The Professional Educators of Iowa has named Jeff Corbett the Professional Educator of the Year. The award honors educators who are exemplary role models of professionalism. Corbett has been a math teacher at Lynnville-Sully Middle School since 1996. In addition to teaching, he's an assistant high school girls' basketball coach and helps coach high school boys' track and junior high football.
Professional Educators of Iowa is a statewide nonprofit education association. Corbett was selected for his honor from a pool of more than 100 nominees.
Teri Bowlin, PreK-8 principal at Lynnville-Sully, says Corbett has "created a tradition of academic excellence" at his school.