Troy Teacher of the Year Drives Away in New Jeep Grand Cherokee

Sue Pickering, a media specialist at Smith and Boulan Park middle schools, was visibly stunned when Troy Schools Superintendent Barbara Fowler and her colleagues ambushed her with the Troy Teacher of the Year award as she was teaching class on Feb. 6.

During the impromptu award presentation, Daniel Boismier, a spokesman for the Suburban Collection, informed Pickering that part of her award was a free 1-year lease for the vehicle of her choice.

"In honor of this achievement, Sue and her husband Michael recently took delivery of a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee provided by The Suburban Collection for a one-year lease," reads a press release from The Suburban Collection.

Pickering was nominated by several colleagues and students at Smith Middle School and was chosen as Troy Middle School Teacher of the Year and overall Troy Teacher of the Year. She will go on to compete for Oakland County Teacher of the Year in March.