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 2026 Meridian Award of Excellence.

Meridian Award of Excellence Recipients

2025

Robbie Gleeson, St. Johns Public Schools
Jamie Stottlemyer, CFD, COD, CTD, West Bloomfield School District

2024

Peter Muscio, CFD, Rochester Community Schools
Scott N. Sawyer, CFO, HRS, Saginaw ISD

Honorable Mention:

Jennifer McKay, BOM, Marysville Public Schools
Anna Wamack, CFO, HRS, Hemlock Public School District
Wendy R. Anderson, BOS, HRS, Hemlock Public School District
Neil R. Cassabon, CFO, Warren Woods Public Schools
Kevin M. Hustek, CTO, Warren Woods Public Schools
Warren Woods Public Schools Technology Support Team

2023

James Stottlemyer, CFD, COD, CTD, Ferndale Public Schools

Honorable Mention:

Jon Barth, MA, CFD, Farmington Public Schools
James Graham, CFO, School District of the City of Pontiac

2022

Wayne Westland Community School District Maintenance & Operations Department

2021

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

2020

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

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

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

2017

Geno Montayne, Wayne-Westland Community Schools

2016

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

2015

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

2014

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

2013

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

John Fitzgerald, Lake Orion Community Schools

2010

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

2009

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

2008

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

2007

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

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

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

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

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