BERRIEN SPRINGS, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 22, 2024 – Honor Credit Union is excited to announce the recipients of its Annual Teacher Awards for 2024, celebrating 15 years of supporting educators with a total of $20,000 awarded to 40 outstanding teachers across its 28 member center communities. Each winning teacher received a $500 digital gift card to enhance their classrooms, reflecting a $5,000 increase from 2023.
Originally founded as Berrien Teachers Credit Union 90 years ago, Honor continues its mission to give back, and proudly honors the invaluable contributions teachers make to our communities.
During a surprise presentation to Monica Luke, a 7th-grade Social Studies teacher at Buchanan Middle School, expressed her gratitude on receiving this award: “I am grateful. I am humbled. I am amazed, because I know that there are so many great projects out there that teachers are trying to do.”
Honor Credit Union extends its congratulations to all the dedicated educators who make a lasting impact on their students and communities.
The 2024 Annual Teacher Award winners are:
Allegan Public Schools – Becky Calvert
Allendale Public Schools – Emily Miller
Battle Creek Public Schools – Chelsea Reichel
Berrien RESA – Amanda Harris
Berrien Springs Public Schools – Melissa Stankevich
Berrien Springs Public Schools – William Brown
Brandywine Community Schools – Melissa Foster
Bridgman Public Schools – Heather Ponegalek
Buchanan Community Schools – Monica Luke
Calhoun Christian Schools – April Denisiuk
Colon Community Schools – Sonia Kevnick
Coldwater Community Schools – Sarah Davis
Decatur Public Schools – Amanda Wilson
Dix Street Elementary – Heather Moss
Dowagiac Union Schools – Mikiah Piazza
Gwinn Area Community Schools – Caitlin Fahey
Hudsonville Public Schools – Emily Pettinga
Kalamazoo Public Schools – Arlene Wright
Kenowa Hills Public Schools – Lisa Wentland
Kent City Elementary – Allison O’Connell
St. Paul’s Lutheran School- Michelle Kubath
Lakeview School District – Jessica Day
Lakeview School District – Summer LaBonte
Marshall Academy – Janie Neckermann
Mildred C. Wells Academy – Kristin Stowe
Marquette Area Public Schools – Jacqueline Wagner
Montcalm Area ISD – Brittany Danner
Negaunee Public Schools – Katie Trudgeon
N.I.C.E. Community Schools – Marc Nutini
Niles Community Schools – Katie Filley
Parchment Schools – Lauren Kerssies
Paw Paw Middle School – Cassandra Taylor
Portage Public Schools – Ann Armbruster
Portage Public Schools – Cayla Fuld
Powell Township Schools – Errica Ingram
Riverside School – Kristin Morlock
Roosevelt Elementary School – Melissa Harris
South Haven Public Schools – Abigayle Jerch
Watervliet Public Schools – Chad Yager
Watervliet Public Schools – Linda Zuniga
ABOUT HONOR CREDIT UNION
Honor Credit Union is a non-profit, full-service financial institution serving over 110,000 members in 28 member center communities throughout western and northern Michigan.
Providing solutions for financial success and giving back to the communities we serve remain the driving forces behind Honor Credit Union. For more information, call 800.442.2800, or visit www.honorcu.com.
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