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The Ann Hammer Endowed Scholarship for Education was established at Culver-Stockton College in 2023 by Ann's family to assist students who are pursuing an education degree at Culver-Stockton College.
Ann attended Canton High School and went on to earn her teaching degree from Culver-Stockton College in 1972. She taught elementary school before going on to finish her Master's degree in education at Northeast Missouri State (now Truman State University) and becoming the elementary principal at Canton R-V. She was a born administrator and a natural leader and being in charge was where she was meant to be. In 1991 her administrative ability was on full display as she was honored as Missouri's National Distinguished Principal in Washington, D.C. After serving for many years at Canton R-V schools she earned her Specialist Degree in Education from Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State University) and took on an entirely new role as Superintendent of Wellsville Schools in Wellsville, MO. After retiring from Wellsville Schools, she looked forward to time spent away from a school building: however, being the kind of woman who had trouble sitting still she quickly found her way back to her alma mater and began to pass on her love of teaching to education students at C-SC. In recognition of Ann's distinguished career, she is being inducted posthumously into C-SC's Education of Excellence in 2024.
