Award Nominees
The Connie Wootton Excellence in Teaching Award Nominees
Wootton Awards are $5,000 cash prizes given in four different categories:
- Early Childhood—this award identifies an exceptional teacher working with pre-kindergarten students
- Elementary—this award identifies an exceptional teacher working with students from kindergarten to fifth grade
- Middle/Upper—this award identifies an exceptional teacher working with students from grades six through twelve
- Special Focus—this award identifies an exceptional teacher of a special subject or Chaplain excelling in the spirit of the Wootton Awards
Winner to be announced Friday, October 22, 2021
Early Childhood Category
Kristen Cascio
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
Jennifer Collins
St. Martin’s Episcopal School
Metairie, LA
Elementary Category
Samira Ibeawuchi
St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal School
Houston, TX
Judy Riley
Grace Episcopal School
Monroe, LA
Dicksey Sanders
St. Mark’s Cathedral School
Shreveport, LA
Middle / Upper Category
Katrina Pogue
Trinity Episcopal School
Victoria, TX
Stacy Hill
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
Paula Garrett
Grace Episcopal School
Monroe, LA
Leigh Lewis
St. Mark’s Cathedral School
Shreveport, LA
Keith Schwarz
St. Martin’s Episcopal School
Metairie, LA