The Ionia County ISD Parent Advisory Council and the Special Education Department celebrated the 22nd Annual Special Education Awards night. Nearly 100 people attended the dinner catered by the Independent Living Center’s “Foods R’ Us”.

This year’s nominees and winners were:

Frederic Chappell	Christine Rainey	Doug Bormann
Special Educator Award	General Educator Award	Contributor Award
Louise Foltz	Ann Haglund	Cyndi Alles
Joanne Fornusek	Mary Beth Kasperlik	Tony Bianchi - Winner
Angela Miller	Ron Stoddard	Teresa Krieger
Rachel Ort	Sheila Veitch - Winner	Donna McGilis
Jennifer Rashewsky		Toni McPherson
Connie Renn		Kim Meade
Karla Schruben - Winner		Catherine Sage
Beth Simpson
	Employer of the Year Award
	Village of Lake Odessa
	Department of Public Works
	Tom Pollock - Winner

 

Above, from left to right: Tina Densmore, PAC President; Teresa Marvin, PAC Member; Toni Bianchi, Doug Bormann Contributor Award Winner; Sheila Veitch, Chris Rainey General Educator Award Winner; Tom Pollock, Employer of the Year Award Winner; Karla Schruaben, Frederic Chappell Special Educator Award; Kay Tipton, PAC Secretary; and Laura Wempa, PAC Member