Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence. They will be formally honored at a luncheon on April 17, 2024.
The Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence acknowledge and provide system-wide recognition for consistently superior commitment to student learning and to encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence at the colleges and universities of Minnesota State.
Minnesota State Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Service
2024 Service Faculty of the Year
William Baldus – Metro State University
2024 Outstanding Service Faculty
| Brian Jones | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Christine Lepkowski | St. Cloud State University |
| Ron Strege | Winona State University |
| Jon Wepking | Minnesota State University Moorhead |
Minnesota State Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Teaching
2024 Educators of the Year
Hope Doerner – Minneapolis College
Mónica GarcÃa-Pérez – St. Cloud State University
Kendra-Ann Seenandan-Sookdeo – Minneapolis College
2024 Outstanding Educators
| Allen Bellas | Metropolitan State University |
| Sharon Bergen | Dakota County Technical College |
| Dale Buske | St. Cloud State University |
| Garrett Byrne | Saint Paul College |
| Kristie Campana | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Matthew Craig | Minnesota State University Moorhead |
| Cathy Crea | Century College |
| Don Drummond | Minnesota State Community and Technical College |
| Anna Francisco | Minnesota North College |
| Amy Gonyea | Saint Paul College |
| Jane Greathouse | South Central College |
| Luke Green | St. Cloud Technical and Community College |
| Marcia Hagen | Metropolitan State University |
| Nicholas Heisserer | Central Lakes College |
| Jody Hibma | Minnesota State Community and Technical College |
| Theresa Hill | Rochester Community and Technical College |
| Paul Howlett | Hennepin Technical College |
| Beth Husman | Ridgewater College |
| Neil Johnston | Century College |
| Susan Kasahara | Normandale Community College |
| Vicki Kintop | Riverland Community College |
| Elizabeth Micheel | Minnesota State College Southeast |
| Ryan Miller | Minnesota North College |
| Siau Yean Montgomery | Northwest Technical College |
| Carrie Naughton | Inver Hills Community College |
| Paige Riehl | Anoka-Ramsey Community College |
| Jacqueline Semaan | Lake Superior College |
| Molly Skjei | Normandale Community College |
| Heidi Tarus | Minnesota West Community and Technical College |
| Mike Tieleman | Anoka Technical College |
| Ruth Wollersheim | Century College |
| Ralf Mehnert-Meland | Minnesota State University Moorhead |
| John Mirth | St. Cloud State University |
| Ailesha Ringer | Metropolitan State University |
| Carol Roth | Minnesota State University Moorhead |
| Margaret Vaughan | Metropolitan State University |
Learn More
These recipients will be honored at a spring luncheon with the Board of Trustees in April. Look for more details this spring as we continue to celebrate these exemplary teaching and service faculty.
Visit the BOT Awards Page in ASA Connect for nomination guidelines, rubrics, portfolio examples, and more! Nomination guidelines for the 2025 BOT Awards will be available March 1, 2024.
Contact
Catherine Ford
651-583-5901
BOTawards@MinnState.edu
