Outstanding Teacher Award

1976 Madelyn Chiomento
Winifred Walen
Sandra Wilbur
1977 Victoria Melosi
1978 Diane Bonnano
Rosanne Goodstein
Joseph Rosati
Charles Holtz
1979 Sonia Regaldo
1980 Guy Cornish
Janet Koontz
1981 Joyce Bloom
1982 Nancy Mueller
Anna Rice
1983 Ree Arnold
Joyce Williams
1984 Theresa Purcell
Hattie Vanderbeek
1985 Carol Franks
Carol Vona-Persson
Maria Caterino
Catherine Paskert
1986 Kitty Batterson
Jacqueline Malaska
John Matthews
1988 Edward Chaloupka
F. Compton Jenkins
John Smith
1989 Greg Montgomery
James McCall
Ron Ferrara
1990 Ken Koczur
Tim Sabins
Carolyn Masterson
Lenny Saunders
1991 Robert Powell
1992 Richard Bennett, Ridgewood High School
Jane Siems, Roxbury High School
Virginia Reilly, Nishuane School
Frank Gentle, Nishuane School
1993 Nancy Giardina, Montclair State University
Charles (Chip) Candy - Memorial Middle School, Medford
David Jenkins,  Hawes School, Ridgewood
Diane Panko, Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Jay Phillips, Rush School, Cinnaminson
James Ross, Orchard School, Ridgewood
1994 Richard Mann, Cherry Hill School District
Marie Ross, New Milford School District
Doris Walker Bennett, Montclair High School
1995 Edith Thompson, Rowan College
Pam Clause McGroarty, Livingston High School
James McCann, Gloucester Township
1996 Anita Blomberg - Northeast Elementary School,
Jodi Mensch, Livingston High School
Paula Zaccone-Tzannetakis,  Seton Hall University
1997 Katherine Gill,William Paterson College
Marty Siegel,Rockaway Meadow School, Parsipanny-Troy School District
Kathy Williams, Delsea Regional High School
1998 Joseph Conely, Upper Saddle River School District
1999 Andy Schmidt, Hillsdale Public Schools
Jules Geftic, Livingston School District
2000 Judith L. Earl, Sparta School District
Mary Jo Young, Bordentown School District
2001 Joann Groeger, Lawrenceville Elementary School
Corinne Ozolins,  Bridgewater-Raritan School District
Carol Smith, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
2002 Christine Baccarella, Horace Mann School, Bayonne
Patti Falotico, Marian Mc Keown School, Newton
2003 Dr. Richard Fopeano, Rowan University
Lucille Williams, Union High School
Norma Kensinger, Rosa International Middle School, Cherry Hill
Lynne Landis, Mahala Atchinson Elementary School, Tinton Falls
2004 Dr. Carolyn Masterson, Montclair State University
Jennifer (Jill) Humann, Thompson Middle School, Middletown
Edward Davis, Mahala Atchinson Elementary School, Tinton Falls
2005 Dr. Klara Gubacs, Montclair State University
Carol Lynch, Fleetwood Elementary School
Julie DiChairo-Getlan, Jefferson Elementary School
2006 Dr. Richard Bakker, Kean University
Noelle Stewart-Sullivan, Tuscan Elementary School

2007 Arlene Dolegiewitz, Hamilton Primary School, Bridgewater
Amelia Stewart, Bridgewater-Raritan School District
Joann Bopp, JFK Middle School
Edward Breheney, North Brunswick High School
Dr. Steven Cone, Rowan University
2008 Gary Conk, New Egypt Elementary School
Michelle Sniscak, Weston School, Manville
Eileen Kelley, Monroe Township High School
2009 Jennifer Balucha, Milltown School, Bridgewater-Raritan School District
Ryan Matheson, Lawrence Township Middle School, Lawrenceville
Jaime Adams, Brick Township High School, Brick
Dr. Rob Gilbert, Montclair State University
2010 Dawn Francavilla, Wardlaw-Hartridge High School
Dr. Michele DiCorcia, Rowan University
Dr. Virginia Overdorf, William Paterson University
Dr. Peter Rattigan, Rowan University
2011 Keith Chaudruc, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School, Livingston
Eric Eder, Nishuane Elementary School, Montclair
2012 Mark Camardo, Oak Knoll Elementary School, Monroe Township
Susan Toth, Tenafly Middle School, Tenafly
Anne Farrell, The College of New Jersey, Ewing
2013 Karen Drach-Parker, Chester M. Stephens Elementary School, Mt. Olive Twp
Consuelo Bonnillas, Kean University
2014 Craig Mahler, Ridge School, Willard School, Glen School, Ridgewood Public Schools
Colleen McCurry, Eisenhower Middle School, Wyckoff School District
Theresa Purcell Cone, Rowan University
2015 Virginia (Ginny) Smith, Elisabeth Morrow School, Englewood
Michael Shansky, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Fair Lawn
James McCall, Rowan University2016 Edward "Ted" Olsen, Laura Donovan Elementary School, Freehold
Lois Joyce, Whitney Young Elementary School, Jersey City
Mark Friedrich, Millburn High School, Millburn

2017 Dr. Steve Wehrle, Broad Street School, Gibbstown
Shyella Joy Mayk, Heritage Middle School, Livingston
Dr. David Jones, Livingston High School, Livingston

2018 Erik Myer, Warnsdorfer Elementary School, East Brunswick
Kris Federici, Eisenhower Middle School, Wyckoff
Gordon Schmidt, Professor Emeritus, William Paterson University & NY Institute of Technology, Westbury, NY

2019 Suzanne Horsley, Toll Gate Elementary School, Pennington
Sara Kozlowski, Bragg School, Chester
Staci Drewson, Assistant Professor, Monmouth University, West Long Branch
2020 Suzette de Araujo, Orange Avenue School/Bloomingdale Avenue School, Cranford
Mark Housel, Beeler School, Marlton
Michael Laughlin, William Paterson University, Wayne
2021 Whitney Taylor, Livingston Avenue and Walnut Avenue  Elementary Schools, Cranford
Belinda Jimenez, Terrance C. Reilly Middle School, Elizabeth School District, Elizabeth
Kristen Maday, Morris County School of Technology, Denville School District, Denville
Laura Bruno, The College of New Jersey, Ewing
2022 Audra Marsh, Elementary School
Wendy Rothlauf Middle School
2023 Evan Norwood, Elementary
Jennifer O’Brian Middle School
2024 Sean Pasieka, Elementary School
Ray Ostrowski, High School
2025 Anthony Mondi, High School
Erin Kurayla, Elementary School