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Education Foundation, Inc.

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Guiding Minds, Shaping Tomorrows

Foundation Board

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Front Row: Jeff Tate, Alison Martin, Johna Stanfield, Linda Leu, Troy Risner

Middle Row: Jacob Neusche, Larissa Emory, Ron Hendricks, Sherry Marose, Brett Thompson

Top Row: John Blair, Eric Walters, Brett Eidson, Michael Gilley

Not Pictured: Nancy McKinney, Stan Green, Melinda Whitney, Debbie Wright

President – Alison Martin

Vice President – Brett Eidson

Treasurer – John Blair

Secretary – Nancy McKinney

Events Coordinator – Johna Stanfield

The Camdenton R-III School District Education Foundation, Inc. generates and manages resources to enhance learning opportunities for students and staff across our district. We invest directly in educational excellence by awarding Student Scholarships, providing Educator Scholarships for Advanced Degrees, and funding innovative Classroom Impact Grants that bring learning to life.

2026 Student Scholarship Recipients

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Isabella Asante

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Trinity Bartsoff

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Isabelle Bruck

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Elijah Cook

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Niklas Farthing

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Hunter Johnson

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.Kyra Lamia

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Madyson Outersky

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Gabriel Skiba

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Gage Smith

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Isabel Tate

  • Class of 2025 – Keith Bass, Kiley Bentley, Isabella Breuer, Rayne Christiansen, Owen Combs, Ruth Craig, Lillian DiBello, Jordyn Galland, Josephine Kunkel, Madison Mulvania, Miya Nevins, Delaney Stanfielod, Garrison Thompson

    Class of 2024 – Ava Canales, Addyson Clay, Alexandra Dickerson, Kaden Durnin, Claire Echternacht, Lukas Farthing, Olivia Franken, Chase Mason, Katya Savinkov, Carter Smith, Layla Strickland, Kierstin Wright, 

    Class of 2023 – Kylie Doyle, Kamden Durnin, Andrew Haas, Katelyn Hilton, Hayden Patrick, Nora Powers, Alana Price, Arianeli Roderiguez Canceco, Nicholas Roettgen, Alexis Stroup, Ellie Webb, Ella Westhusing, 

    Class of 2022 – Cale Bentley, Mackenzie Daniels, Josie Davis, Brooke Echternacht, Kaylin Galey, Sarah Holmes, Carly Johnson, Adrian Kline, Abilene Lortz, Kennedy Phillips, Logan Thompson, Ashley Vest

    Class of 2021 – Jillian Bernabe, Olivia Brown, Austin Clay, Safina Ernst, Grant Garrett, Haley Hultz, Maya Irvine, Irelyn Meckley, Madison Morris, Emma Price, Blake Roettgen, Victoria Watson

    Class of 2020 – Abby Bennett, Vanessa Dunham, Lindsey Graves, Clare Holmes, Tabitha Houska, Aeryn Kennedy, Shelby Kurtz, Brandon Pasley, Gracie Poe, Andrew Roberts, Jake Thoenen, Raegan Waters

    Class of 2019 – Kelli Alford, Rachel Harris, Vincent Kohr, Garrett Mason, Kaitlyn Medlock, Lucas Mosher, Jessica Parker, Claire Roettgen, Olivia Schanuel, Macy Short, Je’anne Wegner, Claire Whittle

    Class of 2018 – Kallie Davis, Jay Griffin, Grace Hall, Bryan Hunter, Olivia Kline, Alex Long, Keaton Meyer, Courtney Meyers, Abigail Miller, Bayley Miller, Paxton Poole, Miranda Sauer

    Class of 2017 – Brenden Barbour, Kylie Becker, Abby Brauer, Andrea Johnston, Cameron Koons, Blair Kurtz, Tara Poole, Cody Ray, Catherine Sauer, Natalie Schulte, Trey Young, Emily Zaretzky

    Class of 2016 – Brock Andreason, Katie Bird, Maria Socorro Borden, Kelsei Davis, Abram Morris, Tanner Peterson, Mira Sundar Rao, Alyssa Ripley, Khalid Sheriff, Sophia Shore, Kendall Spraggins, Emmalee Wilkins

    Class of 2015 – Brittany Bolz, Shelby Briscoe, Kaitlyn Chappell, Danaelyn Flint, Ellie Harmon, Madison Henry, Shelby Huey, Hope Johns, Tiffani Jones, Brittany Kurtz, Justin Murdock, Riley Short, Allison Smith, Kyler Virtue

    Class of 2014 – McKena Baumert, Ashley Beard, Christopher Carpenter, Rachel D’Arcy, Daniel Hall, Morgan Henry, Robert Johnson, Alexis Lumley, Madison Stehle, Paula Zaretzky, Sydney Zuraski

    Class of 2013 – Rose Anderson, Caleb Blansett, Alexandria Brewer, Rachel Bruce, Courtney Foulk, Logan Gilbert, Katelyn Goodwin, Kyle Gulshen, Jacob Harmon, Brigetta Reth, Murphy Ward

    Class of 2012 – Casey Becker, Kevin Bird, Raschely Flint, Taylor Hassebroek, Abbey Herfurth, Kristie Lotz, Kelli Montgomery, Andrew Shannon, Skylar Starkey, Kendal Surdyke, Ashley Wolfe

    Class of 2011 – Nicholle Abbott, Anthony Black, Elizabeth Burkhardt, Stephanie Cahail, Sierra Comer, Jennifer Ellis, John Hueste, Mary Luber, Emily McWhirter, Anna Morgan, Kara O’Connor, Kishan Patel, Rebekah Sharp

    Class of 2010 – Julie Barnum, Jeff Dorhauer, Kayla Foulk, Jay Gulshen, Sierra Jay, Grant McCurdy, John Peterson, Sonia Rao, Lori Schlatter 

    Class of 2009 – Kyle Beckmeyer, Jennifer Harmon, Jake Kirtley, Jennifer Kline, Alexandra Morgan, Jordan Weaver

    Class of 2008 – Blake Becker, Kaylin Boeckman, Emily Hollander, Don McCurdy, Christina Tiggeman, Melissa Van Kluyve

    Class of 2007 – Donovan Coleman, Brianna Cook, Cary Ice, Danielle Jones, Sallie Leslie, Antonio Santon

    Class of 2006 – Jamie Barnes, Brittany Dickemann, Matt Johnson, Jeff Pobst, Tyler Porth, Derek Smith

    Class of 2005 – Kristin Edwards, Christa Manton, Johanna Martin, Ashley Nagy

    Class of 2004 – Lacey Bucklin, Jason Neal, Jill Wallace 

     

2026 Educator Advanced Degree Scholarship Recipients

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Karissa Byler

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Katherine McGrew

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Patricia Moore

  • 2025 – Ashley Dunkeson, Ryan Stiffler, Natalie Ricketts, Whitley Malzner

    2024 – Susan Dennison, Lisset Holt, Stephanie Baldwin

    2023 – Lindsey Wyatt, Melissa Dandridge

    2022 – Jessica Chancellor, Anna Leezer, Angela Koons

    2021 – Aaron Frederick, Amber Keeney, Anna Leezer

    2020 – Ginny Gilbert, Amber Keeney, Annie Meyer 

    2019 – Kara Gordon, Alexandria Haley, Amy Bruck

    2018 – Sharon Moehle, Tiffany Rogers, Amber Keeney

    2017 – Ashli Eaves, Catherine Becker, Malia Cummings

    2016 – Ashli Eaves, Renee Dyer, Matt Hendon

    2015 – Angela Heilman, Erin Kaminski, Shawn Maschino

    2014 – William H. Buxton, Amy Atler, Abigail Cunningham

    2013 – Ashli Eaves, Sandra A. Letterman, Cassie Wilmes

    2012 – Nikki Hubbard

Hall of Leaders

The Camdenton R-III School Education Foundation, Inc., Hall of Leaders is a recognition program established to honor outstanding individuals who are alumni, retired educators, and patrons of the Camdenton R-III School District. These honorees will be recognized at the Elegant Evening. Nominations must be submitted by Monday, December 4, 2026.

Three categories: 

Distinguished Alumni

a) Graduates of Camdenton R-III School District who have shown lifetime achievement and have become leaders in his/her chosen field.

b) Must be a role model who demonstrates leadership, character, and distinguished dedication to his/her field of expertise.

c) For specific criteria, please refer to the Hall of Leaders Scoring Guide on our website

Outstanding Educational Professionals

a) Educators and administrators who have served the Camdenton R-III School District with excellence for at least ten (10) years and have been fully retired from the district for at least three (3) years.

b) Must be a role model who demonstrates leadership, character, and dedication to the Camdenton R-III School District.

c) For specific criteria, please refer to the Hall of Leaders Scoring Guide on our website.

Friends of the District

a) Individuals, groups, or businesses whose continuous efforts have made a significant contribution to the Camdenton R-III School District.

b) Must be a role model who demonstrates leadership, character, and dedication to the Camdenton R-III School District.

c) For specific criteria, please refer to the Hall of Leaders Scoring Guide on our website.

Application Process

  • Candidates are chosen by a Scoring Guide and graded by an outside committee. Recommendations are reviewed by the Hall of Leaders Committee and final recommendations are made by the Foundation Board of Directors
  • All applications, with two to four Letters of Support, will be submitted to the Camdenton R-III School District Education Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 1409, Camdenton, MO 65020, (573) 346- 9213, or e-mail edufoundation@camdentonschools.org.
  • Current Foundation, Board of Education, and current Camdenton R-III employees are not eligible for these awards.
  • Applicants can only achieve this award once in any category.

Hall of Leaders Application and Scoring Guide

Jane Martin - Distinguished Alumni and Friend of the District

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Jane Martin, president and owner of Dredging, Inc. DBS Scott’s Concrete of Camdenton, Missouri is a second-generation Camdenton High School graduate. Her mother, Jo Scott, her son, Scottie Martin, and his wife, Alison Sanders Martin, graduated from Camdenton High School, and Jane’s grandchildren also attend school in the district.

Dredging, Inc. was founded in 1954 by Jane’s grandfather, Bob Scott. Jane began working for the company in her early teens. She organized delivery tickets in a wooden box about the size of a shoebox that her dad originally made. Bob passed away in 1987, and Jane became president of the company. She was the first female to serve as Chairman of the Board of Missouri Concrete. Over the past 30+
years, she has successfully made the company into what it is today, navigating through some tough times, including the recession of 2008. Over the years, her leadership and dedication to employees and the company have impacted its success. She has served on many boards and organizations over the years, actively serving on industry committees and advising other business owners on multiple issues. Her door is always open.

Jane believes in giving back to the community that has been so generous to her family. Since beginning a gifting program in 2015, Jane has donated almost half a million dollars to local non-profits, with the Camdenton R-III School District receiving the most monetary donations. This does not include concrete donations for projects such as upgrading the Dogwood playground to be ADA-compliant or the JROTC course at the high school. It would be difficult to measure the total impact of her generosity on this school district and community. 

 

 

Marvin & Peggy Johnson - Friends of the District

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Marvin Johnson grew up in Wisconsin, and Peggy Gress Johnson grew up in West Virginia. They were introduced by mutual friends in Charleston, West Virginia, while Marvin worked in management for Union Carbide Chemicals Company in Charleston, WV, and married on January 20, 1962. Although Marvin graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1957 with a major in industrial relations and a minor in accounting, he fondly remembers learning his “technical school skills” from growing up on a farm and fixing things as necessary. He also served in the Air Force from 1951-1954.

Peggy earned her degree in medical technology with minors in biology and chemistry. After having their children, Michael and Barbara, and raising them to school age in the Chicago area, Peggy returned to school to become a nurse.

After transferring from Charleston to Chicago and joining Abbott Laboratories, Marvin’s job took him to Miami, where he and Peggy discovered a love for boating. They found Lake of the Ozarks on a map and thought it would be the perfect place to call home for retirement. Soon after they arrived, Peggy began volunteering at Lake Career and Technical Center. She tutored adult students and coordinated literacy for the trade school’s GED and literacy programs. 

Marvis also became involved in the community by serving as a chairman of the Lake of the Ozarks SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) chapter, serving on the boards for the local Habitat for Humanity, Lake Area Industries, and Nikco Sports, and as the parish council and past president of St. Anthony’s Church. 

The Johnsons understand the importance of trade skills in our society and established a fund to provide annual student scholarships for Lake Career and Technical Center students. Over the years, they have contributed numerous scholarships and hours of service to the Camdenton R-III School District. 

 

  • 2024 – John F. Blair – Friend of the District

    2024 – Ron Hendricks – Outstanding Educational Professional

    2023 – Jeff Sanquist – Distinguished Alumni

    2023 – Bob Shore – Outstanding Educational Professional 

    2022 – James A. VonGremp – Distinguished Alumni 

    2022 – Gregory Anderson – Friend of the District

    2019 – Nondas Bogart – Outstanding Educational Professional

    2019 – Dr. John Wesley Bearden – Outstanding Educational Professional 

    2018 – Honorable Bruce Tucker Smith – Lifetime Achievement – Alumni

    2018 – Sue Kupfer – Outstanding Educational Professional

    2017 – Patricia Morgan – Outstanding Educational Professional 

    2016 – Tim McDuffey – Distinguished Alumni 

    2016 – Mary Lou Edwards – Outstanding Educational Professional

    2016 – David Bennett – Distinguished Alumni

    2015 – RC Worthan – Outstanding Educational Professional

    2015 – Angela Fiene – Distinguished Alumni

    2015 – Dr. Wayne Cooper – Friend of the District 

    2014 – Jody Newman – Outstanding Educational Professional 

    2013 – Judge James Franklin, Jr. – Distinguished Alumni

    2013 – James T. Herfurth – Friend of the District

    2012 – Richard D. Goins – Friend of the District

    2012 – Brian Reeves – Distinguished 

    2012 – Dr. Christopher J. Leslie – Friend of the District

    2011 – Tom Porter – Friend of the District

    2011 – Shelly Reeves – Distinguished Alumni

    2011 – Ronald Carpenter – Distinguished Alumni

    2010 – Roy Green – Distinguished Alumni

    2010 – Ronnie Mitchell – Distinguished Alumni

    2010 – Robert “Bob” Rippee – Outstanding Educational Professional

    2009 – Robert Oldham – Distinguished Alumni

    2009 – Lynn Zimmer – Distinguished Alumni

    2009 – Jason Whittle – Distinguished Alumni

    2009 – Chuck Fischer – Distinguished Alumni

    2009 – John Parrish – Distinguished Alumni

    2009 – Wayne Sweatt – Friend of the District

     

Donate to the Education Foundation

To support our mission, please consider a donation to the Camdenton R-III School District Education Foundation, Inc. Scan the QR code, or visit the donation site. 

 

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