CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Aug. 19 -- Southeast Missouri State University issued the following news: * * * Two SEMO Alumni Named Regional Teachers of the Year The Missouri Department of Elementary Education (DESE) has named two Southeast Missouri State University graduates among its 2025 Regional Teachers of the Year, underscoring the University's legacy of preparing exceptional educators. The first recipient is Julie Hecht, a reading interventionist at Altenburg Public Schools in Altenburg,  more