杰出校友奖Harpst worked in the education field for 32 years as a teacher, 教练, high school principal and superintendent of schools.
He graduated from Northwest with bachelor’s degrees in English and physical education in 1977 and then earned a master’s degree in physical education and school administration in 1980 and an education specialist degree in 1983 from the University.
他成了费尔法克斯的校长, 密苏里州, 26岁时, 在密苏里州西北部的其他几个地区担任校长，积累了行政管理经验, he accepted his first superintendent position in his hometown of Weston at age 34. 他于2009年退休, ending a 13-year tenure as superintendent of the Platte County R-III School District that included unprecedented growth and building projects.
He later served as a financial consultant, capital improvements coordinator and interim superintendent in area school districts as well as a financial mentor to 密苏里州 superintendents. In 2014, while serving as an interim superintendent of the West Platte School District, he organized the West Platte Education Foundation and remains a member of its board.
在他的认可中, Harpst was chosen in 2003 as 密苏里州 Superintendent of the Year and was honored in 2001 as Northland Administrator of the Year by the Northland Chamber of Commerce.
He has served as president of the 密苏里州 Association of School Administrators, 西北密苏里学校管理者协会和西北密苏里中学校长协会的成员. In 2001, he organized a golf tournament sponsored by the Northwest 密苏里州 School Administrators Association to provide college scholarships, and the event remains an annual fundraiser, providing scholarships to as many as 10 students each year.
在他的社区里, Harpst has volunteered to 教练 youth sports, 作为普拉特伍德卫理公会教堂高级牧师的一部分，他负责协调娱乐活动. He also has served with the 董事会 of Hillcrest Platte County and the Embassy Park Homeowners Association Board.
杰出教师奖Thornsberry joined Northwest in 2003 to teach genetics, 生物学, plant physiology and molecular 生物学 after earning a Ph.D. in plant molecular 生物学 and genetics at the University of 密苏里州.
He earned tenure and promotion to associate professor in 2010 and currently serves as chair of the Department of Natural Sciences. He has contributed to Northwest not only as an outstanding teacher and scholar but in leadership capacities as an assistant department chair and president of the Faculty Senate during the 2011-2012 academic year.
Thornsberry, 他之前是美国农业部的研究遗传学家, focuses his academic research on natural genetic variation in corn and the regulation of gene expression related to photosynthesis. He has published scholarly articles related to plant genetics in prestigious journals, 包括Nature Genetics, 遗传研究, 植物生物学的最新观点, 植物分子生物学, 和科学.
The Northwest and Maryville communities have collectively benefited from Thornsberry’s strong advocacy for science education, 特别是在生物学领域，通过他在科学奥林匹克竞赛中与高中生的合作. He also has worked with Maryville science teachers in several capacities, 包括作为导师帮助他们拓展技能和经验，担任和记棋牌娱乐的兼职教师.
He has worked diligently in support of the 密苏里州 Science Olympiad, 向上发展的数学和科学, 学前健康职业俱乐部, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. 他是“Xi”的成员, 支持学生在科学领域就业的科研荣誉协会, as well as the American Society of Plant Biologists and the Genetics Society.
杰出教师荣誉奖Benson retired from Northwest in 2020 as a professor of mathematics and statistics and chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, after 27 years of service as a faculty member.
Having earned a master’s degree in teaching mathematics at Northwest in 1989, Benson began her career at the University in 1993 as an instructor. She advanced her faculty ranking to assistant professor in 1997, associate professor in 2004 and professor in 2010. She was named chair of the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Information Systems in 2014 and retained her role as chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics after Northwest restructured its academic departments in 2016.
Other contributions to Northwest and her field include service as the secretary and treasurer of the 密苏里州 Mathematics Association for the Advancement of Teacher Training and as a member of the development and writing team for the elementary mathematics specialist certification and collaborative degree program. 她是学院参议院的成员，并在许多部门和大学委员会任职, including as chair of the Council on Teacher Education, 教师教育指导委员会, chair and secretary of the Curriculum and Degree Requirements Committee, and chair of the Designated Curricular Matters Committee. She currently is secretary of the Northwest Retiree Association.
在玛丽维尔社区, she is an active member of First United Methodist Church, where she has served as a member of the Jubilee praise team, 敬拜事工团队和祷告团队，以及唱诗班指挥和钟唱诗班指挥. She also has served as a member of the Maryville Band Boosters, 包括两年的总统任期, 作为董事会秘书, president and 教练 with the American Youth Soccer Organization.
Benson started her career by teaching mathematics to students in grades seven through 12, 汉密尔顿第一, 俄亥俄州, 然后在鸦林镇, 密苏里州. 1995年至1997年, 她是密苏里大学堪萨斯城分校的研究生研究助理，同时完成了博士学位.D.
荣誉校友奖自从和记棋牌娱乐在2013年开始举办密苏里希望灾害响应现场训练演习以来, Brinton has been on the front lines of advocating for the program, 招募无数的机构, 专家和其他资源，以确保学生有最好的专业经验.
在他贡献的支持下, 一年一度的密苏里希望演习是该地区最大的灾难应对模拟, attracting nearly 25 partner agencies and 12 higher education institutions, totaling a value of nearly $3 million in resources and personnel.
Brinton is willing to do anything to help the simulation and program succeed, 从在紧急行动中心指导学生，到在他帮助清洗设备时全身沾满泥浆. He often attends regional meetings while proudly wearing his 密苏里州 Hope T-shirt or displaying EDM program patches in his office.
在他的职业中, Brinton has served since 2004 as the director of Buchanan County Emergency Management. 他还曾担任布坎南县治安部门的后备副手和洪泛区经理. He is chief of the Region H HSRRS/Hazmat Team in St 约瑟夫.
He began his career in public safety with the St. 约瑟夫 Police Department in 1971 and has remained involved in public service since. 他做过护理人员, criminal justice and business administration educator, and an assistant to the city manager of St. 约瑟夫. 他曾担任多个委员会的主席，负责确保密苏里州居民的安全, often spending his time reviewing plans and conducting research and after-action reviews with the goal of improving the safety and protection of residents.
He holds associate and bachelor's degrees from 密苏里州 Western State University and a master's degree from the University of Central 密苏里州.
公共服务奖Martin is a teacher at Staley High School and has taught computer science in a high school setting for 22 years in the North Kansas City School District.
自2002年在和记棋牌娱乐完成中等商业教育学士学位以来, 她表现出一种激励年轻学生在计算机科学领域攻读大专学位的动力, guiding several students toward Northwest’s computer science program. 她相信计算机科学是一个有益的领域，这在她每天的课堂上都很明显.
在她的职业生涯中, 她为几门计算机科学课程创建了课程，并为Project Lead the Way试点了两门课程, for which she was a master teacher and trained others on the curriculum. She helped Northwest implement a grant from Google to teach fellow educators how to facilitate MIT App Inventor in their classrooms. She has participated in panel discussions and contributed to lightning talks at the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges.
马丁是斯特利高中成功的美国未来商业领袖项目的赞助商. She also sponsored two student groups that won Best in State for the Verizon App Challenge.
她是计算机科学教师协会堪萨斯城地区分会的副主席. She is a recipient of the Advanced Placement Diversity Enrollment Award, presented by the Advanced Placement College Board; the Central Exchange’s STEMMY WiSTEMM Educator Award; the 密苏里州 Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Regional Teacher of the Year award; and the National Center for Women in Informational Technology’s Aspirations in Computer Educators award, for western 密苏里州 and Kansas; among other honors.
炮塔服务奖豹子花了大半辈子来支持和记棋牌娱乐和他们的社区, 教堂和学校——充满激情, spirit and focus on family that embodies the University’s culture.
As a member of the Northwest 校友会’s 董事会 from 2014 to 2020, 玛莎为进入西北的奇利科高中学生共同创建并主持了一场高级送别活动. 豹子经常鼓励年轻人参加和记棋牌娱乐，分享它提供的机会, 他们还为参加送别仪式的熊狸提供指导和护理包裹.
玛莎还担任校友会推广委员会主席，并积极参加大学活动. 在“永远绿色”运动期间，她帮助带领校友会董事会达到了新的捐赠水平. 与此同时, 林恩总是在幕后, 鼓励配偶打高尔夫球和参加其他活动，以帮助他们感受到西北家庭的欢迎.
作为夫妻, the Leopards can be found at football tailgate events, 帮助和记娱乐ios会. 另外, they contribute to Northwest’s scholarship fund and established the Alsbury-Leopard Music Scholarship to support vocal and instrumental majors while honoring three generations of Northwest graduates in their family who were involved with the music program.
玛莎, who graduated from Northwest with her bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1971 and a master’s degree in elementary education in 1976, was employed for 37 years as an elementary teacher, 斯坦伯里第一, 密苏里州, 然后在奇利科斯，她于2001年被评为年度地区教师. 2005年退休后, she continued to teach part-time until accepting a job with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a consultant for “Moving on Together,” a grant program for 密苏里州 preschools.
林恩, who earned his master’s degree in secondary education at Northwest in 1976, was employed for 31 years as a high school teacher, 曾担任数学和计算机系主任，并在奇利科斯担任足球和高尔夫教练. 在他任职期间，他建立了第一个计算机实验室，并将该区所有学校联网. 他还在密苏里州空军国民警卫队完成了22年的通信安全主管服务. 从公共教育部门退休后, 他在奇利科女子惩教中心的普通教育学校担任了10年的教育主管.
Their community activities include numerous leadership and service roles in support of the Chillicothe United Methodist Church, 奇利科矫正中心, the Livingston County Retired Teacher's Organization, 奇利科地区艺术委员会, 背包的伙伴, 送餐上门, the Chillicothe Utilities Board and the Chillicothe Lions Clubs, 等.
青年校友奖麦奎德是科科莫杜克能源公司的首席技术和商业顾问, 印第安纳州, where he has established himself as a compliance subject matter expert and leader across its service territory in parts of six states.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in wildlife ecology and conservation in 2005 and, 获得硕士学位后, 2012年加入杜克能源公司. 他检查了道路上的植被危害，并成为了一名植被管理专家, 协调杜克能源公司印第安纳州北部地区植被活动的各个方面.
In 2017, he was promoted to the role of system forester and demonstrated excellent leadership and collaboration skills by providing policy and procedure governance, leading and ensuring regulatory compliance, establishing operational specifications and processes, 提供安全和技术支持, 并担任杜克能源在各种行业协会和委员会的代表.
In 2019, 他被提升为传输植被战略和支持的领导角色，负责战略规划, business transformational change and technology implementation, including remote sensing and artificial intelligence on more than 30,000英里的通行权.
他曾率领突击队进入卡罗来纳州和佛罗里达州，在飓风过后帮助恢复电力, led a transmission vegetation management team through multiple audits to assess compliance, 并在全国关于植被管理和合规的会议上发表.
他是詹姆斯B. 杜克卓越运营奖, 公司的最高荣誉, 获奖理由:他与一个团队合作，在使用直升机检查输电线时，实施了一套提高安全性的系统. He also received the company’s Transmission Operational Excellence for Caring award for mentoring and assisting employers to advance themselves educationally and professionally.
He has volunteered with the Coyote Kid program, a six-week summer running program serving more than 800 children annually. He also is president of Club Kokomo Roadrunners. With his wife, Dani, he regularly fosters dogs through Peru Animal Care & 控制.
