Employee Recognition

Cynthia Corbin2023 Teacher of the Year
Cynthia Corbin
Title I Reading Teacher (former 1st grade Teacher)
Capon Bridge Elementary
Katie Buckley2023 Service Personnel of the Year
Katie Buckley
Cafeteria Manager/Cook
Augusta Elementary

The other Teacher of the Year nominees were: Shania Farris, Allison McCormick, Meaghan Stehle, Robert Colebank, Laura Harrison and Margaret Page.

The other Service Personnel of the Year nominees were: Wendy Booth, Randy Hiett, Caroline Loy, Jeanne Milleson, Cindy Parker, Barbara Riggleman, Ronnie Riggleman, Ron Spiker, Peggy Stafford and Pam Timbrook.

Retirees this year include: Ruth Nitz-Rippeon who logged more than one million miles in her 51-year career as a bus driver; Steve Hott, the schools’ Maintenance and Safety Coordinator;  Victoria Ford, a technology integration specialist;  Carla Hart, teacher at Capon Bridge Elementary; Carolyn Henderson, an executive secretary in the Human Resources Office; Stacy Hill, a teacher at Augusta Elementary; Tammy Malone, a teacher at Hampshire High; Robert Miller, a teacher at Hampshire HIgh; Kimberly Powell, a school bus driver and Mark Shanholtz, a custodian at Hampshire High.


Teacher of the Year

List of Hampshire County Teachers of the Year

Teacher of the YearHampshire County Schools participate in the Teacher of the Year recognition program. The county teacher of the year is chosen from among nominees chosen by each school in the county. The candidates complete written applications describing their classroom practices, motivation to become a teacher, and philosophy of education. Following interviews, the county teacher of the year is named at the Employee Recognition Ceremony held annually in June.

Once the county honoree is named, the teacher submits an application packet to the West Virginia Department of Education. Several finalists are then chosen by WVDE from among the various county applicants to be interviewed. The West Virginia Teacher of the Year is named in September of each year to represent WV in the National Teacher of the Year competition.

School Service Personnel of the Year

List of Hampshire County School Service Personnel of the Year

Service Personnel of the YearHampshire County Schools select a Service Personnel of the Year from nominees made by other county employees who have to describe in writing why they are nominating the person to be considered for the honor. The nominees then complete written applications detailing their thoughts about various aspects of their job - the satisfaction they derive from work, a description of their job, and how they help students and other employees in the county. The county service person of the year is named at the Employee Recognition Ceremony held annually in June.