Region VII Head Start Association
Announces Awards & Scholarships

The 2008 awards recognize achievements of the 2006-2007 program year.

Administrator of the Year Award
Kim Young-Kent, Tri-County Child & Family Development, IA

Ann Phipps Memorial Scholarship
Lindsay Pickinpaugh, Central Nebraska Community Services, NE
Todd Hueftle, Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska, NE

Beating the Odds Award
Krystin Hite, Central Nebraska Community Services, NE

Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Oral Health Grant
Youth In Need, Youth In Need, MO

Corporate Award
Target, Grace Hill Settlement House, MO

Curtis Pride Scholarship for the Hearing Impaired
Laura Dunn, Hays Head Start, KS

Father of the Year Award
Jason Lackore, North Iowa Community Action Organization Head Start, IA

Helen Hollingshed Taylor Memorial Scholarship
Linda Bleything, Douglass Community Services, Inc., MO

Humanitarian of the Year Award
Teresa Lemmon, Grace Hill Settlement House, MO

Leadership Award
The Late Mary Dusek, Central Nebraska Community Services, NE

Margaret M. Coughlin Memorial Award
Suzanne Falvey, YWCA of Metro St. Louis, MO

Phyllis J. Jones Memorial Scholarship for Head Start Graduates
Sheyenne Werner, NEK-CAP Head Start, KS
Jesse Offutt-Keenportz, Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska, NE

Rutha Weatherl Memorial Parent of the Year Award
Nicole McFarland, YOUR, Inc. Head Start, IA

Staff of the Year Award
Terry Wilson, Hays Head Start, KS

Support Staff of the Year Award - Techonology Specialist
William Baird, Grace Hill Settlement House, MO

Teacher of the Year Award
Juliane Miller, Head Start Child and Family Development Program, Inc., NE

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