2012-2013 Teacher Grant Winners

First Name / Last Name / Grade / School / City / County / Project
Amy / Bilek / 3 / St. Anne Parish School / Barrington / Lake / Habitats: Let's Get Growing
Betty / Bloyd / HS / Jefferson High School / Rockford / Winnebago / Agriculture in Our Backyard
Tom / Brady / K / Clay / Chicago / Cook / The Little Red Hen Comes to Chicago
Marilyn / Carpenter / 2 / Bismarck-Henning Elementary / Bismarck / Vermilion / Classroom Experiences With Illinois Crops
Sara / Casey / 5 / Illinois City Elementary / Illinois City / Rock Island / Plants are Everywhere!
Sarah / Dulaney / K / Pecatonica Elementary School / Pecatonica / Winnebago / Nutrition in Charge! Nutrition in the Kindergarten Classroom
Christine / Dunn / PreK-12 / Wanless Elementary / Springfield / Sangamon / Agriculture and Me
Joanne / Gallagher / 2, 3, 4, 5 / Lena-Winslow Elementary School / Lena / Stephenson / Agriculture in Our Area
Karen / Hanfland / 7, 8 / Beechler City #20 / Beechler City / Effingham / Out of the City
Brandi / Hedrick / 6 / Armstrong-Ellis Grade School / Armstrong / Vermilion / Using Agriculture for Survival
Nick / Hipsher / 4 / Armstrong-Ellis Grade School / Armstrong / Vermilion / Soybean Futures Trading (Farmers Dilemma)
Ashley / Kelton / 6 / Harrisburg Middle School / Harrisburg / Saline / Black Radishes
Lisa / Lindstrom / K-4 / Fieldcrest East / Wenona / Marshall / Farm 2K
Rita / Mackinson / K / St. Mary's / Pontiac / Livingston / Going to the Farm to Learn the Four Seasons
Jody / Munsterman / 5 / Crescent City Grade School / Crescent City / Iroquois / Land of Lincoln - A Farming Legacy through Literature
Charlette / Nitzsche / HS / Tri-County Special Education Cooperative at Ward School / Evansville / Perry / The K.L.O.N.E. Project (Keep Living on New Edibles)
Deborah / Odum / K, 1, 2, 3 / Washington Elementary / Marion / Williamson / The Farming Community and Its Effects on Our Lives
Kirbie / Poss / Fox Chase Elementary School / Oswego / Kendall / Markets in our Economy Unit of Study
Lavonne / Probst / 4 / Newton Elementary / Newton / Jasper / Eating Right!
Victoria / Rademacher / 2 / Bismarck-Henning Elementary / Bismarck / Vermilion / Growing with Books
Erin / Richardson / 4 / Lena-Winslow Elementary School / Lena / Stephenson / Simple and Complex Machines Used in Agriculture
Jennifer / Ring / K / Cherry Grade School / Cherry / Bureau / Bringing the Farm into our Classroom
Julia / Stoeckel / Fox Chase Elementary School / Oswego / Kendall / Agriculture Unit of Study
Renee / Streicher / 4 / St. Mary Immaculate Parish School / Plainfield / Will / Eggtraordinary Days!
Carisa / Swanson / K / Astoria CUSD #1-Astoria Elementary / Astoria / Fulton / Growing a Great Classroom Library of Agriculture!
Julie / Swigonski / 6 / Benton Middle School / Benton / Hunger is our Business
Deb / Talbert / 2 / Iroquois West Elementary School / Gilman / Iroquois / From Here to There
Ashley / Valerio / Farmington Central Elementary School / Farmington / Peoria / A Showering of Books
Lucy / Vallero / 3, 4 / Cherry Grade School / Cherry / Bureau / Cotton: The Fabric of our Lives.
Whitney / Wheeler / 2 / North Grove Elementary School / Sycamore / DeKalb / How Does Your Garden Grow? Teaching Nutrition through our School Garden
Mary / Wood / 4 / Sator Sanchez / Joliet / Will / Agricultural Literacy Project
Mary / Zumwalt / 4 / Altamont Lutheran / Altamont / Effingham / Scrambled States of Agriculture

2012-2013 First Year Teacher Grant Winners

First Name / Last Name / Grade / School / City / County / Projects
Samantha / Preisch / 1 / Cornell Grade School / Cornell / Livingston
Katie / Russell / 4 / Carruthers / Murphysboro / Jackson / Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom
Callie / Salerno / Pre-K / St. Monica Academy / Chicago / Cook / Eggs to Chicks
Amie / Sallese / 3, 4, 5 / Isaac Singleton Elementary / Joliet / Will
Adam / Schulte / 1 / Mt. Olive Elementary School / Mt. Olive / Macoupin / Farm Unit

2012-2013 Book Grant Winners

First Name / Last Name / Grade / School / City / County / Projects
Christina / Basham / 3 / Iroquois West Elementary School / Gilman / Iroquois / Livestock Readers
Betty / Bloyd / HS / Jefferson High School / Rockford / Winnebago / Livestock Readers and Feed the World Books
Sara / Casey / 5 / Illinois City Elementary / Illinois City / Rock Island / Livestock Readers
Jennifer / Frances / 6, 7, 8 / Herget Middle School / Aurora / Kane / Feed the World Books
Emily / Gaddini / 5 / Meehan Elementary School / Belvidere / Boone / Livestock Readers
Edie / Gogny / 5 / Conley / Algonquin / McHenry / Livestock Readers
Tammy / Greene / 4, 5 / Kings Con #144 / Kings / Ogle / Livestock Readers
Ashley / Kelton / 6 / Harrisburg Middle School / Harrisburg / Saline / Feed the World Books
Jody / Munsterman / 5 / Crescent City Grade School / Crescent City / Iroquois / Livestock Readers
Valerie / Murbarger / K, 1, 2, 3 / West Salem Grade School / West Salem / Edwards / Livestock Readers
Pam / Nelson / 8 / Sycamore Middle School / Sycamore / DeKalb / Feed the World Books
Charlette / Nitzsche / 3, 4, HS / Ward School / DuQuoin / Perry / Feed the World Books
Kacy / Nolen / HS / Christopher High School CUSD #99 / Christopher / Franklin / Feed the World Books
Timothy / Pritchard / 5 / Palos Heights Elementary School / Palos Heights / Cook / Livestock Readers
Jennifer / Smith / 8 / Monticello Middle School / Monticello / Piatt / Feed the World Books
Lynne / Wilson / 2, 3, 4, 5 / Johnston City High School / Johnston City / Williamson / Feed the World Books
Carley / Eighner / HS / Iroquois West High School / Gilman / Iroquois / Feed the World Books