Testimonials to Successes

Hear from current students about their successes and the lessons they have learned about teaching at https://sites.google.com/mail.fhsu.edu/paradigmshifts/home.

Name	School/Discipline	Award
Ashley Baker	Cheylin High School / English	Awarded Teacher of Influence two years in a row as part of the Kansas Governor's Scholar Program.
Michael Kates	Highland Park High School / History	Nominated Teacher of the Year by Topeka Schools USD #501.
Kiel Simas Brandmahl	LaCrosse High School & Middle School / Physical Education	Awarded the John Graff Crystal Apple Teacher of the Year for Teaching Excellence.

2023 Successes

Name	School/Discipline	Award
Darrin Stineman	Salina Central High School / Journalism	Renaissance teacher of the month for USD 305. Journalism program won Class 5A State Journalism Championship.
Parker Mitchell	Wichita East High School / Speech	Debate program was Class 6A State Champions. Only public school in the nation to have 3 top speaker awards at Nationals
Jason Russell	Elk Valley High School / Business	Elk Valley USD #283 Teacher of the Year
Jared Mnich	Olathe Northwest High School / American Sign Language	Excellent Service Award through the American Sign Language Teacher's Association National Conference

2022 Successes

Name	School/Discipline	Award
Jean Chen	Sunrise Christian Academy, Bel Aire, KS / Chinese	Recipient of Herzog Foundation Christian Teachers of the Year Award (one of 12 teachers nationwide)
Kaisha Batman	Dodge City High School / Journalism	KSDE Teacher of Promise Award
Kristen Cypret	Topeka- Highland Park High School / French	Accepted Paper, A Post-Intentional Phenomenological Analysis of World Language Graduate Teaching Assistant Possible Selves
Min Zhang	Blue Valley North High School / Chinese	Excellence in Education District Award
Dylan Brazell	Peabody-Burns Elementary School / Physical Education	Kansas 6A Assistant Coach of the Year Award from Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association

2021 Successes

Name	School/Discipline	Award
Silas Hibbs	Hays High School / Business	Mr. Hibbs was one of only five teachers statewide to be honored by the KS Youth Entrepreneurship Council.
Paige Stewart	Hutchinson Middle School / English	Davis Foundation Teacher of the Year
Alexandria Moritz	Chaparral District- Anthony Elementary School / Physical Education	Exemplary Teacher: The Grand Lodge Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Kansas
Laura McLaughlin	Derby North Middle School / Business	Secondary History Teacher of the Year (Kansas Council for History Education)
Parker Mitchell	Wichita East High School / Speech/Theatre	District New Coach of the Year Award (SUNNSDA [Sunflower National Speech and Debate Association])
Bryan Luetters	Meade High School / Business	8 Man Football Coach of the Year (Kansas Coaches Association)
Vicki Klaker	Maize Career Academy / Journalism	Teacher of the Week (Maize Parent Group) Featured in a Wall Street Journal Article

2020 Successes

Name	School/Discipline	Award
Dr. Kelley Emmett	Washington High School, KC / English	Teacher of Promise - nominated by FHSU
Rogie Dorpinghaus	St. Francis Comm HS / Journalism	Her students won the 2020 Kansas Scholastic Press Association's 1A State Championship
Heather Corley	Anderson County Jr-Sr High School-Garnett / Family and Consumer Science	FCCLA Novice Advisor of the Year

2019 Successes

Name	School/Discipline	Award
Alyssa Dawson	Ellis High School/ English	Named 2019 Yale Educator by Yale University, the only Kansas Educator in Kansas to receive the award. The award recognizes outstanding educators from around the world.
Katie Western	Marshall Middle School/Wichita-Science	Teacher of Promise - nominated by FHSU

2017 Successes

Name	School/Discipline	Award
Heidi Albin	Complete High School-Maize/Science	Received prestigious $25,000 Milken Educator Award. She was one of only 45 honorees across the nation receiving this award.
Luke Johnson	Victoria/K-12 Music teacher	National quarterfinalist for the 2017 Music Educator Award by the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum. The award was created as a way to recognize current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education.
Monica Cabrera Johnson	Washington High School, KC / Spanish	Rotary Club Outstanding High School Teachers

2011 Successes

Name	School/Discipline	Award
Jim Deane	Ottawa High School / Physics	Named Outstanding Physics Teacher for the AAPT Arkansas- Oklahoma-Kansas section at the annual meeting.

This award by the Kansas State Department of Education recognizes representatives of excellent teaching in Kansas.

The mission of the program is to recognize exemplary first-year teachers who perform in a way that distinguishes them as outstanding.

Year	Name	School	Discipline
2023	Jordan Dillon	Blue Valley High School, Overland Park	Latin
2023	Kaisha Batman	Dodge City High School	Journalism
2022	Lindsey Kepka	Hutchinson Virtual School	Business
2022	Christine Pianalto	McPherson High School	Chemistry
2022	Katelyn Stoss	Plum Creek Elementary School, Buhler	Music
2022	Kassie Campidilli	Goddard High School	Family and Consumer Science
2021	Paige Stewart	Hutchinson Middle School	English
2021	Tricia Wyckoff	Southeast Elementary School, Cherokee	Art
2021	Susan Specht	Shawnee Mission Northwest High School	Physical Education
2020	Heather Corley	Anderson County Jr-Sr High School, Garnett	Family and Consumer Science
2019	Logan Pegram	Anderson County Jr-Sr High School, Garnett	History
2017	Carter Kruger	Liberal High School	Math
2017	Ashley Winger	Salina West Alternative Program	Biology
2017	Jennifer Daley	Shawnee Heights High School-Tecumseh	Journalism
2017	Penny Seifert	Turner Sixth Grade Academy-KC	Math
2017	Cady Jackson	Valley Center High School	English
2017	Nova Latta	Chisholm Middle School-Newton	English
2011	Heidi Albin	Complete High School-Maize	Science