Medal for Excellence in Elementary Teaching Past Winners

Medal for Excellence in Elementary Teaching Past Winners

1987 Susan Edwards, Sand Springs
1988 Dr. Nancy A. O’Donnell, Perry
1989 Jen Nelson, Mustang
1990 Emily Churchill Wood, Tulsa
1991 Beverly K. Littau, Woodward
1992 Donna Combs, Shawnee
1993 Barbara Clark, Checotah
1994 Betty J.C. Wright, Oklahoma City
1995 Dolores W. Willoughby, Chickasha
1996 Betsy Zadorozny, Woodward
1997 Dr. Robert Lee Kidd III, Norman
1998 Sue Kirk, Moore
1999 Beverly McMillan, Plainview
2000 Mary Doezema, Midwest City-Del City
2001 Marsha Rogers, Ardmore
2002 Cindy Tate-Ball, Muskogee
2003 Susan J. Gabbard, Oklahoma City
2004 Ginger Mendenhall, Ponca City
2005 Dr. Evelyn Roberts, Union
2006 Janet Jolly McKenzie, Tulsa
2007 Eileta Faye Creekpaum, Tulsa
2008 Valorie Lewis, Stigler
2009 Georgie Chapuis, Muskogee
2010 Diane Reece, Bokoshe
2011 Patsy McIlvain, Woodward
2012 Teresa Potter, Moore
2013 Dr. Jill Edwards Steeley, Coweta
2014 Cheryl Tate, Lawton
2015 Beth Howard, Tulsa
2016 Randy Utt, Putnam City
2017 Jane Williams, Edmond
2018 Brandi Caldwell, Norman
2019 Catherine Adams, Piedmont
2020-21 Michelle Rahn, Claremore
2022 Lori Zimmerman, Shattuck
2023 Barbie Jackson, Sand Springs
2024 Jennifer Goldner, Jay

Medal for Excellence recipient Barbie Jackson speaks at the 2023 Academic Awards Banquet. Jackson teaches kindergarten through fifth-grade students at Limestone Technology Academy in Sand Springs.
Medal for Excellence recipient Barbie Jackson speaks at the 2023 Academic Awards Banquet. Jackson teaches kindergarten through fifth-grade students at Limestone Technology Academy in Sand Springs.
Veteran teacher Lori Zimmerman, a 2022 Medal for Excellence recipient, utilizes project-based learning, technology and drama to help students “fall in love with reading.”
Veteran teacher Lori Zimmerman, a 2022 Medal for Excellence recipient, utilizes project-based learning, technology and drama to help students “fall in love with reading.”