Paul Hart, band instructor at Tri-Center High School, was named as runner-up and received $5,000. A fourth teacher, Cynthia Bachman, an elementary art teacher and counselor at Corning Elementary School, was inadvertently omitted from a previous article in The Daily Nonpareil. She was also a runner-up, earning a $5,000 prize from the awards.

This year, the Lakin awards surpassed $200,000 given to educators who live within a 40-mile radius of Emerson, which is Lakin’s hometown. Teachers in Council Bluffs aren’t eligible but are recognized by a different program. Last Thursday, the Atlantic Rotary Club presented its Outstanding Teacher Award to Schuler Elementary School 5th Grade teacher DeLana Harris.