Mary Estes-Gieselmann, a social studies teacher in Hazelwood West Junior High School and formerly of Cape Girardeau, was the recipient of Cooperating School Districts' 1996 Robert D. Elsea Scholarship.
The award's purpose is to improve classroom instruction by providing recipients with an opportunity to further their education through travel or graduate study.
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