2020 Distinguished Staff
Shirley Huttenhoff, who taught family and consumer science courses in Topeka public schools for more than 50 years. An expert seamstress, she began teaching in USD 501 in 1959, working at Boswell Junior High, Topeka Education Center and Sheldon Elementary School. She began teaching at Topeka High in 1994, officially retiring in 2010, but returning to teach until 2015. She died in 2017.