Please click on the award winner’s name to read about why they were chosen by the respective collaborative partner to receive a New Hampshire Excellence in Education Award.
Schools of Excellence
SPECIAL RECOGINITION AWARDS
2024 Winners
Roy Bailey
NHCTO of the Year (2024)
NH CTO Council
Jennifer Baney
Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical
NH Charitable Foundation
Emily Barrett
NH Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher of the Year
NH Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
Ann Beegan Lanney
New Hampshire School Nurse of the Year 2024-2025
NH School Nurses’ Association
Dr. Samantha Broadhead
New Hampshire School Psychologist of the Year
NH Association of School Psychologists
Andrea Castaldo
Assistant Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals
Michelle Clark
Alexander J. Blastos Distinguished Service Award
NH Association of School Business Officials
Michael Clauss
Janis Hennessey World Language Teacher of Excellence
NH Association of World Language Teachers
Troy Corriveau
New Hampshire Art Educator of the Year
NH Art Educators’ Association
Doug Cullen
Extended Learning Coordinator of the Year
NH Extended Learning Opportunities Network
Christina DiMicelli
NHSTE Susan Janosz Technology Impact Award
NH Society for Technology in Education
Christine Downing
Outstanding Service Award
NH School Administrators Association
Elizabeth Duclos
2024 New Hampshire Teacher of the Year
NH Department of Education
Paula Dyrkacz
2024 Special Education Teacher of the Year
Council for Exceptional Children – NH
Larry Elliott
Special Education Administrator of the Year
NH Association of Special Education Administrators
Joy Gobin
NH ELO Network Lifetime Achievement
NH Extended Learning Opportunities Network
Chris Heider
NHCSS Teacher of the Year
NH Council for the Social Studies
Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School Board
2024 NHSBA School Board of Excellence
NH School Boards Association
Corey Laird
NHBEA Achievement Award
NH Business Education Association
Julie Lichtmann
NH School Counselor of the Year
NH School Counselors Association
Dr. Trish Lindberg
Dennise Maslakowski Education Award
Plymouth State University
Kristen Lundeen
Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year
NEA-NH
Nathan Lunney
Business Administrator of the Year
NH Association of School Business Officials
Kathryn Morrison
NHSTE Pat Keyes Technology – Using Educator Award
NH Society for Technology in Education
Joshua Olstad
NHCTO of the Year (2023)
NH CTO Council
Nathan Phillips
Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher of the Year
NH Career & Technical Association
Dr. Irving Richardson
NHASCD Excellence in Educational Leadership
NH Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Jo Sanborn
Doris Barnes Retired Educator Lifetime Achievement Award
NH Excellence in Education Board
Dr. Kimberly Rizzo Saunders
Superintendent of the Year
NH School Administrators Association
Krystal Searah
NHSLMA Outstanding Library Media Program
NH School Library Media Association
Jennifer Toth
NHSLMA School Librarian of the Year
NH School Library Media Association
Becky Wing
Elementary Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals
Alison Yankowskas
New Hampshire Music Educators Association Music Educator of the Year
NH Music Educators Association