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.

Award nominations closed for 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 Schools
  • 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, Lake Orion Community Schools
  • Wes Goodman and Jessica Kimmel, Clarkston Community Schools
  • Laura Harrington, Chippewa Valley Schools
  • Lake Shore Public Schools

2012 Winners

  • John Fitzgerald, Lake Orion Community 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 Community 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
  • Donna Hawe, Nancy Hume, and Chris Kenniburg, Warren Consolidated Schools
  • Delores McMullen and Alice Huyser, Fennville Public Schools
  • Robert Schrauben, Belding Area Schools
  • Jack Timmer, Grandville Public 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

2002 Winners

  • Michael Adamczyk, Troy School District
  • Vicki Duso, Midland County ESA
  • Robert Matouka, Rochester Community Schools
  • Norman McGarry, Birmingham Public Schools

2001 Winners

  • Dr. Kenneth Drenth, Les Cheneaux Schools
  • William Townsley, Berrien County ISD
  • William Tousley, Farmington Public Schools
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