Satterwhite Named Teacher of Year

(Lake Land College instructor Marcy Satterwhite, Urbana, recently received the 2019 Teacher of the Year Award from the Eastern Illinois Business Education Association (EIBEA) during the organization’s spring meeting held on campus. Pictured from left to right are Kathleen Daugherty, business instructor/program coordinator, office professional-medical, Marcy Satterwhite, business instructor/program coordinator/desktop publishing/graphic design instructor and Cindy Phipps, business instructor/program coordinator accounting)

Lake Land College instructor Marcy Satterwhite, Urbana, recently received the 2019 Teacher of the Year Award from the Eastern Illinois Business Education Association (EIBEA) during the organization’s spring meeting held on campus.

EIBEA represents and promotes business education throughout the eastern Illinois area. The main objective of EIBEA is to plan, develop and sustain programs for business education professionals and students through meetings, discussions and conferences.

Cindy Phipps, business instructor/program coordinator accounting, said in her nomination, “Marcy is always striving to stay current in her area, graphic design, as well as business education in general. She is very supportive of high school business education, recognizing how important getting a head start in high school is to the future of business education.”

Satterwhite, business instructor/program coordinator/desktop publishing/graphic design instructor, has devoted more than 20 years to EIBEA and has held the position of EIBEA president since 2013. Her commitment to business education is clear as she continuously contributes to opportunities for meetings and meaningful professional development activities for business educators in the eastern Illinois area.

Prior to serving as EIBEA president, Satterwhite served as EIBEA vice president and as an EIBEA representative to the Illinois Business Education Association (IBEA) board for several years. She is also one of the biggest promotors of the IBEA fall conference.

For more information about the Lake Land College Business Division, visit lakelandcollege.edu/academic-divisions/business-division.