Member honor Roll
Minnesota State 2020 Board of Trustees Awards For Excellence
Educators of the Year:
Jessie Breyer-Peterson, Century College
Ruthanne Crapo Kim, Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Miriam Kero, Hibbing Community College
Stephanie Zarse, Normandale Community College
Outstanding Educators:
Jay Anderson, Normandale Community College
Jim Biederman, Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Gale Bigbee, South Central College
Tracy Boyle, Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Jill Cadwell, Century College
Angela Coffee, Century College
Joanna Cregan, Saint Paul College
Jesse Dahl, Hibbing Community College
Fernande Deno, Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Rebecca Driscoll, Anoka Technical College
Angela Effertz, Normandale Community College
Nora Gibbons, Saint Paul College
K.C. Hanson, Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Catherine Haslag, Riverland Community College
Matt Hoepner, St. Cloud Technical and Community College
Miki Huntington, Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Kerry Jaeger, Northland Community and Technical College
Joel Jensen, North Hennepin Community College
Katy Lundell-Stuhr, Ridgewater College
Rita Miller, Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Carolyn Neubauer, St. Cloud Technical and Community College
Colleen Norgren, Ridgewater College
David Otto, Central Lakes College
Kathleen Porter, Central Lakes College
Tinna Ross, North Hennepin Community College
Nancy Shih-Knodel, North Hennepin Community College
Brad Thorpe, Hennepin Technical College
Alli Vainshtein, Saint Paul College
Kent Voelkner, Lake Superior College
Melanie Waite-Altringer, Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Richard Watkins, Riverland Community College
Suzanne White, Normandale Community College
Rhonda Wiggins, Hennepin Technical College
Karin Wright, Rochester Community and Technical College
Nikolay Zhelev, Lake Superior College
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
Eric Friberg, high school science teacher, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan
2020 MNSHAPE Physical Education and Health Teachers of the Year
Health Education Teacher of the Year:
Jessica Matheson, Rockford
Elementary School Physical Education Teacher of the Year:
Randy Spring, South Washington County
Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year:
Jen Heebink, Buffalo
National Board Certified Teachers
The following Education Minnesota members earned National Board Certification in 2020:
Kara Cisco, St. Louis Park
Alyssa Barnes, Edina
Kristy Ardinger, Edina
Bryana Carlson, Edina
Brad Dahlman, Edina
Rebecca Holscher, Minnetonka
Laura Meyer, Big Lake
Becky Ryan, Roseville
Shannon Seaver, Edina
Margaret Trenda, Edina
Erica Wattson, Edina
Lucas Wax, Saint Paul
Daniel Mollick, Edina
Sarah Strauss, Minnetonka