Pam Ehnert with Perham Public Schools Awarded Sue Ezell Leadership Award

PERHAM (KDLM) – Perham Public Schools’ Pam Ehnert has been awarded the Sue Ezell Leadership Award (SELA).

Each year, the Minnesota School Employees Association (MSEA) chooses one member who has demonstrated outstanding service and leadership to receive the SELA. Ehnert, who has been with the District since 2004 said she was surprised and humbled to be nominated and to receive the award.

“The SELA is the highest honor an MSEA Member can receive, which is presented to the chosen recipient each year at the MSEA Delegate Assembly,” said MSEA President Amy Woodford. “Pam’s dedication to Perham’s students, staff and community is the embodiment of MSEA’s Member of the Year Award.”

The MSEA is a union of more than 6,000 school staff from districts across the state. Sue Ezell was one of the “Founding Mothers” of the MSEA as well as the St. Cloud Paraprofessional bargaining units. She served on the Board of Directors and two terms as President of the MSEA. The award was named in her honor after she passed away in 1990 after a battle with breast cancer.