswego District 308, Oswego

• Nicole Walters, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Plano CUSD 88, Plano

Lake County

• Lourdes Albrecht, Merit, Community Volunteer, Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96, Buffalo Grove

• Merced Alfaro, Excellence, Community Volunteer, Round Lake Area Schools District 116, Round Lake

• Jeanne Banas, Merit, Administrator, North Shore School District 112, Highland Park

• Nicole Bihn, Recognition, Student Support Personnel, Round Lake Area SD 116, Round Lake

• Bonnie Bodenheimer, Merit, Student Support Personnel, Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96, Buffalo Grove

• Mark Buesing, Excellence, Classroom Teacher, Community High School District 128, Vernon Hills

• Mary Colver, Excellence, Student Support Personnel, Waukegan United School District 60, Waukegan

• Zara Dittman, Recognition, Early Career Educator, A.E. Stevenson HSD 125, Lincolnshire

• Vanessa Dugo, Recognition, Student Support Personnel, North Shore School District 112, Highland Park

• Sara English, Recognition, Student Support Personnel, Community High School District 117, Lake Villa

• Rachel Frank, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, North Shore School District 112, Highland Park

• William Fritz, Excellence, Classroom Teacher, A.E. Stevenson High School District 125, Lincolnshire

• Diana Garcia, Merit, Educational Service Personnel, Round Lake Area Schools District 116, Round Lake

• Lauren Hagan, Merit, Early Career Educator, Gavin School District 37, Ingleside

• Gail Halperin, Excellence, Educational Service Personnel, North Shore School District 112, Highland Park

• Michael Hickey, Merit, Early Career Educator, Antioch Community High School 117, Antioch

• Nancy Hudson, Merit, Educational Service Personnel A.E. Stevenson High School District 125, Lincolnshire

• Individualized Learning Community Team, Recognition, Team, Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96, Buffalo Grove

• Meghan Kennedy , Recognition, Early Career Educator, Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96, Buffalo Grove

• Megan Kuczora, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96, Buffalo Grove

• Lakes CHS Special Education Test Prep Committee, Excellence, Team, CHSD 117, Lake Villa

• Dawn Latakas, Excellence, Community Volunteer, Community High School 117, Lake Villa

• Celia Marquez, Recognition, Early Career Educator, North Shore School District 112, Highland Park

• Michael Mizwicki, Recognition, Administrator, Round Lake Area Schools District 116, Round Lake

• Jose Moya, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Waukegan United School District 60, Waukegan

• Morgan O'Connor, Merit, Classroom Teacher, Community High School District 117, Lake Villa

• Kimberly Pappas, Recognition, Educational Service Personnel, Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96, Buffalo Grove

• Jeanne Spiller, Excellence, Administrator, Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96, Buffalo Grove

• Barbara Steinseifer, Recognition, Administrator, Waukegan United School District 60, Waukegan

• Stevenson Dance Team, Merit, Team, A.E. Stevenson High School District 125, Lincolnshire

• Laura Strange, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Round Lake Area Schools District 116, Round Lake

• Waukegan CUSD 60 Board of Education, Recognition, Team, Waukegan United SD 60, Waukegan

LaSalle County

• Stephanie Atchley, Recognition, Early Career Educator, Ottawa Elementary District 141, Ottawa

• Donna Gerding, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Ottawa Elementary District 141, Ottawa

• Michelle Hanson, Excellence, Community Volunteer, Ottawa Elementary District 141, Ottawa

• Erica Levin, Merit, Student Support Personnel, Ottawa Elementary District 141, Ottawa

Madison County

• Scot Ambuel, Excellence, Student Support Personnel, Edwardsville CUSD 7, Edwardsville

• Natalie Bouillon, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Wood River-Hartford District 15, Wood River

• Kathy Clark, Merit, Community Volunteer, Bethalto Community Unit District 8, Bethalto

• Sherry Droste, Excellence, Educational Service Personnel, Alton CUSD 11, Alton

• Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Merit, Team, Bethalto Community Unit District 8, Bethalto

• Richard Friedel, Merit, Educational Service Personnel , Bethalto Community Unit District 8, Bethalto

• Stephanie Hinkle, Merit, Educational Service Personnel, Wood River-Hartford District 15, Wood River

• Anne Hoefert, Merit, Early Career Educator, Bethalto Community Unit District 8, Bethalto

• Liberty Middle School Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Merit, Team, Edwardsville CUSD 7, Edwardsville

• Susan Miller, Recognition, Educational Service Personnel, Edwardsville CUSD 7, Edwardsville

• Katie Moore, Merit, Student Support Personnel, Triad Community District Unit 2, Troy

• Laura Munson-Dewein, Recognition, Administrator, Alton CUSD 11, Alton

• Amber Newell, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Bethalto Community Unit District 8, Bethalto

• Sina Rowe, Excellence, Classroom Teacher, Edwardsville CUSD 7, Edwardsville

• Social Emotional Learning Team, Excellence, Team, Alton CUSD 11, Alton

• Cindy Steele, Merit, Administrator, Edwardsville CUSD 7, Edwardsville

• Sherri Verdun, Recognition, Student Support Personnel, Bethalto Community Unit District 8, Bethalto

• Carrie Warnecke, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Alton CUSD 11, Alton

• Kimberly Wilks, Excellence , Administrator, Bethalto Community Unit District 8, Bethalto

Mason County

• Lois Nicodemus, Merit, Community Volunteer, Illini Central School District 189, Mason City

• Jan Park Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Illini Central School District 189, Mason City

McHenry County

• Ingrid Mullane, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Consolidated School District 158, Algonquin

• Pat Olson-McGee, Merit, Student Support Personnel, Consolidated School District 158, Algonquin

• Jeffrey Robinson, Recognition, Early Career Educator, Consolidated School District 158, Algonquin

• Michael Skala, Recognition, School Board Member, Consolidated School District 158, Algonquin

McLean County

• Carmen Bergmann, Excellence, Administrator, McLean County Unit District 5, Normal

• John Bierbaum, Excellence, Classroom Teacher, McLean County Unit District 5, Normal

• Connie Gentry, Merit, Community Volunteer, McLean County Unit District 5, Normal

• Michelle Hill, Recognition, Early Career Educator, McLean County Unit District 5, Normal

• Ellen Rehn, Merit, Student Support Personnel, McLean County Unit District 5, Normal

• Unit 5 Wellness Committee, Excellence, Team, McLean County Unit District 5, Normal

Ogle County

• Kristen Boyer, Merit, Early Career Educator, Oregon CUSD 220, Oregon

• Thomas Mahoney, Merit, Administrator, Oregon CUSD 220, Oregon

• Bill Nesemeier, Merit, Educational Service Personnel, Oregon CUSD 220, Oregon

• Oregon Elementary Fine Arts Department, Excellence, Team, Oregon CUSD 220, Oregon

• Gail Rogers, Excellence, Educational Service Personnel, Rochelle Elementary CCSD 231, Rochelle

• Aaron Sitze, Excellence, Classroom Teacher, Oregon CUSD 220, Oregon

Peoria County

• Kerry (Fran) Meyers, Excellence, Classroom Teacher, Brimfield CUSD 309, Brimfield

Perry County

• Amanda Dearmond, Excellence, Classroom Teacher, DuQuoin CUSD 300, DuQuoin

St. Clair County

• Mary Ellen Gravlin, Recognition, Student Support Personnel, O'Fallon Township HSD 203, O'Fallon

• Tiffany Niedringhaus, Merit, Classroom Teacher, O'Fallon Township High School District 203, O'Fallon

• Jekyel Schulz, Recognition, Classroom Teacher, Freeburg School District 70, Freeburg

• Martha Warren, Merit, Classroom Teacher, East St. Louis School District 189, East St. Louis

• Donna Whitaker, Excellence, Classroom Teacher, Belleville District 118, Belleville

• Martha Young, Excellence, Community Volunteer, East St. Louis School District 189, East St. Louis

Stephenson County

• Danielle Summers, Recognition, Administrator, Freeport School District 145, Freeport

Will County

• Daniel Pierson, Merit, Administrator, Summit Hill School District 161, Frankfort

Winnebago County

• Brad Christoff, Excellence, Early Career Educator, Hononegah CHSD 207, Rockton

• Mary Christoff, Merit, Classroom Teacher, Hononegah Community High School District 207, Rockton

• Lisa Jones, Excellence, Educational Service Personnel, Rockford Public School District 205 , Rockford

• Katherine Rasmus, Merit, Classroom Teacher, Rockford Public School District 205, Rockford

• Kelly Rosik, Merit, Educational Service Personnel, Hononegah CHSD 207, Rockton

• Surgeons of Steel Excellence, Team, Rockford Public School District 205, Rockford

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