Granbury ISD hosted its annual Employee Awards Banquet on Thursday, May 2 at Granbury Middle School. GISD recognized all campus and district employees of the year, including the overall employees of the year, service milestones, and retirees. Also during the awards ceremony was the Class of 2024 Academic Hall of Fame recognition.
Granbury ISD would also like to thank our banquet sponsors: Shottenkirk Automotive, Granbury Chamber of Commerce, United Educators Association, The Galley at Granbury High School, Pirate Blooms at Granbury High School, Mesquite Pit
Below is the list of award winners:
2023-24 Overall Award Winners
Secondary Teacher of the Year: Ryan Payne (Granbury High School)
Elementary Teacher of the Year: Deidra Zschiesche (STEAM Academy at Mambrino)
District Employee of the Year: Jennie Younkin (Granbury High School)
2023-24 Campus Teachers of the Year
Acton Elementary School: Sara Moore
Baccus Elementary School: Kathy Moore
Brawner Elementary School: Erin Stone
Emma Roberson Early Learning Academy: Nadya Williamson
STEAM Academy at Mambrino: Deidra Zschiesche
Oak Woods School: Kathy Williams
Acton Middle School: Heather Dooley
Granbury Middle School: Tim Petty
STARS Accelerated High School: D’Ann Tisdale
Granbury High School: Ryan Payne
2023-24 Paraprofessionals of the Year
Acton Elementary School: Shayna Schulte
Baccus Elementary School: Cindy Castaneda
Brawner Elementary School: Charley Henderson
Emma Roberson Early Learning Academy: Lisa Hardin
STEAM Academy at Mambrino: Jaden Andres
Oak Woods School: Teresa Witman
Acton Middle School: Lana Sparks
Granbury Middle School: Cori Slaboda
STARS Accelerated High School: Erika D’Andrea
Granbury High School: Jennie Younkin
2023-24 Employees of the Year
Administration: Ann Erwin
Child Nutrition: Kristyna Hiller
Little Buccaneers: Amanda Ayala
Maintenance: Danny Bloodworth
Support Services: Elizabeth Gish
Transportation: Chrystina Moore
Retirees
John Beckler
Lynn Beckler
David Breazeale
Dwight Butler
Dene’ Carter
Ronda Coffer
Kristin Coleman
Dawn Crnkovic
Susan Davis
Jimmy Dawson
Sonny Galindo
Paula Hamm
Becky Perkins
Keryn Herbold
Cindy Luedeker
Kathleen McLaurin
DeAnna Payne
Tom Ratliff
Dana Reinke
Henry Reiter
Laurence Rupp
Katherine Stewart
Kimberly Young
Years of Service
5 Years:
Edith Alderson
Janet Allen
Brook Bleeker
Cynthia Bowden
Samantha Briscoe
Kathy Butler
Shannon Butler
Jessica Causey
Terry Cellars
Allen Clark
Jennifer Colley
Nathan Daniels
Chelsea Daws
Heather Dooley
Cassandra English
Perla Escalon
Stephanie Espinosa
Vanessa Farner
Catherine Garland
Coleman Gibbs
Jaclyn Gist
Austen Graham
Misty Greer
Darryl Gritz
Kimberly Hall
Daniel Henneke
Katelyn Johnson
Patricia Jones
Rachel Jones
Amanda Journeay
Candi Kaspa
Luke Kramer
Caitlin Lankford
Athan Laskaris
Isaac Lopez
Corlis Lowery
Shelby Martin
Summer Melendez
Maggie Meroney
Carolina Morisette
Bryan Naradovy
Hugo Orantes Hernandez
Sannon Parker-Rutter
Patti Parsons
Deborah Pena
Kylee Peterson
Brenda Pickett
Gayla Powell
Flor Ramirez-Hidrogo
Hagen Reedy
Stephanie Schinnerer
Julie Sellers
Rhonda Sims
Jacci Southern
Robert Stivers
Alana Thorpe
Mary Thurston-Smith
Johnelle Trotter
Jennifer Wala
Molly Whisenhunt
Teresa Wood
10 Years:
Corey Allen
Mary Allen
Jody Brown
Lauren Bruner
Alice Casey
Susana Castillo
Erin Clark
Kristopher Cook
Nova Dea
Jari Dennis
Jennifer Egdorf
Anne Gonzales
Heather Hughes
Jenny Krebbs
Elise Looney
Jairo Martinez
Lindsey McPherson
Debra Miller
Landry Mullins
Sherri Nichols
Rachel Ray
Katrina Ross
Claudia Sanchez
15 Years:
Jeremy Blohowiak
Adina Brassie
Ronda Coffer
Brad Eppler
Amy Gilbert
Tamara Hudson
Todd Knapp
Lori Kohl
Penny Krause
Leska Miller
Melisa Monson
Joe Overstreet
Amanda Rogers
Mary Stennett
Kathy Williams
20 Years:
Natalia Argueta
McLain Boyles
Andrea Brown
Carolanna Caruthers
Lynda Correll
Heather Dollins
Ashley Gill
Katherine Jordan
Kimberley Rains
DeAnn Travis
Misty Walters
Randall Walters
25 Years:
Kelly Been
Stacy Bishop
Dawn Bradley
Curtis Starnes
Vivian Wright
35 Years:
Danny Jones
Tammy Kelley
Kim Spencer