Local teachers honored by KU School of Education

LAWRENCE -- The School of Education at the University of Kansas has honored more than 650 teachers from 115 school districts -- including Fort Scott -- with 25 or more years of service to education.

"Teachers are a powerful force in students' lives," Rick Ginsberg, dean of the School of Education, said in a news release. "Our country and state rely on the good work of teachers to support the development of our children. Our state and nation's future depends on the work that teachers do. Those teachers who dedicated their careers to helping students learn deserve everyone's recognition and support. We are pleased to be able to offer this small token of our appreciation for all the hard work and effort teachers give to our state's youth."

Four teachers have 40 or more years of service in Kansas.

Two are from USD 260 in Derby: C. James Dawes, LeHigh, secondary counselor, and Robert Wilson, Derby, middle school teacher.

Two are from USD 413 in Chanute: Robert Cross, middle school teacher, and Steve Parson, superintendent. Beverley Nogle, an elementary school teacher there, has taught a total of 41 years, 33 of which were in Kansas.

KU's School of Education annually invites Kansas school district officials to identify educators who are eligible for recognition. Certificates are issued based on responses from individual districts; some school districts do not participate in KU's recognition program.

Honored educators represent districts based in 63 of the 105 Kansas counties: Anderson, Atchison, Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Brown, Butler, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Cowley, Crawford, Dickinson, Douglas, Ford, Franklin, Graham, Grant, Harper, Harvey, Haskell, Jackson, Jefferson, Jewell, Johnson, Kingman, Labette, Leavenworth, Lyon, Marion, McPherson, Meade, Miami, Mitchell, Montgomery, Morton, Nemaha, Neosho, Norton, Osage, Pawnee, Phillips, Pottawatomie, Pratt, Rawlins, Reno, Republic, Rice, Riley, Rooks, Rush, Saline, Sedgwick, Seward, Shawnee, Sumner, Wallace, Woodson, Washington and Wyandotte.

Teachers who received certificates are listed online by USD or Interlocal District number, district name, total years of teaching, years of service in Kansas and, when available, position and K-12 level. Go to news.ku.edu/2011/april/15/teachers.shtml for more information.

Fort Scott teachers and officials recognized include: Bob Beckham, secondary principal, 25.5; David Brown, teacher, 26 years; Jane Campbell, secondary principal, 25 years; Karen Cook, elementary teacher, 25 years; Sally Cullor, middle school teacher, 25 years; Diana Endicott, secondary teacher, 26 years; Sue Ann Fredericksen, secondary teacher, 26; Sandy Hemphill, elementary teacher, 25 years; Yvonne Holloway, elementary teacher, 26 years; Janet Irvin, elementary teacher, 25 years; Ellen Kendrick, secondary teacher, 25 years; Tami Lawrence, elementary teacher, 26 years; Martin Michelle, secondary teacher, 26 years; Linda Minor, elementary teacher, 26 years; Karen Nichols, middle school teacher, 26 years; Ronda Peterson, middle school teacher, 26 years; Carolyn Segebartt, elementary teacher, 25 years.