TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— The Vigo County Education Foundation is hosting its Excellence in Education Banquet for the 39th year.
The Foundation will be recognizing 31 local area educators at the event on May 7. Those being honored are a result of nominations from students, parents, teachers, principals, and other associates of the Vigo County school community.
The ceremony is joined in sponsorship by the Duke Energy Foundation, Kelly Education, Novelis, Union Health, The Hometown Savings Bank, and Valley Group Wealth Management to honor these educators and their dedication to the students of Vigo County. A full list of those being honored and their respective categories is listed below.
- 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 Elem ……………………… 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
Doors for the event will open at 6:00 p.m. with the banquet beginning at 6:30 p.m. The banquet will occur in the O’Shaughnessy Hall, Providence Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. The program will start following dinner and 384 people are said to be in attendance.
