2006 Special Recognition Recipients

Ellen Camann, 2006 Special Recognition Award Recipient

Ellen CamannEllen Camann began teaching in the Okemos Public Schools in 1996 and has worked with over 400 At-Risk and Title I students in the TASK program with Ree Huber at Chippewa Middle School.

When her children attended Central Elementary School, Ellen began helping in the Okemos Public Schools as a parent volunteer, PTO President, and Parent Council member. She was a long-time member and president of the Seahawks Swim Club, and a parent volunteer with the OHS Swim Team and Water Polo Team for 12 years. She was also a member of the TOST (Taking Okemos Schools into Tomorrow) committee.

Ellen graduated from Alma College with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and received a Master's degree in Library Science from Wayne State University. She worked in the medical school library for four years. She is married to Dr. Keith Camann and they have three children, Laura, Peter, and Abby, all graduates of Okemos High School.

Meg Janssens, 2006 Special Recognition Award Recipient

Meg JanssenMeg Janssens is the Library Media Center Specialist at Central Elementary School. Meg began working in the library at Central School in 1990 and has been a member of various school committees including the School Improvement Team. Currently she is a member of the School Technology Committee.

Meg earned a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University. She has been active in the community serving as deacon in her church and a board member of two non-profit groups, the Michigan Animal Health Foundation and the Greater Lansing Tennis Patrons.

Long-time Okemos residents, Meg and her husband John are the parents of two children who attended the Okemos Public Schools from kindergarten through high school graduation. The Janssens family is grateful for the education their children received in the Okemos schools. John and Meg enjoy time spent with their family which now includes a granddaughter.