Breaking Traditions Awards 2009

Promote your nontraditional programs and recognize your outstanding students!

Simplified Application
Scholarship Opportunities at All Missouri Community Colleges for State Winners
Statewide Recognition

Each school may submit:

One Secondary Student; and
One Post-Secondary or Adult Student

for EACH nontraditional career-technical program.

NOTE: Use the national nontraditional careers list, not the state Perkins nontraditional careers list, when determining whether a student qualifies for the Breaking Traditions award. The national nontraditional careers list should not be used for Perkins accountability data.

2009 Daphna Jones Spirit Award Winners:


Richard Crowe: Postsecondary/Adult Spirit Winner; Nevada Regional Technical Center; Adult Business Technology; Nominated by Marybelle Rice


Yolanda Skaggs: Secondary Spirit Winner; Rolla Technical Institute; Automotive Technology; Nominated by Terry Brookshire

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2009 State Award Winners:


Victor Stewart: Secondary Male; Ozarks Technical Community College; Early Childhood Development; Nominated by Jo Fritts


Andrea Reinhart: Secondary Female; Cass Career Center; Agriculture Education; Nominated by Jason Dieckhoff
& Clint Johnson


Stacy Taylor: Postsecondary/Adult Male; Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center; Practical Nursing; Nominated by Ruth Hutcheson


Lacey McClintock: Postsecondary/Adult Female; Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center; Graphic Communications; Nominated by Rregina Gossett

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2009 State Educator Award Winners:


Felicia Rickard: Secondary Educator; Davis H. Hart Career Center; Graphic Arts; Nominated by Rose DiBlasi


Richard Unger: Postsecondary/Adult Educator; St. Louis Community College — Florissant Valley; Civil Engineering Technology; Nominated by Jennifer Pipas

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2009 State Employers Award Winners:


Fred Wood: Employer; Tyson Foods, Inc.; Monett, Missouri; Nominated by Vickie Fuller

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