Outstanding Teacher Educator Award
This award was created to recognize individuals for their contribution to the process of developing teacher candidates. They are individuals who have provided outstanding service to the cause of teacher education through their dedication, creativity, initiative, service, inspiration, and mentoring. Nominations and selection for this award will be made by Teacher Education Division faculty vote in March.
About Our Most Recent Recipient
Jane Ann Shaw
I graduated from Lewis-Clark State College in 2009 and stayed in the Lewis-Clark Valley. I worked in various positions within the Lewiston and Clarkston School Districts for a few years, until becoming a classroom teacher at Webster Elementary School in 2015. I have taught grades 4-6 and am currently teaching 5th grade, my favorite grade of them all! Webster Elementary is truly a family, and I'm so grateful to get to work with so many wonderful educators and students!
I love being a leader at my school and have learned from some of the best. I'm the facilitator for our building's behavior program, a member of the PLC coalition team, past member of the Curriculum Review Team, and Student Teacher Mentor for students at LCSC and the University of Idaho. I really enjoy teaching future educators and hopefully sparking their excitement to have their own classroom. My favorite thing about the classroom is building positive relationships and a classroom community!
Past Recipients
Spring 2024- Jill Schmidt, Elementary Education, Lewiston School District, Lewiston, Idaho
Spring 2023- Christi Meyer, Physical Education Teacher, Lewiston High School, Lewiston, Idaho
Spring 2022- Dustin Wendt, 3rd Grade Teacher, Grantham Elementary School, Clarkston, Washington
Spring 2021- Dani Bozzuto, 1st and 2nd Grade Teacher, Orchards Elementary School, Lewiston, Idaho
Spring 2020- Merrie Rampy, Adjunct Professor, Teacher Education Division, Lewis-Clark State College
Spring 2019- Tim Sperber, Principal, Whitman Elementary School; Lewiston, Idaho
Fall 2018- No award given
Fall 2017- No award given
Spring 2017- Becky Pickard, Teacher/Athletic Trainer, Genesee Joint School District; Genesee, Idaho
Fall 2016- No award given
Spring 2016- Marlene Forsmann, Paraprofessional, Prairie Elementary School; Cottonwood, Idaho
Fall 2015- Wesli Houston, 3rd-4th Grade Teacher; Webster Elementary School; Lewiston, Idaho
Spring 2015- Troy Pottenger, PE/Health Instructor; River City Middle School; Post Falls, Idaho
Fall 2014- Shawn Bowman, Music Instructor; Asotin Middle/High School; Asotin, Washington