Dearborn County Retired Teachers Awards Fifteen Grants To Local Educators

Congratulations to all recipients!

(Dearborn Co., Ind.) - While the Dearborn County Retired Teachers will not be gathering for their regularly-scheduled meeting on August 11 to present grants to their active teachers, the organization would still like to recognize recipients. 

Through the help of generous and loyal sponsors, the Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation were able to award 15 grants. Active teachers throughout Dearborn County that received grants will use funding to further students' knowledge and innovation. 

The recipients of grants include:

• Rob Detzel Principal - St. Lawrence School
  • STEAM Lab 
  • Sponsored by the Bright Knights of Columbus
• Sonya Gabbard - Aurora Elementary  
  • Hydroponics Classroom Garden 
  • Sponsored by the Dearborn Community Foundation
• Kristen Selmeyer - South Dearborn Middle School 
  • Computer Science Innovation 
  • Sponsored by Duke Energy
• Susy Rice - St. Mary’s 
  • Vex IQ Robotics Team Equipment 
  • Sponsored by the Aurora Knights of Columbus
• Leslie Sutherland - South Dearborn Elementaries 
  • Legos for the Libraries 
  • Sponsored by Walmart
• Lauren White - East Central High School 
  • Free Choice Reading in French Classes 
  • Sponsored by Eric Oatman, Ameriprise
• Amanda Sexton - Lawrenceburg High School 
  • The Comprehensible Spanish Classroom 
  • Sponored by the Betty McLaughlin Endowment
• Jamie Gibbs - Aurora Elementary 
  • Document Camera/Headphones 
  • Sponsored by CIVISTA
• Mallory Hummer - Sunman Elementary 
  • Robotics for Future Engineers 
  • Sponsored by Valley Utilities
• Christina Lecher - Sunman-Dearborn Middle School 
  • Adventures Beyond Fiction 
  • Sponsored by Maxwell Construction
• Tiffany Terry - Bright Elementary 
  • Sensory Path for Elementary Students 
  • Sponsored by the Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation
• Jennifer Fischer - Greendale Middle School 
  • Tinker Lab 
  • Sponsored by Omni Technologies, Inc. and the Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation
• Heather Billig - Greendale Middle School 
  • Garden Tower 
  • Sponsored by the Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation
• Pamela Bartholomew - Moores Hill Elementary 
  • STEM Day Materials 
  • Sponsored by the Dearborn Community Foundation
• Nancy Lillie, Christy Sopcisak, and Lori Robinson - North Dearborn Elementary 
  • Garden Tower Project 
  • Sponsored by HighPoint Health and the Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation

The foundation asks that the public will patronize the businesses that support our local schools.

To read more about the recipients, visit https://www.facebook.com/885300478175881/posts/3229880360384536/?sfnsn=mo.