2008 Winners

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2008 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
Distinguished Music Educator of the Year
Education Award – Phi Delta Kappa
Educator of the Gifted
Elementary School Finalists
Elementary School of Excellence
Elementary School Principal of the Year
English/Language Arts Teacher of the Year

Excellence in School Library Service Award
Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher of the Year
Meritorious Achievement Award
Middle School of Excellence
Middle School Principal of the Year
Outstanding Community/Business/School Partnership
Outstanding Teaching in Postsecondary Education
Pat Keyes Technology Award
Presidential Award (Math)
Presidential Award (Science)
School Administrator – Outstanding Service Award

School Board of the Year

School Business Official – Distinguished Service Award
School Business Official of the Year
School Counselor of the Year
School Nurse of the Year
School Psychologist of the Year
Secondary School of Excellence
Secondary School Principal of the Year
Social Studies Teacher of the Year
Special Education Administrator of the Year
Special Educator of the Year
Superintendent of the Year
Supervision & Curriculum Development Award
Susan Janosz Technology Impact Award
Teacher of the Year
Technology Education Teacher of the Year
World Language Teacher of the Year
Art Educator of the Year
NH Art Educators Association
Dawn Bechtold, Whitefield and Jefferson Schools
Assistant Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals
Percy Hill, Kearsarge Regional Middle School
Business Education Achievement Award
NH Business Education Association
John Miles, Teacher, NHBEA Board of Directors
Christa McAuliffe Award
NH Charitable Foundation
Ina Ahern, Plymouth Regional High School
DARE Officer of the Year
NH State Police D.A.R.E. Program
Kevin Irwin, Hollis Police Department
Distinguished Music Educator of the Year
NH Music Educators Association
David Seiler, University of New Hampshire
Education Award
Phi Delta Kappa
William Marston, Concord High School
Educator of the Gifted Award
NH Association for Gifted Education
Dennis Pymm, James Mastricola Upper Elementary School
Elementary School Finalists
NH Excellence in Education
Adeline C. Marston School
Pittsfield Elementary School
Elementary School of Excellence
NH Excellence in Education Awards
Simonds Elementary School
Elementary Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals
Dan LaFleur, Ernest P. Barka Elementary School
English/Language Arts Teacher of the Year
NH Council of Teachers of English
Jill Pinard, John Stark Regional High School
Excellence in School Library Service Award (formerly Education Media Professional)
NH Educational Media Association
Dorothy Grazier, Winnacunnet High School
Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher of the Year
NH Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
Cynthia Grisa, Pembroke Academy
Meritorious Achievement Award
NH Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Curt Martin, Maple Street School
Middle School of Excellence
NH Excellence in Education Awards
Cooperative Middle School
Middle School Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals
Bill Tirone, Ashland Elementary School
Outstanding Community/Business/School Partnership
NH Partners in Education
Blanche Garant, Charlotte Avenue School
Outstanding Teaching in Postsecondary Education
NH College and University Council
Dr. Maurissa Abecassis, Colby Sawyer College
Pat Keyes Technology Award
NH Society for Technology in Education
Maria Knee, Deerfield Community School
Presidential Award (Math)
Presidential Awards for Excellence in
Math and Science

Kimberley Knighton, Profile School-Secondary

Presidential Award (Science)
Presidential Awards for Excellence in
Math and Science
Louis Broad, Timberlane High School-Secondary
School Administrator – Outstanding Service Award
NH School Administrators Association
Heather R. Cummings, Curriculum Cooridnator, SAU #80
School Board of the Year
NH School Boards Association
Chichester School Board, SAU #53
School Business Official – Distinguished Service Award
NH Association of School Business Officials
Alexander J. Blastos, NH Association of School Business Officials
School Business Official of the Year
NH Association of School Business Officials
James K. Crane, SAU #24
School Counselor of the Year
NH School Counselors Association

Susan Antico, Adeline C. Marston School-Elementary
Elise Smith, Winnisquam Regional Middle School-Middle
Jacquelyn Hall, Stevens High School-Secondary

School Nurse of the Year
NH School Nurses Association
Ellen Zimmerman, RN, M.Ed., Sandown North Elementary School
School Psychologist of the Year
NH Association of School Psychologists
Jan Martin, Nashua School District
Secondary School of Excellence
NH Excellence in Education
Londonderry High School
Secondary School Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals
Michael Reardon, Pembroke Academy
Social Studies Teacher of the Year
NH Council for the Social Studies
Bradley Wolff, Ashland Elementary School
Special Education Administrator of the Year
NH Association of Special Education Administrators
Tobi Gray Chassie, Pittsfield School District
Special Educator of the Year
NH Council for Exceptional Children
Christine Reinart, Merrimack High School
Superintendent of the Year
NH School Administrators Association
Carl J. Nelson, Superintendent, SAU #9
Supervision & Curriculum Development Award
NH Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development
Carolann Wais, Assistant Superintendent, SAU #63
Susan Janosz Technology Impact Award
NH Society for Technology in Education
Christina Nelson, Retired Technology Trainer
Teacher of the Year
NH Teacher of the Year Association
Benjamin Adams, Salem High School
Technology Education Teacher of the Year
NH Technology Education Association
Mark Humphreys, Littleton High School
World Language Teacher of the Year
NH Association of World Language Teachers
Virginia Pinard, Belmont High School