Honor Credit Union Announces Winners of 2024 Annual Teacher Awards

Honor Credit Union is excited to announce the  recipients of its Annual Teacher Awards for 2024, celebrating 15 years of supporting educators with a  total of $40,000 awarded to 40 outstanding teachers across its 28 member center communities. Each winning teacher received a $500 digital gift card to enhance their classrooms, reflecting a $5,000 increase from 2023.  

Originally founded as Berrien Teachers Credit Union 90 years ago, Honor continues its mission to give  back, and proudly honors the invaluable contributions teachers make to our communities.  

During a surprise presentation to Monica Luke, a 7th-grade Social Studies teacher at Buchanan Middle  School, expressed her gratitude on receiving this award: “I am grateful. I am humbled. I am amazed,  because I know that there are so many great projects out there that teachers are trying to do.”  

Honor Credit Union extends its congratulations to all the dedicated educators who make a lasting  impact on their students and communities.  

The 2024 Annual Teacher Award winners are: 

• Allegan Public Schools - Becky Calvert 
• Allendale Public Schools – Emily Miller
• Battle Creek Public Schools - Chelsea Reichel 
• Berrien RESA - Amanda Harris  
• Berrien Springs Public Schools - Melissa Stankevich 
• Berrien Springs Public Schools – William Brown 
• Brandywine Community Schools – Melissa Foster 
• Bridgman Public Schools - Heather Ponegalek 
• Buchanan Community Schools - Monica Luke 
• Calhoun Christian Schools - April Denisiuk 
• Colon Community Schools - Sonia Kevnick 
• Coldwater Community Schools - Sarah Davis 
• Decatur Public Schools – Amanda Wilson 
• Dix Street Elementary - Heather Moss  
• Dowagiac Union Schools - Mikiah Piazza 
• Gwinn Area Community Schools - Caitlin Fahey 
• Hudsonville Public Schools - Emily Pettinga 
• Kalamazoo Public Schools - Arlene Wright 
• Kenowa Hills Public Schools - Lisa Wentland 
• Kent City Elementary - Allison O’Connell  
• Lakeview School District - Jessica Day  
• Lakeview School District - Summer LaBonte 
• Marshall Academy – Janie Neckermann 
• Mildred C. Wells Academy - Kristin Stowe 
• Marquette Area Public Schools - Jacqueline Wagner 
• Montcalm Area ISD - Brittany Danner  
• Negaunee Public Schools - Katie Trudgeon 
• N.I.C.E. Community Schools - Marc Nutini 
• Niles Community Schools - Katie Filley  
• Parchment Schools - Lauren Kerssies  
• Paw Paw Middle School - Cassandra Taylor 
• Portage Public Schools - Ann Armbruster 
• Portage Public Schools - Cayla Fuld  
• Powell Township Schools – Errica Ingram 
• Riverside School - Kristin Morlock  
• Roosevelt Elementary School - Melissa Harris 
• South Haven Public Schools – Barb Guthrie 
• St. Paul's Lutheran School- Michelle Kubath 
• Watervliet Public Schools - Chad Yager  
• Watervliet Public Schools - Linda Zuniga

ABOUT HONOR CREDIT UNION 

Honor Credit Union is a non-profit, full-service financial institution serving over 110,000 members in 28  member center communities throughout western and northern Michigan.  

Providing solutions for financial success and giving back to the communities we serve remain the driving  forces behind Honor Credit Union. For more information, call 800.442.2800, or visit www.honorcu.com.