2017 NH EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD RECIPIENTS
June 10, 2017
Doris Barnes Retired Educator Lifetime Achievement Award
Jeanne Chute
NH School Administrators Association
Superintendent of the Year Award – Kathleen Murphy
NH School Administrators Association
Outstanding Service Award – Karen Burnell
NH Charitable Foundation
Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical Award – Heather Drolet
NH Council for the Social Studies
Donald R. Marquis Memorial Teacher of the Year Award – Dennis Perreault
NH School Counselor Association
School Counselor of the Year Award – Trish Griswold
NH Association of School Business Officials
Alexander J. Blastos Distinguished Service Award – Joshua Peach
NH Association of School Business Officials
School Business Administrator of the Year Award – Karen Lessard
NH Music Educators Association
Distinguished Music Educator of the Year Award – Glen D’Eon
Extended Learning Opportunities Network
Extended Learning Opportunity Coordinator of the Year – Dean Graziano
NH Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Outstanding Educational Leadership Award – Susan H. Copley, PhD
Plymouth State University
Dennise Maslakowski Education Award – Dr. Virginia M. Barry
NH Association of School Principals
NHASP Assistant Principal of the Year – Kelly Parker
NH Association of School Principals
NHASP Elementary Principal of the Year – Kimberly Yarlott
NH Association of School Principals
NHASP Charles A. Napoli Award Secondary School Principal of the Year – Brian M. Stack
NH Association of School Principals
NHASP Middle School Principal of the Year – Michael Fournier
NH Excellence in Education
Special Recognition Award – Virginia M. Barry, PhD
NH Excellence in Education
Special Recognition Award – Attorney Theodore E. Comstock
NH School Boards Association
School Board of the Year Award – Hopkinton School Board
NH Association of School Psychologists
School Psychologist of the Year Award – Nathaniel Jones
Council for Exceptional Children NH
Special Education Teacher of the Year Award – Ken Fuller
NH School Library Media Association
School Librarian of the Year Award – Donna Zecha
NH School Library Media Association
Outstanding School Library Program Award – Inter-Lakes Jr/Sr High School Library
NH Art Educators’ Association
NH Art Educator of the Year Award – Mary Ann Lessard
NH Association of World Language Teachers
World Language Teacher of the Year Award – Cynthia Hodgdon
NH Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
2017 Bonnie Simpson Teacher of the Year – Bernadette P. Olsen
NH School Nurses’ Association
NH School Nurse of the Year Award – Barbara J. Kelly BS, RN
NH Department of Education
NH Teacher of the Year Award – Tate Aldrich
NH Department of Education
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics & Science Teaching – Rebecca Cummings
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics & Science Teaching – Robin Ellwood
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics & Science Teaching – Ann Gaffney
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics & Science Teaching – Patrick Kaplo
NH Excellence in Education
Schools of Excellence Finalist– Gilford Elementary School
SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE
Elementary School of Excellence – Pleasant Street School
K-8 School of Excellence – Deerfield Community School
Middle School of Excellence – David R. Cawley Middle School
Secondary School of Excellence – Winnacunnet High School