2003 Winners

The information listed below was current in 2003. Individuals may no longer be associated with the school listed.
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2003 NH “ED”ies Award Recipients
Art Educator of the Year
Assistant Principal of the Year
Business Education Achievement Award
Christa McAuliffe Award
D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year – Beaudry
Distinguished Music Educator of the Year – Bresnahan
Driver Education Teacher of the Year
Educator of the Gifted
Elementary School Finalist – Hampstead Central
Elementary School Finalist – Pine Tree
Elementary School Finalist – Washington
Elementary School of Excellence – Belmont
Elementary School Principal of the Year
English Teacher of the Year
Environmental Educator – Elementary Level
Environmental Educator – Middle Level

Faculty Member of the Year
Humanities Treat Award
Middle School Finalist – West Running Brook
Middle School of Excellence – Merrimack Valley
Middle School Principal of the Year
Pat Keyes Technology Educator of the Year
Presidential Award (Math) – Elementary Level
Presidential Award (Math) – Secondary Level
Presidential Award (Science) – Secondary Level
School Administrator – Outstanding Service Award
School Board of the Year

School Counselor of the Year
School Nurse of the Year
School Psychologist of the Year
Secondary School Finalist – Bow
Secondary School of Excellence
Merrimack Valley
Secondary School Principal of the Year
Special Education Administrator
Social Studies Teacher of the Year
Superintendent of the Year
Supervision & Curriculum Development Award
Teacher of the Year
Technology Education Teacher of the Year
Technology Education – Program Excellence
Technology Education – Impact Award
World Language Teacher of the Year
Art Educator of the Year
NH Art Educators Association
Luci Prawdzik, Peter Woodbury Elementary School
Assistant Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals

Francis McNally, Dover High School

Business Education Achievement Award
NH Business Education Association
Beverly S. Lannan, Pinkerton Academy
Christa McAuliffe Award
NH Charitable Foundation

Daniel E. Reidy, Moultonborough Central School

D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year
NH State Police D.A.R.E. Program
Barbara Mack-Keeney, Woodstock Police Department
Distinguished Music Educator of the Year
NH Music Educators Association

David Bresnahan, Memorial High School

Driver Education Teacher of the Year
NH Driver Education Teachers Association
Paul Ingersoll, Ingersoll Driving School
Educator of the Gifted Award
NH Association for Gifted and Talented Education

Barbara DeVore, Reeds Ferry School

Elementary School Finalist
NH Excellence in Education Awards
Chichester Central School (Pamela A. Stiles, Principal)
Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School
(Ellen P. Klein, Principal)
Pine Tree Elementary School (Laura Jawitz, Principal)
Washington Elementary School (Suzanne A. Lull,
Lead Head Teacher)
Elementary School of Excellence
NH Excellence in Education Awards
New Boston Central School (Richard H. Matthews, Principal)
Elementary School Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals

Dr. Kevin Johnson, Kearsarge Regional Elementary School

English Teacher of the Year
NH Association of Teachers of English
Heidi Pauer, Bow High School
Environmental Educator
NH Environmenatl Educators

Wendy Oellers, Gilford Elementary School-Elementary
Linda Carson, Hillsboro-Deering Middle School-Middle

Faculty Member of the Year
NH College and University Council
Dr. Ockle Johnson, Keene State College
Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher of the Year
NH Association of Family & Consumer Sciences

Katherine Shoubash, Bow High School

Humanities Treat Award
NH Humanities Council
Christopher Brooks, Souhegan High School
Middle School Finalist
NH Excellence in Education Awards
Amherst Middle School (William P. Hagen, Principal)
Middle School of Excellence
NH Excellence in Education Awards

West Running Brook Middle School
(Maryann C. Connors-Krikorian, Principal)

Middle School Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals
Dr. John O’Connor, Dover Middle School
Pat Keyes Technology Educator of the Year
NH Society for Technology in Education

Elizabeth Haarlander, North Elementary School

Presidential Award (Math)
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science
Suzy Gagnon, Mast Way Elementary School-Elementary
Joshua Frost, Cooperative Middle School-Secondary
Presidential Award (Science)
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science
Stacy Jo Stapleton, Washington Elementary School-Elementary
Kevin Lavigne, Hanover High School-Secondary
School Administrator – Outstanding Service Award
NH School Administrators Association
Mary Heath, SAU #19
School Board of the Year
NH School Boards Association

Shaker Regional School Board

School Counselor of the Year
NH School Counselor Association
Kellie Monroe, Bristol Elementary School
School Nurse of the Year
NH School Nurses Association

Susan A. Reiss, Sanborn Regional Middle School

School Psychologist of the Year
NH Association of School Psychologists
Kristen Thibodeau, Derry School District
Secondary School Finalist
NH Excellence in Education Awards

Bow High School (George H. Edwards, Jr., Principal)

Secondary School of Excellence
NH Excellence in Education Awards
Merrimack Valley High School (Pamela M. Burke, Principal)
Secondary School Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals

Deborah Brooks, Newmarket High School

Social Studies Teacher of the Year
NH Council for the Social Studies
Joan O’Donnell, ConVal High School
Special Education Administrator of the Year
NH Association of Special Education Administrators

Frances Gonsalves, SAU #48

Superintendent of the Year
NH School Administrators Association
Phillip G. McCormack, SAU #29
Supervision & Curriculum Development Award
NH Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development

Marianne MacCarthy True, Plymouth State College

Teacher of the Year
NH Teacher of the Year Association
Marilyn “Lin” Benz Lindquist, Raymond School District
Technology Education Teacher of the Year
NH Technology Education Association

Wayne Bartels, Monadnock Regional Jr./Sr. High School

Technology Education – Program Excellence
NH Technology Education Association
The Whitefield School
Technology Education – Impact Award
NH Society for Technology in Education

Karen Switzer, Laconia School District

World Language Teacher of the Year
NH Association of World Languages

Connie Evans, Bow High School