Chad Allen, a seventh grade science teacher at Southwood Middle School, was named 2009-2010 Teacher
Chad Allen of the Year for Anderson School District Five at the district’s Back-to-School Celebration held Thursday at the T.L. Hanna High School Gymnasium.
Mr. Allen is beginning his sixth year as a teacher, and has spent his entire career at Southwood. He is a graduate of T.L. Hanna High School. Mr. Allen succeeds Anne Harder, an English teacher at T.L. Hanna, as the district’s newest Teacher of the Year.
The other finalists for District Teacher of the Year were Renee Brissey of McCants Middle School and Judy Woodard of Whitehall Elementary School.
District Employees of the Year were also named at Thursday’s event. They are as follows: Adult Education, Wilhelmina Rhoe; Custodial, Harriet Martin of Varennes Academy of Communications and Technology; Food Service, Cornelia Smith of Whitehall Elementary School; Maintenance, Dwight Sutherland; Instructional Support, Ann Berry of Lakeside Middle School; Non-Instructional Support, Gail Wells of New Prospect Elementary School; and Transportation, Rosa Maxwell.
The Teachers of the Year as named by individual schools are as follows: Robin Bracken, Calhoun Academy of the Arts; Gretchen Skelton, Centerville Elementary; Laurie Miller, Concord Elementary; Teresa Kinert, Homeland Park Elementary; Perry Howard, McLees Elementary; Veronica Davidson, Midway Elementary School of Science and Engineering; Felecia Lucas, Nevitt Forest Community School of Innovation; Anna Patterson, New Prospect Elementary; Sylvia Fowler, South Fant Early Childhood and Education Center; Candace Maddox, Varennes Academy of Communications and Technology; Hedrick Lewis, West Market Early Childhood and Education Center; Judy Woodard, Whitehall Elementary; Linda Hagen, Lakeside Middle School; Renee Brissey, McCants Middle School; Chad Allen, Southwood Middle School; Richard Morand, T.L. Hanna High School; Linda Johnson, Westside High School; and Jonathan Jennings, Hanna-Westside Extension Campus.
The Adult Education Employee of the Year finalists were Wilhelmina Rhoe, Helen Sablan and JoAnn Vickery.
The Custodian of the Year finalists were Curtis Harris, Whitehall Elementary School;
Harriet Martin, Varennes Academy of Communications and Technology; Doris Walker, Centerville Elementary School; Sallie Willingham, T.L. Hanna High School; and Charles Young, Nevitt Forest Community School of Innovation.
The Food Service Employee of the Year finalists were Jane Crocker, Southwood Middle School; Alice McCullough, T.L. Hanna High School; Joyce Parnell, Centerville Elementary School; Cornelia Smith, Whitehall Elementary School; and Kristi Stone, Midway Elementary School of Science and Engineering.
The Maintenance Employee of the Year finalists were Steve Callaham, Robert Davis, Ray Jensen, James Randolph and Dwight Sutherland.
The Instructional Support Staff Employee of the Year finalists were Everette Adger, McLees Elementary School; Ann Berry, Lakeside Middle School; Kim Cothran, T.L. Hanna High School; Darron Cowan, McCants Middle School; and Lajuana Jones, Hanna-Westside Extension Campus.
The Non-Instructional Support Staff Employee of the Year finalists were Sue Cowan, District Five Administrative Office; Melinda Little, T.L. Hanna High School; Leigh Stroud, Calhoun Academy of the Arts; Myra Stroud, Southwood Middle School; and Gail Wells, New Prospect Elementary School.
The Transportation Employee of the Year finalists were Linda Hawthorne, Linda Kinley, Dwayne Martin, Rosa Maxwell and Irene Shetrompf.