Congratulations to this year’s Excellence in Education Merit and Character Awards finalists and winners*. You can click on the link to see the winners’ stories. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting the Excellence in Education Awards Banquet.

Finalists
Elementary Merit
- Ms. Jessica Chase, Lexington
- Ms. Crystal Deken, Frontier
- Ms. Kimberly A. Hewitt, Beggs
- Ms. Katie Holdaway, Beggs
- Ms. Abby Leonard, Duncan*
- Ms. Jerri Loveland, White Rock
- Ms. Ami Medley, Grove
- Ms. Maria Wright, Bethel
Junior High Merit
- Ms. Sara Ferrero, Cache
- Mr. Zackary Paul Heitschmidt, Kildare
- Ms. Reda Marcussen, Bethel*
High School Merit
- Mr. Ronnie D. Akers, Vanoss
- Ms. Miranda Mae Kiggins, Deer Creek
- Ms. Rebecca Rubio, Bennington*
Non-Certified Merit
- Ms. Lise’ Krawczynski, Lawton
- Ms. Glenda Longacre, Grove*
- Ms. Jamie Smith, Vanoss
Special Education Merit
- Ms. LaDonna L Bunch, Stuart
- Ms. Natalie Fesler, White Rock
- Ms. Sue Flohr, Lexington
- Ms. Rebecca Ogles, Vanoss*
Olan Isbell Merit
- Ms. Lora Burch, Hydro-Eakly
- Mr. Charles Burns-Lankford, Oakdale
- Ms. Ruth Ann Ebert, Haworth
- Ms. Nancy McCune, Beggs
- Ms. Sharla Sharp, Covington-Douglas
- Ms. Amy Shaw, Byng
- Ms. Danielle Tucker, Navajo
- Ms. Falon Wilson, Chelsea*
Teacher Character
- Ms. Erica Carey, Crescent
- Ms. Sonya Covalt, Woodward
- Ms. Dalissa E Cruz, Woodward
- Mrs. Summer Proffer, Grove*
- Ms. Lynsie Jana’ Stay, Butner
- Ms. Amanda Sutterfield, Roland
School Character
- Ada High School*
- Zion School
Sponsors
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Gold Apple Sponsor
- PharmcareUSA
Silver Apple Sponsors
- Cherokee Nation
- Oakdale Public School
- RT Specialty LLC & Wichita Insurance
Red Apple Sponsors
- Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
- Mr. Ron Brown
- Lexington Public Schools
Teacher Sponsors
- Ms. Esther Bell
- Mr. Glen Cosper
- Crescent Public Schools
- Mr. Darryl Hatcher
- Mr. Robert King
- Ms. Katrina McCage
- Mr. Tim Whaley
- White Rock Public School
Other Donors
- Mr. Bill Bentley
- Mrs. Sharon O’Donnell
- Ackerman McQueen
- Anonymous
- Mike and Ginger Tinney