Board Member Awards Program

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Board Member Awards

The Board Member Awards Program, with basic certification as its cornerstone, was developed in 1990 with input from both veteran Michigan school board members and representatives from higher education and state administrator organizations. Its goal is to enhance the ability of school boards to improve Michigan public schools and the achievement of 1.4 million Michigan students.

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Board Service Longevity

We also want to highlight those who have served on a Michigan public school board of education for more than 25 years. These individuals are the embodiment of the commitment and desire to see our students succeed.

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2022 Recipients List

Level 1 Certified Boardmember Award

Anna Hendricks, Allendale Public Schools

Corey Mango, Allendale Public Schools

Angela Edwards, Almont Community Schools

Dallas Walton, Almont Community Schools

Rita Davis, Avondale School District

Roshawnda Williams, Beecher Community Schools

Andy Dixon, Bellevue Community Schools

Amy Hochkammer, Birmingham Public Schools

Luke Joseph, Birmingham Public Schools

Jennifer Rass, Birmingham Public Schools

Amy Morales, Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District

Janet Byler, Bronson Community Schools

Crystal Dahl, Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Glenn Fox, Chelsea School District

Monica VanTuyle, Clinton Community Schools

Jeremy Schnaidt, Clintondale Community Schools

Saralyn Brown, Comstock Public Schools

Kayleen O'Donnell, Comstock Public Schools

Michael Michalak, Coopersville Public Schools

Jennifer Strauch, Corunna Public Schools

Khaja Shahab Ahmed, Fitzgerald Public Schools

Melissa Twehues, Flat Rock Community Schools

Chris Del Morone, Flint Community Schools

Joyce Ellis-McNeal, Flint Community Schools

Carol McIntosh, Flint Community Schools

Sara Gapinski, Gaylord Community Schools

Cheryl Slaughter, Godfrey-Lee Public Schools

Ryan Yelen, Grand Blanc Community Schools

Janey Bisard, Grass Lake Community Schools

Krystal Scott-Rhodes, Gull Lake Community Schools

Deb Brower, Hamilton Community Schools

Kimberly Hoeppner, Hemlock Public School District

Linda Blair, Holly Area Schools

Leigh Jackson, Holly Area Schools

Jessica Johnston, Hopkins Public Schools

Robert Fay, Houghton-Portage Township Schools

Amanda Massaway, Houghton-Portage Township Schools

Crystal Zurek, Howell Public Schools

Lindsay Cotter, Huron Valley Schools

Laura Dodd, Huron Valley Schools

James Reed, Jenison Public Schools

Robert Ploof, Kearsley Community Schools

Jake Singer, Lake Orion Community Schools

Melissa Metzger, Lakeview School District

Melissa McClelland, Lakewood Public Schools

Matthew Bentley, Lincoln Consolidated Schools

Crystal Beaver, Madison District Public Schools

Rebecca Chambliss, Madison District Public Schools

Jill Connin, Manistique Area Schools

Steve Duane, Mason Public Schools

Reda Schultz, Michigan Center Schools

Betty Rosen-Leacher, Milan Area Schools

Heather Sarnac, Morenci Area Schools

Tanya Christie, Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools

Jason Breining, Napoleon Community Schools

James Callahan, Napoleon Community Schools

Samantha Sosnovske, New Haven Community Schools

Nicholas Rush, Northwest Community Schools

Paul Cook, Novi Community School District

Brian Ouellette, Otsego Public Schools

Amanda McDonough, Oxford Community Schools

Erin Reis, Oxford Community Schools

Robert Winter, Parchment School District

Jill Wisser, Parchment School District

Travis Forfinski, Pickford Public Schools

Anisha Hannah, Pontiac School District

Marcus Terry, Pontiac School District

Timothy McCulloch, Port Huron Area School District

Jessica Totty, Port Huron Area School District

Michelle Williams-Ward, Roseville Community Schools

Janet Nash, Saginaw Public Schools

Amanda Flesher, South Redford School District

Daniel Winston, South Redford School District

Linda Baker, Three Rivers Community Schools

John Faul, Van Buren ISD

Dionne Falconer, Van Buren Public Schools

Stephanie Kaplan, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Shayna Levin, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Carl Weckerle, Warren Consolidated Schools

Daniel Cassini, Wayland Union Schools

Becky Hohnke, Wayland Union Schools

Jennifer Padgett, Woodhaven-Brownstown School District

Michael Johnson, Yale Public Schools

Jeanice Townsend, Ypsilanti Community Schools

Chad Creevy, Zeeland Public Schools

Level 2 Award of Merit

Angela Edwards, Almont Community Schools

Dallas Walton, Almont Community Schools

Roshawnda Williams, Beecher Community Schools

Andy Dixon, Bellevue Community Schools

Sarah Mountain, Berkley School District

Amy Hochkammer, Birmingham Public Schools

Luke Joseph, Birmingham Public Schools

Jennifer Rass, Birmingham Public Schools

Amy Morales, Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District

Janet Byler, Bronson Community Schools

Monica VanTuyle, Clinton Community Schools

Carrie Ammons, Clio Area Schools

Rachel Florence-Spaetzel, Clio Area Schools

Saralyn Brown, Comstock Public Schools

Kayleen O'Donnell, Comstock Public Schools

Jennifer Strauch, Corunna Public Schools

Irene Watts, Dearborn Public Schools

Sarah Austin, Delton Kellogg Schools

Jessica Brandli, Delton Kellogg Schools

Elise Bruderly, Dexter Community Schools

Donald Walker, Farmington Public Schools

Melissa Twehues, Flat Rock Community Schools

Chris Del Morone, Flint Community Schools

Joyce Ellis-McNeal, Flint Community Schools

Carol McIntosh, Flint Community Schools

Ryan Yelen, Grand Blanc Community Schools

Marc Eickholt, Grand Haven Area Public Schools

Janey Bisard, Grass Lake Community Schools

Krystal Scott-Rhodes, Gull Lake Community Schools

Tim Martin, Harper Creek Community Schools

Kimberly Hoeppner, Hemlock Public School District

Linda Blair, Holly Area Schools

Leigh Jackson, Holly Area Schools

Jessica Johnston, Hopkins Public Schools

Robert Fay, Houghton-Portage Township Schools

Amanda Massaway, Houghton-Portage Township Schools

Crystal Zurek, Howell Public Schools

Lindsay Cotter, Huron Valley Schools
Laura Dodd, Huron Valley Schools

Max Anderson, Kingsley Area Schools

Jake Singer, Lake Orion Community Schools

Melissa Metzger, Lakeview School District

Melissa McClelland, Lakewood Public Schools

Crystal Beaver, Madison District Public Schools

Rebecca Chambliss, Madison District Public Schools

Jill Connin, Manistique Area Schools

Steve Duane, Mason Public Schools

Amanda Rainsberger, Michigan Center Schools

Betty Rosen-Leacher, Milan Area Schools

Tanya Christie, Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools

Samantha Sosnovske, New Haven Community Schools

Nicholas Rush, Northwest Community Schools

Paul Cook, Novi Community School District

Brian Ouellette, Otsego Public Schools

Jill Wisser, Parchment School District

Marcus Terry, Pontiac School District

Timothy McCulloch, Port Huron Area School District

Jessica Totty, Port Huron Area School District

Terri Novaria, Portage Public Schools

Michelle Williams-Ward, Roseville Community Schools

Janet Nash, Saginaw Public Schools

Amanda Flesher, South Redford School District

Daniel Winston, South Redford School District

Linda Baker, Three Rivers Community Schools

John Faul, Van Buren ISD

Dionne Falconer, Van Buren Public Schools

Stephanie Kaplan, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Carl Weckerle, Warren Consolidated Schools

Daniel Cassini, Wayland Union Schools

Becky Hohnke, Wayland Union Schools

Jennifer Padgett, Woodhaven-Brownstown School District

Michael Johnson, Yale Public Schools

Jeanice Townsend, Ypsilanti Community Schools

Chad Creevy, Zeeland Public Schools

April DeWitt, Zeeland Public Schools

Level 3 Award of Distinction

Jessica Kelly, Ann Arbor Public Schools

Lucille Washington, Avondale School District

Maryann Pieske, Baldwin Community Schools

Bard Scott, Bendle Public Schools

Amy Hochkammer, Birmingham Public Schools

Jennifer Matlow, Bloomfield Hills Schools

Janet Byler, Bronson Community Schools

Wendy Watters, Center Line Public Schools

Stefanie Crane, Clarkston Community Schools

Stephen Clegg, Clinton Community Schools

Beverly Lewis-Moss, Clintondale Community Schools

Lydia Heine, Clio Area Schools

Dorinda Scholly, Comstock Public Schools

Mara Greatorex, Dexter Community Schools

Jaime Beccaccio, Garden City Public Schools

Jeff Brown, Goodrich Area Schools

Kurt Schulte, Goodrich Area Schools

Christine Baker, Grand Haven Area Public Schools

Janey Bisard, Grass Lake Community Schools

Terry Hughes, Harper Woods School District

Lisa Johnson, Hartford Public Schools

Linda Blair, Holly Area Schools

Courtney Tarara, Howell Public Schools

Denise Forrest, Huron Valley Schools
Denise Pistana, Huron Valley Schools

Erin Slater, Jackson County ISD

Tracey Hart, Kenowa Hills Public Schools

Larry Godlewski, Lake Fenton Community Schools

Jake Singer, Lake Orion Community Schools

Jennifer Czachorski, Lincoln Consolidated Schools

Allison Sparks, Lincoln Consolidated Schools

Madeline Acosta, Livonia Public Schools

Kristen Cambensy, Marquette Area Public Schools

Russell Bless, Monroe County ISD

Linda LaBerteaux, Northview Public Schools

Teresa Ramirez, Northview Public Schools

Nicholas Rush, Northwest Community Schools

Michelle Ammon, Parchment School District

G. Kevin Gross, Pontiac School District

Michelle Bueltel, Rochester Community Schools

Denisa Terrell, Romulus Community Schools

Vera Harrison, Saginaw Public Schools

Janet Nash, Saginaw Public Schools

Susan Estep, Saline Area Schools

Chris DeJong, Suttons Bay Public Schools

Vital Anne, Troy School District

Kimberly May, Wayne-Westland Community Schools

Jessie Cloman, Westwood Heights Schools

Theresa Crnkovich, Wyandotte Public Schools

Maria Goodrich, Ypsilanti Community Schools

Rick Dernberger, Zeeland Public Schools and Ottawa Area ISD

Level 4 Master Boardmember Award

Lisa Efros, Bloomfield Hills Schools

Lisa Koegel, Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Kelly Schmidt, Clinton Community Schools

Robert Roscoe, Eastpointe Community Schools

Anne Covert, Fitzgerald Public Schools

Jeffrey McCubbin, Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools

Diana Walker, Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools

Tammy Schafer, Godfrey-Lee Public Schools

Meredith Anderson, Grand Blanc Community Schools

Yasmeen Youngs, Grand Blanc Community Schools

Katherine Ellison, Hemlock Public School District and Saginaw ISD

Kelly Christian, Houghton Lake Community Schools

Thomas Wiseman, Huron Valley Schools

Charles Wade, Kearsley Community Schools

Robert Hutchins, Lake Fenton Community Schools

Mary Jane Cipcic, Lakeview School District

Anthony Austin, Lamphere Schools

Karen Bradford, Livonia Public Schools

Renee Montgomery, Northview Public Schools

Charles Coleman, Saginaw Public Schools

Joyce Seals, Saginaw Public Schools

Steve Gottlieb, Troy School District and Oakland Schools

Peggy Casagrande, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Diane Hockett, Washtenaw ISD

John Sheets, Western School District

Chris Mahoney, Whitehall District Schools

Sharon Lee, Ypsilanti Community Schools

Level 5 Master Diamond Award

Michael Murphy, Addison Community Schools

Catherine LaValley, Battle Creek Public Schools

Chineva Early, Eastpointe Community Schools

Eric Mockerman, Godfrey-Lee Public Schools

James Anderson, Greenville Public Schools

Mike Banic, Hartford Public Schools

Rick Vawter, Hartford Public Schools

Melissa Courtade, Kenowa Hills Public Schools

Carrie Dillon, Lenawee ISD

Mary Hanser, Oxford Community Schools

Matthew McCartney, Roseville Community Schools

Stacy Brickman, West Bloomfield School District

Level 6 Master Platinum Award

James Johnson, Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Kelli Horst, Clarkston Community Schools

Lynette Childress, Garden City Public Schools

Don Myers, Harper Creek Community Schools

Kathy Carter, Lincoln Park Public Schools

Kerri Moccio, Milan Area Schools

Shirley Tolliver, South Redford School District

Karl Schmidt, Troy School District

R. Stephen Olsen, Washtenaw ISD

Level 7 President’s Award of Recognition

David Wallace, Bendle Public Schools

Gloria Nealy, Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Randel Meisner, Fitzgerald Public Schools

Birgit McQuiston, Lake Orion Community Schools

Nancy Philippart, Troy School District

Carol Finkelstein, West Bloomfield School District

Advocacy Skills Specialty Award

Cheryl Murray, Armada Area Schools

Charlie Fulbright, Battle Creek Public Schools

Robert Roscoe, Eastpointe Community Schools

Terry Hughes, Harper Woods School District

Allison Sparks, Lincoln Consolidated Schools

Angela Hopkins, Westwood Community School District

Data Specialty Award

Cheryl Murray, Armada Area Schools

Charlie Fulbright, Battle Creek Public Schools

David Wallace, Bendle Public Schools

Gloria Nealy, Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Dorinda Scholly, Comstock Public Schools

Ella Harrington, Covert Public Schools

Wendy Kucharek, Crawford AuSable School District

Anne Covert, Fitzgerald Public Schools

Jaime Beccaccio, Garden City Public Schools

Meredith Anderson, Grand Blanc Community Schools

Seth Holt, Grand Haven Area Public Schools

Terry Hughes, Harper Woods School District

David Webster, Kalamazoo RESA
Richard Hill, Kearsley Community Schools

Charles Wade, Kearsley Community Schools

Marie Groters, Kelloggsville Public Schools

Melissa Courtade, Kenowa Hills Public Schools

Kathy Carter, Lincoln Park Public Schools

Phyllis DeFiore, Lincoln Park Public Schools

Liz Jarvis, Livonia Public Schools

Stan Miller, Mona Shores Public Schools

Mark Goralczyk, New Haven Community Schools

Janice Van Gasse, Norway-Vulcan Area Schools

Anthony Ommani, Oscoda Area Schools

Angela Shinaver, Portland Public Schools

Joseph Powe, Saginaw ISD

Leslie Smith-Thomas, Southfield Public Schools

Lizabeth Venie, Suttons Bay Public Schools

Deborah Evans, West Bloomfield School District

Maria Goodrich, Ypsilanti Community Schools

Sharon Lee, Ypsilanti Community Schools

Honor Board Award

Berkley School District

Kearsley Community Schools

Lamphere Schools

Lawton Community Schools

Pontiac School District

Wayne-Westland Community Schools

Standard of Excellence Award

Algonac Community Schools

Center Line Public Schools

Clarkston Community Schools

Farmington Public Schools

Genesee ISD

Iosco RESA

Kenowa Hills Public Schools

Livonia Public Schools

Westwood Community School District

Troy School District

Distinguished Achievement Award

Saginaw ISD

Wayne RESA

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Board Service Longevity

Served 45 Years+

Dennis Budnick, COP ESD

Joseph Fisher, Northwest Education Services

Mary Jason, East Jordan Public Schools, Charlevoix-Emmet ISD

Richard Lundy, Dexter Community Schools

James Welke, Tuscola ISD

Served 40 Years+

Mary Blackmon, Wayne RESA

John Bozymowski, Macomb ISD

Lawrence Czapiewski, Dryden Community Schools, Lapeer ISD

Leon Densmore, Hanover-Horton Schools

James Dittmer, Mason County Central Schools, West Shore ESD

Judy Heeney, Stockbridge Community Schools

Birdella Holdread, Edwardsburg Public Schools

Janice Holz, Bad Axe Public Schools, Huron ISD

Virgil Knowles, Vicksburg Community Schools, Kalamazoo RESA

Julia Kronemeyer, Pickford Public Schools, Eastern UP ISD

Carol Lohman, Vicksburg Community Schools

Edwin Martinson, Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD

Stephen Norman, Marquette-Alger RESA

June Osantowski, Colfax Township School District 1F

Served 35 Years+

Barry Anderson, Charlevoix-Emmet ISD

Timothy Atkinson, Shiawassee RESD

Brad Baltensperger, Houghton-Portage Township Schools

Catherine Becker, Mason County Eastern Schools, West Shore ESD

Mary Becker-Witt, Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools, Manistee ISD

Alan Bengry, Evart Public Schools

Marianne Bird, Saginaw Township Community Schools

Gary Booms, Eccles School - Sigel Township School District #4F

Paul Bowman, Almont Community Schools, Lapeer ISD

Elroy Buckner III, Fruitport Community Schools

Fae Collins, Negaunee Public Schools

Karen Conover, Davison Community Schools

Linda Corrigan, Carney-Nadeau Public Schools

Edward Farley, Macomb ISD

Gary Gasowski, Center Line Public Schools

Theresa Genest, Roseville Community Schools, Macomb ISD

Karen Johnson, Calumet Public Schools, Copper Country ISD

Harold Kibbe, Manton Consolidated Schools, Wexford-Missaukee ISD

Richard Kowalski, Bangor Township Schools, Bay-Arenac ISD

Nancy Krueger, Harbor Beach Community Schools

David Ousley, Mar Lee School District

Joseph Powe, Saginaw ISD

Earl Rickman III, Mount Clemens Community Schools

Mishele Wilkins, East Jackson Community Schools

Served 30 Years+

Durwood Booher, Calhoun ISD

Peg Bormann, Berrien Springs Public Schools

Richard Burmeister Jr., Saginaw ISD

Michele Bush, White Pigeon Community Schools, St. Joseph ISD

Nels Christopherson, Ph.D., Houghton Portage Township Schools, Copper Country ISD

Janet Clayton, Marysville Public Schools, St. Clair RESA

Ruth Coppens, Saginaw ISD

Roger Cupp, Mendon Community Schools

Mark Davis, Hudsonville Public Schools

William Ellis, Capac Community Schools

Kurt Ewald, Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District

Lila Fegan, Iosco RESA

Lillian Fields, Western School District, Jackson ISD

Harold Fryer, Fowlerville Community Schools, Livingston ESA

Andrew Goulet, Algonac Community Schools

Andrea Haidle, Kent ISD

John Himmelspach, Waterford School District

Mark Jasper, Carney-Nadeau Public Schools

Charles Kaminski, Lincoln Park Public Schools

Marc Katz, Oakland Schools, Berkley School District

David Kolacz, Kingston Community Schools

Kenneth Leininger, Sand Creek Community Schools

Lewis Madill, Crawford Ausable Schools

Michael McCartan, East China School District, St. Clair RESA

Cheryl Patrick, Mid Peninsula School District

James Petrie, Wayne RESA

Lee Ann Platschorre, Godwin Heights Public Schools

Kenneth Ponds, Calhoun ISD

John Schafsnitz, Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools

Dale Schneider, Mid Peninsula School District

Mary Simonsen, Delta Schoolcraft ISD

Dennis Stanton, Athens Area Schools

Sherry Steffen-Detwiler, Elk Rapids Public Schools

Carl Steinbrecher, North Dickinson County Schools

Julie Talaski, Eccles School - Sigel Township School District #4F

Timm Thorsen, Gratiot-Isabella RESD

Dwight Vines, Muskegon Heights Public Schools, Muskegon Area ISD

Donald Wheaton Jr., Lakeview Public Schools

Richard White, New Lothrop Area Public Schools

Robert Witter, Iron Mountain Public Schools, Dickinson-Iron ISD

Served 25 Years+

James Anderson, Greenville Public Schools

Thomas Atherton, Byron Area Schools, Shiawassee RESD

Salvatore Ausiello, Flushing Community Schools

James Beri, Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools, Wayne RESA

Bette Bigsby, Atherton Community Schools

Diane Boehm, Van Dyke Public Schools

Michael Bowen, Meridian Public Schools

Michael Brown, Fowlerville Community Schools

Michael Bruce, Charlotte Public Schools, Relevant Academy of Eaton County

Janis Bugbee, Bendle Public Schools

Timothy Burg, DVM, Inland Lakes Schools, Tawas Area Schools, Iosco RESA

Stephen Carroll, Lawton Community Schools

Thelma Chellis, Ellsworth Community Schools, Charlevoix-Emmet ISD

Phyllis Cook, Ecorse Public Schools

David Cowlbeck, Van Dyke Public Schools

Mickey Cromley, East Jackson Community Schools

George Ehlert, South Lyon Community Schools, Oakland Schools

Gale Eilola, Copper Country ISD

Timothy Emery, Westwood Community School District

Carrie Graham, Stockbridge Community Schools

Jere Green, Warren Woods Public Schools

Richard Hill, Kearsley Community Schools, Genesee ISD

Margaret Hoffman, Airport Community Schools

Lynda Jackson, Ecorse Public Schools, Wayne RESA

Laura Johnson, Big Jackson School District, Newaygo County RESA

Claudette Lunkins, Oak Park School District

Delores Myers, Ph.D., Kalamazoo RESA

Patrick Nugent, Lowell Area Schools

Cynthia Nunn, Croswell-Lexington Schools, Sanilac ISD

Janice O'Boyle, Moran Township School District, Eastern UP ISD

Elizabeth O'Dell, St. Joseph ISD

Lynda O'Shea, Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools, Manistee ISD

Robert Petrusha, Waterford School District

Karen Pylman, Evart Public Schools

Martin Saari, Negaunee Public Schools

Douglas Schedeler, Columbia School District, Jackson ISD

Marc Siegler, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

William Simpson, Central Montcalm Public Schools

David Smith, Thornapple Kellogg Schools

Dick Storehalder, Waldron Area Schools

Wanda Suits, Montague Area Public Schools, Muskegon Area ISD

Mary Jane Tramontin, Washtenaw ISD

Robert VanDamme, Mid Peninsula School District

Kay Walsh, Warren Woods Public Schools

Jane Ward, Kelloggsville Public Schools

Delinda Woods, Vandercook Lake Schools

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