Region VII Head Start Association
Awards & Scholarships

The 2011 NHSA Awards and Scholarships Guide recognizing services and achievements of the August 2009-June 2010 school year pending release by NHSA.

The Region VII Head Start Association is proud to announce the following 2010 R7HSA Award Winners:

Administrator of the Year

*Tammie Benton, MO

Corporate Award

The Monsanto Fund, MO

Father of the Year Award

*Ming Wong, MO

Humanitarian of the Year Award

Jim Johnson, NE

Leadership Award

Jeffery Bartels, NE

Margaret M Coughlin Memorial Award

*Harriot Foiles, MO

Phyllis J. Jones Memorial Scholarship for Head Start Graduates

Aaron Lloyd James, MO

April Fletcher, NE

Ann Phipps Memorial Scholarship Award

Elyse Powell, KS

*Ashlee Nicole Tran, MO

Support Staff of the Year Award

*Bob Green, MO

Teacher of the Year Award

Christine Weber, KS

Beating the Odds Award

Pamela Plummer, NE (announced in Fall of 2009)

*National Winner-announced December in San Jose, CA

Rutha Weatherl Memorial Parent of the Year Award

Charita Henderson, MO (announced in Fall of 2009)

* (Indicates national winner)

NHSA provides more than 25 awards and scholarships that are valued at thousands of  dollars. These include Teacher of the Year, Parent of the Year, and an annual Corporate Award. Applications must be neatly printed or typed and fully completed. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please submit two (2) complete copies of each application as well as supporting documents and/or attachments. An applicant may apply for no more than one scholarship or award. Programs submitting awards applications must verify that they are NHSA program members.

Please contact the R7HSA office with questions regarding the regional awards application process.

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