Jennifer Kern teaches in the business department at Heritage Hills High School.  She has taught at Heritage Hills for 25 years.  She serves as the Business Professionals of America advisor and has done so since 1993-1994 school year.  Her students operate the school bookstore as well as maintain the corporation, high school, middle school, and the adult education school’s websites.  Jennifer also has served as a coach, freshman and senior sponsor, and presently serves as the Junior Class sponsor.

Jennifer graduated with a Business Major and PE Minor from Oakland City University.  She has a Masters of Education from Indiana University Southeast and a Vocational License from the University of Southern Indiana.  Jennifer is a member of IBEA, NEA, ISTA and Business Professionals of America.

Jennifer was awarded the Indiana Computer Educator’s Teacher of the Year for Heritage Hills High School in 1995.  She has been married for 32 years to her husband Alan Kern, and reside in Huntingburg, Indiana.  She has two daughters Natalie and Steffanie.  Jennifer states, “we have been blessed with a granddaughter and a grandson.’

Jennifer and Alan serve as youth leaders in their church, and Jennifer enjoys making jewelry and spending a lot of time with her family.  Congratulations Jennifer Kern on being named as the 2009 IBEA Secondary School Teacher award recipient

 

Dr. Mary Ellen Adams- IBEA Friend of Business Education for 2009

Dr. Mary Ellen Adams is a retired faculty member of the Business Education program at Indiana State University.  Although she has retired, she is still active in participation within our teaching discipline.  Dr. Adams holds degrees from Indiana University, Bloomington and has some additional studies from Southern Illinois University. 

Dr. Adams states, “One of the great things about teaching is that it affords many opportunities to learn from students and colleagues.”  Dr. Adams has taught various course offerings at Indiana State, including business report writing, computer applications, and a methods course.  During Dr. Adam’s career not only has she taught at the post-secondary level, but she has been heavily involved in IBEA, Pi Omega Pi, writing curriculum for the state level and has been published in various publications.

Since retirement, Dr. Adams has mentioned that she has had very limited time for travel, but anticipates more very soon.  Currently, she is working with Pam Raines on projects connected with the business middle school curriculum.  She also states that watching football and basketball games are a favorite pastime. 

Her office is still located on the seventh floor of the Donald W. Scott college of Business at ISU.  She loves for former students and friends to “drop up”  Congratulations Dr. Adams on being named as the 2009 IBEA Friend of Business Education award recipient.