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Congratulations to Lisa Earp who is our EIBEA 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year Award Winner!

CONGRATULATIONS Lisa!

Lisa Earp from Lake Land College wins
the EIBEA 2024-2025 TEACHER OF THE YEAR Award.

Nominations for EIBEA Teacher of the Year Award:

The EIBEA teacher of the year award is giving during the Spring meeting to an outstanding business teacher in the EIBEA region.

To nominate an outstanding Business Teacher in the EIBEA region for this award, download and complete the 1 page nomination form below and then save and email the completed form to the EIBEA awards chair (see the officer page for contact information).

Nominations should be sent by February 1st each year. Nominate a deserving teacher today!

EIBEA Teacher of the Year Nomination Form

Download, Complete, Save, and Email to the Awards Chair.

Lisa Earp wins the IBEA Outstanding Post Secondary Teacher of the Year Award Congratulations to our local EIBEA member, Lisa Earp from Lake Land College, on winning the Outstanding Post-Secondary Educator of the Year Award at the Fall 2025 IBEA Conference.

Pictured Here:

Lisa Earp receives the 2025 IBEA Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year Award.

Lisa is the Office Technology Program Coordinator and the Court Reporting Program Director at Lake Land College and a long-time EIBEA and IBEA Member.

Congratulations Lisa!

Well Deserved!

Past EIBEA Teacher of the Year Award Winners:

92-93 Dr. Betty J. Campbell EIU
93-94 Marian (Tancy) Finkbiner Lincoln Trail College
94-95 Karen Edwards Mt. Zion High School
95-96 Jaylee Cox Lake Land College
97-98 Dave Stapleton Lake Land College
98-99 Mary Kay Hencken Charleston High School
99-00 Linda Branch Lincoln Trail College
00-01 Paul G. Lockhart Paris High School
01-02 Sally Rector Marshall High School
03-04 Jan Louthan Lake Land College
04-05 Jim Luedke Lake Land College (view his information)
05-06 Janet Henry Lake Land College (view her information)
06-07 Bea Abernathy Lincoln Trail College
07-08 Shasta Bennett Olney Central College
08-09 Angela Niebrugge Charleston High School
13-14 Kathleen Daugherty Lake Land College (view her information)
16-17 Amie Mayhall Olney Central College (view her information)
17-18 Dr. Julie Chadd Eastern Illinois University (view her information)
18-19 Marcy Satterwhite Lake Land College (view her information)
19-20 Heather Seaton Paris Cooperative High School
20-21 No Award was given due to the covid situation
22-23 Cindy Phipps from Lake Land College (view her information)
23-24 Tracy Morgan from Cumberland High School
24-25 Lisa Earp from Lake Land College (view her information)
25-26 To be Announced at the spring 2026 EIBEA Meeting

Past IBEA Teacher of the Year Awards from the EIBEA Affiliate

(Starting in 2024)

2024 Cindy Phipps from Lake Land College - view her information
2025 Lisa Earp from Lake Land College - view her information