Engelbart & Kohl mean Business, Statewide
A current and former Missouri Valley High School Business Teacher has served as President of the Iowa Business Education Association for the state of Iowa.
Gary Engelbart, who started teaching in Missouri Valley in 1969 and taught for 29 years, was on the IBEA board for 17 years. He was the IBEA president during the 1986-87 school year. He graduated from Pender (Neb.) High School in 1958, and attended Wayne State College (Wayne, Neb.) with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He graduated in 1962 with a major in Business Education, minor in physical education and drivers education.
Carrie Kohl, a Missouri Valley graduate, obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Business Education from Dana College (Blair, Neb.) in 1999. She taught for two years at Woodbine High School, before moving to Missouri Valley in 2001. She has been an IBEA member for 10-plus years, serving in roles as area rep., executive secretary, public relation chair, before serving as president during the 2024-25 school year.
