MPE Members Honored as 2025 STAR Teachers

The Mississippi Economic Council and the Propel Education Forum honored Mississippi’s 2025 STAR Students and Teachers with a celebration on April 10. MPE was proud to be a sponsor of the celebration. Each STAR Student selected one outstanding STAR Teacher whose influence has helped the graduating senior to achieve academic excellence.  Congratulations to the following 60 MPE members who were among those educators honored as STAR Teachers this year: 

• Anna Bailey, South Panola High School
• Britteny Bell, Vancleave High School
• Alison Blackledge, Northeast Jones High School
• Lisa Blackwell, Taylorsville High School
• Mary Boudreau, Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School
• Belinda Bruce, East Union High School
• Angel Chennault, Kosciusko High School
• Shuni Coffey, Louisville High School
• Virginia Cornelius, Lafayette High School
• Laura DeLaune, Loyd Star High School
• Karen Deniakos, West Jones High School
• Heather Dickey, Independence High School
• Dawn Gaskin, East Webster High School
• Mandy Gaspard, South Pontotoc High School
• Elizabeth Gibbons, Clarksdale High School
• Alicia Ginn, Tylertown High School
• Pamela Harless, Richton High School
• Connie Harvey, Lake High School
• Beth Holloman, Caledonia High School
• Samuel Inman, Hamilton High School
• Melissa Jackson, Leake Academy
• Molly Kennedy, Smithville High School
• Carressia King, Bay Springs High School
• Tobie Lambert, Mississippi School of the Arts
• Joshua Latch, Kossuth High School
• Jonathan Marsden, Cleveland Central High School
• Julie McCullough, Myrtle High School
• Andrew McMullin, Warren Central High School
• Anamaria Moore, Vardaman High School
• Elizabeth Morgan, Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science*
• Rhonda Murphy-Johnson, Murrah High School
• Jennifer Nance, Ingomar High School
• Matthew Payne, New Site High School
• Dustin Phillips, Sebastopol High School
• Joshaunda Purvis, Clinton High School
• Emily Raines, Houston High School
• Sherry Rankin, McLaurin High School
• Benny Ratliff, Corinth High School
• Sunny Rea, Tremont High School
• Tammy Russell, North Pike High School
• Jennifer Sanborn, Noxapater High School
• Tasha Scott, Franklin High School
• Scott Shull, Long Beach High School
• Malisha Siders, Sumrall High School
• Angela Skinner, Pelahatchie High School
• David Slade, Mt. Olive High School
• Amber Smith, Enterprise High School
• Beth Smith, Walnut High School
• Olivia Springfield, Greene County High School
• Idalia Sterling, West Lincoln High School
• Ashley Stockfleth, Perry Central High School
• Rachel Stroh, East Rankin Academy
• Princess Thompson, Madison Central High School
• Anna Thornton, Sacred Heart Catholic High School
• Christopher Thrash, Oak Grove High School
• Sarah Todd, Pontotoc High School
• Olivia LeAnn Vick, Southeast Lauderdale High School
• Kimberly Walley, Columbia High School
• Jessica Watkins, Park Place Christian Academy
• Robert Winpigler, Heidelberg High School

* Selected STAR Teacher by more than one STAR Student