Meridian Award of Excellence

Purpose & Intent:

The MSBO Meridian Award of Excellence is a special recognition award acknowledging successful practices in all areas of school management and education. Practices must be implemented in a district and applicants must document benefits to the district or MSBO.

Download the Scholarship application.
Scholarship application deadline is January 31, 2024.

2023 Winner

James Stottlemyer, Ferndale Public Schools

Honorable Mentions:

Jon Barth, Ferndale Public Schools
James Graham, School District of the City of Pontiac

2022 Winner

Wayne Westland Community School District Maintenance & Operations Department

2021 Winners

Jon Barth, Berkley School District
David Mustonen, Dearborn Public Schools

2020 Winners

Jon Barth, Berkley School District
Wayne Westland Community School District Maintenance & Operations Department
Anne Armstrong, Kyle Barr and Jim English, West Ottawa Public Schools
Pete Muscio, Rochester Community Schools

2019 Winners

Maintenance, Operations & Technology Departments, Wayne-Westland Community Schools
Theo Kerhoulas and David Koester, Port Huron Area School District
Jon Barth, Berkley School District
Teri Les, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

2018 Winners

Jon Barth, Berkley School District
Macomb ISD
Matthew Hess, Birmingham Public Schools
Geno Montayne, Wayne-Westland Community Schools
Dexter Community Schools

2017 Winner

Geno Montayne, Wayne-Westland Community Schools

2016 Winners

Pam King, Lake Orion Community Schools
Geno Montayne, Wayne-Westland Community Schools
Eastern Upper Peninsula Business Services Consortium
Lake Orion Transportation Department

2015 Winners

Susan Bordewyk, Forest Hills Public Schools
Genesee Intermediate School District
Brian Goby, Bloomfield Hills School
Southwestern Michigan School Business Officials

2014 Winners

Stephen King, Birmingham Public Schools
John Stoner, Rochester Community Schools

2013 Winners

Andrew Fountain and Sue Tumey, Lake Orion Community Schools
Dale Goby
Wes Goodman and Jessica Kimmel, Clarkston Community Schools
Laura Harrington, Chippewa Valley Schools
Lake Shore Public Schools

2012 Winners

John Fitzgerald, Lake Orion Schools

2010 Winners

Belding Area Schools
Dexter Community Schools
Greenville Public Schools
Wayland Union Schools
Wayne-Westland Community Schools

2009 Winners

Downriver Operations Managers
Jim Pearse, Farmington Public Schools
Grosse Pointe Public Schools
Michigan Retirement Investment Consortium

2008 Winners

Jim Pearse, Farmington Public Schools
Oakland Schools
Marilyn Nieman, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Kalamazoo RESA

2007 Winners

Diane Block and Cherie Nutter, Alpena Public Schools
Cheryl Cannon, Farmington Public Schools
Leo Consiglio, Lincoln Park School District
Dan Davis, Grand Ledge Public Schools
Detroit Public Schools
Mike Hagerty, Allegan Area ESA
Ian Locke and Monica Morgan, Waterford School District
Patrick Murphy, Rochester Consolidated Schools
Thomas Svitkovich, Genesee ISD

2006 Winners

Ronald Aten, Farmington Public Schools
Jim English, Wayland Union School District
Marilyn Nieman, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Dan Milbeck, John Roeck, Robert Shaner, and Thomas Wall, Warren Consolidated Schools
Detroit Public Schools

2005 Winners

T. Scott Blankenship, Leslie Public Schools
Detroit Public Schools
James G. Feil, Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD
Chris Kenninburg
Delores McMullen, Fennville Public Schools
Robert Schrauben, Belding Area Schools
Jack Timmer, Grandville Public Schools
Warren Consolidated Schools

2004 Winners

Ronald Aten, Farmington Public Schools
Mike Casey and Charlie McGinnis, South Lyon Community Schools
Dale Goby and Randall Raymond, Detroit Public Schools
Louk Markham, Portage Public Schools
Kristina Martin, Macomb ISD
Jill Tomyn and Randy Westerman, Huron Valley Schools

2003 Winners

Karen Anderson, Gwinn Area Community Schools
James Bleau, Swartz Creek Community Schools
Robert Brady, Waterford School District
Laura Harrington, Birmingham School District
Charlie McGinnis, South Lyon Community Schools
Helen McNamara and Susan Tinney, Ingham ISD
John Thompson, Fraser Public Schools