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EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION BANQUET

May 12, 2023

Granbury ISD held the annual Employee Recognition Banquet at Granbury Middle School on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

The banquet hosted by the Granbury ISD Education Foundation and organized by the Human Resources Department gathered 350 guests in celebration and recognition of employee achievements during the 2022-23 school year. 

Years of Service Awards

  • Five Years:  Robert Adams, Gema Aguado, Michela Anderson, Leah Archer, Amy Backus, Melissa Black, Jessica Bechtel, Misty Boaz, Amanda Breeden, Haley Briggs, Sandy Bruner, Griselda Bueno, Janna Calvino, Wade Clark, Laney Collins, Janet Crouse, Carolinda D'Angelo, Crystal Davis, Davelyn Davis, Lauren Desormeaux, Nathaniel Dubois, Annie Dueck, Camryn Fisher, Sherri Fozkos, Ronald Frantz, Colleen Garrett, Jeremy Glenn, Karisa Glenn, Maria Guerrero, Charlston Hardin Hamilton, Valerie Harris, Erin Howard, Labrini Howell, A Sue Hummer, Michelle Hunsinger, Jack Jackson, Amanda Johnson, Kali Jones, Nicole Jones, Caroline Kreusel, Kayla Kreutzer, Katherine Lefler, Belinda Linker, Cindy Lohman, Luanne Long, Taylor Marcel, Jessica Mayes, Kenneth McClelen, Leah McMasters, Randi McPhate, Connie Moore, Kristen Murry, Kayce Nelson, Abbigail Osthoff, Jennifer Pennington, Jennifer Peterson, Michael Pickett, Nancy Poynor, Brandon Pruit, Laura Ramsey, Courtney Reagan, Molly Richie, Stephanie Rickert, Kate Roberson, Carol Robinson, Tiffany Rodriguez, Emily Ross, Shelby Sargent, Danielle Slaughter, Jamie Turner, Alicia Windham, Marie Young, Matthew Young, Mary Ann Warner, Madeline Williams, Lindsey Zachary
  • Ten Years:  Terry Ake, Edwin Brunner JR, Sara Callahan, Rhonda Campbell, Kim Cheyne, Laurie Chism, Atyka Ditto, Michelle Drysdale, Lisa Ellis, Pamela Eudaley, James Gill, Danny Guidry, Andee Holmgreen, Nikole Hunt, Kristina Jenkins, Christy Jonas, Kimberly Keys, Jason Logsdon, Traci Logsdon, Elise Looney, Alicia Noyes, Carmen Phillips, Vickey Taylor, Tina Wagner, Rebecca Weeks, Steven Weeks, Lori Williams
  • Fifteen Years:  Virginia Cortez, Ronald Davis, Jimmy Dawson, Leah Dawson, Stacey Dudley, Dianne Gunderson, Jennifer Hibbs, Cindy Jackson, Rene Jackson, Polly Kellar, Kit Langdon, Margarita Magallan, Rosa Magallanes, Lindsay Moore, Lissa Oliver, Melissa Pratt, Deborah Ransleben, Stacy Schweizer, Jeremy Scott, Ryan Scott, Melissa Shipp, Denise Sillivent, Kimberly Swann, Kami Timmons, Jennifer Younkin
  • Twenty Years:  Jana Baker, Peggy Boyd, Gaylene Carpenter, Sonja Chastain, Laura Davis, Kimberly Dove, Marcia Hamilton, Kathryn Hill, Carol Ingram, Mark Kirk, Kellie Lambert, Lori Osburn, Tammy Stapleton, Karen Taylor, Kimberly Young
  • Twenty-Five Years:  Julie Morris, Dawn Swann, Brandy Lillagore, Susan Alvarez
  • Thirty Years:  Leslie Gray, David Winkleman 
  • Thirty-Five Years:  Cynthia Luedeker 

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Retirement Recognition

Kelly Baker, Barbara Burnham, James Garlick, Diane Martin, Rebecca Strain, Wendy Gandy, Pamela Futch, Sonny Galindo, Jan Krause, Marcia Hamilton, Deborah Pina, Angela Gillam, Andrew Maxey

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Departmental Employees of the Year

  • Support Services: Francisco Barragan Montoya
  • Child Nutrition: Katherine Eloise Stewart
  • Transportation: Laura Davis
  • Little Buccaneers: Jennifer Avery
  • Facilities/Maintenance: Chris Taylor
  • Administration: Sherri Fozkos

Campus Teachers of the Year

  • Acton Elementary School: Connie Oelschig
  • Acton Middle School: Whitney Schafer
  • Baccus Elementary School: Tiphanie Ferrer
  • Brawner Elementary School: Lesha Coker
  • Granbury High School: Michael Beauchamp
  • Granbury Middle School: Marlene Traweek
  • Oak Woods School: Carly Robertson
  • Roberson Early Learning Academy: Gaylene Carpenter
  • STARS Accelerated High School/Behavior Transition Center:  Jenny Hughes
  • STEAM Academy at Mambrino: Kayla Kreutzer

Campus Paraprofessionals of the Year

  • Acton Elementary School: Labrini Howell
  • Acton Middle School: Connie Jones
  • Baccus Elementary School: Polly Kellar
  • Brawner Elementary School: Jessica Drew
  • Granbury High School: Richelle Gomez
  • Granbury Middle School: Adriana Lozano
  • Oak Woods School: Amber Campbell
  • Roberson Early Learning Academy: Claudia Arellano
  • STARS Accelerated High School/Behavior Transition Center: Brianna Lile
  • STEAM Academy at Mambrino: Mary Ann Warner

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Also at the banquet, the Distinguished Alumni Academic Hall of Fame inducted three new members.  Retired educator Nancy Alana recognized the three inductees and their families.

2023 Academic Hall of Fame Inductees

  • Mitch LeMoine
  • Bobby Mabery
  • Connor Lively-Adams

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Three staff members each received a $6,000 gift presented by Shottenkirk Automotive following the announcement of the 2023 Granbury ISD Employee & Teachers of the Year.  The district thanks the four general managers of Shottenkirk Autoplex in Granbury for contributing to the generous, surprise recognition.  
  • Employee of the Year: Francisco Barragan Montoya
  • Secondary Teacher of the Year: Michael Beauchamp
  • Elementary Teacher of the Year: Connie Oelschig

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