Former Recipients
LSR7 recognized 15 outstanding educators as part of its 2022 Excellence in Teaching/Teacher of the Year award program, a collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce.
From left to right:
- Mrs. Michona Kuehn - Miller Park Center, Transition Teacher
- Mrs. Mindy Haesemeyer - Lee's Summit North, English Teacher
- *Teacher of Distinction
- Mrs. Susan Mosier - Lee's Summit High, Special Education Teacher
- Mrs. Holly Dahn - Summit Lakes Middle, Music Teacher
- Mrs. Sara Witteman - Lee's Summit North, English Teacher
- *Teacher of Distinction
- Mrs. Karen Love - Pleasant Lea Elementary, Special Education Teacher
- Mr. Joseph Keeney - Lee's Summit North, Orchestra Teacher
- *Teacher of Distinction
- Mrs. Jessie Bruto - Hawthorn Hill Elementary, 1st Grade Teacher
- Mrs. Sara McGurk - Pleasant Lea Middle, 8th Grade Math Teacher
- Mrs. Michelle Lisle - Hazel Grove Elementary, Kindergarten Teacher
- Mrs. Susan Byrne - Cedar Creek Elementary, 3rd Grade Teacher
- Mrs. Julie Coram - Richardson Elementary/Greenwood Elementary, Gifted Teacher
- Mrs. Hope MacKenzie - Summit Technology Academy, Engineering Instructor
- Mrs. Patty Kralicek - Cedar Creek Elementary, Kindergarten Teacher
- Mrs. Liang May Lee - Lee's Summit High/Lee's Summit West/Summit Lakes Middle School, Chinese Mandarin Teacher