Year |
Teacher |
City/School |
1951 |
Luther DuBois |
Woodland - Woodland High School |
1952 |
Louis Diekman |
Lodi - Lodi High School |
1953 |
C.A. Cazaly |
Delano - Delano High School |
1953 |
Otis Kingery |
Ripon - Ripon High School |
1954 |
Glen A. Caldwell |
Dixon - Dixon High School |
1955 |
Henry C. Helt |
Oakdale - Oakdale High School |
1956 |
Frank Bonito |
Placer - Placer High School |
1956 |
Kenneth H. Easter |
Dos Palos - Dos Palos High School |
1957 |
Ernest A. Tarone |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1959 |
Wallace Englund |
Tracy - Tracy High School |
1960 |
Lawrence M. Clausen |
Turlock - Turlock High School |
1960 |
Elmer Sullivan |
Auburn - Auburn High School |
1961 |
Conrad E. Lehfeldt |
Gustine - Gustine High School |
1962 |
David Risling |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1963 |
Arthur Morley Nellor |
Lodi - Lodi High School |
1964 |
Lionel Tocher |
Dos Palos - Dos Palos High School |
1965 |
Alfred Rutherford |
Oakdale - Oakdale High School |
1966 |
Ed Fisher |
Hilmar - Hilmar High School |
1967 |
Luverne Donker |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1968 |
H. Dean McNeilly |
Stockton - San Joaquin Delta College |
1970 |
Robert W. Kelly |
Linden - Linden High School |
1971 |
Edward Leal |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1972 |
Alfred Hansen |
Dos Palos - Dos Palos High School |
1972 |
Ugo P. Lea |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1974 |
Weldon Longbotham |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1974 |
Dwight Wait |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1975 |
Neal W. Cook |
Galt - Galt High School |
1975 |
Russell Cosgrave |
Modesto - Modesto High School |
1975 |
Don L. Hendricks |
Oakdale - Oakdale High School |
1976 |
Alton McRae |
Mariposa - Mariposa County HS |
1977 |
Alan Cover |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1977 |
Richard Havens |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1978 |
Doug Fritz |
Stockton - San Joaquin Delta College |
1979 |
Stan Hodges |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1979 |
Pius Scheuber |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1980 |
Harold Whaley |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1981 |
Joseph Aguiar |
Winters - Winters High School |
1981 |
Hal Carlton |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1982 |
Homer Bowen |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1982 |
Lee Bucknell |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1983 |
Kenneth Harris |
Hughson - Hughson High School |
1983 |
Anthony Silva |
Turlock - Turlock High School |
1984 |
Lafe Kincaid |
Woodland - Woodland High School |
1984 |
Richard Nimphius |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1985 |
Mark Bender |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1985 |
Larry Tosta |
Galt - Galt High School |
1986 |
Ron Alves |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1986 |
Gino Farinelli |
Escalon - Escalon High School |
1987 |
Jack Kuhl |
San Andreas - Calaveras High School |
1987 |
Lloyd Martel |
Stockton - San Joaquin Delta College |
1987 |
Ray Munir |
Atwater - Atwater High School |
1987 |
Cynthia Reed |
Hughson - Hughson High School |
1988 |
Mark Anglin |
Atwater - Atwater High School |
1988 |
Lamond Woods |
Stockton - San Joaquin Delta College |
1989 |
Michael Calicura |
Elk Grove - Elk Grove High School |
1989 |
Richard Regalo |
Merced - Merced High School |
1989 |
Warren Weaver |
Elk Grove - Elk Grove High School |
1990 |
Ken Heupel |
Merced - Merced College |
1990 |
Larry Paulsen |
Stockton - San Joaquin Delta College |
1991 |
James Aschwanden |
Galt - Galt High School |
1991 |
Charles Carley |
Ripon - Ripon High School |
1991 |
Robert Pershing |
Davis - UC Davis |
1991 |
Jeffrey Tassey |
Merced - Merced College |
1992 |
Roy Beck |
Altaville - Bret Harte High School |
1992 |
Carl Wright |
Galt - Galt High School |
1993 |
Dale Pollard |
Turlock - Turlock High School |
1993 |
Jim Orr |
Los Banos - Los Banos High School |
1994 |
Jim Andersen |
Merced - Merced High School |
1994 |
James Leising |
Davis - UC Davis |
1995 |
Marc Coleman |
Hilmar - Hilmar High School |
1995 |
Steve Gomes |
Merced - Merced Union High School |
1995 |
Hugh Mooney |
Galt - Galt High School |
1996 |
Michael Albiani |
Elk Grove - Elk Grove High School |
1996 |
David Dodson |
Galt - Galt High School |
1996 |
Joseph DiGrazia, Jr. |
Turlock - Turlock High School |
1996 |
Herbert (Les) McCabe |
Merced - Merced College |
1996 |
John Mendes |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1997 |
Janella Berens |
Shingle Springs - Ponderosa High School |
1997 |
Marlies Harris |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
1998 |
Sheila Folan |
Sacramento - Florin High School |
1998 |
Dick Piersma |
Hilmar - Hilmar High School |
1998 |
Richard Schmidig |
Linden - Linden High School |
1999 |
Chantelle Albiani |
Galt - Galt High School |
1999 |
Joe Terra |
Newman - Orestimba High School |
2000 |
Don Borges |
Modesto - Tech Prep |
2001 |
Michael Toscano |
Stockton - San Joaquin Delta College |
2002 |
Jean Landeen |
Regional Supervisor |
2003 |
Mark Feuerbach |
Galt - Galt High School |
2003 |
Mike Morales |
Modesto - Modesto Junior College |
2004 |
Vikki Farmer |
Merced - Merced Union High School |
2004 |
Britta Fletcher |
Shingle Springs - Ponderosa High School |
2004 |
Cheryl Reece |
Galt - Galt High School |
2005 |
Howard Lewis Jr. |
Sacramento - Cosumnes River College |
2005 |
James Schulte |
Esparto - Esparto High School |
2006 |
Dean Archer |
Linden - Linden High School |
2006 |
Kent Benson |
Winters - Winters High School |
2006 |
Lori Marchy |
Turlock - Turlock High School |
2007 |
Jason Weatherby |
San Andreas - Calaveras High School |
2008 |
Pat Ariaz |
Manteca - Sierra High School |
2008 |
Troy Gravatt |
Turlock - John H. Pitman High School |
2009 |
Jennifer Terpstra |
Escalon - Escalon High School |
2009 |
Jerry Delsol |
Woodland - Woodland High School |
2009 |
Steve Amador |
Modesto - Modesto Jr. College |
2010 |
Wayne Forsythe |
Mariposa - Mariposa County High School |
2010 |
Brent Newport |
Lodi - Lodi High School |
2010 |
Katy Cardoza |
Modesto - James C. Enochs High School |
2010 |
Nikki Maddux |
Tracy - Tracy Union High School |
2011 |
Krista Vannest |
Turlock - John H. Pitman High School |
2012 |
David Gossman |
Atwater - Atwater High School |
2012 |
Ken Moncrief |
Ceres - Central Valley High School |
2012 |
Carrie Phillips |
Altaville - Bret Harte Union High School |
2013 |
Jason Bretz |
Los Banos - Los Bano High School |
2013 |
JessaLee Goehring |
Lodi - Lodi High School |
2013 |
Monique Reid |
Hilmar - Hilmar High School |
2014 |
Matt Baffunno |
Gustine - Gustine High School |
2014 |
Eric Dyer |
Woodland - Woodland High School |
2014 |
Amy Erman |
Elk Grove - Elk Grove High School |
2014 |
Matt Patton |
Elk Grove - Elk Grove High School |
2015 |
Buz Arnold |
Mariposa - Mariposa County High School |
2015 |
Kelly Larson |
Hughson - Hughson High School |
2015 |
Sam Meredith |
Atwater - Atwater High School |
2015 |
Elizabeth Knapp Williams |
Atwater - Atwater High School (Honorary) |
2016 |
Sonia Falaschi |
Los Banos - Los Banos High School |
2016 |
Mandy Garner |
Galt - Liberty Ranch High School |
2016 |
Marlene Hepner |
Tracy - Merrill West High School |
2016 |
Celeste Morino |
Ripon - Ripon High School |
2017 |
Isaac Robles |
Oakdale - Oakdale High School |
2017 |
Shannon Welch |
Elk Grove - Elk Grove High School |
2017 |
Donnie Whitworth |
Winters - Winters High School |
2018 |
Becky Freeman |
Lodi - Tokay High School |
2018 |
Dane White |
Galt - Galt High School |
2019 |
Shanan Spears |
Clarksburg - Delta High School |
2019 |
Mike Ellington |
Hughson - Hughson High School |
2020 |
Charles Van Riper |
Clarksburg - Delta High School |
2020 |
Scott Layne |
Modesto - Modesto High School |
2020 |
Kristen Machado-Buck |
Manteca - East Union High School |
Year |
Teacher |
City/School |
1951 |
W.L. Norton |
Petaluma - Petaluma High School |
1952 |
Glenn H. Ament |
Sebastopol - Sebastopol High School |
1953 |
Olen C. Markwell |
Hayward - Hayward High School |
1954 |
Ira F. Nuckols |
Tomales - Tomales High School |
1955 |
Cola Lewis Eggleston |
Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa High School |
1956 |
Karl Robinson |
Hayward - Hayward High School |
1957 |
Leslie B. Brown |
Hayward - Hayward High School |
1958 |
Lyle F. Keller |
Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa High School |
1958 |
Daniel C. Simpson |
Rio Vista - Rio Vista High School |
1959 |
J. Sidney Johnson |
Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa High School |
1960 |
Earl Livingston |
Sonoma - Sonoma High School |
1961 |
Roland Wentzel |
Fortuna - Fortuna High School |
1962 |
James Wesley Jamison |
Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa High School |
1963 |
James C. King |
Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa High School |
1964 |
James Coelho |
Livermore - Livermore High School |
1965 |
Ralph Early |
Napa - Napa High School |
1966 |
John De Jong |
Petaluma - Petaluma High School |
1967 |
Thomas Bowles |
Covelo - Round Valley High School |
1968 |
Lonny Merson |
Fortuna - Fortuna High School |
1969 |
Laurel E. Richter |
Eureka - Eureka High School |
1970 |
William J. King |
Petaluma - Petaluma High School |
1971 |
Wilmer Nord |
Sebastopol - Sebastopol High School |
1975 |
Jim Porter |
Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa JC |
1976 |
Earl W. Smith |
Tomales - Tomales High School |
1983 |
Jim Polly |
McKinleyville - McKinleyville High School |
1984 |
Bob Fraser |
Kelseyville - Kelseyville High School |
1985 |
Ted Rebello |
Sebastopol - Sebastopol High School |
1986 |
William Fales |
Ferndale - Ferndale High School |
1987 |
Steve McKay |
Boonville - Anderson Valley High School |
1988 |
Sandra Newkirk |
Eureka - Eureka High School |
1989 |
Ron Furtado |
Livermore - Livermore High School |
1990 |
Pj Kutlik |
Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa JC |
1991 |
William Scott |
Dixon - Dixon High School |
1992 |
Donald Meyer |
Fortuna - Fortuna High School |
1993 |
Annette O'Kelley |
Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa High School |
1994 |
John Ramos |
Dixon - Dixon High School |
1994 |
Steve Olson |
Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa JC |
1995 |
Leroy Wallace |
Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa High School |
1997 |
Bernard Gregoris |
Tomales - Tomales High School |
1998 |
Michael Soukup |
Sonoma - Sonoma Valley High School |
1999 |
Lori Niesen |
Willits - Willits High School |
2000 |
Heidi Vietor |
Ukiah - Ukiah High School |
2000 |
Larry Wright |
Rio Vista - Rio Vista High School |
2001 |
Harold Johnson |
Forestville - El Molino High School |
2002 |
James Smith |
Eureka - Eureka High School |
2003 |
Sandra Dale |
Fortuna - Fortuna High School |
2004 |
Patricia Pachie |
Middletown - Middletown High School |
2005 |
Jerry Moore |
Fairfield - Armijo High School |
2006 |
Mike Jones |
Kelseyville - Kelseyville High School |
2007 |
Laura Mendes |
St. Helena - St. Helena High School |
2008 |
Randy Mendes |
St. Helena - St. Helena High School |
2011 |
Lynn Scholten |
El Molino - El Molino High School |
2013 |
Jake Dunn |
Petaluma - Petaluma High School |
2014 |
Judy Aschwanden |
St. Helena - St. Helena High School |
2017 |
Kim Arntz |
Petaluma - Petaluma High School |
2018 |
Bill Costanzo |
Tomales - Tomales High School |
2018 |
Lindsey Kliener |
Fortuna - Fortuna High School |
2019 |
Theresa Noga |
Ferndale - Ferndale High School |
2020 |
Sarah Herdell |
St. Helena - St. Helena High School |
Year |
Teacher |
City/School |
1951 |
Howard Dickson |
Kern County High School District |
1952 |
Walter E. Atwood |
Fresno - Fresno High School |
1954 |
Paul D. Spilsbury |
Wasco - Wasco High School |
1955 |
Bruce F. Jensen |
Visalia - Visalia JC |
1956 |
William E. Braun |
Tranquillity - Tranquillity High School |
1957 |
Truman H. Frane |
Kingsburg -Kingsburg High School |
1958 |
Ralph L. Hooper |
Porterville - Porterville High School |
1959 |
Mitchel Nidever |
McFarland - McFarland High School |
1960 |
Norman H. Walker |
Tulare - Tulare High School |
1961 |
Kenneth Olson |
Tollhouse - Sierra High School |
1962 |
Holger S. Hansen |
Kern County High School District |
1963 |
Emile La Salle |
Hanford - Hanford High School |
1964 |
Darwin Gubler |
Porterville - Porterville High School |
1965 |
Kenneth Houtby |
Reedley - Reedley High School |
1966 |
Robert Tomasevich |
Visalia - Redwood High School |
1967 |
Kenneth Savage |
Coalinga -Coalinga JC |
1968 |
Dino Petrucci |
Madera - Madera High School |
1969 |
Raymond Agee |
Porterville - Porterville High School |
1970 |
Frank L. Lawhorn |
Visalia - College of the Sequoias |
1971 |
Donald Vieira |
Visalia - College of the Sequoias |
1972 |
Harvey Brockmeyer |
Bakersfield - Bakersfield High School |
1972 |
Calvin Paul Stark |
Riverdale - Riverdale High School |
1973 |
John Sylvia |
Visalia - Mt. Whitney High School |
1974 |
Gary Williams |
Lake Isabella - Kern Valley High School |
1975 |
Bill Downes |
Hanford - Hanford High School |
1976 |
Ralph Loya |
Reedley - Reedley College |
1978 |
Harry Maddux |
Fresno - Washington Union High School |
1979 |
Leonard DeRuiter |
Hanford - Hanford High School |
1980 |
James K. Carter |
Reedley - Reedley College |
1981 |
Robert Actis |
Tollhouse - Sierra High School |
1983 |
Richard Boucher |
Tulare - Tulare High School |
1983 |
Laurence Dutto |
Riverdale - Riverdale High School |
1984 |
Joe Cosentino |
Sanger - Sanger High School |
1984 |
Ken Whitney |
Bakersfield - Bakersfield High School |
1985 |
Lloyd McCabe |
Chowchilla - Chowchilla High School |
1985 |
Norm Phillips |
Visalia - Golden West High School |
1986 |
Robert Heuvel |
Reedley - Kings River Community College |
1986 |
James Siewert |
Tranquillity - Tranquillity High School |
1986 |
Bud West |
Reedley - Kings River Community College |
1987 |
Max Johnson |
Orosi - Orosi High School |
1987 |
David Smoljan |
Fresno - Duncan Polytechnic High School |
1987 |
James Young |
Dinuba - Dinuba High School |
1988 |
Charles Craig |
Wasco - Wasco High School |
1988 |
Arlon Schubert |
Kerman - Kerman High School |
1988 |
Gerald Wenstrand |
Lake Isabella - Kern Valley High School |
1989 |
Jerry Biggs |
Regional Supervisor |
1989 |
Max Corbett |
Tulare - Tulare High School |
1989 |
Leeman Charles Parker |
Kingsburg -Kingsburg High School |
1990 |
Christine Dickson |
Bakersfield - North High School |
1990 |
Lloyd Hokit |
Bakersfield - Bakersfield College |
1990 |
Terry Kershaw |
Reedley - Kings River Community College |
1990 |
Steve Obad |
Chowchilla - Chowchilla High School |
1991 |
Don Miller |
Tehachapi - Tehachapi High School |
1992 |
David Caetano |
Tulare - Tulare High School |
1992 |
Katherine Luker |
Caruthers - Caruthers High School |
1993 |
Frank Marinelli |
Tulare - Tulare High School |
1993 |
Mike Elliott |
McFarland - McFarland High School |
1993 |
Kristann Mattes |
Fresno - Central High School |
1994 |
Darol Fishman |
Chowchilla - Chowchilla High School |
1994 |
David Clark |
Reedley - Kings River Community College |
1995 |
Edward Franklin |
Fresno - Central High School |
1995 |
Ralph Mendes |
Bakersfield - Foothill High School |
1995 |
Gary Wenter |
Caruthers - Caruthers High School |
1996 |
Bruce Campbell |
Bakersfield - Bakersfield High School |
1996 |
Kim Donaher |
Chowchilla - Chowchilla High School |
1996 |
Richard Rogers |
Fresno - CSU, Fresno |
1997 |
Ken Dias |
Clovis - Clovis High School |
1997 |
Sherry Johns |
Coalinga - Coalinga High School |
1997 |
Margaret Lynn Martindale |
Lemoore - Lemoore High School |
1998 |
Gina Gravatt |
Firebaugh - Firebaugh High School |
1998 |
Susan Henderson-Perry |
Clovis - Clovis High School |
1998 |
Ron King |
Lemoore - Lemoore High School |
1999 |
David Mendonca |
Corcoran - Corcoran High School |
1999 |
Ron Nishinaka |
Reedley - Reedley Community College |
1999 |
Robert Pearcy |
Visalia - Redwood High School |
2000 |
Steve Sampietro |
Visalia - Redwood High School |
2000 |
Jim Slater |
Bakersfield - South High School |
2001 |
Frank Tebeau |
Visalia - College of the Sequoias |
2001 |
David Yates |
Madera - Madera High School |
2002 |
Robert Britton |
Visalia - College of the Sequoias |
2002 |
Daniel Crookham |
Exeter - Exeter Union High School |
2002 |
Susan Moran |
Hanford - Hanford High School |
2003 |
James Bomprezzi |
Madera - Madera High School |
2003 |
Darlene Gilles |
Madera - Madera High School |
2003 |
Michael Higham |
Hanford - Hanford High School |
2004 |
David Lopes |
Reedley - Reedley College |
2004 |
Mark Morales |
Corcoran - Corcoran High School |
2004 |
Gary Nelson |
Fresno - Pershing High School |
2005 |
Kevin Koelewyn |
Tulare - Tulare High School |
2005 |
Larry Rathbun |
Coalinga - West Hills College |
2006 |
Janice Ede |
Exeter - Exeter Union High School |
2007 |
William Davis |
Visalia - Golden West High School |
2007 |
David DeSilva |
Visalia - College of the Sequoias |
2007 |
Marybeth Hose-Hearn |
Lemoore - Lemoore High School |
2007 |
Tammy Pilcher |
Laton - Laton High School |
2007 |
Jennifer Wilke |
Bakersfield - Bakersfield High School |
2008 |
Cheryl Coons |
Porterville - Citrus High School |
2008 |
Todd Coons |
Porterville - Porterville High School |
2008 |
Denise Morales |
Wasco - Wasco High School |
2008 |
Rich Vandenack |
Tollhouse - Sierra High School |
2009 |
Pam Brem |
Lindsay - Lindsay High School |
2009 |
Dennis Mann |
Hanford - Hanford High School |
2009 |
Chris McCraw |
Wasco - Wasco High School |
2009 |
Kevin Woodard |
Clovis - Clovis East High School |
2010 |
Lilly Pimentel |
Hanford - Hanford High School |
2010 |
Steve Rocca |
Fresno - CSU, Fresno |
2010 |
Ric Lemucchi |
Bakersfield - Highland High School |
2011 |
Jill Sperling |
Kingsburg - Kingsburg High School |
2011 |
Howard Clarke |
Lemoore - Lemoore High School |
2011 |
Dustin Sperling |
Reedley - Reedley College |
2011 |
Merlin Welch |
Coalinga - West Hills College |
2011 |
Chris Williams |
Fresno - Central High School West |
2012 |
Anthony Catalan |
Firebaugh - Firebaugh High School |
2012 |
Mike Mederos |
Tulare - Tulare High School Farm |
2012 |
David Valdez |
Clovis - Clovis East High School |
2013 |
Julie Beechinor |
Bakersfield - Frontier High School |
2013 |
Clay Freeman |
Bakersfield - Foothill High School |
2013 |
Sam Rodriguez |
Hanford - Hanford High School |
2013 |
Rosco Vaughn |
Fresno - CSU, Fresno |
2014 |
Emily Keverline |
Lake Isabella - Kern Valley High School |
2014 |
Emmett Schultz |
Visalia - Golden West High School |
2014 |
Kristin Sheehan |
Madera - Madera South High School |
2015 |
Roy Browne |
Dinuba - Dinuba High School |
2015 |
Steve Gambril |
Clovis - Clovis East High School |
2015 |
Bill Kelly |
Bakersfield - Bakersfield College |
2015 |
Shay Williams-Hopper |
Tulare - Tulare High School Farm |
2016 |
Tim Deniz |
Madera - Madera South High School |
2016 |
Matthew Moreno |
Lemoore - Lemoore High School |
2017 |
Aireal Covey |
Clovis - Clovis East High School |
2018 |
Jennifer Knight |
Clovis - Clovis East High School |
2018 |
Art Parham |
Fresno - CSU, Fresno |
2020 |
John Williams |
Fresno - CSU, Fresno |
2020 |
Brian Donovan |
Kingsburg - Kingsburg High School |
Year |
Teacher |
City/School |
1951 |
Arthur Godfrey |
San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo High School |
1952 |
Sam J. Binsacca |
Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz High School |
1953 |
La Vell Parsons |
Paso Robles - Paso Robles High School |
1953 |
J.I. Thompson |
Special Recognition |
1954 |
Merle C. Ralston |
San Jose - San Jose High School |
1954 |
Paul Thornton |
San Fernando - San Fernando High School |
1955 |
Edward W. Gills |
Atascadero - Atascadero High School |
1955 |
Paul E. Grace |
North Hollywood - North Hollywood HS |
1956 |
Martin T. Thorstenson |
Watsonville - Watsonville High School |
1957 |
Legro Pressley |
Salinas - Salinas High School |
1957 |
Benjamin B. Ward |
Woodland Hills - Los Angeles Pierce JC |
1958 |
Lionel E. Cross |
San Jose - San Jose High School |
1959 |
Oscar S. Hollenberg |
Watsonville - Watsonville High School |
1959 |
Gordon Woods |
Santa Paula - Santa Paula High School |
1960 |
W.G. Yearin |
Morgan Hill - Morgan Hill High School |
1961 |
Arley W. Heinze |
Morgan Hill - Morgan Hill High School |
1961 |
Dell J. Rollins |
Van Nuys - Van Nuys High School |
1962 |
Donald Mullen |
Salinas - Salinas High School |
1963 |
John L. LaJeunesse |
San Jose - San Jose High School |
1963 |
Grant E. Nielsen |
Van Nuys - Van Nuys High School |
1964 |
Herbert Brownlee |
Arroyo Grande - Arroyo Grande High School |
1965 |
Robert L. Terry |
Templeton - Templeton High School |
1966 |
Arthur R. Davis |
Campbell - Campbell High School |
1966 |
Richard Mosbarger |
Fillmore - Fillmore High School |
1967 |
Gordon Tibbs |
Hollister - San Benito High School |
1968 |
Earl Penix |
Gonzales - Gonzales High School |
1969 |
Allen W. Gardener |
Santa Maria - Santa Maria High School |
1970 |
Carl N. Piester |
Cambria - Coast Jr. Union High School |
1971 |
Dixie G. Mitchell |
Campbell - Campbell High School |
1973 |
Malcolm Sears |
Canoga Park - Canoga Park High School |
1978 |
James Palmer |
Shandon - Shandon High School |
1979 |
Alfred DeRose |
Atascadero - Atascadero High School |
1980 |
Clarence Mann |
Harbor City - Narboone High School |
1980 |
Bob Wilkins |
Santa Ynez - Santa Ynez High School |
1981 |
Melvin Souza |
Morro Bay - Morro Bay High School |
1982 |
Del Clement |
Lompoc - Lompoc High School |
1983 |
Warren Reed |
South Coast Regional Supervisor |
1984 |
Dan Conforti |
Bell - Bell High School |
1984 |
Stan Rose |
Santa Maria - Righetti High School |
1985 |
Stan Uchiyama |
Salinas - North Salinas High School |
1986 |
Richard Allen |
San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo High School |
1987 |
T.W. (Jeff) Jeffrey |
Santa Maria - Santa Maria High School |
1987 |
Walter Johnson |
Carpinteria - Carpinteria High School |
1988 |
Marilee Belloumini |
Fillmore - Fillmore High School |
1988 |
Robert Crabtree |
Campbell - Westmont High School Ag Farm |
1988 |
Delbert Petersen |
Santa Maria - Santa Maria High School |
1988 |
Stephen Pietrolungo |
Canoga Park - Canoga Park High School |
1989 |
Joe Nunez |
Santa Maria - Righetti High School |
1989 |
Bob Young |
Santa Paula - Santa Paula High School |
1990 |
Jerry Dean |
Atascadero - Atascadero High School |
1990 |
David Parker |
Santa Maria - Santa Maria High School |
1991 |
Jack Havens |
Gonzales - Gonzales High School |
1991 |
Jacquelyn Jaenicke |
Lompoc - Lompoc High School |
1992 |
Bob Cummings |
Shandon - Shandon High School |
1992 |
Stephen DeRose |
Arroyo Grande - Arroyo Grande High School |
1992 |
Matt Zemny |
Soquel - Soquel High School |
1993 |
Vincent Bruno |
Watsonville - Watsonville High School |
1993 |
Art Hanson |
Los Angeles - Los Angeles USD |
1993 |
Jim English |
Santa Maria - Righetti High School |
1994 |
Karl Sullivan |
Paso Robles - Paso Robles High School |
1994 |
Larry Bruga |
San Jose - Pioneer High School |
1995 |
Joe Sabol |
San Luis Obispo - CPSU, SLO |
1995 |
Robert Kuntz |
Gilroy - Gilroy High School |
1996 |
Jerry Clark |
Templeton - Templeton High School |
1997 |
Mark Clement |
Paso Robles - Paso Robles High School |
1997 |
Ken Watje |
Salinas - Salinas High School |
1998 |
Patrick Casey |
Templeton - Templeton High School |
1999 |
Kathy Bibby |
Santa Ynez - Santa Ynez Valley UHS |
2000 |
Mark Nower |
Carson - White Jr. High School |
2001 |
Vera Gomes |
Morgan Hill - Live Oak High School |
2001 |
Ralph Rianda |
King City - King City High School |
2002 |
Debbie Benson |
King City - King City High School |
2002 |
Bobbi Roderick |
Carpinteria - Carpinteria High School |
2003 |
Robert Flores |
San Luis Obispo - CPSU, SLO |
2003 |
J. Scott Vernon |
San Luis Obispo - CPSU, SLO |
2004 |
Michael Clifford |
Lompoc - Lompoc High School |
2005 |
Bill Kellogg |
San Luis Obispo - CPSU, SLO |
2006 |
Kelly Bianchi |
Hollister - San Benito Jt. UHS |
2006 |
Miguel Guerra |
Santa Maria - Righetti High School |
2007 |
Luis Guerra |
Santa Maria - Santa Maria High School |
2008 |
John Ricards |
Fillmore - Fillmore High School |
2009 |
Guillermo Guerra |
Santa Maria - Righetti High School |
2010 |
John Avila |
Carpinteria - Carpinteria High School |
2011 |
Marc DeBernardi |
Santa Maria - Santa Maria High School |
2012 |
Clemente Ayon |
Santa Maria - Santa Maria High School |
2012 |
Deanna Cargill |
Shandon - Shandon High School |
2013 |
Jodi Evans |
San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo High School |
2014 |
Anna Bates |
San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo High School |
2016 |
Alex Flores |
Santa Paula - Santa Paula Union High School |
2016 |
Jessica Souza |
King City - King City High School |
2017 |
Rosemary Cummings |
Nipomo - Nipomo High School |
2018 |
Melissa Flory-Guerra |
Santa Maria - Santa Maria High School |
2019 |
Erin Gorter |
San Luis Obispo - CPSU, SLO |
2019 |
Hector Guerra |
Santa Maria - Pioneer Valley High School |
Year |
Teacher |
City/School |
1951 |
Charles A. Perrin |
Chaffey - Chaffey High School |
1952 |
Ivan C. Mayfield |
Chaffey - Chaffey High School |
1953 |
Fred Hagen |
Hemet - Hemet High School |
1956 |
George A. Sherman |
Walnut - Mt. San Antonio College |
1958 |
Robert C. Dietrick |
Redlands - Redlands High School |
1960 |
L. Paul Wade |
Chino - Chino High School |
1962 |
James L. Dyer |
San Bernadino - El Cajon High School |
1963 |
Kenneth A. Holmes |
El Centro - El Centro High School |
1964 |
Elgin L. Hall |
Costa Mesa - Orange Coast College |
1964 |
Denzil A. Liston |
Calexico - Calexico High School |
1965 |
Walter Baumgartner |
Excelsior - Excelsior Union High School |
1965 |
David MacPherson |
Victor Valley - Victor Valley High School |
1966 |
John C. Franklin |
Chino - Chino High School |
1967 |
Howard Betts |
San Bernadino - San Bernadino High School |
1967 |
Harold R. Peck |
Laverne - Laverne High School |
1968 |
Wylie Day |
Lancaster - Antelope Valley High School |
1969 |
Charles Cook, Jr. |
La Puente - La Puente High School |
1969 |
Harold Siegworth |
Riverside - Riverside High School |
1970 |
Elmer L. Olson |
Fullerton - Fullerton High School |
1970 |
Theodore S. Sypolt |
Palm Desert - College of the Desert |
1971 |
Thomas Beckwith |
Colton - Colton High School |
1971 |
Harvey Kennedy |
Palmdale - Palmdale High School |
1973 |
Vernon Frederick |
La Habra - La Habra High School |
1973 |
Gary Lesh |
Riverside - J.W. North High School |
1974 |
James Hart |
Riverside - J.W. North High School |
1974 |
Kermit Kliewer |
Brawley - Brawley High School |
1977 |
Karl Bakken |
Fallbrook - Fallbrook High School |
1977 |
Erlan Calvert |
Lancaster - Antelope Valley High School |
1978 |
Glen Chamberlain |
Redlands - Redlands High School |
1979 |
William Rienstra |
Fallbrook - Fallbrook High School |
1980 |
Glen Casey |
Lakeside - El Capitan High School |
1981 |
Thomas Cunningham |
Encinitas - San Dieguito High School |
1982 |
Darrel Colburn |
Escondido - Escondido High School |
1982 |
Murl Craft |
Riverside - Norte Vista High School |
1983 |
Jim Bailey |
Fullerton - Sunny Hills High School |
1983 |
Roger Hall |
Redlands - Moore Jr. High School |
1984 |
Chuck Tipton |
Moreno Valley - Moreno Valley High School |
1985 |
Joe Acosta |
El Cajon - Valhalla High School |
1985 |
Lloyd Doster |
Palmdale - Palmdale High School |
1986 |
Abdul Mohamed |
Imperial - Imperial High School |
1986 |
Leo Thibault |
Palmdale - Palmdale High School |
1987 |
Don Martin |
Escondido - Orange Glen High School |
1988 |
Wayne Pitzler |
Chino - Chino Senior High School |
1989 |
Charles Hewitt |
Walnut - Mt. San Antonio College |
1989 |
Willard Wade |
Thermal - Coachella Calley High School |
1990 |
Jeff Rhiner |
Colton - Colton High School |
1991 |
Murl Craft |
Riverside - Norte Vista High School |
1991 |
Flint Freeman |
CSPU - Pomona |
1992 |
Al Fernandes |
Hemet - Hemet High School |
1992 |
Gary Hunt |
La Habra - Sonora High School |
1993 |
Art Boster |
Walnut - Mt. San Antonio College |
1994 |
Wendy Mullion |
Blythe - Palo Verde Valley High School |
1994 |
Greg Beard |
Fullerton - Fullerton High School |
1995 |
Wayne Dozier |
Escondido - Escondido High School |
1996 |
Mike Campbell |
Imperial - Imperial High School |
1997 |
Gina Boster |
Norco - Norco High School |
1998 |
Melissa McBride |
Indio - Indio High School |
1998 |
Neal Weisenberger |
Lancaster - Antelope Valley College |
1999 |
Raymond Bryden |
La Puente - La Puente Valley ROP |
1999 |
Douglas Sehnert |
Fallbrook - Fallbrook High School |
2000 |
Ken Godfrey |
Riverside - La Sierra High School |
2000 |
Douglas Moss |
Escondido - San Pasqual High School |
2000 |
Sharon Weisenberger |
Quartz Hill - Quartz Hill High School |
2001 |
Tony Miller |
La Habra - La Habra High School |
2001 |
David Pritchard |
El Centro - Southwest High School |
2002 |
Joel Briggs |
Littlerock - Littlerock High School |
2002 |
Donald Dyer |
Lakeside - El Capitan High School |
2003 |
Nancy Lauritzen |
Indio - Indio High School |
2004 |
Timothy Hively |
Riverside - Norte Vista High School |
2005 |
Sherri Freeman |
Warner Springs - Warner High School |
2006 |
Johnny Esquer |
Calexico - Calexico High School |
2006 |
Duane Penfold |
Apple Valley Sr. High School |
2007 |
Luke Larson |
Holtville - Holtville High School |
2007 |
Troy Van Bavel |
Lucerne Valley - Lucerne Valley High School |
2008 |
Jody Baker |
Hemet - Hemet High School |
2009 |
Rhonda Fuller |
Riverside - Rubidoux High School |
2010 |
Kimberley Miller |
Mission Viejo - Mission Viejo High School |
2011 |
Robin Grundmeyer |
Norco - Norco High School |
2011 |
Tracy Putnam |
Riverside - Norte Vista High School |
2012 |
Robin Olsen |
Littlerock - Littlerock High School |
2014 |
Carole Lindsey |
Norco - Norco High School |
2015 |
Kelly Tulloch |
Pine Valley - Mountain Empire High School |
2016 |
Margaret Chapman |
Fallbrook - Fallbrook High School |
2016 |
Mark Mullion |
Blythe - Palo Verde Valley High School |
2017 |
Ralph Mosqueda |
Hemet - Hemet High School |
2018 |
Aaron Nering |
Perris - Perris High School |
2019 |
Mary Riley |
La Habra - Sonora High School |
2020 |
Jessica Fernandes |
Buena Park - Buena Park High School |
2020 |
Marc Reyburn |
Escondido - Escondido High School |
Year |
Teacher |
City/School |
1951 |
Neldon A. Taylor |
Redding - Redding High School |
1952 |
George Tyler |
Red Bluff - Red Bluff High School |
1953 |
LaVern Hemstreet |
Tulelake - Tulelake High School |
1954 |
E. David Graf, Jr. |
Williams - Williams High School |
1955 |
Harold N. Hillman |
Redding - Redding High School |
1957 |
Chris H. Starr |
Alturas - Alturas High School |
1958 |
Perry H. Hill |
Sutter - Sutter High School |
1959 |
Ralph T. Filson |
Chico - Chico High School |
1961 |
Virgil F. Morford |
Redding - Redding High School |
1962 |
Jarrold T. Davis |
Grass Valley - Nevada Union High School |
1963 |
Wesley R. Norton |
Anderson - Anderson High School |
1964 |
Lloyd C. Van Camp |
Oroville - Oroville High School |
1965 |
Gershon Rosen |
Hamilton City - Hamilton High School |
1966 |
Elba Bullen |
Cedarville - Surprise Valley High School |
1967 |
Sanford I. Beck |
Yuba City - Yuba City High School |
1968 |
Richard Crabill |
Bieber - Big Valley High School |
1969 |
Dalan R. Drane |
Colusa - Colusa High School |
1970 |
George L. Lindner |
Princeton - Princeton High School |
1971 |
William Justice |
Nicolaus - East Nicolaus Union High School |
1972 |
C. Wesley Allen |
Marysville - Yuba College |
1973 |
Frank Hutchinson |
Oroville - Butte College |
1976 |
Vearl Gish |
Rocklin - Sierra College |
1976 |
Clayton Oilar |
Cedarville - Surprise Valley High School |
1977 |
Robert Paasch |
Grass Valley - Nevada Union High School |
1978 |
Doug Flesher |
Oroville - Butte College |
1983 |
Keith Pitter |
Williams - Williams High School |
1983 |
Don Vasconcellos |
Rocklin - Sierra College |
1984 |
Larry Crabtree |
Sutter - Sutter High School |
1984 |
Ted Gregg |
Superior Region Supervisor |
1985 |
Bill Loveridge |
Anderson - Anderson High School |
1985 |
Patrick McCartney |
Lincoln - Lincoln High School |
1986 |
Jim Drew |
Grass Valley - Nevada Union High School |
1986 |
Ken Hutchings |
McArthur - Fall River High School |
1987 |
Hope Hanson |
Marysville - Yuba College |
1988 |
John Rourke |
Hayfork -Hayford High School |
1989 |
Donald Clarke |
Chico - Chico High School |
1990 |
Jim Isbell |
Etna - Etna Union High School |
1991 |
Ray Bianchi |
Los Molinos - Los Molinos High School |
1992 |
Mike Rourke |
Weaverville - Weaverville High School |
1993 |
George Green |
Arbuckle - Pierce High School |
1994 |
David Wemp |
Chico - Chico High School |
1995 |
Ralph Minto |
Colusa - Colusa High School |
1996 |
Fred Sturzen |
Hamilton City -
Hamilton High School |
1997 |
Cindy Rohde |
Arbuckle - Pierce High School |
1997 |
Laura Goss |
Nicolaus - East Nicolaus Union High School |
1998 |
Holly Egan |
Susanville - Lassen High School |
1999 |
Karen Falconer |
Oroville - Las Plumas HS/Cal Ideas |
1999 |
Karen Henderson |
Grass Valley - Nevada Union High School |
2000 |
Jeanette Sturzen |
Hamilton City - Hamilton High School |
2001 |
Kim Dieter |
Herlong - Herlong High School |
2001 |
Bob Vierra |
Orland - Orland High School |
2002 |
Jerry Van Rein |
Rocklin - Sierra College |
2003 |
Andy Ferrendelli |
Princeton - Princeton High School |
2004 |
Heather Thomas |
Colusa - Colusa High School |
2005 |
Dan Kemp |
Grass Valley - Bear River High School |
2005 |
Jim Shanks |
Dorris - Butte Valley High School |
2005 |
Tom Vazquez |
Cottonwood - West Valley High School |
2006 |
Bradley Dodson |
Chico - CSU, Chico |
2008 |
Tim Brown |
Tulelake - Tulelake High School |
2009 |
George Wold |
Anderson - Anderson Union High School |
2010 |
Trena Kimler-Richards |
Redding - Shasta College |
2012 |
Mike Somerville |
Susanville - Lassen High School |
2013 |
Darrell Hirschler |
Tulelake - Tulelake High School |
2015 |
Janice Lohse |
Hamilton - Hamilton High School |
2015 |
Elizabeth Ammon |
Susanville - Lassen High School |
2017 |
Jim Knapp |
Oroville - Las Plumas High School |
2017 |
Morgan Rourke |
Hayfork - Hayford High School |
2017 |
Andreé Earley |
Oroville - Las Plumas High School |
2018 |
Rick Neugebauer |
McArthur - Fall River High School |
2018 |
Katie Alling |
Grass Valley - Nevada Union High School |
2019 |
Shelli Stinson |
Wheatland - Bear River Middle School |
2019 |
Jenny Lynn Oilar-Svejda |
Red Bluff - Red Bluff High School |
2019 |
Shannon Spears-Browning |
Auburn - Placer High School |
2019 |
Matt Pritchard |
Red Bluff - Red Bluff High School |
2020 |
Kellie Hargett |
Etna - Etna High School |
2020 |
Anna Canon |
Orland - Orland High School |