Educational Leadership and Higher Education
Student Highlights
These outstanding students and alumni offer a snapshot of our students in our Educational Leadership and Higher Education programs. Click on video or detail links to learn more about them.
Higher Education Administration
Educational Administration & Leadership
Tracy Hare
- Instructional Coach
- St. Cloud Area Schools
"Not only was the program content thorough, but also succinct and efficient within the options of individualized plans of study. The flexibility of the program is a good fit for any family-centered lifestyle."
Brittany Schoephoerster
- Assistant Principal
- Sartell - St. Stephen School District
"The program pushed me to grow as an educator, leader, and professional"
Graduate Award Recipients
Gaynard Brown
- Retired Director at Paul Bunyan Education Cooperative
2019 Recipient of the MASE Legacy Award
Dr. Reggie Engebritson
- Director of Special Education for 11 districts, Northland Special Education Cooperative, Virginia, MN
2011 New Leader of Excellence Award from the Minnesota Administrators of Special Education
Tim Finn
- Special Education Director in St. Francis
2017 New Special Education Leader Award by Minnesota Administrators of Special Education.
Eunice Gyamerah
- English Language Learners (ELL)
- Athlos Academy of St. Cloud
- Ms. Gyamerah received the 2021 Athlos Distinguished Educator Award for her excellence in exemplifying the Athlos Pillars of Performance: Prepared Mind, Healthy Body, and Performance Character.
Dr. Kim Hiel
- Superintendent
- Fridley Public Schools
Dr. Hiel was named the 2020 Richard Green Scholar from the Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) for her paper "The Influence of Society's Perceptions and Stereotypes on African American Women Administrators' Leadership Practices". In 2014, she was named Minnesota Elementary and Middle School Science and Mathematics Principal of the Year by the Minnesota Principal Association and the Science Museum of Minnesota
Jovana Jevremovic
2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Award from the Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education (CASHE), an entity group of ACPA.
Isabelle Joseph
- 2022 Excellence in Leadership Award Recipient
Abby Lyon
- Benton Stearns Ed District
2018 Stenswick Benson Scholarship Recipient
Dianne McCarron
- Director of Special Education serving 15 districts in the SW/WC Service Cooperative
2014 New Leader of Excellence Award from the Minnesota Administrators of Special Education
Michelle Mortensen
- Superintendent, Renville County West Schools
2019 Richard Green Scholar Award - Minnesota Association of School Administrators
Karen Orcutt
- Superintendent of Schools for the Orono Public Schools
2017 MASA Polaris Leadership Award
Ray Przekurat
- Director/Superintendent of the Wright Technical Center and Vice Chair of the Wright County Economic Development Partnership
2015 Member Investor of the Year from the Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Martha Smithson
- Brainerd
2018 Stenswick Benson Scholarship Recipient
Tammy Stahl
- Director of Special Education for 18 districts in the SW/WC Service Cooperative
2012 New Leader of Excellence Award from the Minnesota Administrators of Special Education
Dr. Curt Tryggestad
- Superintendent of Eden Prairie Schools
2017 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators
2015 Richard Green Scholars Program Award from the Minnesota Association of School Administrators
Dia Yang
- Assistant Director of Student Diversity and Inclusion Services at University of St. Thomas
2019 Outstanding Mid-Level Professional Award from NASPA Region IV-E