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Meramec Awards

Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award

The Excellence in Teaching Awards program, sponsored by Emerson, annually recognizes educators in the St. Louis metropolitan area – from kindergarten teachers to college professors – who are examples of excellence in their field.

Recipients are selected by the chief administrators of their educational institutions. The educational institution must be located in the St. Louis metropolitan area, which is defined to include: (in Missouri) Franklin County, Jefferson County, St. Charles County, St. Louis City and St. Louis County; and (in Illinois) Jersey County, Madison County, Monroe County and St. Clair County.

Below you'll find the recipient of the award.

Emerson Award Recipients

Mary Sprague
1990

Kathryn Moore
1991

Diane Carson
1992

George Wasson
1993

John Hawker
1994

Robert Riels
1995

Lawrence McDoniel
1996

Gayla Stewart
1997

Robert Checkley
1998

Richard Kalfus
1999

Denise Kummer
2000

Laurie McManus
2001

Michael Hauser
2002

Linda VanVickle
2003

John Nagel
2004

Terry Cooper
2005

Steve Collins
2006

Ana Cruz
2007

Jeff Hsu
2008

Jay Campbell
2009

Donna Werner
2010

Heather McKay
2011

None given
2012

Cindy Hartwig
2013

Michelle Rebollo
2014

Michael Burke
2015

Michael Swoboda
2016

Rob Lee
2017

Michaella Thornton
2018

Amanda White
2019

Jeffrey Schneider
2020

Robyn Barrett
2021

Dirk Voss
2022

Jerry Pence
2023

Matthew Bast
2024

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