Five Area Teachers Honored With CSD Scholarship Awards
The Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis, Inc. (CSD) recently presented five area teachers with scholarship awards. The scholarship awards are given on an annual basis to assist highly deserving teachers with the opportunity to continue their professional development.
Carrie Culver, with the Ritenour School District, was presented with the CSD Health Insurance Trust Scholarship Award. Sandra Coleman, with the Affton School District is the recipient of the Robert D. Elsea Scholarship Award established in honor of Dr. Robert D. Elsea, who served as CSD’s executive director for 21 years. Christopher Benbow, with the Pattonville School District received the Gerald D. Troester Scholarship Award established in honor of Dr. Gerald D. Troester, who served as CSD’s executive director for five years. Jacqueline Schilling, with the Mehlville School District has been selected the recipient of the Dr. John Oldani Scholarship Award, who served as CSD’s executive director for six years. Steven Willott, with the Francis Howell School District, received the Gary K. Wright Scholarship Award. The scholarship was established in honor of Dr. Gary K. Wright, who served as CSD’s executive director for nine years.
The Cooperating School Districts’ Board of Directors presented the awards to the five honorees at their annual Spring Conference Meeting of school board members and superintendents, which was held at Bernard Middle School in the Mehlville School District on April 17.
Cooperating School Districts is a non-profit educational consortium of 65 public school districts in Missouri and Illinois.
