Anthony Zilis

Email nominations to VP Jim Rossow at [email protected] Two years ago, Cristabel Bortz, Carlos Rodriguez and Alex Zarco all began teaching

His first claim to fame rocked the world of sports, building up superhuman athletes before they all came tumbling down in one of the biggest steroid scandals of all time.

His first claim to fame rocked the world of sports, building up superhuman athletes before they all came tumbling down in one of the biggest steroid scandals of all time.

“We are the kindergartners who started on Zoom in August 2020, all in one Zoom room learning with Mrs. Roundtree and Mrs. Blacker,” fifth grader Ruby Crull said. “It is

Whether she's teaching her fourth-grade students about hydroponic gardening, grabbing lunch with them, or attending one of their basketball games, Dr.

Teresa Sisk has spent the last 27 years teaching Physical Education and Adaptive Physical Education, with 16 of those years coming at Shiloh Elementary School, where she currently teaches.

Gariel Pierce works as a Reading Interventionist at Dr. Howard Elementary School while pursuing a Ph. D. from University of Illinois.

During her 17 years as a teacher, Nicole Perez-Cardona has dedicated her career to bilingual, multilingual learner and dual-language students. Since 2018, the native of Puerto Rico has done that at International Prep Academy in Champaign, where she teaches third grade.

John Matanda Tshipama has taught for 27 years, including time at three schools in his home country of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Yankee Ridge Elementary School in Urbana,

In her third year teaching fifth grade at Fisher Grade School, Morgan Wilson is known for her ability to make learning fun and engaging, even with more challenging topics.