Alumni Service Award: Barbara Peeples
Barbara Peeples influenced generations of students during her 40-yearÌýcareer as a teacher in the Benton Harbor Area Schools. A 1961 graduate of LakeÌýMichigan College, Barbara earned her Associate in Science degree. She also holdsÌýher bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Western Michigan University.Ìý
Barbara first taught at the high school level and later became a fifth-grade scienceÌýand math teacher. Barbara was the first minority teacher in the Special OpportunitiesÌýfor Academic Realization program, the forerunner to today’s Gifted and TalentedÌýprogram.Ìý
She has been a dedicated volunteer with many area organizations including theÌýSamaritan Center, the Rho chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, CWCC, the H.O.S.T.S. program, and the Creative Arts/Gifted and Talented school as a volunteer instructor.
Her commitment to the youth has been recognized with the Benton Harbor AreaÌýSchools Teacher of the Year Award and the Race Relations Council of SouthwestÌýMichigan Community Service Award.
Barbara Peeples received LMC's Alumni Service Award in 2004.
