College of Education Alumni Honored with Education Awards

Alice Buffett Outstanding Teachers

Six graduates of the College of Education were recipients of the 2018 Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award. The award is given annually to 15 Omaha Public Schools (OPS) teachers who demonstrate exceptional dedication to their students and classrooms.

Jimmie Foster
BS in Education '97, MS in Secondary Education '04
Social studies teacher at Central High School
21 years with OPS

Colleen Kurmel
MS in Educational Administration and Supervision '95
Special education teacher at Bancroft Elementary School
35 years with OPS

Laura Marr
BS in Education '05
Pre-kindergarten teacher at Liberty Elementary School
13 years with OPS

Jodie Martinez
BS in Education '86
English teacher at Central High School
31 years with OPS

Debbie Oshlo
BS in Education '01, MS in Elementary Education '10
ESL teacher at King Elementary School
13 years with OPS

Durkhany Prososki
BS in Education '04
Fifth-grade teacher at Central Park Elementary School
14 years with OPS

Millard Public Schools Foundation Awards of Excellence

_{Dolly Denney Award for Excellence in Elementary Teaching}

Dayna Derichs
MS in Elementary Education '02
Fifth-grade teacher at Wheeler Elementary

Cindy Wallace
BS in Education '87
ELL Specialist at Willowdale Elementary

_{Troy & Lu Elwood Award for Excellence in Middle School Teaching}

Ann Rowe
MS '87
Beadle Middle School

_{Broadmoor Award for Excellence in High School Teaching}

Tricia Gillett
BS in Education '06, MS in Speech-Language Pathology '08
District-wide speech pathologist

Schrager Distinguished Teaching Award

One graduate of the College of Education was a recipient of a 2018 Schrager Distinguished Teaching Award. The award is given annually to two Westside Community Schools educators, who, through exemplary teaching and devoted service, have positively influenced the lives of countless young people.

Angela Mosier
BS in Education '99, MA in Secondary Education '00
Math teacher at Westside High School