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Russell County teachers honored at CU for Excellence in Teaching 2018-05-24 - Campbellsville University - Photo by Drew Tucker. Russell County School System Teachers honored at Campbellsville University's Excellence in Teaching program were, second from left: Lisa Kerr, Faith Womack and Davene DeVore with Michael Ford, superintendent. Presenting the awards were Dr. Donna Hedgepath, far left, provost and vice president for academic affairs, and Dr. Beverly Ennis, far right, dean of the School of Education. Lisa Kerr is a kindergarten teacher at Salem Elementary School, where she has been teaching since 1991. She has been teaching kindergarten for 25 years. Kerr graduated in 1986 from Russell County High School. In 1990, she received her bachelor's degree from Lindsey Wilson College. She obtained her master's degree and Rank I from Western Kentucky University. She is married to Jeff Kerr and has three children: Dylan Kerr, Mallory Kerr and Serenity Weddle. Faith Womack teaches eighth grade English and language arts at Russell County Middle School, where she has worked since 2013. Previously, she had taught the same subject at Taylor County Middle School since 2011. Womack graduated in 2007 from Russell County High School. In 2010, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Middle Grades Education from Lindsey Wilson College. She attended Western Kentucky University, where she obtained her Master of Arts in Literacy Education in 2016. Womack is married to Adam Womack, and they have one child, Ezra Womack. Her parents are Brenda and Charles Shepherd of Columbia, Ky. Davene DeVore has taught visual art for ninth-12th grade at Russell County High School since 2004. She also visual art for sixth-eighth grades at Meece Middle School from 2002 to 2004. She graduated from Russell County High School in 1998. DeVore attended Lindsey Wilson College, where she obtained in 2002 her Bachelor of Arts in Art Education. In 2007, she received a Master of Arts in Art Education from Eastern Kentucky University. DeVore's parents are Janet and David Clark of Jamestown, Ky. She is married to Jeric DeVore and has three children, Marlei, Maribelle "Harper" DeVore and Milo Ren DeVore. Read More... | Permalink | Comments?

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