Lindsie Thiems

By HALEY APEL UNL Communications LINCOLN – Lindsie Thiems, a preschool teacher at Kearney Public Schools, is the recipient of the 2020 Christa McAuliffe Prize for Courage and Excellence in Education. The College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln presents the annual award to a Nebraska teacher who exemplifies the character of Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher in space, who died in the 1986 Challenger space shuttle … [Read more...] about UNK graduate Lindsie Thiems recognized for work with KPS students