Past Winners of the Award for Excellence in Teaching at the K-12 Level

2018
T.J. Howell, Northampton High School, MA
Susan Meyer, Culbreth Middle School

2016
Andrea Weiskopf, River Bend and Seneca Ridge Middle Schools in Loudoun County, VA
Jane Brinley, School Without Walls, Campus of George Washington University

2015
Brandtly Jones, St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, Virginia

2014
Robert Patrick, Parkview High School, Lilburn, GA

2013
Mary Jo Behrensmeyer, Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, OH
John Higgins, The Gilbert School, Winsted, CT

2012
Nora MacDonald, Roosevelt High School, Seattle, WA
Lee T. Pearcy, The Episcopal Academy, Newtown Square (formerly Merion), PA

2011
Anna Andresian, Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora, CO
Sherwin Little, Indian Hill Exempted Village School District, Cincinnati, OH

2010
Max Gabrielson, Wilton High School, Wilton, CT

2009
Stergios Lazos, St. Edward High School, Cleveland, OH

2008
Paul Properzio, Boston Latin Academy, Boston, MA

2007
Sean Smith, Amherst-Pelham Regional High School and Middle School, Amherst, MA
Mary Ann Staley, Howard County Public School System, MD

2006
Catherine Torigian, The Browning School, New York, NY

2005
Ellen Sassenberg, Rochester Mayo High School, Rochester, MN
Jane Ulrich, Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH

2004
Kelly Kusch, Covington Latin School, Covington, KY
Sally Murphy, Winsor School, Boston, MA

2003
Scott Ettinger, Riverdale Country School, Bronx, NY
Nicoletta Villa-Sella, The Linsly School, Wheeling, WV

2002
Caroline P. Caswell, Boston Latin Academy, Boston, MA
Mindy Goodman, F. A. Day Middle School, Newton, MA

2001
Melissa Schons Bishop, Lenape Regional High School, Medford, NJ
Sally R. Davis, Arlington Virginia Public Schools, Arlington, VA

2000
Richard J. Beaton, Griffin High School, Griffin, GA
Ann Criswell, Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA

1999
Ronald B. Palma, Holland Hall School, Tulsa, OK
Christine F. Sleeper, Herndon High School, Herndon, VA

Awards & Fellowships