Little Rock Family is proud to present the seventh annual class of Amazing Educators, sponsored exclusively by Delta Dental of Arkansas. With help from our sponsor, we gave awards to four impressive teachers in central Arkansas who work hard every day to inspire their students to learn, reach goals and dream. These teachers spark their students’ imaginations, see their potential and tirelessly encourage them.

The winning educators were nominated by coworkers, family members, parents of students and community members to be considered for the award. An independent panel of education experts reviewed nearly 200 nominations and chose a winner in each category: Elementary School, Middle School, High School and Special Needs. While our judges must remain anonymous, we can’t thank them enough for their involvement in choosing this year’s honorees.

Winners were recognized in the fall of 2019 through surprise presentations, surrounded by students and other faculty members. During the ceremonies, each educator received a $1,000 check and Delta Dental of Arkansas provided several hundred toothbrushes for students at each of the schools!

Congratulations to our seventh class of Amazing Educators and thank you to Delta Dental for investing in education! We appreciate each reader who nominated a teacher. Do you know a teacher who deserves recognition? We’d love for you to fill out the nomination form for our 2021 Amazing Educator awards at LittleRockFamily.com/AmazingEducator.

AMAZING EDUCATORS 2020

JASON CRADER
Carver Magnet Elementary

ELEMENTARY


SHENANDOAH STROJEK
Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

SPECIAL NEEDS


NICOLAS WILLIAMS
Mann Magnet Middle School

MIDDLE SCHOOL


TERRI SWEDENBURG
Little Rock Christian Academy

HIGH SCHOOL