Sipe selected Hanover’s 2025 exceptional alumni educator

Roberta Fahey Sipe ‘74 has been selected the Hanover Educator Preparation Program’s exceptional alumni educator of the year. She was honored May 22 during the professional educator induction ceremony in the Ogle Center.

Sipe, who majored in physical education and health education while at Hanover, taught and coached for 29 years at South Decatur (Ind.), Plymouth (Ind.), Eldon (Ohio) and Benton Central (Ind.) junior and senior high schools before ending her career at Rosa Parks Elementary School (Ind.). Following her 2013 retirement, she continued to teach elementary and secondary school physical education methods classes at the University of Indianapolis and supervised all physical education student teachers for eight years.

In 2007, Sipe was named the Indiana, Midwest and national elementary physical education teacher of the year by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. The honor provided an opportunity for her to travel across the U.S. teaching best practices at state and local conferences. She also served as a member of the Indiana Society for Health and Physical Educators, including many years as Elementary Council chair.

Pictured above (l-r): Quinten Hizey, Michael Sipe, Roberta Fahey Sipe, Dustin Bailey and Cheryl Torline.

Pictured below are education majors in Hanover’s Class of 2025.