Excellence in Education Previous Award Recipients
2025 – hosted by Northern Kentucky University
Elizabeth Bravo, Newport Primary School (Outstanding Northern Kentucky Public School Educator)
Jennifer Koutnik, Mt. Notre Dame High School (Outstanding Greater Cincinnati Private School Educator)
Maria Borchardt, Villa Madonna Academy (Outstanding Northern Kentucky Private School Educator)
Beau Wheatley, Gamble Montessori High School (Outstanding Greater Cincinnati Public School Educator)
Michelle Judt, Roberts Academy (Outstanding Student Teacher Mentor)
Dr. Jennifer Williams, Hughes STEM High School (James N. Jacobs for Outstanding Administrator in CPS)
Deb Peterson, Bramble Nature Campus (John E. Pepper for Outstanding Volunteer in Public Education)
Leslie Lyles, Bond Hill Academy (Woodward Trust Distinguished Teacher in CPS)
2024 – hosted by Xavier University
Bonita Pack, Reiley Elementary (Outstanding Northern Kentucky Public School Educator)
Erin Gilday, St. Therese School (Outstanding Northern Kentucky Private School Educator)
Julie Shloemer, St. Dominic School (Outstanding Ohio Private School Educator)
Brittney Priore, Three Rivers Elementary School (Outstanding Ohio Public School Educator)
Adam Beard, Vermont Elementary School (Outstanding Student Teacher Mentor)
Dr. Deborah Jackson, Sharonville Elementary School (Teacher of the Year)
LaTasha Kimbro, Rothenberg Preparatory Academy (James N. Jacobs for Outstanding Administrator in CPS)
Ruth Ann Wolf, Pleasant Ridge Montessori School (John E. Pepper for Outstanding Volunteer in Public Education)
Sabrina McGill, Gilligan Digital Academy (Woodward Trust Distinguished Teacher in CPS)
2023 – hosted by University of Cincinnati
Austin Bralley, Beechwood High School (Outstanding Northern Kentucky Public School Educator)
Margaret Klee, St. Patrick School (Outstanding Northern Kentucky Private School Educator)
Susan Gibbons, Seton High School (Outstanding Ohio Private School Educator)
Beverly Baughman Mallory, Withrow University High School (Outstanding Ohio Public School Educator)
Deborah Gallagher, Hopewell Early Childhood School (Outstanding Student Teacher Mentor)
Eric Higgins, Clark Montessori High School (James N. Jacobs for Outstanding Administrator in CPS)
Matthew Madison, Kilgour Elementary School (John E. Pepper for Outstanding Volunteer in Public Education)
Marcy Berns, Cincinnati Public Schools (Woodward Trust Distinguished Teacher in CPS)
2022 – not held due to COVID
2021 – not held due to COVD
2020 – hosted by Mount St. Joseph University
Jane Palin, Mary A. Goetz Elementary School (Outstanding Northern Kentucky Public School Educator)
Molly Heraty, St. Rita School for the Deaf (Outstanding Ohio Private School Educator)
Mary Dulworth-Gibson, Clark Montessori High School (Outstanding Ohio Public School Educator)
Kellie O’Brien, J.F. Dulles Elementary (Outstanding Student Teacher Mentor)
Stacey Hill-Simmons, Evanston Academy (James N. Jacobs for Outstanding Administrator in CPS)
Christine Hils, Carson School/Ethel M. Taylor Academy/Winton Hills Academy (John E. Pepper for Outstanding Volunteer in Public Education)
Tracy Jennings, Mt. Washington School (Woodward Trust Distinguished Teacher in CPS)
2019 – hosted by Northern Kentucky University
Ryan Goss, Campbell County High School (Outstanding Northern Kentucky Public School Educator)
Christine Gladden, Royalmont Academy (Outstanding Ohio Private School Educator)
Erin McGhee, Colerain Middle School (Outstanding Ohio Public School Educator)
Ann Jett, Seton High School (Outstanding Student Teacher Mentor)
Angel Roddy, Mt. Airy School (James N. Jacobs for Outstanding Administrator in CPS)
Kathleen Batsel, Roselawn Condon School (John E. Pepper for Outstanding Volunteer in Public Education)
Aaron Parker, Aiken High School (Woodward Trust Distinguished Teacher in CPS)
2018 – hosted by Xavier University
Dwayne Humphrey, Turkey Foot Middle School (Outstanding Northern Kentucky Public School Educator)
Renee Barnett, Saint James the Greater School (Outstanding Ohio Private School Educator)
Brian Mullholand, Princeton High School (Outstanding Ohio Public School Educator)
Steve Holden, Boyd E. Smith Elementary School (Outstanding Student Teacher Mentor)
Amy Randolph, Oyler Community Learning Center (James N. Jacobs for Outstanding Administrator in CPS)
Beth Reupert, Three Rivers Local School (John E. Pepper for Outstanding Volunteer in Public Education)
Pamela Louis, Silverton Paideia Academy (Woodward Trust Distinguished Teacher in CPS)
2017 – Hosted by University of Cincinnati
Kellie Clark, Randall K. Cooper High School (Outstanding Northern Kentucky Public School Educator)
Bob Henson, Villa Madonna Academy (Outstanding Ohio Private School Educator)
Nancy Flickinger, Great Oaks at Taylor High School (Outstanding Ohio Public School Educator)
Colleen Kling, Riverview East Academy (Outstanding Student Teacher Mentor)
Ceair Bagget, Principal, Ethel M. Taylor Academy (James N. Jacobs for Outstanding Administrator in CPS)
Lewis Smith, Bond Hill Academy (John E. Pepper for Outstanding Volunteer in Public Education)
David Fenton, Woodward Career Technical High School (Woodward Trust Distinguished Teacher in CPS)
2016 – hosted by Mount St. Joseph University
Susan Bunte, Cincinnati Public Schools (James N. Jacobs for Outstanding Administrator in CPS)
Sandra Smyth, Oyler Community (John E. Pepper for Outstanding Volunteer in Public Education)
Dorothy Lickert, Hyde Park School (Woodward Trust Distinguished Teacher in CPS)
2015
Tianay Amat, Hyde Park School (James N. Jacobs for Outstanding Administrator in CPS)
Linda Bingham, Sayler Park School (John E. Pepper for Outstanding Volunteer in Public Education)
Alan Brian Cruser, Woodward Career Technical High School (Woodward Trust Distinguished Teacher in CPS)
2014
Jacquelyn Rowedder, Academy for World Languages (James N. Jacobs for Outstanding Administrator in CPS)
V. Anthony Simms-Howell, Cincinnati Public Schools Education Center (John E. Pepper for Outstanding Volunteer in Public Education)
Brenda Childs, Evanston Academy (Woodward Trust Distinguished Teacher in CPS)