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Communications and Recognition Programs / Kansas Teacher of the Year
Kansas Teacher of the Year Veteran Team
Elizabeth Anstine Grades 9-12 Business
Leavenworth USD 453 Leavenworth Sr. High School 2012 10th Ave. Leavenworth, KS 66048
Phone: (913) 684-1550 Email: liz.anstine@lvpioneers.org
Whitney Aves Grades 9-12 Family and Consumer Sciences
Hutchinson USD 308 Hutchinson High School 810 E. 13th Hutchinson, KS 67501
Phone: (620) 615-4100 Email: aves.whitney@usd308.com
Benjamin Eckelberry Grade 1
Shawnee Heights USD 450 Tecumseh North Elementary School 314 SE Stanton Road Tecumseh, KS 66542
Phone: (785) 379-5910 Email: eckelberryb@usd450.net
Ryan Mellick 9-12 Industrial Technology
Bonner Springs USD 204 Bonner Springs High School 100 McDanield Bonner Springs, KS 66012
Phone: (913) 422-5121 Email: mellickr@usd204.net
Amber Pagan Pre-K
Shawnee Mission USD 512 Nieman Elementary School 10917 W. 67th St. Shawnee, KS 66203
Phone: (913) 993-4000 Email: amberpagan@smsd.org
Erik Stone Grades 5-8 Band, Vocal Music
Wichita USD 259 Gordon Parks Academy 2201 E. 25th St. Wichita, KS 67219
Phone: (316) 973-7500 Email: estone@usd259.net
Maegen Stucky Grade 5
McPherson USD 418 Roosevelt Elementary School 800 S. Walnut McPherson, KS 67460
Phone: (620) 241-9550 Email: maegen.stucky@mcpherson.com
Olivia Winegeart Grade 2
Derby USD 260 Paul B Cooper Elementary School 4625 Juniper Wichita, KS 67216
Phone: (316) 554-0934 Email: owinegeart@usd260.com
2025 Dale Dennis Kansas Teacher of the Year Awards Banquet Sept. 28, 2024 Marriott Hotel, Wichita, KS
For more information about the Kansas Teacher of the Year program, please contact:
Tamla Miller (785) 296-4950 tmiller@ksde.org
Communications and Recognition Programs Team Director
Denise Kahler (785) 296-4876 dkahler@ksde.org