KS SR1727

Seven Kansas educators recognized as 2026 Kansas Master Teachers: Emily Chandler (Fort Riley Elementary), Casey Ewy (Susan B. Anthony Middle School), Kathleen Gilliland (Emporia High School), Heather Hall (Blue Valley West High School), Michelle Kelly (Glenwood Ridge Elementary), Rachel Tanney (Olathe elementary schools), and Kimberly Tate (Chisholm Middle School)

Kansas Master Teacher Awards established by Emporia State University in 1953, recognizing teachers who have long served the profession with outstanding qualities

Bank of America has pledged more than $100,000 since 1980 to permanently endow the awards program

An endowed chair established in 1984 by the Black family of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, provides stipends for two Master Teachers to present to education students at Emporia State University each semester

Secretary of the Senate directed to send seven enrolled copies of the resolution to Senator Argabright