MAEMSP Awards

The Montana Association of Elementary and Middle School Principals presents the following awards for members each year. Members are encouraged to nominate their peers for these awards to recognize achievements and to participate in national meetings.

Nominations are closed for the MAEMSP Awards.

National Distinguished Principal

Applications/Nominations are closed for the MAEMSP National Distinguished Principal

The NDP program recognizes excellence in elementary and middle level school leadership and is sponsored by NAESP. It was established in 1984 to recognize elementary and middle level principals who set high standards for instruction, student achievement, character and climate for the students, families and staffs in their learning communities. The program is based on three fundamental ideas:

Children's attitudes towards learning and their perceptions of themselves as lifelong learners are established in the beginning school years.
The scope and quality of children's educational experiences are determined primarily by the school principals, who establishes, through the important work of teachers and the support of caring parents, the character of a particular school's program.
The dedication and enthusiasm of the outstanding principals who guide children's early education experiences should be acknowledged to both show appreciation for their work as well as to allow them to serve as models for others in the field.

Criteria established by NAESP require the individual is a practicing principal with at least five years experience in the principalship, who plans to continue as a practicing principal. The principal must demonstrate evidence of outstanding contributions to the community and to the education profession and should lead a school that:

Must be a member of NAESP at the time of the award;
Is clearly committed to excellence;
Has programs designed to meet the academic and social needs of all students; and
Has firm ties to parents and the community.

2024 Montana National Distinguished Principal

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Stacy Lemelin

Principal

Meadowlark Elementary, Billings Public Schools

Past MAEMSP National Distinguished Principals

Jim Bergman	1984	Nonnie Hughes	1999	Darren Schlepp	2011
Warren Morehouse	1985	John Moffatt	2000	David Wick	2012
John Ferro	1986	Keith Kohnke	2001	Joe McMahon	2013
Ken Lane	1987	Peggy Ames-Nerud	2002	Bill Salonen	2014
Stan rathman	1988	Mary Ann Cosgrove	2003	Aaron Griffin	2015
Ken Nordquist	1989	Don Idso	2004	Ron Goodman	2016
Darrell Rud	1990	Tina Lynch	2004	Sue Sweeney	2017
Clayton Croff	1991	Ross Farber	2005	Jon Konen	2018
Bruce Whitehead	1992	Sharon Redfern	2006	Marlin Lewis	2019
Hal Hawley	1993	Kim Anderson	2006	Travis Niemeyer	2020
Chuck Fuller	1994	Phillip "Duby" Santee	2007	Pam Meier	2021
Kathy Pattee	1995	Jim O'Neill	2008	Shelley Andres	2022
Richard Jonasen	1996	Chuck Gameon	2009	Kim Marzolf	2023
Jan Riebhoff	1997	Ronee Boisseau	2009	Stacy Lemelin	2024
Tammy Lacey	1998	Cindy Worrall	2010

MAEMSP Adrian Langstaff Award

Nominations are closed for the Adrian Langstaff Award

This award is one of the highest recognition that can be given to a deserving member of MAEMSP. The award is in the name and memory of Adrian Langstaff. Adrian was an outstanding elementary principal who was a very recognized leader in his school, community and state whose life was cut short in a tragic accident.

Past Adrian Langstaff Award Recipients

Family of Adrian Langstaff	1978	Ruth Tigges	1993	Steve York	2008
Jim Bergman	1979	Chuck Fuller	1994	Kathy Olson	2009
H.C. Buzz Christianson	1980	None	1995	Russ Van Hook	2010
John R. Fero	1981	Greg Croff	1996	Kathy Johnson	2011
Willie Heupel	1982	Kathy Pattee	1997	Tim McMahon	2012
Ken Lane	1983	Darrell Rud	1998	None	2013
Bob Kaufmann	1984	Keith Meyer	1999	None	2014
Warren Morehouse	1985	Don Idso	2000	Neal Wedum	2015
Stan Rathman	1986	None	2001	None	2016
Tom Miller	1987	Lonnie Yingst	2002	Ruth Eucker	2017
Ken Nordquist	1988	David Munson	2003	Diane Rewerts	2018
None	1989	Todd Rowen	2004	None	2019
	1990	None	2005	Norah Barney	2020
Glenn Kozeluh	1991	Bill Nankivel	2006	not awarded	2021
Chuck Lundgren	1992	None	2007	not awarded	2022, 2023, 2024

NAESP Conference Incentive Scholarship Award

Applications are closed for this award

This award is given to an MAEMSP member who has never attended an NAESP Conference. The 2024 NAESP Pre-K–8 Principals Conferences will be held July 15-17 in Nashville, Tennessee.

The recipient will receive:

Paid registration to the National Conference,
Paid round trip airfare to the conference,
A letter to the recipient's supervisor from the MAEMSP President encouraging them to grant adequate release time and financial support for meals and hotel.

MAEMSP Aspiring Principal Scholarship Award

Applications are closed for the MAEMSP Aspiring Principal Scholarship Award

MAEMSP provides an annual Scholarship/Incentive Grant of $800 to a student successfully applying to or currently enrolled in an approved course of study for the Master of Education Leadership Degree. The applicant must have completed three years of successful teaching in elementary or middle school education (K-8) and hold a current Montana Class II teaching certificate.

MAEMSP Friends of Education Award

Nominations are closed for the MAEMSP Friends of Education Award

The MAEMSP Friends of Education Award recognizes those individuals in your community who have gone above and beyond the normal call of duty in supporting and promoting public education. Think of that private citizen outside of the professional educational organization who is always there to support education and goes the extra mile to further the education of Montana's youth. The successful candidate will exemplify the following:

Outstanding support and promotion of public education;
State of local membership and leadership positions in educational boards or organizations; and
Participation and leadership positions in community and civic organizations

Past Friends of Education Award Recipients

Ted Hazelbaker	1985	Chuck Merja	2000	Susan Hay Patrick	2015
Karen Trask Doolen	1986	Jan Perrin	2001	Brent Parker	2016
Anita Johnson	1987	Shelby's Home 'N School Organization Officers	2002	John Konzen	2017
Senator Pat Regan	1988	The Key (Kids, Education, Yes!)	2003	Pastor Susan Otey	2018
Mignon Waterman	1989	Cindy Lewis	2004	Mr. Brad Parsch	2019
Kay McKenna	1990	not awarded	2005	Hawthorne Elementary Parent Advisory Council - Bozeman	2020
Marilyn Fuhrman	1991	None	2006	Tamalee Robinson - Kalispell	2021
Nancy Keenan	1992	Brandi Lowell	2007	Dave Renfrow - Columbia Falls	2022
Harold Hanser	1993	Helen Pilling	2008	not awarded	2023
Joan Monaghan	1994	not awarded	2009	Stephanie Esch, Stevensville	2024
Fred & Maile Urbaska	1995	not awarded	2010
Bob & Pat Kaste	1996	not awarded	2011
Roy & Elsie Mears	1997	not awarded	2012
None	1998	not awarded	2013
Mimi Davidson	1999	Jim and Heidi Duncan	2014

MAEMSP Appreciation Award

Nominations are closed for the MAEMSP Appreciation Award

The MAEMSP Appreciation Award is given to an individual, organization, or business that has provided outstanding support to the Montana Association of Elementary and Middle School Principals.

MAEMSP Executive Board Award

The MAEMSP Executive Board Award is given in a year where the 4 Executive Board members find that an MAEMSP member has gone above and beyond the call and has shown outstanding service to MAEMSP. It is intended to award a current MAEMSP member who has greatly contributed to the organization through his/her involvement and work. The award is given by the MAEMSP Executive Board and may or may not be given on an annual basis.