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Past Award Winners

Congratulations to all of the great educators and administrators below. These individuals have made great sacrifices for business education, and NBEA is proud to recognize their contributions.

M Middle/Secondary Business Teacher of the Year ⌄
  • 2024Joey RunningWest Albany High School · Albany, OR
  • 2023Melissa DuxFairbury Jr./Sr. High School · Fairbury, NE
  • 2022Jan WentLakeview High School · Columbus, NE
  • 2021Jacqueline CollinsMansfield High School · Mansfield, MA
  • 2020Kelly ToddSouthside High School · Fort Smith, AR
  • 2019Theresa Ann BynumMidway R-1 High School · Cleveland, MO
  • 2018Dawn FreidrichWausa Public School · Wausa, NE
  • 2017Lori HennebergHoly Trinity School · Lenexa, KS
  • 2017Ann KieserMansfield Junior-Senior High School · Mansfield, PA
  • 2016Robin AlbrechtOsbourne High School · Manassas, VA
  • 2015Shelly MowinkleMilford Public Schools · Milford, NE
  • 2015Dennis KrejciTri County High School · DeWitt, NE
  • 2014Melinda RangelNewton High School · Newton, KS
  • 2013Patricia OlsonBlair High School · Blair, NE
  • 2012Carrie Ann PrattMcMillan Magnet Middle School · Omaha, NE
  • 2012Cynthia S. JohnsonJefferson County North High School · Winchester, KS
  • 2011Jennifer GippDC Everest Middle School · Weston, WI
  • 2011Janet FluscheFrenship High School · Frenship, TX
  • 2010Michelle LindseyOzark Upper Elementary High School · Ozark, MO
  • 2010Donna GavittSelinsgrove Area High School · Selinsgrove, PA
  • 2009Madge GreggHoover High School · Hoover, AL
  • 2008Ramona SchoenrockColumbus High School · Columbus, NE
  • 2007Murleen BellingerWaverly High School · Waverly, NE
  • 2006Connie LindellSanta Fe Trail High School · Carbondale, KS
  • 2005Christine M. HaffApplied Technology Education Campus · Camden, SC
  • 2004Suzanne SydowLyons-Decatur High School · Lyons, NE
  • 2003Gary SchepfAcademy of Irving · Irving, TX
  • 2002Ethel HolladayDuQuoin High School · DuQuoin, IL
  • 2001Linda Fallow SkinnerNorth Augusta High School · North Augusta, SC
  • 2000James E. MilesPittsford Sutherland High School · Pittsford, NY
U Senior College or University Business Teacher of the Year ⌄
  • 2024Dr. Thomas MaysMiami University · Oxford, OH
  • 2023Dr. Christina ForceBloomsburg University · Bloomsburg, PA
  • 2022Dr. Karla SaegerUniversity of Wisconsin–Whitewater · Whitewater, WI
  • 2021Dr. Carol WrightStephen F. Austin University · Nacogdoches, TX
  • 2020Dr. Margaret Ann O'ConnorBloomsburg University · Bloomsburg, PA
  • 2019Pamela Scott BraceyMississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS
  • 2018Carol BlaszczynskiCalifornia State University · Los Angeles, CA
  • 2017Elisha C. WohlebAuburn University · Auburn, AL
  • 2016Tamra S. DavisIllinois State University · Normal, IL
  • 2015Barbara Elizabeth HaglerSouthern Illinois University · Carbondale, IL
  • 2014Virginia Hemsby-GrubbMiddle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro, TN
  • 2013Patricia ArnesonWayne State College · Wayne, NE
  • 2012Diane FisherUniversity of Southern Mississippi · Hattiesburg, MS
  • 2011Sandy BraathenUniversity of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND
  • 2010Virginia RichersonMurray State University · Murray, KY
  • 2009Wanda Stitt-GohdesUniversity of Georgia · Athens, GA
  • 2008Wayne MooreIndiana University of Pennsylvania · Indiana, PA
  • 2007Robert B. BlairMiddle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro, TN
  • 2006Tina CrewsUniversity of South Carolina · Columbia, SC
  • 2005Larry G. PagelNorthern Michigan University · Marquette, MI
  • 2004John J. OlivoBloomsburg University · Bloomsburg, PA
  • 2003Jim RuckerFort Hays State University · Hays, KS
  • 2002Carol A. JohnsonNorthern Michigan University · Marquette, MI
  • 2001Nancy ZeliffNorthwest Missouri State University · Maryville, MO
  • 2000Connie M. FordeMississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS
P Post-Secondary Business Teacher of the Year ⌄
  • 2024Not Awarded
  • 2023Dr. Jason TannerJohn A. Logan College · Carterville, IL
  • 2022Wendy SonnierSOWELA Technical Community College · Lake Charles, LA
  • 2021Lorrie MowryMid-Plains Community College · North Platte, NE
  • 2020Lynette PainterBismarck State College · Bismarck, ND
  • 2019Geena MitchellBevill State Community College · Sumiton, AL
  • 2018Not Awarded
  • 2017Angela ChittickMid-Plains Community College · Maywood, NE
  • 2016Diane KarlsbraatenLake Region State College · Devils Lake, ND
  • 2015Kimberly Ann SchultzKirkwood Community College · Cedar Rapids, IA
  • 2014Roietta FulghamAmerican River College · Sacramento, CA
  • 2013Karen MayBlinn College · Bryan, TX
  • 2012Linda D. MilleNortheast Community College · Norfolk, NE
  • 2011Kay Fujimoto OnoLeeward Community College · Pearl City, HI
  • 2010Mary Ann LammersLinn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR
  • 2009Susan JaderstromSanta Rosa Junior College · Santa Rosa, CA
  • 2008Carol BourkeBrevard Community College · Cocoa, FL
  • 2007Patricia A. Gallo VillaBrookdale Community College · Lincroft, NJ
  • 2006Rose Marie KuceyskiOwens Community College · Toledo, OH
  • 2005Karen Schneiter WilliamsSan Diego Mesa College · San Diego, CA
  • 2004Jean Matsui HaraLeeward Community College · Pearl City, HI
  • 2003Patricia Ryan KingBlackhawk Technical College · Janesville, WI
  • 2002Alice K. HuskeyMotlow State Community College · Lynchburg, TN
  • 2001Cheryl H. CarrHinds Community College · Jackson, MS
  • 2000Sheryl Lyn PieningSoutheast Community College · Milford, NE
D Distinguished Service Award Outstanding Contributions by an Administrator or Supervisor ⌄
  • 2024Sherrell WheelerNew Mexico State University · Alamogordo, NM
  • 2023Dr. Leane B. SkinnerAuburn University · Auburn, AL
  • 2022Kim DhorityFlint Hills Technical College · Emporia, KS
  • 2021Not Awarded
  • 2020Not Awarded
  • 2019Marsha Lynn BaylessStephen F. Austin University · Nacogdoches, TX
  • 2018Not Awarded
  • 2017Not Awarded
  • 2016Laurie UrichColorado Community College System · Denver, CO
  • 2015Kelly SchollNorth Dakota Dept. of Career and Technical Education · Bismarck, ND
  • 2014Beryl C. McEwanNorth Carolina A&T State University · Greensboro, NC
  • 2013Priscilla RomkemaBlack Hills State University · Spearfish, SD
  • 2012Stephen D. LewisMiddle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro, TN
  • 2011Gary B. HutchinsonHinsdale South High School · Darien, IL
  • 2010Deborah SeehornCary, NC
  • 2009Jean M. KyleMinnesota State Supervisor for Business and Marketing Education · Austin, MN
  • 2008Judith P. SamsVirginia Department of Education · Richmond, VA
  • 2007Barbara BeadleIndiana State Department of Education · Indianapolis, IN
  • 2006Katherine CliattSouth Carolina State Department of Education · Columbia, SC
  • 2005Joan G. AndersonCharleston County School District · Charleston, SC
  • 2004Cynthia GreeneGeorgia Department of Education · Marietta, GA
  • 2003Judith Olson-SuttonMadison Area Technical College · Madison, WI
  • 2002Joanne NewcomerMissouri
  • 2001Joan W. LoockWisconsin Department of Public Instruction · Madison, WI
  • 2000Abigail R. ReynoldsWest Virginia Department of Education · Charleston, WV
G John Robert Gregg Award Award Discontinued ⌄

This award has been discontinued. Below is the complete historical record of recipients.

  • 2021Tamra DavisIllinois State University
  • 2020Stephen D. LewisMiddle Tennessee State University
  • 2019Not Awarded
  • 2018Barbara E. HaglerSoutheast Missouri State University
  • 2017K. Virginia HembyMiddle Tennessee State University
  • 2016Diane J. Fisher
  • 2015Beryl C. McEwen
  • 2014B. Anne Rowe
  • 2013Janet M. Treichel
  • 2012Judith Ann Olson-Sutton
  • 2011Tena B. Crews
  • 2010Carol Blaszczynski
  • 2009Larry G. Pagel
  • 2008Wanda L. Stitt-Gohdes
  • 2007Donna H. Redmann
  • 2006James Calvert Scott
  • 2005Judith J. Lambrecht
  • 2004Peter F. Meggison
  • 2003Marcia A. Anderson
  • 2002Robert B. Mitchell
  • 2001Michael Bronner & Bridget N. O'Connor
  • 2000Lonnie Echternacht
  • 1999Betty J. Brown
  • 1998Betty C. Fry
  • 1997Sue C. Rigby
  • 1996Charles J. Inacker
  • 1995Sharon Lund O'Neil
  • 1994Mary Margaret Hosler
  • 1993Patricia G. Moody
  • 1992Joe Anna Hibler
  • 1991B. June Schmidt
  • 1990Lloyd W. Bartholome
  • 1989Wanda A. Blockus
  • 1988Anne L. Matthews
  • 1987Leonard J. West
  • 1986Walter A. Brower
  • 1985Robert P. Noland
  • 1984Merle Wood
  • 1983J. Curtis Hall
  • 1982Gordon F. Culver
  • 1981Calfrey C. Calhoun
  • 1980Floyd L. Crank
  • 1979Doris H. Crank
  • 1978Louis C. Nanassy
  • 1977F. Kendrick Bangs
  • 1976John L. Rowe
  • 1975Estelle L. Popham
  • 1974Lawrence W. Erickson
  • 1973Warren G. Meyer
  • 1972J. Marshall Hanna
  • 1971Ruth I. Anderson
  • 1970Alton B. Parker Liles
  • 1969Bernard A. Shilt
  • 1968McKee Fisk
  • 1967Samuel J. Wanous
  • 1966Russell J. Hosler
  • 1965Ray G. Price
  • 1964Gladys Bahr
  • 1963Paul F. Muse
  • 1962Herbert A. Tonne
  • 1961Paul A. Carlson
  • 1960Lloyd V. Douglas
  • 1959Ana Brewington
  • 1958Jessie Graham
  • 1957Hamden L. Forkner
  • 1956Elvin S. Eyster
  • 1955David D. Lessenberry
  • 1954Paul S. Lomax
  • 1953Frederick G. Nichols
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