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MESPA 2011 25-Year-Club Inductees: (L to R) Barbara Shin, Rosalind Robbins, Joyce Dammer, Susan Risius
 






 




 



Have you been in education for 25 years?


The Twenty-Five Year Club
is an organization within the Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association. Candidates for membership must have served as a practicing teacher and/or administrator for a total of 25 years or more, serving 10 or more of those years as an elementary/middle level principal. An active elementary/middle school principal must be a current active MESPA member at the time of nomination.

  • 2012 Inductees, honored at MESPA Institute 2012
David Arola, Pine City
Paula Foley, St. Cloud
Lorene Force, Dassel-Cokato
Cameron Hedlund, Forest Lake
Pamela Lukens, Lester Prairie
David Parker, Minnetonka
Kim Pavlovich, Anoka-Hennepin
Connie Schnobrich, retired, Redwood
Joseph Thimm, Chisago Lakes
Harlen Ulrich, Minneota
  • 2011 Inductees, honored at MESPA Institute 2011
Joyce Dammer, Rochester
Susan Risius, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage
Rosalind Robbins, Retired from Minneapolis
Barbara Shin, retired from Minneapolis
  •  2010 Inductees, honored at MESPA Institute 2010
Mary Baier, Owatonna
Marilyn Levine, Minneapolis
Ramona Miller, Mahnomen
Jean Weis-Clough, Albany
  • 2009 Inductees, honored at MESPA Institute 2009
Michele Brouse, Mounds View
Judith Davis, Winona
Karen Erickson, Minneapolis
Frank Feinberg, St. Paul
Willie Jackson, Minneapolis
Christine Miller, Minneapolis
Katherine Page,  Columbia Heights
Sonya Peterson, New London-Spicer
  • 2008 Inductees, honored at MESPA Institute 2008
Sharon Engel, Anoka-Hennepin
Mark French, Osseo
Dennis Johnson, Ogilvie
Don Moore, West St. Paul
  • 2007 Inductees, honored at MESPA Institute 2007

    Kathy Alvig, Minneapolis
    Celeste Carty, St. Paul
    David Nystuen, Stewartville

  • 2006 Inductees, honored at MESPA Institute 2006

    John Ahern, Roseville        
    Patricia Altrichter, Brainerd        
    Dianne Dodge, Rochester        
    LeeAnn Drolet, Minnetonka        
    David Fleming, Zumbrota-Mazeppa        
    Gwynne Gildow, Staples-Motley        
    Elizabeth Heffernan, St. Paul        
    Sharon Hull, Faribault        
    Nancy Johnson, Rochester        
    Lynne Karimi, Rochester        
    Barbara Kearn, White Bear Lake        
    Steven Lundberg, Brainerd
    Mary Malone, Lakeville
    Michael Martin, Parkers Prairie
    Margaret McKernan, Farmington
    David Nystuen, Stewartville
    Mitchell Peterson, Park Rapids
    Debra Sauter, Duluth
    Linda Stockwell, Rochester
    Craig Sundberg, Mounds View
    Diane Trisko, Rochester
    Ann Widseth, Minneapolis
    Vernon Koepp, Rush City




 Applicationform11-12.doc  
25 Year Club 2011-12 application
Get Acrobat Reader  25_Year_Club_11-12_Schedule.pdf  
Schedule of 2011-2012 Twenty-Five Year Club meetings, with a special letter of invitation to the September meeting.
Get Acrobat Reader  ConstitutionRev09.pdf  
The Constitution of the 25 Year Club was amended at the November 12, 2009 meeting.

MESPA Volunteers

Dr. David K. Abrahamson, 2009 Honors


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Meeting Dates?
Scroll down for complete meeting information.


2012 Honoree Alice Seagren
Seagren
Alice Seagren is the 2012 outstanding recipient of the 25 Year Club award, Distinguished Service to Educators.

Please join us in paying tribute to this friend of education on February 1 at the 25 Year Club Social during MESPA Institute 2012, beginning at 3:00 p.m.  

Alice began her six and a half years as Minnesota Commissioner of Education in 2004, after she left her elected position as a Minnesota House member representing Bloomington.

Educators credit her with:
  • bringing a calm and collegial presence to the office,
  • increasing student achievement,
  • raising standards, and
  • getting schools to ramp up science, technology, engineering and math offerings.


25 Year Club President
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Chris Miller
651-644-2374
camiller19@comcast.net


25 Year Club Officers
Effective April 2011

Chris Miller,  President
Tim Case, President-Elect
Jim Hoogheem, Past President
Willie Jackson, Secretary
Bob Lundberg, Treasurer
Michele Brouse, Membership
Dave Abrahamson, Volunteer Coordinator


Interested in joining?
Scroll to the PDF document (membership form) below.  MESPA will collect dues for principals interested in joining the club; please make your check payable to MESPA. 


Thank you to our MESPA volunteers
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Twenty-Five Year Club Meeting Dates
2011-2012 meetings
(To download a schedule with all meeting dates and locations, scroll to the PDF below.)

Sept. 15 -- 10:30 a.m. Target Field Tour (with discussion of Twins' education programs) followed by lunch at 1:00 p.m. at Roy Smalley's 87 Club, 100 North 6th Street, Minneapolis.
   Please RSVP to Chris Miller by September 8.

Nov. 17 -- 11 a.m. Fort Snelling Officers Club.
Speaker: Rep. Mindy Greiling, Roseville legislator and 2010 recipient of our Outstanding Educator award, will share her reflections on a unique legislative year.
Feb. 1 -- 3-5 p.m.  25 Year Club social at Institute 2012, DoubleTree by Hilton (formerly the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel).  Join us as we induct new members and honor our 2012 Outstanding Educator.
April 19 -- 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Fort Snelling Officers Club. 

For information contact:
President Chris Miller at 651/644-2374 or camiller19@comcast.net
or
Past-President Jim Hoogheem 763/425-7115, fernprinc1@comcast.net

Directions to Fort Snelling Officers Club:
 http://alumninet.yale.edu/clubs/mn01/FSOC.htm


Retirement Resources
For resources to help active members plan for life after the principalship, visit the Retirement Resource Center in the Members Only section of this site.


Twenty-Five Year Club Revised Consitution

The Constitution of the 25 Year Club was amended at the November 12, 2009 meeting. Revisions were introduced at the meeting and, as required by the Constitution, a majority of members present voted to accept the proposed changes.  

The major changes are:

1.  Two more positions were added to the board:  Membership/Communications Chair and Volunteer Coordinator. Because the Club members in these positions have worked closely with Board members the last few years, it was decided to add the positions to the Board.

2.  The term of officers was changed from two years to one year. The shorter term will give more members the opportunity for leadership roles.

3.  There were minor changes in language that updated the 2002 revision.


Please see the Revised Constitution PDF to the left for a copy.