Teachers of Excellence

2023 Teacher of Excellence Winners

Top Row: Mark Powell, Santa Mara HS; Lindsay Cox, Holtville HS; Lauren Peterson, King City HS; Kyle Schaad, Tulelake HS; Brent George, Madera South HS
Bottom Row: Kendall Imbrogno, Patterson HS; Courtney Castle, Saucelito Elementary; Beth Swehla, Booneville-Anderson Valley HS; Amanda Gala, Le Grand HS, Amanda Ferguson, Kingsburg HS.

 

Central Region
North Coast Region
San Joaquin Region
South Coast Region
Southern Region
Superior Region

Central Region

CENTRAL REGION - TEACHER OF EXCELLENCE
Year Teacher City - School   Year Teacher City - School
1951 Luther DuBois Woodland - Woodland HS   1952 Louis Diekman Lodi - Lodi HS
1953 C.A. Cazaly Delano - Delano HS   1953 Otis Kingery Ripon - Ripon HS
1954 Glen A. Caldwell Dixon - Dixon HS   1955  Henry C. Helt Oakdale - Oakdale HS
1956 Frank Bonito Placer - Placer HS   1956 Kenneth H. Easter Dos Palos - Dos Palos HS
1957 Ernest A. Tarone Modesto - Modesto JC   1959 Wallace Englund Tracy - Tracy HS
1961 Conrad E. Lehfeldt Gustine - Gustine HS   1962 David Risling Modesto - Modesto JC
1963 Arthur Morley Nellor Lodi - Lodi HS   1964 Lionel Tocher Dos Palos - Dos Palos HS
1965 Alfred Rutherford Oakdale - Oakdale HS   1966 Ed Fisher Hilmar - Hilmar HS
1967 Luverne Donker Modesto - Modesto JC   1968 H. Dean McNeilly Stockton - San Joaquin Delta College
1970 Robert W. Kelly Linden - Linden HS   1971 Edward Leal Modesto - Modesto JC
1972 Alfred Hansen Dos Palos - Dos Palos HS   1972 Ugo P. Lea Modesto - Modesto JC
1974 Weldon Longbotham Modesto - Modesto JC   1974 Dwight Wait Modesto - Modesto JC
1975 Neal W. Cook Galt - Galt HS   1975 Russell Cosgrave Modesto - Modesto HS
1975 Don L. Hendricks Oakdale - Oakdale HS   1976 Alton McRae Mariposa - Mariposa County HS
1977 Alan Cover Modesto - Modesto JC   1977 Richard Havens Modesto - Modesto JC
1978 Doug Fritz Stockton - San Joaquin Delta College   1979 Stan Hodges Modesto - Modesto JC
1979 Pius Scheuber Modesto - Modesto JC   1980 Harold Whaley Modesto - Modesto JC
1981 Joseph Aguiar Winters - Winters HS   1981 Hal Carlton Modesto - Modesto JC
1982 Homer Bowen Modesto - Modesto JC   1982 Lee Bucknell Modesto - Modesto JC
1983 Kenneth Harris Hughson - Hughson HS   1983 Anthony Silva Turlock - Turlock HS
1984 Lafe Kincaid Woodland - Woodland HS   1984 Richard Nimphius Modesto - Modesto JC
1985 Mark Bender Modesto - Modesto JC   1985 Larry Tosta Galt - Galt HS
1986 Ron Alves Modesto - Modesto JC   1986 Gino Farinelli Escalon - Escalon HS
1987 Jack Kuhl San Andreas-Calaveras HS   1987 Lloyd Martel Stockton - San Joaquin Delta College
1987 Ray Munir Atwater - Atwater HS   1987 Cynthia Reed Hughson - Hughson HS
1988 Mark Anglin Atwater - Atwater HS   1988 Lamond Woods Stockton - San Joaquin Delta College
1989 Michael Calicura Elk Grove - Elk Grove HS   1989 Richard Regalo Merced - Merced HS
1989 Warren Weaver Elk Grove - Elk Grove HS   1990 Ken Heupel Merced - Merced College
1990 Larry Paulsen Stockton - San Joaquin Delta College   1991 James Aschwanden Galt - Galt HS
1991 Charles Carley Ripon - Ripon HS   1991 Robert Pershing Davis - UC Davis
1991 Jeffrey Tassey Merced - Merced College   1992 Roy Beck Altaville - Bret Harte HS
1992 Carl Wright Galt - Galt HS   1993 Dale Pollard Turlock - Turlock HS
1993 Jim Orr Los Banos - Los Banos HS   1994 Jim Andersen Merced - Merced HS
1994 James Leising Davis - UC Davis   1995 Marc Coleman Hilmar - Hilmar HS
1995 Steve Gomes Merced - Merced Union HS   1995 Hugh Mooney Galt - Galt HS
1996 Michael Albiani Elk Grove - Elk Grove HS   1996 David Dodson Galt - Galt HS
1996 Joseph DiGrazia, Jr. Turlock - Turlock HS   1996 Herbert (Les) McCabe Merced - Merced College
1996 John Mendes Modesto - Modesto JC   1997 Janella Berens Shingle Springs - Ponderosa HS
1997 Marlies Harris Modesto - Modesto JC   1998 Sheila Folan Sacramento - Florin HS
1998 Dick Piersma Hilmar - Hilmar HS   1998 Richard Schmidig Linden - Linden HS
1999 Chantelle Albiani Galt - Galt HS   1999 Joe Terra Newman - Orestimba HS
2000 Don Borges Modesto - Tech Prep   2001  Michael Toscano Stockton - San Joaquin Delta College
2002 Jean Landeen CDE - Regional Supervisor   2003 Mark Feuerbach Galt - Galt HS
2003 Mike Morales Modesto - Modesto JC   2004 Vikki Farmer Merced-Merced Union HS
2004 Britta Fletcher Shingle Springs - Ponderosa HS   2004 Cheryl Reece Galt - Galt HS
2005 Howard Lewis Jr. Sacramento - Cosumnes River College   2005 James Schulte Esparto - Esparto HS
2006 Dean Archer Linden - Linden HS   2006 Kent Benson Winters - Winters HiS
2006 Lori Marchy Turlock - Turlock HS   2007 Jason Weatherby San Andreas-Calaveras HS
2008 Pat Ariaz Manteca - Sierra HS   2008 Troy Gravatt Turlock-John H. Pitman HS
2009 Jennifer Terpstra Escalon - Escalon HS   2009 Jerry Delsol Woodland - Woodland HS
2009 Steve Amador Modesto - Modesto JC   2010 Wayne Forsythe Mariposa - Mariposa County HS
2010 Brent Newport Lodi - Lodi HS   2010 Katy Cardoza Modesto - James C. Enochs HS
2010 Nikki Maddux Tracy - Tracy Union HS   2011 Krista Vannest Turlock - John H. Pitman HS
2012 David Gossman Atwater - Atwater HS   2012 Ken Moncrief Ceres - Central Valley HS
2012 Carrie Phillips Altaville - Bret Harte Union HS   2013 Jason Bretz Los Banos - Los Bano HS
2013 JessaLee Goehring Lodi - Lodi HS   2013 Monique Reid Hilmar - Hilmar HS
2014 Matt Baffunno Gustine - Gustine HS   2014 Eric Dyer Woodland - Woodland HS
2014 Amy Erman Elk Grove - Elk Grove HS   2014 Matt Patton Elk Grove - Elk Grove HS
2015 Buz Arnold Mariposa - Mariposa County HS   2015 Kelly Larson Hughson - Hughson HS
2015 Sam Meredith Atwater - Atwater HS   2015 Elizabeth Knapp Williams Atwater - Atwater HS (Honorary)
2016 Sonia Falaschi Los Banos - Los Banos HS   2016 Mandy Garner Galt - Liberty Ranch HS
2016 Marlene Hepner Tracy - Merrill West HS   2016 Celeste Morino Ripon - Ripon HS
2017 Isaac Robles Oakdale - Oakdale HS   2017 Shannon Welch Elk Grove - Elk Grove HS
2017 Donnie Whitworth Winters - Winters HS   2018 Becky Freeman Lodi - Tokay HS
2018 Dane White Galt - Galt HS   2019 Shanan Spears Clarksburg - Delta HS
2019 Mike Ellington Hughson - Hughson HS   2020 Charles Van Riper Clarksburg - Delta HiS
2020 Scott Layne Modesto - Modesto HS   2020 Kristen Machado-Buck Manteca - East Union HS
2021 Natalie Borba Atwater - Atwater HS    2021 Bryan Dodson  Galt - Liberty Ranch HS 
2022 Travis Cardoso Stockton - San Joaquin Delta College   2022 Caitlin Freeman Los Banos - Pacheco HS
2023 Kendall Imbrogno Patterson - Patterson HS   2023 Amanda Galan Le Grand - Le Grand HS
2024 Jessica Cardoso Ceres - Central Valley HS   2024 Clarissa Farinelli Ceres - Central Valley HS 
2024 Shelby Fishman Atwater - Atwater HS   2024 Kim Mesa Atwater - Atwater HS
 

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North Coast Region

NORTH COAST REGION - TEACHER OF EXCELLENCE
Year Teacher City - School   Year Teacher City - School
1951 W.L. Norton Petaluma - Petaluma HS   1952 Glenn H. Ament Sebastopol-Sebastopol HS
1953 Olen C. Markwell Hayward - Hayward HS   1954 Ira F. Nuckols Tomales - Tomales HS
1955 Cola Lewis Eggleston Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa HS   1956 Karl Robinson Hayward - Hayward HS
1957 Leslie B. Brown Hayward - Hayward HS   1958 Lyle F. Keller Santa Rosa-Santa Rosa HS
1958 Daniel C. Simpson Rio Vista - Rio Vista HS   1959 J. Sidney Johnson Santa Rosa-Santa Rosa HS
1960 Earl Livingston Sonoma - Sonoma HS   1961 Roland Wentzel Fortuna - Fortuna HS
1962 James Wesley Jamison Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa HS   1963 James C. King Santa Rosa-Santa Rosa HS
1964 James Coelho Livermore - Livermore HS   1965 Ralph Early Napa - Napa HS
1966 John De Jong Petaluma - Petaluma HS   1967 Thomas Bowles  Covelo - Round Valley HS
1968 Lonny Merson Fortuna - Fortuna HS   1969 Laurel E. Richter Eureka - Eureka HS
1970 William J. King Petaluma - Petaluma HS   1971 Wilmer Nord Sebastopol - Sebastopol HS
1975 Jim Porter Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa JC   1976 Earl W. Smith Tomales - Tomales HS
1983 Jim Polly McKinleyville-McKinleyville HS   1984 Bob Fraser Kelseyville - Kelseyville HS
1985 Ted Rebello Sebastopol - Sebastopol HS   1986 William Fales Ferndale - Ferndale HS
1987 Steve McKay Boonville-Anderson Valley HS   1988 Sandra Newkirk Eureka - Eureka HS
1989 Ron Furtado Livermore - Livermore HS   1990 Pj Kutlik Santa Rosa-Santa Rosa JC
1991 William Scott Dixon - Dixon HS   1992 Donald Meyer Fortuna - Fortuna HS
1993 Annette O'Kelley Santa Rosa-Santa Rosa HS   1994 John Ramos Dixon - Dixon HS
1994 Steve Olson Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa JC   1995 Leroy Wallace Santa Rosa-Santa Rosa HS
1997 Bernard Gregoris Tomales - Tomales HS   1998 Michael Soukup Sonoma-Sonoma Valley HS
1999 Lori Niesen Willits - Willits HS   2000 Heidi Vietor Ukiah - Ukiah HS
2000 Larry Wright Rio Vista - Rio Vista HS   2001 Harold Johnson Forestville - El Molino HS
2002 James Smith Eureka - Eureka HS   2003 Sandra Dale Fortuna - Fortuna HS
2004 Patricia Pachie Middletown - Middletown HS   2005 Jerry Moore Fairfield - Armijo HS
2006 Mike Jones Kelseyville - Kelseyville HS   2007 Laura Mendes St. Helena - St. Helena HS
2008 Randy Mendes St. Helena - St. Helena HS   2011 Lynn Scholten El Molino - El Molino HS
2013 Jake Dunn Petaluma - Petaluma HS   2014 Judy Aschwanden St. Helena - St. Helena HS
2017 Kim Arntz Petaluma - Petaluma HS   2018 Bill Costanzo Tomales - Tomales HS
2018 Lindsey Kliener Fortuna - Fortuna HS   2019 Theresa Noga Ferndale - Ferndale HS
2020 Sarah Herdell St. Helena - St. Helena HS    2021 Wesley Hunt  Healdsburg - Healdsburg UHS
2021 Alissa Sarvinski  Eureka - Eureka HS    2022  Megan Tunzi  Fort Bragg - Fort Bragg Sr HS 
2023 Beth Swehla Boonville - Anderson Valley Jr./Sr. HS   2024  Heidi Mickelson  Sebastopol - Analy HS
2024 Kelley Case-Brackett Willits - Willits HS         

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San Joaquin Region

SAN JOAQUIN REGION - TEACHER OF EXCELLENCE
Year Teacher City - School   Year Teacher City - School
1951 Howard Dickson Kern County HS   1952 Walter E. Atwood Fresno - Fresno HS
1954 Paul D. Spilsbury Wasco - Wasco HS   1955 Bruce F. Jensen Visalia - Visalia JC
1956 William E. Braun Tranquillity - Tranquillity HS   1957 Truman H. Frane Kingsburg -Kingsburg HS
1958 Ralph L. Hooper Porterville - Porterville HS   1959 Mitchel Nidever McFarland - McFarland HS
1960 Norman H. Walker Tulare - Tulare HS   1961 Kenneth Olson Tollhouse - Sierra HS
1962 Holger S. Hansen Kern County HS District   1963 Emile La Salle Hanford - Hanford HS
1964 Darwin Gubler Porterville - Porterville HS   1965 Kenneth Houtby Reedley - Reedley HiS
1966  Robert Tomasevich Visalia - Redwood HS   1967  Kenneth Savage Coalinga -Coalinga JC 
1968 Dino Petrucci Madera - Madera HS   1969 Raymond Agee  Porterville - Porterville HS
1970  Frank L. Lawhorn Visalia - College of the Sequoias   1971 Donald Vieira  Visalia - College of the Sequoias 
1972 Harvey Brockmeyer Bakersfield-Bakersfield HS   1972 Calvin Paul Stark Riverdale - Riverdale HS
1973 John Sylvia Visalia - Mt. Whitney HS   1974 Gary Williams Lake Isabella - Kern Valley HS
1975 Bill Downes Hanford - Hanford HS   1976 Ralph Loya Reedley - Reedley College
1978 Harry Maddux Fresno - Washington Union HS   1979 Leonard DeRuiter Hanford - Hanford HS
1980 James K. Carter Reedley - Reedley College   1981 Robert Actis Tollhouse - Sierra HS
1983 Richard Boucher Tulare - Tulare HS   1983 Laurence Dutto Riverdale - Riverdale HS
1984 Joe Cosentino Sanger - Sanger HS   1984 Ken Whitney Bakersfield-Bakersfield HS
1985 Lloyd McCabe Chowchilla - Chowchilla HS   1985 Norm Phillips Visalia - Golden West HS
1986 Robert Heuvel Reedley - Kings River CC    1986 James Siewert Tranquillity - Tranquillity HS
1986 Bud West Reedley - Kings River CC    1987 Max Johnson Orosi - Orosi HS
1987 David Smoljan Fresno - Duncan Polytechnic HS   1987 James Young Dinuba - Dinuba HS
1988 Charles Craig Wasco - Wasco HS   1988 Arlon Schubert Kerman - Kerman HS
1988 Gerald Wenstrand Lake Isabella - Kern Valley HS   1989 Jerry Biggs CDE-Regional Supervisor
1989 Max Corbett Tulare - Tulare HS   1989 Leeman Charles Parker Kingsburg -Kingsburg HS
1990 Christine Dickson Bakersfield - North HS   1990 Lloyd Hokit Bakersfield - Bakersfield College
1990 Terry Kershaw Reedley - Kings River CC    1990 Steve Obad Chowchilla - Chowchilla HS
1991 Don Miller Tehachapi-Tehachapi HS   1992 David Caetano Tulare - Tulare HS
1992 Katherine Luker Caruthers - Caruthers HS   1993 Frank Marinelli Tulare - Tulare HS
1993 Mike Elliott McFarland - McFarland HS   1993 Kristann Mattes Fresno - Central HS
1994 Darol Fishman Chowchilla - Chowchilla HS   1994 David Clark Reedley - Kings River CC 
1995 Edward Franklin Fresno - Central HS   1995 Ralph Mendes Bakersfield - Foothill HS
1995 Gary Wenter Caruthers - Caruthers HS   1996 Bruce Campbell Bakersfield-Bakersfield HS
1996 Kim Donaher Chowchilla - Chowchilla HS   1996 Richard Rogers Fresno - CSU, Fresno
1997 Ken Dias Clovis - Clovis HS   1997 Sherry Johns Coalinga - Coalinga HS
1997 Margaret Lynn Martindale Lemoore - Lemoore HS   1998 Gina Gravatt Firebaugh - Firebaugh HS
1998 Susan Henderson-Perry Clovis - Clovis HS   1998 Ron King Lemoore - Lemoore HS
1999 David Mendonca Corcoran - Corcoran HS   1999 Ron Nishinaka Reedley - Reedley CC 
1999 Robert Pearcy Visalia - Redwood HS   2000 Steve Sampietro Visalia - Redwood HS
2000 Jim Slater Bakersfield - South HS   2001 Frank Tebeau Visalia - College of the Sequoias
2001 David Yates Madera - Madera HS   2002 Robert Britton Visalia - College of the Sequoias
2002 Daniel Crookham Exeter - Exeter Union HS   2002 Susan Moran Hanford - Hanford HS
2003 James Bomprezzi Madera - Madera HS   2003 Darlene Gilles Madera - Madera High School
2003 Michael Higham Hanford - Hanford HS   2004 David Lopes Reedley - Reedley CC
2004 Mark Morales Corcoran - Corcoran HS   2004 Gary Nelson Fresno - Pershing HS
2005 Kevin Koelewyn Tulare - Tulare HS   2005 Larry Rathbun Coalinga - West Hills College
2006 Janice Ede Exeter - Exeter Union HS   2007 William Davis Visalia - Golden West HS
2007 David DeSilva Visalia - College of the Sequoias   2007 Marybeth Hose-Hearn Lemoore - Lemoore HS
2007 Tammy Pilcher Laton - Laton HS   2007 Jennifer Wilke Bakersfield-Bakersfield HS
2008 Cheryl Coons Porterville - Citrus HS   2008 Todd Coons Porterville - Porterville HS
2008 Denise Morales Wasco - Wasco HS   2008 Rich Vandenack Tollhouse - Sierra HS
2009 Pam Brem Lindsay - Lindsay HS   2009 Dennis Mann Hanford - Hanford HS
2009 Chris McCraw Wasco - Wasco HS   2009 Kevin Woodard Clovis - Clovis East HS
2010 Lilly Pimentel Hanford - Hanford HS   2010 Steve Rocca Fresno - CSU, Fresno
2010 Ric Lemucchi Bakersfield - Highland HS   2011 Jill Sperling Kingsburg - Kingsburg HS
2011 Howard Clarke Lemoore - Lemoore HS   2011 Dustin Sperling Reedley - Reedley CC
2011 Merlin Welch Coalinga - West Hills College   2011 Chris Williams Fresno - Central HS West
2012 Anthony Catalan Firebaugh - Firebaugh HS  
2012
 Mike Mederos

Tulare - Tulare HS Farm
2012 David Valdez Clovis - Clovis East HS  
2013
 Julie Beechinor Bakersfield - Frontier HS
2013 Clay Freeman Bakersfield - Foothill HS  
2013
 Sam Rodriguez Hanford - Hanford HS
2013 Rosco Vaughn Fresno - CSU, Fresno  
2014
 Emily Keverline Lake Isabella - Kern Valley HS
2014 Emmett Schultz Visalia - Golden West HS  
2014
 Kristin Sheehan Madera - Madera South HS
2015 Roy Browne Dinuba - Dinuba HS  
2015
 Steve Gambril Clovis - Clovis East HS
2015 Bill Kelly Bakersfield - Bakersfield College  
2015
 Shay Williams-Hopper Tulare - Tulare HS Farm
2016 Tim Deniz Madera-Madera South HS  
2016
 Matthew Moreno Lemoore - Lemoore HS
2017 Aireal Covey Clovis - Clovis East HS  
2018
 Jennifer Knight Clovis - Clovis East HS
2018 Art Parham Fresno - CSU, Fresno  
2020
 John Williams Fresno - CSU, Fresno
2020 Brian Donovan Kingsburg-Kingsburg HS  
2021
 Amber Carter  Bakersfield-Highland HS 
2021 Julie Luxon Madera - Madera South HS  
2022
 Laura Hansen Sanger - Sanger HS
2022 Jessica Fahey Fresno - Central HS  
2023
 Courtney Castle Terra Bella - Saucelito Elementary
2023 Brent George Madera - Madera South HS  
2023
 Amanda Ferguson Kingsburg - Kingsburg HS
2024 June Bettencourt Fresno - Central HS  
2024
 Jared Castle Tulare - Tulare HS 
2024 Aimee Veldhuizen Visalia - El Diamante HS  
   

 

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South Coast Region

SOUTH COAST REGION - TEACHER OF EXCELLENCE
Year Teacher City - School   Year Teacher City - School
1951 Arthur Godfrey San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo HS   1952 Sam J. Binsacca Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz HS
1953 La Vell Parsons Paso Robles - Paso Robles HS   1953 J.I. Thompson Special Recognition
1954 Merle C. Ralston San Jose - San Jose HS   1954 Paul Thornton San Fernando - San Fernando HS
1955 Edward W. Gills Atascadero - Atascadero HS   1955 Paul E. Grace North Hollywood - North Hollywood HS
1956 Martin T. Thorstenson Watsonville - Watsonville HS   1957 Legro Pressley Salinas - Salinas HSl
1957 Benjamin B. Ward Woodland Hills - Los Angeles Pierce JC  
1958
 Lionel E. Cross San Jose - San Jose HS
1959 Oscar S. Hollenberg Watsonville - Watsonville HS   1959 Gordon Woods Santa Paula - Santa Paula HS
1960 W.G. Yearin Morgan Hill-Morgan Hill HS   1961 Arley W. Heinze Morgan Hill - Morgan Hill HS
1961 Dell J. Rollins Van Nuys - Van Nuys HS   1962 Donald Mullen Salinas - Salinas HS
1963 John L. LaJeunesse San Jose - San Jose HS   1963 Grant E. Nielsen Van Nuys - Van Nuys HS
1964 Herbert Brownlee Arroyo Grande - Arroyo Grande HS   1965 Robert L. Terry Templeton - Templeton HS
1966 Arthur R. Davis Campbell - Campbell HS   1966 Richard Mosbarger Fillmore - Fillmore HS
1967 Gordon Tibbs Hollister - San Benito HS   1968 Earl Penix Gonzales - Gonzales HS
1969 Allen W. Gardener Santa Maria - Santa Maria HS   1970 Carl N. Piester Cambria - Coast Jr. Union HS
1971 Dixie G. Mitchell Campbell - Campbell HS   1973 Malcolm Sears Canoga Park - Canoga Park HS
1978 James Palmer Shandon - Shandon HS   1979 Alfred DeRose Atascadero - Atascadero HS
1980 Clarence Mann Harbor City - Narboone HS   1980 Bob Wilkins Santa Ynez - Santa Ynez HS
1981 Melvin Souza Morro Bay - Morro Bay HS   1982 Del Clement Lompoc - Lompoc HS
1983 Warren Reed CDE - Regional Supervisor   1984 Dan Conforti Bell - Bell HS
1984 Stan Rose Santa Maria - Righetti HS   1985 Stan Uchiyama Salinas - North Salinas HS
1986 Richard Allen San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo HS   1987 T.W. (Jeff) Jeffrey Santa Maria - Santa Maria HS
1987 Walter Johnson Carpinteria - Carpinteria HS   1988 Marilee Belloumini Fillmore - Fillmore HS
1988 Robert Crabtree Campbell - Westmont HS Ag Farm   1988 Delbert Petersen Santa Maria - Santa Maria HS
1988 Stephen Pietrolungo Canoga Park - Canoga Park HS   1989 Joe Nunez Santa Maria - Righetti HS
1989 Bob Young Santa Paula - Santa Paula HS   1990 Jerry Dean Atascadero - Atascadero HS
1990 David Parker Santa Maria - Santa Maria HS   1991 Jack Havens Gonzales - Gonzales HS
1991 Jacquelyn Jaenicke Lompoc - Lompoc HS   1992 Bob Cummings Shandon - Shandon HS
1992 Stephen DeRose Arroyo Grande - Arroyo Grande HS   1992 Matt Zemny Soquel - Soquel HS
1993 Vincent Bruno Watsonville - Watsonville HS   1993 Art Hanson Los Angeles - Los Angeles USD
1993 Jim English Santa Maria - Righetti HS   1994 Karl Sullivan Paso Robles - Paso Robles HS
1994 Larry Bruga San Jose - Pioneer HS   1995 Joe Sabol San Luis Obispo - CPSU, SLO
1995 Robert Kuntz Gilroy - Gilroy HS   1996 Jerry Clark Templeton - Templeton HS
1997 Mark Clement Paso Robles - Paso Robles HS   1997 Ken Watje Salinas - Salinas HS
1998 Patrick Casey Templeton - Templeton HS   1999 Kathy Bibby Santa Ynez - Santa Ynez Valley UHS
2000 Mark Nower Carson - White Jr. HS   2001 Vera Gomes Morgan Hill - Live Oak HS
2001 Ralph Rianda King City - King City HiS   2002 Debbie Benson King City - King City HS
2002 Bobbi Roderick Carpinteria - Carpinteria HS   2003 Robert Flores San Luis Obispo - CPSU, SLO
2003 J. Scott Vernon San Luis Obispo - CPSU, SLO   2004 Michael Clifford Lompoc - Lompoc HS
2005 Bill Kellogg San Luis Obispo - CPSU, SLO   2006 Kelly Bianchi Hollister - San Benito Jt. UHS
2006 Miguel Guerra Santa Maria - Righetti HS   2007 Luis Guerra Santa Maria-Santa Maria HS
2008 John Ricards Fillmore - Fillmore HS   2009 Guillermo Guerra Santa Maria - Righetti HS
2010 John Avila Carpinteria - Carpinteria HS   2011 Marc DeBernardi Santa Maria - Santa Maria HS
2012 Clemente Ayon Santa Maria-Santa Maria HS   2012 Deanna Cargill Shandon - Shandon HS
2013 Jodi Evans San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo HS   2014 Anna Bates San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo HS
2016 Alex Flores Santa Paula - Santa Paula Union HS   2016 Jessica Souza King City - King City HS
2017 Rosemary Cummings Nipomo - Nipomo HS   2018 Melissa Flory-Guerra Santa Maria - Santa Maria HS
2019 Erin Gorter San Luis Obispo - CPSU, SLO   2019 Hector Guerra Santa Maria - Pioneer Valley HS
2021 Shannon Powell Santa Maria HS   2022 Joseph Martin Hollister - San Benito Jt UHS
2023 Lauren Peterson King City - King City HS   2023 Mark Powell Santa Maria - Santa Maria HS
2024 Gabriel Ponce Santa Maria - Pioneer Valley HS        

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Southern Region

SOUTHERN REGION - TEACHER OF EXCELLENCE
Year Teacher City - School   Year Teacher City - School
1951 Charles A. Perrin Chaffey - Chaffey HS   1952 Ivan C. Mayfield Chaffey - Chaffey HS
1953 Fred Hagen Hemet - Hemet HS   1956 George A. Sherman Walnut - Mt. San Antonio College
1958 Robert C. Dietrick Redlands - Redlands HS   1960 L. Paul Wade Chino - Chino HS
1962 James L. Dyer San Bernadino - El Cajon HS   1963 Kenneth A. Holmes El Centro - El Centro HS
1964 Elgin L. Hall Costa Mesa - Orange Coast College   1964 Denzil A. Liston Calexico - Calexico HS
1965 Walter Baumgartner Excelsior - Excelsior Union HS   1965 David MacPherson Victor Valley - Victor Valley HS
1966 John C. Franklin Chino - Chino HS   1967 Howard Betts San Bernadino - San Bernadino HS
1967 Harold R. Peck Laverne - Laverne HS   1968 Wylie Day Lancaster - Antelope Valley HS
1969 Charles Cook, Jr. La Puente - La Puente HS   1969 Harold Siegworth Riverside - Riverside HS
1970 Elmer L. Olson  Fullerton - Fullerton HS   1970  Theodore S. Sypolt  Palm Desert - College of the Desert 
1971 Thomas Beckwith Colton - Colton HS   1971 Harvey Kennedy Palmdale - Palmdale HS
1973 Vernon Frederick La Habra - La Habra HS   1973 Gary Lesh Riverside - J.W. North HS
1974 James Hart Riverside - J.W. North HS   1974 Kermit Kliewer Brawley - Brawley HS
1977 Karl Bakken Fallbrook - Fallbrook HS   1977 Erlan Calvert Lancaster - Antelope Valley HS
1978 Glen Chamberlain Redlands - Redlands HS   1979 William Rienstra Fallbrook - Fallbrook HS
1980 Glen Casey Lakeside - El Capitan HS   1981 Thomas Cunningham Encinitas - San Dieguito HS
1982 Darrel Colburn Escondido - Escondido HS   1982 Murl Craft Riverside - Norte Vista HS
1983 Jim Bailey Fullerton - Sunny Hills HS   1983 Roger Hall Redlands - Moore Jr. HS
1984 Chuck Tipton Moreno Valley - Moreno Valley HS   1985 Joe Acosta El Cajon - Valhalla HS
1985 Lloyd Doster Palmdale - Palmdale HS   1986 Abdul Mohamed Imperial - Imperial HS
1986 Leo Thibault Palmdale - Palmdale HS   1987 Don Martin Escondido - Orange Glen HS
1988 Wayne Pitzler Chino - Chino Senior HS   1989 Charles Hewitt Walnut - Mt. San Antonio College
1989 Willard Wade
Thermal - Coachella Calley HS
   1990 Jeff Rhiner Colton - Colton HS
1991 Murl Craft Riverside - Norte Vista HS   1991 Flint Freeman CSPU - Pomona
1992 Al Fernandes Hemet - Hemet HS   1992 Gary Hunt La Habra - Sonora HS
1993 Art Boster Walnut - Mt. San Antonio College   1994 Wendy Mullion Blythe - Palo Verde Valley HS
1994 Greg Beard Fullerton - Fullerton HS   1995 Wayne Dozier Escondido - Escondido HS
1996 Mike Campbell Imperial - Imperial HS   1997 Gina Boster Norco - Norco HS
1998 Melissa McBride Indio - Indio HS   1998 Neal Weisenberger Lancaster - Antelope Valley College
1999 Raymond Bryden La Puente - La Puente Valley ROP   1999 Douglas Sehnert Fallbrook - Fallbrook HS
2000 Ken Godfrey Riverside - La Sierra HS   2000 Douglas Moss Escondido - San Pasqual HS
2000 Sharon Weisenberger Quartz Hill - Quartz Hill HS   2001 Tony Miller La Habra - La Habra HS
2001 David Pritchard El Centro - Southwest HS   2002 Joel Briggs Littlerock - Littlerock HS
2002 Donald Dyer Lakeside - El Capitan HS   2003 Nancy Lauritzen Indio - Indio HS
2004 Timothy Hively Riverside - Norte Vista HS   2005 Sherri Freeman Warner Springs - Warner HS
2006 Johnny Esquer Calexico - Calexico HS   2006 Duane Penfold Apple Valley Sr. HS
2007 Luke Larson Holtville - Holtville HS   2007
Troy Van Bavel
 Lucerne Valley - Lucerne Valley HS
2008 Jody Baker Hemet - Hemet HS   2009 Rhonda Fuller Riverside - Rubidoux HS
2010 Kimberley Miller Mission Viejo - Mission Viejo HS   2011 Robin Grundmeyer Norco - Norco HS
2011 Tracy Putnam Riverside - Norte Vista HS   2012 Robin Olsen Littlerock - Littlerock HS
2014 Carole Lindsey Norco - Norco HS   2015 Kelly Tulloch Pine Valley - Mountain Empire HS
2016 Margaret Chapman Fallbrook - Fallbrook HS   2016 Mark Mullion Blythe - Palo Verde Valley HS
2017 Ralph Mosqueda Hemet - Hemet HS   2018 Aaron Nering Perris - Perris HS
2019 Mary Riley La Habra - Sonora HS   2020 Jessica Fernandes Buena Park - Buena Park HS
2020 Marc Reyburn Escondido - Escondido HS    2021  Mamie Powell  Indio - Indio HS
2022 Jesse Meade Lakeside - El Capitan HS   2022 Mary Martineau Ramona - Ramona HS
2022 Jeremy Johnson La Habra - Sonora HS   2023 Lindsay Cox HoltvilleHS
 

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Superior Region

SUPERIOR REGION - TEACHER OF EXCELLENCE
Year Teacher City - School   Year Teacher City - School
1951 Neldon A. Taylor Redding - Redding HS   1952 George Tyler Red Bluff - Red Bluff HS
1953   LaVern Hemstreet  Tulelake - Tulelake HS   1954   E. David Graf, Jr.  Williams - Williams HS
 1955  Harold N. Hillman  Redding - Redding HS    1957  Chris H. Starr  Alturas - Alturas HS
1958 Perry H. Hill Sutter - Sutter HS   1959 Ralph T. Filson Chico - Chico HS
1961 Virgil F. Morford Redding - Redding HS   1962 Jarrold T. Davis Grass Valley - Nevada Union HS
1963 Wesley R. Norton Anderson - Anderson HS   1964 Lloyd C. Van Camp Oroville - Oroville HS
1965 Gershon Rosen Hamilton City - Hamilton HS   1966 Elba Bullen Cedarville - Surprise Valley HS
1967 Sanford I. Beck Yuba City - Yuba City HS   1968 Richard Crabill Bieber - Big Valley HS
1969 Dalan R. Drane Colusa - Colusa HS   1970 George L. Lindner Princeton-Princeton HS
1971 William Justice Nicolaus - East Nicolaus Union HS   1972 C. Wesley Allen Marysville - Yuba College
1973 Frank Hutchinson Oroville - Butte College   1976 Vearl Gish Rocklin - Sierra College
1976  Clayton Oilar Cedarville - Surprise Valley HS   1977 Robert Paasch Grass Valley - Nevada Union HS
1978 Doug Flesher  Oroville - Butte College    1983  Keith Pitter  Williams - Williams HS
1983 Don Vasconcellos Rocklin - Sierra College   1984 Larry Crabtree Sutter - Sutter HS
1984 Ted Gregg CDE - Region Supervisor   1985 Bill Loveridge Anderson-Anderson HS
1985 Patrick McCartney Lincoln - Lincoln HS   1986 Jim Drew Grass Valley - Nevada Union HS
1986 Ken Hutchings McArthur - Fall River HS   1987 Hope Hanson Marysville - Yuba College
1988 John Rourke Hayfork - Hayford HS   1989 Donald Clarke Chico - Chico HS
1990 Jim Isbell Etna - Etna Union HS   1991 Ray Bianchi Los Molinos - Los Molinos HS
1992 Mike Rourke Weaverville - Weaverville HS   1993 George Green Arbuckle - Pierce HS
1994 David Wemp Chico - Chico HS   1995 Ralph Minto Colusa - Colusa HS
1996 Fred Sturzen Hamilton City - Hamilton HS   1997 Cindy Rohde Arbuckle - Pierce HS
1997 Laura Goss Nicolaus - East Nicolaus Union HS   1998 Holly Egan Susanville - Lassen HS
1999 Karen Falconer Oroville - Las Plumas HS/Cal Ideas   1999 Karen Henderson Grass Valley - Nevada Union HS
2000 Jeanette Sturzen Hamilton City - Hamilton HS   2001 Kim Dieter Herlong - Herlong HS
2001 Bob Vierra Orland - Orland HS   2002 Jerry Van Rein Rocklin - Sierra College
2003 Andy Ferrendelli Princeton - Princeton HS   2004 Heather Thomas Colusa - Colusa HS
2005 Dan Kemp Grass Valley - Bear River HS   2005 Jim Shanks Dorris - Butte Valley HS
2005 Tom Vazquez Cottonwood - West Valley HS   2006 Bradley Dodson Chico - CSU, Chico
2008 Tim Brown Tulelake - Tulelake HS   2009 George Wold Anderson - Anderson Union HS
2010 Trena Kimler-Richards Redding - Shasta College   2012 Mike Somerville Susanville - Lassen HS
2013 Darrell Hirschler Tulelake - Tulelake HS   2015 Janice Lohse Hamilton - Hamilton HS
2015 Elizabeth Ammon Susanville - Lassen HS   2017 Jim Knapp Oroville - Las Plumas HS
2017 Morgan Rourke Hayfork - Hayford HS   2017 Andreé Earley Oroville - Las Plumas HS
2018 Rick Neugebauer McArthur - Fall River HS   2018 Katie Alling Grass Valley - Nevada Union HS
2019 Shelli Stinson Wheatland - Bear River MS   2019 Jenny Lynn Oilar-Svejda Red Bluff - Red Bluff HS
2019 Shannon Spears-Browning Auburn - Placer HS   2019 Matt Pritchard Red Bluff - Red Bluff HS
2020 Kellie Hargett Etna - Etna HS   2020 Anna Canon Orland - Orland HS
2021 Stacey Dutra Yuba City HS   2021 Cali Griffin Loyalton HS
2023 Kyle Schaad Tulelake - Tulelake HS        

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