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Affirming Educators

Lutheran Education Association affirms exemplary educators through ten annual awards. Each award recognizes educational ministry characterized by strong commitment to serving Jesus Christ and excellence and effectiveness in teaching, leadership, and professionalism. Specific qualifications appear in each nomination document and on the Network Web pages.

LEA confers awards after nominations and nominee self-profiles are considered by a panel of peers, which chooses honorees based on the merits described in supporting documents. Awards are presented during the year of selection, but all recipients from the current and previous two years are honored again at LEA's triennial Convocations. Award recipients for 2016 were announced in January 2016.

LEA's 2016 Award Recipients

Cletus Pfeiffer

Christus Magister
Mark Muehl
Executive Director
The Lutheran Schools Partnership,
Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Karen Gibbon

Distinguished Lutheran
Middle School Teacher
Suzan Winkelman
Middle School Teacher
Zion Lutheran School
Georgetown, Texas

Willim Unverfehrt

Distinguished Lutheran Elementary Administrator
Albert Amling
Superintendent of Schools
Hales Corners Lutheran School,
Hales Corners, Wisconsin

Amy Cooper

Distinguished Retired
Lutheran Educator
Eva Fronk
Retired Administrator
Hales Corners Lutheran School,
Hales Corners, Wisconsin
Rebecca Bimler

Distinguished Lutheran
Early Childhood Administrator
Sue Hord
Early Childhood Director
Immanuel Luthearn Preschool,
Valparaiso, Indiana

Benjamin Cooper

Outstanding New
Early Childhood Teacher
Kayla Konow
Second Grade Teacher
Redeemer Lutheran School
Verona, Penn.
Terry Umphenour

Distinguished Lutheran
Early Childhood Teacher
Gloria Lawrence
Kindergarten Teacher
Hales Corners Lutheran School,
Hales Corners, Wisconsin

Roger Laesch

Outstanding New
Secondary Teacher
Rebecca Eifert
Band Teacher, Coach, Theater
Valley Lutheran High School, Saginaw, Michigan
Terry Umphenour

Distinguished Lutheran Elementary Teacher
Penny Suydam
Fifth Grade Teacher
Immanuel Lutheran School,
Batavia, Illinois

 

 

See 2015 LEA Award winners.