By: Kallie Sulanke, Community Engagement Officer—
Muncie, IN—The Community Foundation is pleased to announce that $10,744 was granted to Delaware County Teachers through the Robert P. Bell Education Grants program to support creative and innovative classroom projects this school year. During teacher appreciation week, and throughout the year, the Foundation is grateful for the teachers in this community that look for ways to stimulate learning in students.
Grants included:
| Teacher | School | Award Amount |
| Michelle Bade | West View Elementary School | $450 |
| Christy Bilby, Whitney Hood, and Ashley
Osterholt |
Albany Elementary School | $395 |
| Lance Brand | Delta High School | $450 |
| Ben Buehler and Barbara Miller | Yorktown High School | $272 |
| Beth Buehler | East Washington Academy | $157 |
| Jessica Cantwell | Pleasant View Elementary School | $450 |
| Clara Chi | Indiana Academy | $450 |
| Bethany Clegg | Burris Laboratory School | $246 |
| Laura Daugherty | Wes-Del Elementary School | $225 |
| Sarah Hill and Courtney Crabtree | Cowan Elementary School | $291 |
| Jennifer Jessie | Saint Mary/ Pope John Paul II Catholic School | $391 |
| Wendy Jones | Yorktown High School | $394 |
| Laura Kingsley, Kaylee Vannatta, and Katherine
Atkinson |
Grissom Elementary School | $450 |
| Rusty Lumpkin | Cowan Jr./Sr. High School | $379 |
| John Marsh | Indiana Academy | $450 |
| Julie Marshall and Lisa McKee | Eaton Elementary School | $415 |
| Julie Marshall and Lisa McKee | Eaton Elementary School | $230 |
| Taryn McKnight and Jody Lawrence | Southside Middle School | $261 |
| Les McSparrin | Indiana Academy | $450 |
| Stephanie Nagelkirk | Indiana Academy | $450 |
| Stephanie Nagelkirk | Indiana Academy | $450 |
| Stephanie Nagelkirk | Indiana Academy | $400 |
| Christie Pasman | Selma Middle School | $450 |
| Randyl Reffett | Yorktown Elementary School | $450 |
| Sean Scott | Indiana Academy | $177 |
| Candace Smithson | Cowan Jr./Sr. High School | $91 |
| Candace Smithson, Magee Shepler, Dianne
Love, and Amy Meekin |
Cowan Jr./Sr. High School and Cowan
Elementary School |
$219 |
| Candace Smithson, Magee Shepler, Dianne
Love, and Amy Meekin |
Cowan Jr./Sr. High School and Cowan
Elementary School |
$212 |
| Nancy Swickard | West View Elementary School | $450 |
| Evan Ward | Indiana Academy | $273 |
| Becky Watters | Eaton Elementary School | $124 |
| Laurie Wilhelm | Pleasant View Elementary School | $50 |
| Megan Wright | Indiana Academy | $142 |
Awards of up to $450 are available through the Bell Grants program. All Delaware County teachers are invited to apply during any of the four grant cycles. Teachers may apply online at cfmdin.org. Application deadlines are September 1, November 1, February 1, and April 1 annually.
In 2016, The Community Foundation established the Robert P. Bell Teacher Grants Fund to permanently endow the program to ensure that teachers have access to funds to help engage their students in meaningful ways for years to come. Individuals can contribute to the fund to memorialize a special teacher, honor a retiring teacher or teacher celebrating a work anniversary, or to simply show their support for K-12 education in Delaware County. Additional information about this program and online giving options are available at cfmdin.org.
Foundation staff may also be contacted at 765-747-7181.
The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. is a publicly supported philanthropic organization governed by a volunteer board of local citizens. The Foundation manages contributions donated by individuals, businesses and corporations as a permanent community endowment. Distributions from these funds are given back to the community in the form of grants to nonprofit organizations and agencies. To date, more than $47 million has been awarded to enrich the lives of the residents of Muncie and Delaware County.
