2009 Winners

The information listed below was current in 2009. Individuals may no longer be associated with the school listed.
Any corrections or changes should be sent to
info@edies.org.
2009 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
K-8 School of Excellence
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
Reading Teacher of the Year
School Administrator – Outstanding Service Award

School Board of the Year

School Business Official – Distinguished Service Award
School Counselor of the Year
School Nurse of the Year
School Psychologist of the Year
Secondary School Finalist
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
Irene M. Derosier, Chichester Central School
Assistant Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals
Mary K. Coltin, North Londonderry Elementary
Business Education Achievement Award
NH Business Education Association
Dorothy M. Morin, Nashua High School North
Christa McAuliffe Award
NH Charitable Foundation
Denise Dunlap, Interlakes School
DARE Officer of the Year
NH State Police D.A.R.E. Program
Joseph L. Wright, Concord Police Department
Distinguished Music Educator of the Year
NH Music Educators Association
Kenneth Dugal, Merrimack High School
The Dennise Maslakowski PDK Education Award
Phi Delta Kappa
Kathleen Collins McCabe, Governor Wentworth Regional
School District
Educator of the Gifted Award
NH Association for Gifted Education
Dorothy A. Peters, Derry Village Elementary School
Elementary School Finalists
NH Excellence in Education
Matthew Thornton Elementary School
Bicentennial Elementary School
Elementary School of Excellence
NH Excellence in Education Awards
Inter-Lakes Elementary School
Elementary Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals
John J. Stone, Rindge Memorial School
English/Language Arts Teacher of the Year
NH Council of Teachers of English
Katherine J. Engstrom, Oyster River High School
Excellence in School Library Service Award (formerly Education Media Professional)
NH Educational Media Association
Diane Beaman, Moultonborough Academy
Bonnie Simpson Teacher of the Year
NH Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
Nora L. Beaton, Lancaster Elementary School
Meritorious Achievement Award
NH Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Jackie Moulton, New Boston Central School
K-8 School of Excellence
NH Excellence in Education Awards
Northwood School
Middle School of Excellence
NH Excellence in Education Awards
Boynton Middle School
Middle School Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals
Michelle Carvalho, Nottingham School
Outstanding Community/Business/School Partnership
NH Partners in Education
Anne Delaney, Birch Hill Elementary School
Outstanding Teaching in Postsecondary Education
NH College and University Council
Arthur R. Deleault, Lakes Region Community College
Pat Keyes Technology Award
NH Society for Technology in Education
Otis E. Wirth, Alton Central School
Reading Teacher of the Year
Granite State Reading Council of the International Reading Association

Jacqueline R. Verville, Alton Central School

School Administrator – Outstanding Service Award
NH School Administrators Association
Eric “Chip” McGee, SAU #25
School Board of the Year
NH School Boards Association
Raymond School District
Alexander J. Blastos – Distinguished Service Award
NH Association of School Business Officials
Doug Brown, Contoocook
School Counselor of the Year
NH School Counselors Association

Fern Seiden, Griffin Memorial School-Elementary
Suzette Wilson, Rochester Middle School-Middle
Richard Provencher, Manchester Memorial High School-Secondary

School Nurse of the Year
NH School Nurses Association
Gerri Harvey, Belmont Middle School
School Psychologist of the Year
NH Association of School Psychologists
Roberto Rodrigues, Merrimack School District
Secondary School Finalist
NH Excellence in Education
Newfound Regional High School
Secondary School of Excellence
NH Excellence in Education
Kennett High School
Secondary School Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals
Sean P. Moynihan, Sunapee Middle High School
Social Studies Teacher of the Year
NH Council for the Social Studies
Patricia Popieniek, Iber Holmes Gove Middle School-Middle
Meagan Reed, Sunapee Middle High School-Secondary
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
Sheila A. Ward, Pittsfield Middle School
Superintendent of the Year
NH School Administrators Association
Nathan S. Greenberg, SAU #12
Supervision & Curriculum Development Award
NH Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development
Lyonel B. Tracy, NH Department of Education
Susan Janosz Technology Impact Award
NH Society for Technology in Education
Cathy Higgins, NH Department of Education
Teacher of the Year
NH Teacher of the Year Association
Deborah A. Fogg, Lancaster School
Technology Education Teacher of the Year
NH Technology Education Association
Venera Gattonini, Newmarket Jr/Sr High School
World Language Teacher of the Year
NH Association of World Language Teachers
Kathy Chase, Pinkerton Academy