Congratulations to the 13 Noyce STEM Master Teaching Fellows who earned master’s degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in August 2019, as well as the 14 teachers who graduated in part as a result of their participation in the MAT program, the Omaha Public Schools (OPS) Teacher Leader Academy, or the NMSSI.
The Noyce teachers who completed the NebraskaSTEM program and received a Master of Arts degree from the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education were:
• Manuel Andazola, Bryan Elementary, Lexington Public Schools
• Jennifer Bauer, Niobrara Elementary, Niobrara Public Schools
• Leigh Anne Blankenship, Falls City South Elementary, Falls City Public Schools
• Kim Canfield, Wood River Elementary, Wood River Rural Schools
• Jennefer Hilgenkamp, Johnson Crossing, Fremont Public Schools
• Cheyenne Jeffers, Hayes Center Public Schools
• Jennifer Mulder, North Park Elementary, Columbus Public Schools
• Megan Mullen, Paxton Elementary, Paxton Consolidated Schools
• Julie Rankin, Riverside Elementary, Riverside Public Schools
• Aaron Rohde, High Plains Elementary, High Plains Public Schools
• Brooke Waddell, Harvard Elementary, Harvard Public Schools
• Jessica Walston, St. Michael Elementary, Hastings Catholic Schools
• Justin Wheeler, Longfellow Elementary, Scottsbluff Public Schools
Four additional teachers graduated with their MA from TLTE, three from OPS and one from Lincoln Public Schools:
• Debora Barber (Harrison Elementary, OPS)
• Micole Harms-Brazell (Castelar Elementary, OPS)
• Brittany Okemba (Lincoln Northeast High School, LPS)
• Noelia Weber (Castelar Elementary, OPS)
The 10 teachers and graduate students (from Nebraska unless otherwise noted) who earned a Master of Arts for Teachers (MAT) degree from the Department of Mathematics were:
• Amber Clausen, St Libory, Grand Island Northwest Schools
• Christina Jackson, Ohio
• Michelle Ledford, Bryan High School, OPS
• Sarah Mack, Kenesaw High School
• Michael Maurer, Maryland
• Jinjin Shen, South Dakota
• Timothy Smith, Colorado
• Geena Taite, New Jersey
• Melissa Usasz, Ord High School
• Rebecca Workman, Catlin Magnet Center, OPS
We are proud of them and their accomplishments!