Teachers lauded for years of service

Alison Milby, a St. Agnes School teacher celebrating 25 years of teaching, shook hands with chancellor Brian Reynolds during the annual teacher appreciation luncheon Oct. 25 at The Olmsted. (Record Photo by Kayla Bennett)

Thanked for the countless “hidden acts of love” they perform daily for their students, teachers celebrating milestone years of service to the Archdiocese of Louisville were honored during an annual teacher appreciation luncheon Oct. 25.

The archdiocesan Office of Catholic Schools recognized 205 teachers during the luncheon, held at The Olmsted. Educators who have taught for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years in Catholic schools in the archdiocese were recognized.

“We appreciate all those small hidden acts of love,” Vicar General Father Jeffrey P. Shooner told the teachers. “Know that I appreciate and the church appreciates your” dedication to students.

Cindi Baughman, an Assumption High School teacher celebrating 45 years of teaching, received a token of appreciation from Vicar General Father Jeff Shooner during the annual teacher appreciation luncheon Oct. 25 at The Olmsted. Chancellor Brian Reynolds looked on. (Record Photo by Kayla Bennett)

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mary Beth Bowling spoke to the educators, as well, reflecting on a quote she said is especially pertinent this year: “Do what is small with love, and love will make it count.”

“You do little things with love every single day and in the lives of our young people; you make it count,” she said. “We want to recognize how you pour out love for your students each and every day.”

She told the educators that they show Jesus’ love to their students through words, actions and deeds. 

Wesley Thomas, a Trinity High School teacher celebrating 15 years of teaching, shook hands with Vicar General Father Jeff Shooner during the annual teacher appreciation luncheon Oct. 25 at The Olmsted. (Record Photo by Kayla Bennett)

The milestone celebrants have a combined 3,250 years of teaching experience and serve more than 18,500 students in 48 prekindergarten to 12th-grade Catholic schools across seven counties of the archdiocese.

Patricia Perry, a music teacher at Our Lady of Lourdes School, has taught in the archdiocese for 45 years. She said Catholic school teachers “are certainly not in it for the money,” but are in it for the students and their families.

“We’re in it for the kids and their families and we are rewarded for that,” she said following the luncheon. “Because we get a lot of support from our families and if we went to public school we don’t know if we would get that.”

Jinyu Hu, celebrating five years as a teacher, center left, chatted with fellow Sacred Heart Model School teacher Whitnie Hart during the annual teacher appreciation luncheon Oct. 25. Hart celebrated 10 years as an educator. (Record Photo by Kayla Bennett)

Teachers honored for their service are:

45 years

Cindi Baughman, Assumption High School 

Joe Bergamini, Mercy Academy

Gina Eberenz, St. Francis of Assisi School

Patricia Perry, Our Lady of Lourdes School

40 years

Anita Brockman, St. Catherine Academy

Theresa McClinton, St. Paul School

Doris Swenson, Holy Spirit School

Kathleen Willenbrink, St. Agnes School

35 years

Susan Adams, St. Gabriel School

Carol Carter, St. Stephen Martyr School

Terri Glotzbach, Holy Angels Academy

Angela Langenkamp, St. Gabriel School

Connie McDowell, Bethlehem High School

Jackie Metry, Assumption High School 

Joy Moeller, Assumption High School 

Donna Moir, Sacred Heart Academy

Theresa Owens, St. Gabriel School

Tony Scheler, St. Xavier High School

JoEllen Smith, St. Gregory School

30 years

Stephanie Blandford, St. Andrew Academy

Mary Ann Bowman, St. Xavier High School

Diane Darst, Assumption High School 

Mary Anne Hauber, Holy Angels Academy

Jana King, Sacred Heart Academy

Lisa Mattmiller, St. Gabriel School

Vince Muchow, St. Albert the Great School

Maggie Osborne, Our Lady of Lourdes School

Laura Probus, Holy Trinity School

Mary Riney, St. James School in Elizabethtown, Ky.

Marina Traub, Holy Angels Academy

Rosanna Vessels, St. Xavier High School

Janine Volk, Mercy Academy

Todd Walsh, St. Xavier High School

25 years

Diane Boone, St. Bernard School

Tina Chaput, St. Margaret Mary School

Dawn Deweese, Assumption High School 

Suzanne Geiger, St. Martha School

Mara Huston, Bethlehem High School

Jeremy Jackson, Trinity High School

Stacy Johnson, Assumption High School 

Karen Johnson, St. James School in Louisville

Susan Key, St. Edward School

Adam Klein, Trinity High School

Wayne Kraus, Trinity High School

Meri Lou Mattingly, Assumption High School 

Tom Meagher, Assumption High School 

Alison Milby, St. Agnes School

Rebecca Prechtel, Holy Trinity School

Mike Reynolds, St. Xavier High School

Lisa Rohleder, St. Stephen Martyr School

Stephanie Schrader, St. Raphael School

Chad Waggoner, Trinity High School

Alan Wilson, Trinity High School

Laura Wolz, Our Lady of Lourdes School

20 years

Tiffany Bennett, Notre Dame Academy

Susan Bientz, St. Raphael School

Tara Brentzel, St. Mary Academy

Jennifer DeLozier, St. Aloysius School

Marcia Franklin, Sacred Heart Academy

Allison French, St. Albert the Great School

Cathy Giangarra, St. Patrick School

Anna Maria Goss, St. Michael School

Marie Griffin, Sacred Heart Academy

Kathleen Harren, Holy Spirit School

Deborah Hudson, Sacred Heart Academy

Bob Scheler, St. Xavier High School

Beth Shoemaker, Assumption High School 

Karen Sirianno, St. Patrick School

Greg Smith, Assumption High School 

Susan Snyder, Sacred Heart Model School

Maura Walker, St. Dominic School

Mary Rose Weiter, Holy Cross High School

Carrie Wentzel, Sacred Heart Academy

Tiffany Whelan, St. Michael School

Lisa Wieland, Assumption High School 

Adam Zoeller, St. Xavier High School

15 years

Mark Amick, Trinity High School

Kristina Becker, Assumption High School 

Deacon Ned Berghausen, Assumption High School 

Sister Kathy Cash, Trinity High School

Tom Crews, DeSales High School

Nicolas Crider, St. Xavier High School

Ashley Davenport, Holy Trinity School

Renee Doty, Pitt Academy

Lance Hammond, DeSales High School

Neil Hulsewede, St. Rita School

Craig Kannapel, Trinity High School

Kevin Klein, St. Xavier High School

Terri Kurtz, Assumption High School 

Kara Lewis, St. Joseph School

Carolyn Marcum, Sacred Heart Model School

Andy Meirose, St. Xavier High School

Jennifer Meirose, St. Xavier High School

Karen Meredith, St. Joseph School

Mark Metzger, St. Xavier High School

Jennifer Mueller, St. Martha School

Anastasia Quirk, DeSales High School

Jennifer Scoggan, Pitt Academy

Kari Sims, Mercy Academy

Matthew Sommer, DeSales High School

Amanda Stewart, St. Bernard School

Kenny Stottman, St. Edward School

Letty Tapia, St. Xavier High School

Wesley Thomas, Trinity High School

Jack Williams, Pitt Academy

Morgan Wissing, Our Lady of Lourdes School

10 years

Frances Ashbrook, Mercy Academy

Dorothy Boone, St. Ann School

Kristyn Bowman, St. Michael School

Amanda Bradley, St. Joseph School

Vicki Bryan, Our Lady of Lourdes School

Teresa Cecil, St. Ann School

Brittany Coomer, St. Patrick School

Carlos Cuenca, Trinity High School

Katie Culver, Assumption High School 

Kelly Doyle, St. Edward School

Michael Drummond, St. Margaret Mary School

Kirk Eckstein, Our Lady of Lourdes School

Kelli Eckstein, St. Mary Academy

Mary Gates, St. Albert the Great School

Whitnie Hart, Sacred Heart Model School

Patrick Heintz, Trinity High School

Kevin Hulsman, Holy Spirit School

Donna Jackel, Ascension School

Rhoda Jacoby, Immaculata Classical Academy

Susan Kerpestein, St. Aloysius School

Sarah Kremer, Bethlehem High School

Shelley Lampe, Immaculata Classical Academy

Angela McCluskey, St. Stephen Martyr School

Michael McCormick, St. Xavier High School

Jared Meyer, Immaculata Classical Academy

Eileen Moore, Assumption High School 

Lacy Moore, St. Margaret Mary School

Leah Mullen, Sacred Heart Model School

Claire Mulloy, Sacred Heart Academy

Stephanie Murta, St. Aloysius School

Elizabeth Newkirk, St. Xavier High School

Jill Reed, St. Dominic School

Daniel Rhea, Sacred Heart Model School

Tammy Sallee, St. Dominic School

Kris Schmitt, Holy Trinity School

Scott Spinetto, Assumption High School 

Cindy Stinson, St. Stephen Martyr School

Joseph Tronzo, St. Xavier High School

Susan Williams, St. Margaret Mary School

5 years

Claudia Alfaro, Holy Trinity School

Lauren Biagas, St. Stephen Martyr School

Anne Bornschein, St. Xavier High School

Rachel Brand, Assumption High School 

Amber Brookins, Holy Spirit School

Sara Buckman, St. Dominic School

Janice Bullard, St. Mary Academy

Melissa Campbell, St. Edward School

Lorraine Carner, Mercy Academy

Medea Clark, Pitt Academy

Anayansi Claxton, St. Gabriel School

Patricia Clements, St. Albert the Great School

Laura Cronin, Assumption High School 

Betsy Daly, Sacred Heart Academy

Rachel Daugherty, St. James School in Elizabethtown, Ky.

Bradford Derrick, St. Xavier High School

Elizabeth Deye, St. Mary Academy

Yinghao Dong, Trinity High School

Jennifer Drury, St. Dominic School

Sara Elmore, St. Francis of Assisi School

Jordan Feger, St. Albert the Great School

Tyra Gallagher, St. Albert the Great School

Wendy Goodrum, John Paul II Academy

Margaret Goslee, Mercy Academy

Kimberla Grant, St. James School in Elizabethtown, Ky.

Lupita Gutierrez, St. James School in Elizabethtown, Ky.

Steve Hammer, Trinity High School

Victoria Hawkins, Mercy Academy

Kathy Holderbaum, Holy Cross High School

Lucie Howe, Sacred Heart Academy

Jinyu Hu, Sacred Heart Model School

Jacob Kaelin, Holy Cross High School

Gina Kolibab, St. Aloysius School

Jessica Koller, St. Aloysius School

Patrick Koopman, Trinity High School

Jessica Lefevre, St. Gabriel School

Karen Loper, St. Edward School

Rafael Lopez, St. Nicholas Academy/St. Raphael School

Audrey Mattingly, Mercy Academy

Sloan Mattingly, St. Patrick School

Deacon Chris McDonell, DeSales High School

Kelsey Meinhart, St. Raphael School

Mackenzie Moir, Sacred Heart Academy

Danny Monaghan, Ascension School

Geoff Norman, Trinity High School

Jennifer Otto, St. Aloysius School

Kathy Ralston, St. Raphael School

Jared Ramirez, Assumption High School 

Tyler Robertson, Trinity High School

Caroline Rolon, St. Martha School

Jennifer Ruckriegel, Assumption High School 

Matthew Schaab, Mercy Academy

Sharon Schwarz, St. Margaret Mary School

Drucilla Spinks, St. Rita School

Allison Stevenson, Assumption High School 

Jade Szczublewski, St. Albert the Great School

Heather Varda, Mercy Academy

Dan Vowels, Ascension School

Ashley Wheatley, St. Margaret Mary School

Tyler Whitchurch, Our Lady of Lourdes School

Carol Carter, a St. Stephen Martyr School teacher celebrating 35 years of teaching, received a token of appreciation from Vicar General Father Jeff Shooner during the annual teacher appreciation luncheon Oct. 25 at The Olmsted. Chancellor Brian Reynolds looked on. (Record Photo by Kayla Bennett)
Doris Swenson, a Holy Spirit School teacher celebrating 40 years of teaching, spoke with Father Terry Bradshaw during the annual teacher appreciation luncheon Oct. 25 at The Olmsted. (Record Photo by Kayla Bennett)
Tina Chaput, a St. Margaret Mary School teacher celebrating 25 years of teaching, shook hands with Chancellor Brian Reynolds and received a token of appreciation from Vicar General Father Jeff Shooner during the annual teacher appreciation luncheon Oct. 25 at The Olmsted. (Record Photo by Kayla Bennett)
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