Katie Schuermann

Instructor for The Institute for Classical Lutheran Education A native of central Illinois, author Katie Schuermann studied vocal pedagogy and literature at Greenville University before earning graduate degrees in both choral conducting and music history from the University of Missouri—Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music. Today, she is a full-time homemaker, part-time musician, and seasonal writer […]

Jocelyn Benson

Instructor for The Institute for Classical Lutheran Education Jocelyn grew up in Fort Dodge, Iowa, attending Lutheran school through 8th grade. She has a B.A. in English-teaching and an M.A. in Educational Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa. She also completed three and a half years of doctoral work in Educational Psychology with emphases […]

Rev. Andrew Hill

Instructor for The Institute for Classical Lutheran Education Rev. Andrew Hill is the pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Rock Springs, Wyoming and Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Green River, Wyoming. He grew up in Casper, Wyoming and attended Mount Hope Lutheran School. After marrying his lovely wife Sarah, Andrew graduated from the University of Wyoming […]

Rev. Andrew Richard

Instructor for The Institute for Classical Lutheran Education Pastor Andrew Richard is the Assistant Pastor and Headmaster of Mount Hope Lutheran Church and School in Casper, WY. He teaches Religion, English, Literature, Poetry, Logic, Rhetoric, and Latin to the upper level students. Pastor Richard serves on the board of regents for Luther Classical College. He […]

Andrew Bloch

Latin Instructor for The Institute for Classical Lutheran Education Andrew Bloch is the Humanities Teacher at Trinity Academy at Concordia University Nebraska. For the 2024-2025 school year, he will teach Algebra I, Latin I and II, and American History at TAC. He earned his MA from Concordia Seminary in 2019 and wrote a thesis for […]

Rev. Brandon Koble

Greek Instructor for The Institute for Classical Lutheran Education Rev. Brandon Koble is the pastor of Oklahoma Avenue and Trinity Lutheran Churches in the greater Milwaukee area and headmaster of Trinity Lutheran Classical High School. He was born and raised in Fort Wayne, IN, a mile from the Seminary. He attended Concordia Lutheran High School […]

2023: Cheryl Swope

July 2023: The Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education (CCLE) Board of Directors is pleased to confer the distinguished Magistra Magna award to Mrs. Cheryl Swope for her exceptional vision, service, and dedication to classical Lutheran education. Cheryl Swope was born on June 7, 1962, in St. Louis, Missouri. She graduated magna cum laude from the […]

2022: Rev. Dr Thomas Korcok

Thomas James Korcok (pronounced Korchok) (b. 1961) has a B.A. in History and Political Science from Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan; an M.Div. from Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines, Ontario; an M.Phil. from the University of Glasgow in Scotland; and a Ph.D from the Vrije University in Amsterdam. A parish pastor for over 20 years, […]

2021: Dr. Jackquelyn Haws Veith

Dr. Jackquelyn Haws Veith

Executive Director of Educational Certification for CCLE The Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education (CCLE) Board of Directors is pleased to confer the distinguished Magistra Magna award to Dr. Jackie Veith for her exceptional vision, service, work and dedication to the cause of classical Lutheran education. Jackquelyn Veith lives in Blackwell, Oklahoma and is married to […]