For her outstanding contributions as a teacher, Nadine is recognized on the Donors’ Wall of Fame by Larry Statler and Carolyn Makin of San Jose, California.
Mrs. White’s thirty-five years were filled with boundless love for children of all abilities. From providing “brain food treats” for a hungry child to giving her entire salary to a needy family, Mrs. White always placed her students first. Nadine White was a teacher and advocate of children in the California school system for thirty-five years. For her outstanding contributions as an elementary and kindergarten teacher, Laura is recognized on the Donors’ Wall of Fame by Southwest Elementary School in Lakeland, Florida.
Laura Verplanck, career educator with 39 and a half years and counting, graduated with her elementary education degree from Michigan State in 1962. She received a masters in “Teaching the Emotionally Disturbed” from the same university in 1966. Mrs. Verplanck’s earliest teaching years began in Arlington Heights, Illinois and East Lansing, Michigan. She notes that after she moved to Florida with her family, she helped integrate Gainesville schools in 1967. She was selected as one of the first white teachers to teach in an all-black school, before settling in the Lakeland area in 1970 and teaching five years in Mulberry. Mrs. Verplanck experienced first and second grades prior to nesting in kindergarten in 1973, the very first year that half-day kindergartens were implemented in Polk County. Mrs. Verplanck transferred to Southwest Elementary in 1975, dedicating all 28 of her 30 kindergarten years (and counting) to South Lakeland community’s youngest learners. She was recognized as Southwest Elementary Teacher of the Year in 1989-1990. She has lovingly educated over 600 five year olds, building learning foundations, trying shoes, singing the “ABC song,” saying “it’s nap time,” and urging youngsters to be their very best. The Southwest kindergarten addition, built in 1990, is now dedicated in her name, to represent all that Mrs. Verplanck exemplifies as a master professional educator. All the hard work and care that goes into connecting with each child to help build successful adults, and the collegiality required to promote a quality school environment for our growing children! For her outstanding contributions as a middle school Social Studies and University Teacher Education Methods teacher, Jeanette is recognized on the Donors’ Wall of Fame by J.T. and Martha Sandefur of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Miss Bigge began teaching in a one-room school in the middle of a Kansas wheat field. The four students in that school were privileged to be the first of many hundreds to be influenced by a dynamic and dedicated teacher. In her forty-two years of teaching, Jeanette taught grades kindergarten through high school. The last thirty years of her career were spent at Kansas State Teachers College, which later became Emporia State University. There she taught in the campus laboratory school and university methods classes. Miss Bigge has been recognized for her outstanding teaching, writing, and research. Her most important contribution may well have been the sincere affection and care that she bestowed on her students. That affection has been returned by hundreds of students and colleagues who remember her as the best teacher they have ever known. Jeanette Bigge’s students and colleagues remember her as the best teacher they have ever known, and she truly deserves that accolade. For her outstanding contributions as a tenth and eleventh grade language arts teacher, Heather is recognized on the Donors’ Wall of Fame by Ken and Kay Schallenkamp, of Emporia, Kansas.
As a young career teacher, Heather is concerned about each of her students. She takes a personal interest in each one and encourages them to excel. Heather Newbury will complete her masters degree this year while working full time and while raising two children. For her outstanding contributions as an elementary school teacher, Edythe is recognized on the Donors’ Wall of Fame by Bonnie Ott.
Edythe Winsor began her teaching career in a one room school house in 1933. She taught in Rural Schools until 1939 and then taught in Oilfield School in District 106 from 1949-1953. Ms. Winsor then started teaching at Virgil Elementary in 1953 and continued there until 1961. From 1961-1984, Edythe taught at Madison Elementary in Madison, Kansas. According to Bonnie Ott: Edythe Winsor was my 8th grade teacher at Oilfield School, District #106 in Greenwood County, Kansas in 1949-1950. She did an excellent job of teaching grades 5-8 in this two-room school . My memories are of a secure, studious and friendly atmosphere in Edythe’s classroom. She taught us well, and we 8th graders did well on our county exams. 25 years later I had the privilege of teaching with Edythe for ten years at Madison Elementary School where she taught second grade and I was the Learning Resource Teacher. So she has had a long-term positive influence on my life. I am very grateful for the privilege of having this excellent teacher and co-worker. |
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