SIDNEY – Retired educator Charles Crumb was honored with the 2025 Marshman-Hall Commitment to Education Award at the DCMO BOCES Board of Education’s annual meeting Wednesday night. This prestigious award, named after past board members Dan Marshman and Bob Hall, recognizes exceptional dedication and efforts to advance educational opportunities for students in the region. DCMO BOCES Board President Vanessa Warren presented the award and praised his achievements, including his induction into the Career & Technical Education (CTE) Wall of Fame at the Alan D. Pole Campus, his role in the DCMO BOCES campuses' capital improvement project, and his unwavering commitment to education. “Dan Marshman and Bob Hall served their communities and our BOCES in an exemplary fashion. These remarkable individuals believed that the work at BOCES prepares youth and adults to make this area a better place. They gave unselfishly of their time, their ideas, their support, and of themselves. Similarly, Charlie’s commitment to helping students and improving conditions for our community members are worthy of our recognition,” she said.

Crumb was a member of the first graduating class of the recently-combined Sherburne-Earlville school district in 1968. During his senior year, he attended BOCES as an Auto Technology student during its first year offering classes, going on to college for a two-year degree as an Auto Technician. He began his career as an Auto Technician at Benedict Corporation in Norwich, and also served his country as a sergeant in the Army National Guard for 6 years. After returning home from his active service, he was hired as a teaching assistant in the Automotive program at DCMO BOCES. He taught automotive classes for 15 years at BOCES, eventually becoming director of Adult Education, then Principal at the DCMO BOCES campus in Norwich, and finished his 35-year career at DCMO BOCES as Director of Career and Technical Education, retiring in 2006.

In his remarks, Crumb noted the influence that the award namesakes had on him. “I had the pleasure to be an administrator of BOCES with Dan (Marshman) and Bob (Hall) when they were on the BOCES board. They were truly committed to quality education and continuous improvement at the BOCES. Their demand for community collaboration with all districts within the BOCES service delivery area was a priority. Bob and Dan would always ask the question ‘what's best for students?’ As a result, the thing I appreciate most about working at BOCES was feeling the feeling of being a partner with our component school districts. As I worked in in other districts in the state, that was seldom apparent.”

DCMO BOCES is a regional provider of educational services to students and schools, including adult learning programs, and operates school campuses in Sidney Center and Norwich. To find out more about their services and programs, visit www.dcmoboces.com.

- Information from DCMO BOCES