Viking Degrees

Phillip BarkerReceived his

Clinical Social Worker Licensure

Marina BrennanReceived her

Director of Special Education

endorsement

Michael CampReceived his

Master of Education in Curriculum, Instruction &

Assessment

Dr. Lawrence Cook

Completed his doctorate in Educational Leadership

from National Louis University

Jeremiah Harris

Completed his Masters of School

Counseling degree from the

University of Northern Iowa

Alicia Rodriguez

Completed her M.A. degree in

Educational Library Information Specialistfrom Olivet Nazarene

University

Bob St. LegerCompleted his

Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership

from the University of St. Francis

Viking Awards & Recognition

Nick AnelloNamed a STAR in the Classroom by 3M and

Econ Illinois

Lionel CesarReceived the

Certificat d’Honneur from the American Association

of Teachers of French

Paula Crawford

Named one of the Top 50 Women in Athletics

at her alma mater, South Dakota State

University

Janet DanielsNamed H-F’s new

Department Chair of English

Kelly Kavanaugh

Inducted into the Girls Catholic Athletic

Conference Hall of Fame for High School Softball

Ryan KoppInducted into the

Chicago Suburban Baseball League Hall of

Fame

Jeanne MillerReceived her second

Teacher Tribute Award on behalf of Walgreens

Expression Challenge

Gina Slusinski• Golden Apple Award

nominee

• Presidential Award for Excellence in

Mathematics & Science Teaching finalist

Wendy StiglicReceived the

Certificat d’Honneur from the American Association

of Teachers of French

Janine Stroemer

Golden Apple Award nominee

La WannaWells

• Honored as an Outstanding Graduate & Adult Leader at Loyola University of Chicago’s

2016 Excellence Awards• Member of GSU’s Education Advisory

Committee for future English instructors

Assessment DepartmentReceived the

Illinois State Board of Education’s Award of Merit

Viking Presentations

Courtney Alexander

& J.R. RosePresented Tools & Apps

for 21st Century Skills Across the Curriculum at the Future of Education

Technology Conference in Orlando, FL and at the Connections Conference

in St. Charles

Nick AnelloPresented Creating a

Blended-Learning Lesson at the Future of Education Technology Conference

in Orlando, FL

Nick Anello, Carl Coates &

Dave KushPresented AP Econ –

Beyond the Classroom and Using Simulations in

Economics at the National Conference for

Social Studies in New Orleans, LA

Michael Camp

Has been selected to present Stamping

Students’ Passports to Proficiency Using AP

Themes at the ACTFL National

Convention in Boston

La WannaWells

Co-presented Empowering Educators to Empower the Educated:

A Guideline to Facilitating High School Literacy

Infusion at the Illinois Reading Council Conference in Peoria

Maureen Kelly & Chris Ratcliff

Presented The Instructional Assistant in the Classroom at the

IEA Rep Assemble Conference in Chicago

Dave KushPresented at the

National Economics & Financial Literary

Conference in Tampa, FL

Gil SmitPresented on the student-

engagement program, Pear Deck, at the Illinois Winter Google Apps for

Education Summit in Algonquin

Viking Involvement of Note

Patty BoydServes on the

Advisory Board for the Department of

Communication Disordersat Governors State

University

Dawn EdwardsWas re-electedSecretary of the

National Association of Broadcasting Journalists

Brad KainAppointed to the Coalition College

Application Advisory Committee

Dr. Von Mansfield

Has been chosen to serve a two-year term as the Chair of the Committee on Membership of the

College Board

Lorrie MaulServed as the sponsor for

Operation Snowball, Operation Snowflake & Operation Snowflurry

Becky MoranNamed the

Vice Chair of the Credentials Committee of the National Athletic Directors Conference

Tiffany MuchaSelected to be a

Faculty Advisor for the Special Olympics Illinois

Project Unity Youth Activation Committee

Donna SaylerHas been selected as a

grader for the AP Spanish Language & Culture

exam for the 10th consecutive year

Gina Slusinski• Served as a member of the Field Museum Teacher

Advisory Board – China Exhibition & member of the Oriental Institute Teacher Advisory Board – Ancient

Egyptian Gallery

• Was a guest speaker at the Field Museum’s

Women’s Board Gala

Roberto Suarez

Elected President-Elect for a three-year term at the

Illinois Association of College Admission

Counselors

Tony SvozilWas a judge at the

Interprofessional Projects Program at the

Illinois Institute of Technology

Vikings in Print

Jaime GillPublished the book,

Lessons for the Little Girl

Sahar Mustafah

• Received a book contract as part of her 2016 Willow Books

Grand Prize for her collection of short stories

• Code of the West named a finalist for the American Fiction

Prize• New & Gently Used Hijab printed

in ROOM magazine• The Arabians printed in Two

Countries anthology

Dr. Karen Olson

Published several travel articles in the Chicago

Tribune and on KimKim.com

Evan RobertsPublished Khahari Discovers, a new children’s series of books