Former Legacy Awards
Legacy Awards
(These awards were last presented in 2008-09.)
The Lawrence Education Association and its Lawrence Education Achievement Partner, Truity Credit Union, presented monthly teaching Legacy Awards to certified teachers who make a significant impact on the lives of their students by working tirelessly to assure student success.
2008-09
Paula Hatcher, Free State High School Nurse
Kelly Holtz, Kennedy Elementary First-Grade Teacher
Julie Miller, West Junior High Physical Education Teacher
David Unruh, USD 497 Behavior Specialist
Sharron Witters, Central Junior High Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher
Jack Hood, Lawrence High History and Government Teacher
Adela Solis, Cordley Elementary English as a Second Language Resource Teacher
2007-08
Martha Oldham, Lawrence High School Library Media Specialist
Sherry Vratil, Wakarusa Valley Elementary Fifth-Grade Teacher
Teena Johnson, Free State High Gifted Education Facilitator
Jim Immel and Janet Bates, East Heights Early Childhood Teachers
Susan Vossler, Schwegler Elementary Sixth-Grade Teacher
Roger Clouser, South Junior High Social Studies Teacher
Carolyn Klote, Special Education/Therapeutic Classroom Teacher
2006-07
Diane Toplikar, Free State High, Library Media Specialist
Ronald Lang, Lawrence High, English Teacher
Michel Loomis, Central Junior High, English and Physical Education Teacher
Katie Aschenbach, Woodlawn Elementary, Speech and Language Pathologist
Mary Beasley, Wakarusa Valley Elementary
Paula Flannery, District-wide, Special Education
Linda Allen, Lawrence High School Counselor
2005-06
Lisa Clark, Schwegler Elementary, First-Grade Teacher
Dan Karasek, Prairie Park Elementary, Fifth-Grade Teacher
Kathy Stuntz, South Junior High, Science Teacher
Debra Green, Lawrence High, Math Teacher
Bob Franz, District-wide, Counselor
2004-05
Joyce DeSalvo, Southwest Junior High, Learning Strategies Teacher
Katy Buck, District-wide, Health Services Facilitator
Lanell Finneran, Bert Nash Therapeutic Classroom Teacher
Alan Brummell, Schwegler Elementary, Art Teacher
Mary Fulbright, Pinckney Elementary, Fifth-Grade Teacher
Joni Weiss, Cordley Elementary
Steve Grant, Free State High, Social Studies Teacher and Athletic Director
Melessa Demo, Lawrence High, Counselor
Pam Nuzum, South Junior High, Counselor
2003-04
Teresa Clough, West Junior High, Counselor
Sandy Liechti, West Junior High, Counselor
Alison Nye, Quail Run Elementary, First-Grade Teacher
Vicki Maykulsky, Pinckney and Sunflower Elementary, Speech and Language Teacher
Linda Wildgen, Lawrence High, Transition Facilitator
Shirley Spencer, Wakarusa Valley Elementary, First-Grade Teacher
Valerie Howland, Broken Arrow Elementary, Kindergarten Teacher
Cindy Murray, Lawrence High, School Nurse
Karen Warner, Deerfield Elementary, Second-Grade Teacher
Vickie McCauley, West Junior High, Physical Education Teacher
2002-03
Jayne Polcyn, Langston Hughes Elementary, Fifth-Grade Teacher
Diane Low, Southwest Junior High
Keri Austin-Janousek, West Junior High, English Teacher
Pat Grzenda, District-wide, Special Education
Becky Spradlin, Pinckney Elementary, Fourth-, Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Teacher
Leellyn Tuel, Hillcrest Elementary, Second-Grade Teacher
Lynn Beets, Schwegler Elementary, Second-Grade Teacher
Mick Lowe, West Junior High, Principal
Terry Wells, Lawrence High, English Teacher
Cathy Williams, Prairie Park Elementary, Fifth-Grade Teacher
2001-02
Debby Crady, Schwegler Elementary, Third-Grade Teacher
David Tenpenny, Lawrence High, Industrial Technology Teacher
Dick Wedel, Lawrence Alternative High School Program, English and History Teacher
Carolyn Derusseau, West Junior High
Carolyn Berry, Free State High, Art Teacher
Nancy Ornburn, New York Elementary, Second- and Third-Grade Teacher
Bev Hyde, Cordley Elementary, Second-Grade Teacher
Cheryl Chaput, Lawrence High, Math Teacher
2000-01
Mary Grant, Pinckney Elementary, Second- and Third-Grade Teacher
Kathy Wagner, West Junior High, Math Teacher
Mark Rickabaugh, Lawrence High, Agricultural Studies Teacher
Linda Browning, Sunflower Elementary
Marjorie Cole, Broken Arrow Elementary
Andi Parson, Central Junior High, Social Studies Teacher
Phyllis LaRue, Wakarusa Valley Elementary
Paulette Breithaupt, Sunset Hill Elementary, Kindergarten Teacher
Glenda Brenton, Hillcrest Elementary
Marcia McPhail, South Junior High, Library Media Specialist
2008-09
Paula Hatcher, Free State High School Nurse
Kelly Holtz, Kennedy Elementary First-Grade Teacher
Julie Miller, West Junior High Physical Education Teacher
David Unruh, USD 497 Behavior Specialist
Sharron Witters, Central Junior High Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher
Jack Hood, Lawrence High History and Government Teacher
Adela Solis, Cordley Elementary English as a Second Language Resource Teacher
2007-08
Martha Oldham, Lawrence High School Library Media Specialist
Sherry Vratil, Wakarusa Valley Elementary Fifth-Grade Teacher
Teena Johnson, Free State High Gifted Education Facilitator
Jim Immel and Janet Bates, East Heights Early Childhood Teachers
Susan Vossler, Schwegler Elementary Sixth-Grade Teacher
Roger Clouser, South Junior High Social Studies Teacher
Carolyn Klote, Special Education/Therapeutic Classroom Teacher
2006-07
Diane Toplikar, Free State High, Library Media Specialist
Ronald Lang, Lawrence High, English Teacher
Michel Loomis, Central Junior High, English and Physical Education Teacher
Katie Aschenbach, Woodlawn Elementary, Speech and Language Pathologist
Mary Beasley, Wakarusa Valley Elementary
Paula Flannery, District-wide, Special Education
Linda Allen, Lawrence High School Counselor
2005-06
Lisa Clark, Schwegler Elementary, First-Grade Teacher
Dan Karasek, Prairie Park Elementary, Fifth-Grade Teacher
Kathy Stuntz, South Junior High, Science Teacher
Debra Green, Lawrence High, Math Teacher
Bob Franz, District-wide, Counselor
2004-05
Joyce DeSalvo, Southwest Junior High, Learning Strategies Teacher
Katy Buck, District-wide, Health Services Facilitator
Lanell Finneran, Bert Nash Therapeutic Classroom Teacher
Alan Brummell, Schwegler Elementary, Art Teacher
Mary Fulbright, Pinckney Elementary, Fifth-Grade Teacher
Joni Weiss, Cordley Elementary
Steve Grant, Free State High, Social Studies Teacher and Athletic Director
Melessa Demo, Lawrence High, Counselor
Pam Nuzum, South Junior High, Counselor
2003-04
Teresa Clough, West Junior High, Counselor
Sandy Liechti, West Junior High, Counselor
Alison Nye, Quail Run Elementary, First-Grade Teacher
Vicki Maykulsky, Pinckney and Sunflower Elementary, Speech and Language Teacher
Linda Wildgen, Lawrence High, Transition Facilitator
Shirley Spencer, Wakarusa Valley Elementary, First-Grade Teacher
Valerie Howland, Broken Arrow Elementary, Kindergarten Teacher
Cindy Murray, Lawrence High, School Nurse
Karen Warner, Deerfield Elementary, Second-Grade Teacher
Vickie McCauley, West Junior High, Physical Education Teacher
2002-03
Jayne Polcyn, Langston Hughes Elementary, Fifth-Grade Teacher
Diane Low, Southwest Junior High
Keri Austin-Janousek, West Junior High, English Teacher
Pat Grzenda, District-wide, Special Education
Becky Spradlin, Pinckney Elementary, Fourth-, Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Teacher
Leellyn Tuel, Hillcrest Elementary, Second-Grade Teacher
Lynn Beets, Schwegler Elementary, Second-Grade Teacher
Mick Lowe, West Junior High, Principal
Terry Wells, Lawrence High, English Teacher
Cathy Williams, Prairie Park Elementary, Fifth-Grade Teacher
2001-02
Debby Crady, Schwegler Elementary, Third-Grade Teacher
David Tenpenny, Lawrence High, Industrial Technology Teacher
Dick Wedel, Lawrence Alternative High School Program, English and History Teacher
Carolyn Derusseau, West Junior High
Carolyn Berry, Free State High, Art Teacher
Nancy Ornburn, New York Elementary, Second- and Third-Grade Teacher
Bev Hyde, Cordley Elementary, Second-Grade Teacher
Cheryl Chaput, Lawrence High, Math Teacher
2000-01
Mary Grant, Pinckney Elementary, Second- and Third-Grade Teacher
Kathy Wagner, West Junior High, Math Teacher
Mark Rickabaugh, Lawrence High, Agricultural Studies Teacher
Linda Browning, Sunflower Elementary
Marjorie Cole, Broken Arrow Elementary
Andi Parson, Central Junior High, Social Studies Teacher
Phyllis LaRue, Wakarusa Valley Elementary
Paulette Breithaupt, Sunset Hill Elementary, Kindergarten Teacher
Glenda Brenton, Hillcrest Elementary
Marcia McPhail, South Junior High, Library Media Specialist