HALL OF HONOR INDUCTEES

For more information, visit aps.edu/education-foundation/gold-bar-gala/hallofhonor. MARK SHEA

He began his 30-year career at APS as a dispatcher with the APS Security Division in 1976. He became a sworn officer a year later and in 1989 was promoted to sergeant. In 1991, he became Deputy Chief of the APS Police Department. He retired 15 years later in 2006.

Shea worked tirelessly over his three decades with the district to build a security division into a police department that valued character. Students were at the heart of his work.

Shea worked with many programs aimed at protecting children and keeping them on track to live a successful life. And he designed the patch now worn by all APS police officers, which includes the pillars of character and the motto “Safeguarding our Future.”

Shea continues his service to the community as the current Undersheriff for the Valencia County Sheriff’s Office. MARY ANN ANDERSON

She began her 37-year career in Albuquerque as a kindergarten teacher at Mission Avenue Elementary School. She taught and served as an administrator in several elementary schools within the district, including Monte Vista, Armijo, Marie Hughes, Alvarado, Stapleton and Chaparral.

Anderson retired in 1999 and then returned to APS in 2002 to work in the APS Service Center before retiring for good in 2008.

She has been recognized by the New Mexico Association for Education of Young Children for her work in early childhood education and served as president in 1982-83. She was named Principal of the Year in 1994 by the New Mexico Association of Education Office Personnel. In addition, Anderson served on numerous district committees to help APS best serve its students.