Jan Foltz wins the 26th annual William and Barbara Gerhold Family Teacher of the Year award

The recipient of the 26th annual William and Barbara Gerhold Family Teacher of the Year award for Columbus Catholic Schools was Jan Foltz, the current elementary guidance counselor and P.E. teacher for St. Anthony Elementary. Foltz has dedicated many years as a teacher and counselor at Columbus Catholic Schools. Foltz earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Nebraska-Kearney.  She is active in the Ladies of the Lord, serves as an EMHC, participates in Eucharistic Adoration, serves on the church cleaning crew and the Catholicity committee at St. Bonaventure Parish. She also is on the CATCH committee, assists with STEAM after-school and summer programs and the Sprint program at St. Anthony Elementary.

The award announcement was made at an all-school Mass at St. Anthony Church on February 2nd, 2024. The Mass was part of the Columbus Catholic Schools’ celebration of Catholic Schools Week.  Besides a trophy, she also received a stipend of $1,500 for her personal use.

The Teacher of the Year award is made possible through funding from the William and Barbara Gerhold Family endowed fund. Besides supporting the annual teacher of the year award, this fund also provides an annual distribution of $3,500 to one of the four Columbus Catholic schools on a rotating basis, and it provides support for the departments of Mathematics, Science and English at Scotus.