The Missouri teacher and mentor became the state’s first openly gay K-12 instructor while also pursuing a graduate degree at UMSL in the early ’90s.

The Missouri teacher and mentor became the state’s first openly gay K-12 instructor while also pursuing a graduate degree at UMSL in the early ’90s.
The Missouri teacher and mentor became the state’s first openly gay K-12 instructor while also pursuing a graduate degree at UMSL in the early ’90s.
The Missouri teacher and mentor became the state’s first openly gay K-12 instructor while also pursuing a graduate degree at UMSL in the early ’90s.
This year’s recipients are Grace Desjardins, Adella Jones, Dawn King, Ekin Pellegrini, Chanua Ross and Lynn Staley.