Excellent Educator Award Recipients
- 2025-2026: Kathryn Calkins (English); Daniel Lewis (Physical Education)
- 2024 - 2025 Kate Ashbey (Early Childhood Education); Leslie Hyatt (Culinary Arts)
- 2023 - 2024 Pam Neronha (Water Treatment Technology)
- 2022 - 2023 Laura Ecklin (Counseling); Scott Gordon (Business)
- 2021 - 2022 Leo Fong (English); Desislava Pedeva-Fazlic (History)
- 2020 - 2021 John Martin (History); Jennifer McCandless (Mathematics)
- 2019 - 2020​ ​Cathy Anderson (Mathematics)
- 2018 - 2019​ ​James Crockett (Student Development); Lorraine Haas (Early Childhood Education)
- 2017 - 2018​ ​Katy Cottrell (Physical Education); Mark Smith (Welding)
- 2016 - 2017​ Sonny Stupek (Physical Education); Michael Trujillo (Communication Studies)
- ​2015 - 2016​ ​Nancy Hickson (Communication Studies); Carolyn Salus-Singh (Library)
- ​2014 - 2015​ ​Dr. Melinda Kashuba (Geography); Terrie Snow (Nursing)
- ​2013 - 2014 ​Kylee Duran-Cox (English); Dr. Heather Wylie (Sociology)
- ​2012 - 2013 ​Bethany Schaarschmidt (Nutrition)
- 2011 - 2012 ​Dr. Carolyn Borg (Counseling) 2013 Hayward Award Recipient*
- ​2010 - 2011 ​Robb Lightfoot (Communication Arts)
- 2009 - 2010​​ ​Bob Bittner (Mathematics)
- 2008 - 2009 ​Dr. Divan Fard (Chemistry)
- 2007 - 20​08​ ​Dr. Elizabeth Waterbury (Choral-Vocal Music) 2009 Hayward Award Recipient*
- ​2006 - 2007 ​Dr. Michel Small (English)
- 2005 - 2006 ​Dr. Frank Nigro (English) 2007 Hayward Award Recipient*
- 2004 - 2005 ​Leimone Waite (Horticulture)
- ​2003 - 2004 ​Pamela Spoto (English)
- 2002 - 2003 Joan Bosworth (Home Economics)
- ​2001 - 2002 ​Dave Bush (Mathematics)
- ​2000 - 2001 ​Dorothy Arel (Secretarial Science)
- ​1999 - 2000 ​Dr. Pete Petersen (English)
- ​1998 - 1999 ​Carol Rupe (Home Economics)
- ​​1997 - 1998 ​Jim McMurdo (Mathematics)
- ​1996 - 1997 ​Jim Middleton (Physical Education)
- ​1994 - 1995 ​Ken Cooney (English)
- ​1993 - 1994 ​Joe Polen (Physical Sciences/Physics)
*Hayward Award recipient. The Hayward Award is the State Academic Senate Excellent Educator Award. The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Excellent Educator's name is forwarded to the state for nomination to this award. ​​​​