Summer 2007 - Hannibal-LaGrange University

20 Alumni News
BOOSTER BANQUET FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 , 2007
BOOSTER BANQUET SPEAKER ANNOUNCED
Stephanie Whaley and Christina Hubert
On Friday, April 20, the Missouri Association of Colleges for
Teacher Education (MACTE) honored 67 outstanding beginning
teachers as part of the spring conference held at the Capitol Plaza
Hotel in Jefferson City. This award is only given every other year.
Each Missouri college or university identified two exceptional
teacher education graduates in their first or second year of teaching
as recipients of this award. The HLG education department
received recommendations from principals of first and second year
This year’s Booster Banquet will feature songwriter, poet, and speaker, Gloria
Gaither. Known as one of the great lyric writers of contemporary life, Gloria
Gaither warms the hearts of her listeners with stories on life, love, and the Body
of Christ. Celebrated with her husband Bill as the “Songwriters of the Century”
by the Association of Composers and Publishers, Gloria has spent her life
communicating the ideas that change, encourage, and enrich the lives of people
everywhere. Articulate and inspiring, she is in great demand as a convention and
retreat speaker, as a guest lecturer on college campuses, and as a mentor to writers,
lyricists, and poets.
The Booster Banquet will be held in the Mabee Sports Complex on the campus of
HLG. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the banquet will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are $35 for adults and $20 for students 17 and under. Pre-banquet music
will be performed by the Hannibal-LaGrange College Brass Ensemble, and during
the banquet special music will be presented by Vision, HLG’s Southern Gospel
men’s quartet. For more information, call 573-221-3675, ext. 344.
teachers, and then the Teacher Education Committee made the
final selection. Each recipient received a handcrafted crystal apple
mounted on a lighted, engraved stand.
Stephanie Whaley, physical science teacher at Mark Twain High
School in Center, and Christina Hubert, fifth grade teacher at
Eugene Field Elementary School in Hannibal, were honored as
graduates of the Hannibal-LaGrange College Teacher Education
Program.
“Stephanie Whaley and Christina Hubert are hard-working,
student-centered teachers,” said Jane Schafer, director of the HLG
Education Department. “They use varied teaching strategies to
make learning meaningful to their students. They manage their
classrooms well and work closely with parents, colleagues, and the
community to help their students experience success as learners.
They are both very well deserving of this award!”