Peggy Payne to be honored with the
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| Neosho High School’s former librarian Peggy Payne is one of seven recipients to be honored by the
Missouri State Board of Education and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education with
the 2007 Missouri Pioneers in Education Award. The award will be presented to Mrs. Payne at the
Department’s 46th Annual Cooperative Conference for School Administrators in August 2007. The following was taken from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website. Each year since 1974, the Missouri State Board of Education and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education have selected a few individuals to be honored as Missouri Pioneers in Education, in recognition of their distinguished careers and contributions to public education, either at the state or local levels. The Pioneer awards are presented by the president of the Missouri State Board of Education and the commissioner of education during the Department’s annual summer conference for school administrators. More than 200 individuals have been named to the select group of Pioneers since the inception of the award. This select group includes outstanding and long-serving school teachers and administrators, dedicated local board of education members, college and university deans and presidents, and former legislators and governors. Nominations for the Pioneer awards are received throughout each school year by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Selection is made by staff of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the commissioner of education, based on the criteria of unique contributions to public education in the state and/or distinguished and far-reaching careers in education. |