Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009 4:42 pm

The Business Education Partnership Foundation at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to congratulate the following teachers for their innovative ideas which won their classrooms a BEP/Nissan Mini-Grant for Spring 2010.

The grants provide up to $500 per request for innovative classroom project ideas from Rutherford County teachers. This Fall, the BEP received 188 applications and awarded 46 grants to classrooms in the Rutherford County and Murfreesboro City School systems. Awards will be presented to teachers at the BEP/Nissan Mini-Grant Awards Breakfast on December 4th at the Stones River Country Club. Theresa Saupe, Light Bright, Blackman Middle School. Heather Stuppy, Writers Limelight Publication, Buchanan Elementary. Dawn Crawford, Butterfly Garden, Cedar Grove Elementary. Karen Fletcher,Fitting the Pieces Together, Cedar Grove Elementary. Stacey Harp, Meeting Tennessee Standards,Cedar Grove Elementary. Christina Tibbs, "BEAD"azzling Gravity, Christiana Middle School. Emily Africano, Nurturing Nature , David Youree Elementary. Annie Canter,Creating Disasters in the Classroom,David Youree Elementary. Stacey Burt, Using Wind Tunnels to Teach the Engineering Design Process, Discovery School at Reeves Rogers. Stacey Burton, Not Your Momma's House, Discovery School at Reeves Rogers. Kristy Mall, Fired Up About Alternative Energy, Discovery School at Reeves Rogers. Kristy Mall, Neurotic Robotics!, Discovery School at Reeves Rogers. Melanie Maxwell, Hands-On History, Discovery School at Reeves Rogers. Aaron Nuell, Makin' and Breakin' Molecules, Discovery School at Reeves Rogers. Aaron Nuell, Growing Vegetables for Growing Minds,Discovery School at Reeves Rogers. Doris Coffey, If You Build It They Will Learn, Hobgood Elementary. Angie Baker-Templeton, Geo Caching, Homer Pittard Campus School. Angie Baker-Templeton, Our Nation's History, Homer Pittard Campus School. Kim Bohn , American Indian Pottery, Homer Pittard Campus School. Amy Jackson, Building the Natural Playground, Homer Pittard Campus School. Amy Jackson, Climbing to New Heights, Homer Pittard Campus School. Pamela Neal, Building for the Future,Homer Pittard Campus School. Kathy Paul, It's All Greek to Me , Homer Pittard Campus School. Shields Templeton, 6th Grade Engineers, Homer Pittard Campus School. Charlotte Young, The Sky's the Limit, Homer Pittard Campus School. Stephanie Hibbett, Mad Scientists, LaVergne Lake Elementary. Shannon Holland, Cooking Up Academic Language, LaVergne Primary School. Terri Mackwell, Crazy About Critters, LaVergne Primary School. Marc Guthrie, Exploring Alternative Energy, McFadden School of Excellence. Allen Nichols, Throwing History Out the Door, McFadden School of Excellence. Lark Petty, Classroom Economy, McFadden School of Excellence. Greg Lyles, Changing Students' Attitudes and Perceptions, Mitchell-Neilson Elementary. Felecia Ruse, Changing Students' Attitudes and Perceptions, Mitchell-Neilson Elementary. Melvin Prater, Can You Stand the Stress?, Murfreesboro City Schools. Sheri Arnette, Like Money in the Bank, Northfield Elementary. Sheri Arnette, The Sky is the Limit, Northfield Elementary. Lori Hollis, Once Upon a Dime , Northfield Elementary. Jonathan Griffith, The Cyanoptype Meets a Digital World, Oakland High School. John Marshall, Effects Micronutrients Have on Plant Development, Oakland High School. Lee Ann Richardson, Chemical Magic Show, Riverdale High School. Melanie Loupe, How Does Your Garden Grow?, Scales Elementary. Steve Frist, CNC Milling Machine, Siegel High School. Christian Nicholas, CSI: Murfreesboro, Siegel High School. Justin Stanford, Impacting Biodiversity, Siegel High School. Jennifer Miller, Radiation, Smyrna High School. John Marable, Fixing Fitness, Smyrna West.