FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2002
The Madison Metropolitan School District will recognize the winners of the district's Distinguished Service Award (DSA) at a special meeting of the Board of Education on Monday, March 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the McDaniels Auditorium in the Doyle Administration Building, 545 West Dayton Street.
Staff members in 11 categories will receive the DSA, the district's highest honor for meritorious contributions to Madison's schools. This year's ceremony marks the 17th time the Board will honor outstanding teachers and support staff in this manner. Two citizen awards also will be given. And for the eighth time, students are among the DSA honorees.
One Madison teacher has been chosen to receive an award from the Kohl
Foundation Fellowship program. Teacher recipients are given a fellowship for their ability to inspire a love of learning and for their leadership and service. Each recipient receives $1,000 and the teacher's school also receives a matching grant from the Foundation.
DSA winners are chosen by a 21-member committee made up of teachers, administrators, parents, a student and citizens. The ceremony will be shown live on MMSD-TV, Cable Channel 10, and also will be taped for later telecast.
| School | Name |
|---|---|
| East High | Sheba McCants |
| La Follette | Tiffany Harris |
| West High | Jennifer Knox |
| Memorial | Nichele McClendon |
| Shabazz | Raquel N. Aleman-McRae |
| Category | Name | School/Dept. |
|---|---|---|
| Administrators--Single School | Pam Nash | Memorial |
| Administrators--District-wide | Clarence Sherrod | Legal |
| Citizen-Single School | Margie Pearce | Crestwood |
| Citizen-District-wide | Deb & Ed Slotten | MMSD |
| Clerical/Technical/Secretarial | Phil Otis | Print Shop |
| Custodial/Building Services | Gary Kuchar | Whitehorse |
| Educational Assistants | Pam Wuellner | Huegel |
| Elementary Teachers | Mikell "Mickey" Imhoff | Leopold |
| Food Service Personnel | Kim Tjugum | Food Serv. |
| High School Teachers | Bill Rodriguez | Memorial |
| Middle School Teachers | Sara Bringman | Whitehorse |
| Support Personnel | Joseph G. Nigh | East |
| Team Award | Print Shop | Admin |
| Middle school teacher | Cindy La Point | Jefferson |
Public Information Office
545 W. Dayton St.
Madison, WI 53703
608-663-1879
email: newsrelease@madison.k12.wi.us
Last Modified: 2002-03-15
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