The Michigan Historical Center Foundation is pleased to offer continued recognition to all the outstanding teachers who have received an Odyssey Award since the program's 2000 inception.

• Discover the award-winning teachers' successful approaches to teaching Michigan history. Click "Lesson Plans from Odyssey Award Winners" in the column at right).
• See the 2008 winners receive their Odyssey award. Click "The Jingle Ball" in the column at right to find out how you can enjoy the holiday season's biggest party!

Odyssey 2008

Odyssey 2007

Debra Miller - Airport Community Schools
Christine Pasternak - Rochester Community Schools
Thomas Truscott - Potterville Public Schools

Odyssey 2006

Stephanie Dukus - Lake Orion Community Schools
John Penn - Haslett Public Schools
Patricia Salka - Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids

Odyssey 2005

Jennifer Goedtel - Troy School District
Jessica Reder - Bullock Creek School District (Midland)
Michele VanderVelde - Tri-County Area Schools (Sand Lake)
Thomas Wiltse - Airport Community Schools (Carleton)

Odyssey 2004

Ellie O'Donnell - Escanaba Area Public Schools
Rosemary Claus - East Detroit Public Schools (Eastpointe)
Kristie Clark - Bullock Creek School District (Midland)
Angela Kava - Kalamazoo Academy

Odyssey 2003

Catherine Bulera - N.I.C.E. Community Schools
David Follis - Camden-Frontier Schools
Barb Austin, Jan Dodge and Jeff Joneson - Harbor Springs Public Schools
Robert Ulrich - East Lansing Public Schools
Linda Williams - Independent Wayne County School

Odyssey 2002

Deanna Barcey - Waterford Public Schools
Linda Krauss - Olivet Community Schools
Sr. Marie Pauline Skalski - Diocese of Lansing
Barb Teahen - Howell Public Schools
Linda Yeager - Diocese of Lansing

Odyssey 2001

Alice Brobst-Walsh - Milan Public Schools
Kris Ely - St. Johns Public Schools
Beth Hanna - Berkley School District
Constance Pacioni - Utica Community Schools
Raenette Palmer - Petoskey Public Schools

Odyssey 2000

Linda Hamilton - Richmond Community Schools
Linda Kidd - Bloomfield Hills Public Schools
Pennie Morrison - Hazel Park Public Schools
Eric Petro - Albion Public Schools
Dorothy Runyon - Haslett Public Schools
Carol Trojanowski - Laingsburg Community Schools
Carol VanEck - Grand Rapids Public Schools

Updated 09/18/2008

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