Rockwood Announces 2025 Cornerstone Award Nominees

Each year, Rockwood recognizes its support staff members who demonstrate outstanding service to the district, including bus drivers, nurses, secretaries, custodians, computer support personnel, classroom assistants, Special School District teachers and all the other Rockwood employees who serve our students and staff every day.

This year, we received 127 Cornerstone nominations for 106 different support staff members. Now, a selection committee, led by Jeffrey Horstman, Kelly Koziol and Amy Wehr, is in the process of carefully reviewing each nomination. Ten winners will be announced the week of Nov. 11, and these recipients will be formally honored at the ROSE Awards this spring. 

Congratulations to the 2025 Cornerstone Award nominees! Please scroll down to see some of the celebratory photos.

Evan Acker Custodian, Babler Elementary	Jordan Douglas Speech-Language Pathologist, Kellison Elementary	Mary Beth Kram Special Education Teacher, Woerther Elementary	Randall Ray Head Custodian, Marquette High
Sabir Al-Samaraiy Custodian, Marquette High	Julie Dwyer Technology Support Specialist, Green Pines Elementary	Katherine Kelley Adventure Club, Westridge Elementary	Ismet Rejzovic Custodian, Marquette High
Mallory Alexander Child Nutrition Services, Selvidge Middle	Amy Early Registrar, LaSalle Springs Middle	Aneta Kolb Information Systems Specialist, Babler Computer Center	Lorri Ridgely Adventure Club, Chesterfield Elementary
Fereshteh Amiri Child Nutrition Services, Selvidge Middle	Michelle Eickel Classroom Assistant, Ridge Meadows Elementary	Monica LaCava Secretary/Registrar, Kellison Elementary	Susan Ross Custodian, LaSalle Springs Middle
Jennifer Anderson Child Nutrition Services, Selvidge Middle	Kristen Emms Nurse, Lafayette High	Tiffany Lager Classroom Assistant, Center for Creative Learning	Ayuko Saali Child Nutrition Services, Selvidge Middle
Carlos Baca Hall Monitor, Crestview Middle	Emma Enright Special Education Teacher, Wild Horse Elementary	Melissa Leonard Curriculum Secretary, Administrative Annex	Emily Schroeder Educational Equity and Access Dept. Secretary, Administrative Annex
Jennifer Balog Special Education Teacher, Crestview Middle	Angela Ewers Secretary, Blevins Elementary	Jenna Lovewell Social Worker, LaSalle Springs Middle	Mary Schroeder Secretary, LaSalle Springs Middle
Nicole Baniak Secretary, LaSalle Springs Middle	Reynaldo Fabros Custodian, Center for Creative Learning	Lauren Lowder Special Education Teacher, Crestview Middle	Norma Seyer Child Nutrition Services, Rockwood Valley Middle
Brent Barringer Special Education Teacher, Rockwood Summit High	Noelle Gebhart Adventure Club, Fairway Elementary	Bobbie Masters Secretary/Registrar, Center for Creative Learning	Jennifer Sherman Secretary, Wild Horse Elementary
Heather Baxter SSD Paraprofessional, Fairway Elementary	Kristy Gordon Child Nutrition Services, Stanton Elementary	Denise McClain School Bus Driver, Kellison Elementary	Jaclyn Skaggs Secretary, Eureka High
Julie Bibb Secretary, LaSalle Springs Middle	Gail Goslee Classroom Assistant, Green Pines Elementary	Brian McKinnon Adventure Club, Blevins Elementary	Juli Smith Special Education Teacher, Crestview Middle
Regan Bievenue Nurse, Uthoff Valley Elementary	Cindy Graham Attendance Secretary, Green Pines Elementary	Mary Meecey Secretary, Crestview Middle	Jeanna Stark SSD Paraprofessional, Crestview Middle
Michael Blanner Senior Technology Support Specialist, Wildwood Middle	Roberta Gray Dispatch, Rockwood Transportation	Julie Meier Facilities Secretary, Crestview Middle	Erin Stebor Library Assistant, Eureka High
Michelle Boyher Nurse, Rockwood South Middle	Sarah Guest Secretary, LaSalle Springs Middle	Nicole Monolo Secretary, Kehrs Mill Elementary	Susan Thomas Technology Support Specialist, Geggie Elementary
Molly Breslin Special Education Teacher, Uthoff Valley Elementary	Candace Hall Secretary, Selvidge Middle	Katherine Moore School and Community Relations Specialist, Administrative Annex	Robin Van Iwaarden Library Assistant, Lafayette High
Richard Brzenk SSD Paraprofessional, Eureka High	Sara Kay Hannel Secretary, Wild Horse Elementary	Lisa Nieder Secretary, Marquette High Activities Office	Naina Venkataraman Secretary, Wild Horse Elementary
Bridgid Burroughs Child Nutrition Services, Crestview Middle	Linda Harter Classroom Assistant, Chesterfield Elementary	Alma Nukic-Bosnjak Custodian, Rockwood Early Childhood - Vandover	Michael Wagner Adventure Club, Chesterfield Elementary
Aline Camelo Child Nutrition Services, Selvidge Middle	Diane Haselhorst Classroom Assistant, Green Pines Elementary	Lise Olson Nurse, Chesterfield Elementary	Lynsey Weber School Bus Driver, Uthoff Valley Elementary
Greg Cliffe Special Education Teacher, Marquette High	Jess Heafner Classroom Assistant, Wildwood Middle	Janeen Osborne School Bus Driver, Chesterfield Elementary	April Welch Social Worker, Eureka High
Madeline Coffin Special Education Teacher, Crestview Middle	Jacqueline Hendricks SSD Paraprofessional, Uthoff Valley Elementary	Kathrine Parmenter SSD Paraprofessional, Fairway Elementary	Jamie Wertheimer Secretary, Rockwood South Middle
Wendy Cooper Classroom Assistant, Rockwood South Middle	Darlene Henke Secretary, Babler Elementary	Mary Patterson Child Nutrition Services, Woerther Elementary	Donna Westerman Special Education Aide, Selvidge Middle
Rhonda Costa Secretary, Westridge Elementary	Josh Hunter Hall Monitor, LaSalle Springs Middle	Andrea Peckham Library Assistant, Woerther Elementary	Don Westrich Child Nutrition Services, Stanton Elementary
Andrew Cunningham Head Custodian, Administrative Center and Annex	Amy Hurt Speech-Language Pathologist, Uthoff Valley Elementary	Lakshmi Prakash Child Nutrition Services, Selvidge Middle	Amanda Wiott Head Custodian, Crestview Middle
Meg Davis, Child Nutrition Services, Selvidge Middle	Michelle James, Secretary, Green Pines Elementary	Donna Prost Custodian, Fairway Elementary	Monaka Zangaro Router, Rockwood Transportation
Meghan Diestelkamp, Special Education Teacher, Eureka Elementary	Deborah Jinks, Custodian, LaSalle Springs Middle	Alicia Rabin Secretary, Crestview Middle	Rosean Zufall Secretary, Lafayette High
Jessica Dietzman, Secretary, Woerther Elementary	Kathleene Johns, Classroom Assistant, Green Pines Elementary	Renee Rachell Secretary, Pond Elementary
Eric Doherty, Athletic Trainer, Lafayette High	Amy Johnson, Lead Secretary, Green Pines Elementary	Jana Ramsey Supervisor, Community Education

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