Congratulations to the 2008 Commitment to Excellence Award Recipients and Nominees!

The annual OEF Commitment to Excellence Awards Banquet is scheduled for Thursday, November 20, at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing.

Each year students, parents, community members, administrators, and/or colleagues support the nomination of outstanding individuals within the Okemos community for five prestigious awards.

Based on what is always an extraordinary array of nomination packets presented, the OEF has the unenviable task of selecting a discrete number of award recipients.

Award recipients receive a commemorative plaque, but all nominees are recognized at the awards banquet.

Congratulations to the following 2008 recipients:

Commitment to Excellence Educator Award:

• Bob Cooley, Bennett Woods and Central Physical Education Teacher

• Frank DeWald, Chippewa and High School Choir Director

• Brian Harrod, High School Business/
Technology Teacher

• Mary Ann Latta, Second Grade Teacher & Rosemary Buscetta, Library & Media Center Specialist, Nominated as Bennett Woods Technology Team

• Don Mowry, Cornell Third Grade Teacher

• Eric Staib, Central & Wardcliff Art Teacher

• Janice Buhs, Administrative Assistant to the Special Education Director

• Ken Green, Chippewa Lead Custodian

Alumni Award:

• Brig Sorber, President of Two Men and a Truck

• Dr. Charles and Maria Bill, Okemos Parents


Congratulations to the following 2008 Commitment to Excellence Award nominees:

Beth Bishop, Melinda Derby, Laurie Johnson,
Eugenia Pocalujka, Dean Bolton, and Jeanette Yurkinas.

Tickets to the banquet can be purchased at any school October 1 until November 12, 2008 or by the sending in the banquet ticket order form !