47 educators named as 2022 North Dakota County Teachers of the Year

Forty-seven North Dakota educators have been named as 2022 County Academics of the Yr for his or her examples {of professional} excellence in schooling, amongst many different issues.

“Our academics have handled unprecedented challenges in recent times — introduced on by the COVID-19 pandemic — they usually responded by exhibiting their creativeness, their adaptability, their empathy, and their ardour for serving their college students,” State College Superintendent Kirsten Baesler stated in a press launch. “Our County Academics of the Yr are sterling examples of those qualities.”

The 2022 county winners are:

• Adams: Brooke Schneider, Hettinger Public College
• Barnes: Jodi Miller, Barnes County North
• Benson: Natalie Lindgren, Leeds Public Colleges
• Billings: Elizabeth Odermann, DeMores Elementary, Medora
• Bottineau: Kaley Mills, Westhope Public College
• Bowman: Nicole Walker, Roosevelt Elementary, Bowman
• Burke: Kirsten Hass, Bowbells Public College
• Burleigh: Abby DuBord, Centennial Elementary, Bismarck
• Cass: Megan Margerum, Northern Cass, Hunter
• Cavalier: Krista Aanderud, Langdon Space Elementary
• Dickey: Becca Roberts, Oakes Elementary
• Dunn: Cortney Prepare dinner, Killdeer Elementary
• Emmons: Megan Wald, Linton Public College
• Foster: Laura Risovi, Carrington Elementary
• Grand Forks: Ivona Todorovic, Grand Forks Pink River Excessive College
• Grant: Douglas Koepplin, Elgin-New Leipzig Public College
• Griggs: Francine Tunseth, Griggs County Central, Cooperstown
• Hettinger: Dee Greff, Mott-Regent Public College
• LaMoure: Patsy Schlosser, Edgeley Public College
• Logan: Susan Wald, Napoleon Public College
• McHenry: Pamela Tonnessen, TGU Granville Public College
• McIntosh: Cheyenne Ketterling, Ashley Public College
• McKenzie: David Gumke, Watford Metropolis Excessive College
• McLean: Amanda Huettl, Max Public College
• Mercer: Patty Mossett, Hazen Center College
• Morton: Stephanie Williams, Fort Lincoln Elementary, Mandan
• Mountrail: Christine Villano, New City Public College
• Nelson: Jill Wall, Lakota Elementary
• Oliver: Ashley Tietz, Heart-Stanton Elementary
• Pembina: Steve Ragan, Valley-Edinburg Public College
• Pierce: Kari Hill, Rugby Public College
• Ramsey: Derek Gathman, Devils Lake Excessive College
• Ransom: Barb Candy, Lisbon Excessive College
• Renville: Donanne Derr, Glenburn Public College
• Richland: Tammy Goerger, Wahpeton Public Colleges
• Rolette: Bonnie Nadeau, Dunseith Public Excessive College
• Sargent: Theresa Wittich, Milnor Public College
• Sheridan: Jeremy Lauer, McClusky Elementary
• Sioux: Bailey Wenz, Cannon Ball Elementary
• Stark: Tina Meyer, Taylor-Richardton Elementary
• Steele: Sarah Wendt, Hope-Web page Public Colleges
• Stutsman: Lynnette Ryan, Louis L’Amour Elementary, Jamestown
• Traill: Adam Sola, Might-Port CG Excessive College, Mayville
• Walsh: Paige Meyer, Park River Space Elementary College
• Ward: Brian Walz, Erik Ramstad Center College, Minot
• Wells: Heidi Keller, BM Hanson Elementary, Harvey
• Williams: Andrea Finders, Rickard Elementary, Williston

This system honored 40 County Academics of the Yr for 2021, and 20 the 12 months earlier than.

Baesler stated her aim is to have County Instructor of the Yr honorees from all 53 North Dakota counties. Six counties didn’t have nominees for 2022.

The winner of the state Instructor of the Yr award might be named in September.