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Teachers who were recognized for 2022 Denver Teachers AwardsSpecial Education Teachers
Teachers who were recognized for 2020 Denver Teachers Awards
Teachers who were recognized for 2019 Denver Teachers Awards
Teachers who were Recognized on May 10, 2018,
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Sara Brunnschweiler
from Asbury Elementary School |
Rachel Flatau
from North High School |
Jillian Geib
from High Tech Elementary School |
Evyenia Pappas from Brown International Academy |
Andrea Wiseman from Denver School of the Arts |
Mara Walters-Hooey from Slavens K-8 School |
Shannon Wood Rothenberg from McAuliffe International School |
Alison Yocum from Trevista at Horace Mann School |
Portraits by John Johnston
Sandy Baca Sandoval Ron Gallegos |
Portraits by John Johnston
Erik Hurst
Balarat Outdoor Education Center
Katy Lushman
North High School
Andrea Holmes
Bradley International School
Lisa Freedberg
Southmoor Elementary School
Jessica Schetter
Strive Prep - - Federal
Antonio Mercado
The Assistance League of Denver
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Moss Kaplan |
Nicole Kazenske |
Sadie May |
Emily Davis
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Jennifer Engbretson
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Joe DeRose
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Jennifer Spaminato
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Heidi Cockerill |
Northwest Denver Optimists Club
Jeannie Ritter (Former Colorado First Lady), Azar Kohzadi (Denver School of the Arts), Ellen English (Bradley International School), Matther Spampinato (Thomas Jefferson High School), Janet Jaecksch (Schmitt Elementary School), Lisa Lynch (University Park Elementary School)
Janet Gilbert (Southmoor), Linda Miller (Ellis), Ron Mediatore (DSA), Don Diehl (Fairview), Kyle Kimmal (Montclair), Jeannie Ritter, Sean Semler (Polaris-Ebert), Diane Cherry (CEC), Steve Replogle (Bromwell)
Kathleen Kavet, Andrew Menard, Claudia Figueroa, Luz Ochoa,
DPS Chief Community Engagement Officer Happy Haynes, Suzanne Geimer,
Robert Hudnall, Gary Bloom
Award recipients for 2010.
Left to right:
Councilman Michael B. Hancock (Master of Ceremonies), Joseph Bazzanella,
Lynette Barela-Acosta, Stephanie Stauber,
Laurel A. Robinson,
Stacey Hervey,
Debra Rankin
Thomas P. Bruce - - CEC Middle College of Denver
Leigh A. McSherry - - Edison Elementary
Cynthia L. Kraybill - - Bromwell Elementary
Marie "Leni" Arnett - - Denver School of the Arts
Cheryl Beckwith - - Bill Roberts School
Carol Coppola - - Hamilton Middle School
Michelle Moss and Ray McAllister
Mile High Scenesters
Ellen English
Bradley International School
Janet Jaecksch
Schmitt Elementary School
Azar Kohzadi
Denver School of the Arts
Lisa Lynch
University Park Elementary
Matthew Spampinato
Thomas Jefferson High School
Tim Kilker Nominated by North High School
Mary Helen Sandoval Nominated by Colorado High School Charter
Les Schwab Tire Company Nominated by North High School
Denver Urban Gardens Nominaated by Fairview Elementary School
Diane Cherry Ron Mediatore
CEC Middle College Denver School of the Arts
Don Diehl Linda Miller
Fairview Elementary Ellis Elementary
Janet Gilbert Steven B. Replogle
Southmoor Elementary Bromwell Elementary
Kyle Kimmal Sean Semler
Montclair Elementary Polaris Program at Ebert Elementary
Wally Ginn Denver Bar Association
Helen Phelps Recipient Helen Phelps Corporate/Business
Volunteer Award
Gary Bloom
Lowry Elementary
Suzanne Geimer
George Washington High School
Claudia Figueroa
Castro Elementary
Robert Hudnall
Edison Elementary
Kathleen Kavet
North High School
Andrew Mebard
Anos Steck Elemnentary
Luz Ochoa
Greenwood Elementary
Marilyn Miller
Helen Phelps Recipient
Terri Allsup
Helen Phelps Honorable Mention Volunteer Award
Northwest Coalition for Better Schools
Helen Phelps Organizational Volunteer Award
Lynette Barela-Acosta
Ellis Elementary School
Joseph Bazzanella
Southmoor Elementary School
Stacey Hervey
CEC Middle College
Debra Rankin
Maxwell Elementary School
Laurel A. Robinson
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences
Stephanie Stauber
Steck Elementary School
Michele Foust
Teller Elementary School
Law Firm of
Hogan & Hartson LLP
Cheltenham Elementary School
Organizational Volunteer
Teri Appell
Southmoor Elementary School
Michelle Chouris
Dora Moore K-8 School
Ann Christensen
Westerly Creek Elementary School
Amy Ford
Bromwell Elementary School
Tambra Kennedy
Ellis Elementary School
Nancy Smith
University Park Elementary School
Leslie Whitty
George Washington High School
Joann Hernandez
Individual Volunteer
College View Elementary School
Vikki Crystal
Student Educator Award
Columbine Elementary School
Minds Matter of Denver
Organizational Volunteer
2007 DTA Distinguished Teachers
William B. Achbach George Washington High School
Ann G. Haro Ellis Elementary School, Special Education
Elizabeth Kenny CEC Middle College of Denver
James Moravec North High School
Tracy D. Pine Morey Middle School
Barbara N. Smith Slavens K-8 School
Bonnie S. Staack Ellis Elementary School
2007 Helen Phelps Volunteer Recipient
Cindy Daisley North High School
2006 Distinguished Teachers
Virginia Edwards - College View Elementary School
Malina Delve - Doull Elementary School
Bonnie Guggenheim -
George Washington High School
Cheri Hilton -
Gust Elementary School
Cynthia Madsen - Morey Middle School
Judith Manchak - University Park Elementary School
J. Michael Thornton - Denver School of the Arts
2006 Helen Phelps Honoree
Devin Bertram
Ruth Montoya-Starr -
Southwest Denver Kiwanis Club and Blue Spruce Pioneer Club
Past Awardees
2005 Distinguished Teachers
Virginia Beck/Whittier Elementary School
Stacey Blanas-May/Manual Leadership High School (shared award)
Bette Johnston/Career Education Center Middle College of Denver
Chrissanne LaHue/Morey Middle School
Lois Love/Park Hill K-8
Charles Minihan/Manual Leadership High School (shared award)
Helen Nelson/Doull Elementary School
Kathie Olmsted/College View Elementary School
Jennifer Rinaldi/South High School
Jennifer Wood/Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning
2005 Helen Phelps Honoree
Lettie Evans/College View Elementary School
2004 Distinguished Teachers
Jana Clark/Denver School of the Arts
Tracy Dodd/University Park Elementary
Carrie Franklin/Dora Moore Elementary
Latricia Goodloe/Whittier Elementary
Don Hilsberg/Doull Elementary
Sharon Messinger/Cory Elementary
Peggy Chiovitti-Moritz/Lowry Elementary
Judy Plock/Maxwell Elementary
Laurie Shook/South High
2004 Helen Phelps Honorees
Sharlene Good
Nora Robinson, Colorado Symphony Association Education Programs
Dr. Sue Hagedorn, Partners-N-Prevention Organization
2003 Distinguished Teachers
Regina Alcorn/Steele
Cordia E. Booth/Gove
Lynette Hall-Jones/Whittier
Kathryn Leerssen/Bromwell
D. Patrick MacDonald/Dora Moore
Karla A. Nickerson/Ellis
Gregg Painter/Denver School of the Arts
Antje Sliger/ Career Education Center
James S. Taylor/Montbello
2003 Helen Phelps Awardees
Eileen Green
Steven Wallin, McDonalds
Reverend Tastonga O. Moore, Positive Connection
2002 Distinguished Teachers
Susan Denny/Cory
Michelle M. DuMoulin/Slavens
Teri Garcia-Green/Bromwell
Russ Gregory/Park Hill
Asaline H. Hughley/Smith Renaissance
Phyllis Peros Kennebeck/Carson
Dennis S. Kos/East
Miriam Rosendo/Dora Moore
Madeline Wood/Samuels
2002 Helen Phelps Awardees
Phyllis Brown
Catellus Development Corporation
2001 Distinguished Teachers
Sue Ann Ahlstrand/Merrill
Kay DeLong/Cory
Pat Duran/Steele
Mamie Garceo/Henry
Fred Hesse/Grant
Glenn Nitta/Hamilton
Elsa Pla/Grant
Maureen Porter/Southmoor
Karen Stack/Oakland
2001 Helen Phelps Awardees
Jane Crystal
J. D. Edwards Company
2000 Distinguished Teachers
Linda Abeyta/Schenck
Dave DeLapp/Washington
Nancy Gregorio/Lincoln
Ruth Emily Hilliard/Henry
Irene Meschia/Manual
Belinda Villalobos/Newlon
Stephen Wera/Montbello
Harold Williams/Philips
Birgitta Maes/Career Education Center
2000 Helen Phelps Awardees
Susan Baber
Learning Partners of Calvary Baptist Church
1999 Distinguished Teachers
Diane Anderson/Ebert
Debra N. Glenn/Henry
Nancy Gregory/Sabin
Donna B. Hamilton/Steele
Valerie Kluver/Moore Extended
Andrea Lewis/Bromwell
Sam E. Nuanes/Career Education Center
Karen L. Roads/Washington
Linda N. Ross/Montbello
1999 Helen Phelps Awardees
Fischer B. Nelson
Mike Shaw Buick-Chevrolet-Saab
1998 Distinguished Teachers
Mary Fahey/Whittier
Charline Mize/Sabin
Verniece Vafaedes/Moore
Darrell Green/ Career Education Center
Jayne Sbarbaro/Park Hill
Janet Garrett/McGlone
Linda McCurdy/West
Nicole Walravens/Ebert
Sherry Figurilli/Park Hill
1998 Helen Phelps Awardees
Bill Eisele
Martinez Data Products, Inc.
1997 Distinguished Teachers
Patricia P. Bollacker/University Park
Salvador L. DiMarco/Horace Mann
Gloria N. Henry/Montbello
Ron L. Jolly/Career Education Center
Santo Nicotera/Manual
Pamela K. Rogers/Asbury
Guyvan B. Shirley/Sabin
Karen Turtscher Ritz/Samuels
Sandra D. Williams/McGlone
1997 Helen Phelps Awardees
Lowell Hartvigson
Colorado Studios
1996 Distinguished Teachers
Paige Dersham/Whittier
Jeanine Gordon/Sabin
Ruth Hensen/University Park
Andrew Horiuchi/Manual
Susan Klataske/Emily Griffith
Catherine Martin/South
Sandra Martinez/Baker
Jeannette Paone/McGlone
Kerry Santabrigio/Carson
1996 Helen Phelps Awardees
Marsha Gonzales
Hall of Life Education Center
1995 Distinguished Teachers
Cheryl Bush/University Park
Daryl Fengler/Hamilton
Donna Holmes/Manual
Charmaine Keeton/Harrington
Beverly Kibble/Holm
Linda Logan/Kepner
Bradford Vickers/ Career Education Center
Karen Weaver/Whittier
Sharon Word/Johnson
1995 Helen Phelps Awardees
Wilda Karban
Frank Tapy
Containers Industries
1994 Distinguished Teachers
Linda Alston/Michell Montessori
Lucy Belgum/University Park
Susan Clayton/Horace Mann
Sharon Gilmore/Sabin
Ramona Hall/ Career Education Center
David Harguth/Kennedy
Virginia Lorbeer/Montbello
Sharron Malone/McGlone
Paula Nelson/Samuels
1994 Helen Phelps Awardees
Eric Hughes
U.S. West
1993 Distinguished Teachers
Barbara Allen/Horace Mann
Judith Card/Gust
Gordon Heaton/ Career Education Center
Elaine Maes/Sabin
Charlotte Gay Peecher/Samuels
Kate Scherre/Kennedy
Jane Schnepel/Carson
Sandra Wilson/Horace Mann
Peggy Evinger/University Park
1993 Helen Phelps Awardees
Ruben and Sharlita Ramirez
Public Service Company of Colorado
1992 Distinguished Teachers
Eric Larson/Montclair
Euralia Leal/Brown
Patricia Ludwig/Manual
Myles McNicholas/Lincoln
Debbie Miller/Knapp
Dianne Tramutola Lawson/Lincoln
Marcus Walker/Lake
Brenda Ward/Cole-Denver School of the Arts
Judy Yaw/Barnum
1992 Helen Phelps Awardees
Sharon Greegan
Denver Fabric
1991 Distinguished Teachers
Janet C. Fisher/Palmer
Kate Gibbs/Park Hill
Keith R. Hassey/Centennial
Carolyn J. Martyn/Manual
Roxanne Wilderman/Lincoln Elementary
Billy McDaniel/Lincoln
Susan P. Lawrence/Asbury
Kathleen B. Haller/Bromwell
Florence S. Wagner/Montbello
1991 Helen Phelps
James Duncan
Denver Board of Realtors
1990 Distinguished Teachers
Annie D. Ash/Martin Luther King
Joyce M. Davis/Manual
Cozetta Hammock-West/MYEC, East
David W. Hutchison/Godsman
Linda S. Isaac/Doull
Karen Ann Libby/Hamilton
Leah M. Nemeth/Gilpin
Linda E. Peters/Carson
Maxine K. Saddler/Samuels
1990 Helen Phelps Awardees
Kathryn Kawakami
Kraft General Foods
1989 Distinguished Teachers
Betsy Anderson/Moore
Irene Aragon/Rishel
John Dellinger/Lincoln
Carolyn Maes-Brown/Bromwell
Ellen Maresch/Manual
Wyoma Mercer/Brown
Shirley Organ/Bryant-Webster
Jeanne Phipers/Carson
Alyce Rothrock/Godsman
1988 Distinguished Teachers
Wendy Cameron/University Park
Doris Dempsey/Gove
Marilyn Griffs/Manual
Daphne Hunter/Remington
Margaret Lentz/Edison
Sid Pennington/Brown
Debby Schukar/Samuels
Diane Weaver/Morey
Aldene Williams/Godsman
1987 Distinguished Teachers
Wanda Beauman/Morey
Sandra Bundy/Johnson
Susan Carlson/Sabin
James Fleest/Kennedy
Stephen Gonzales/Montbello
Mary Louise Silva/Palmer
Norma Wick/Samuels
Janet Sander/University Park
1986 Distinguished Teachers
Diana Alvarado-Lopez/Centennial
Andrew Dahl, Jr./Rishel
Myra Kaplan/Carson
Reta Murray/Amesse
Phillip Page/Bromwell
Marschula Renkel/Traylor
Darla Wilson/Samuels
1985 Distinguished Teachers
Irene Griego/Colfax
Robert Johnston/North
Susan Loftus/Bromwell
Mary Mills/Sabin
Gwen Toepfer/Traylor
George Wright/Lake
1984 Distinguished Teachers
Margaret Barnes/Washington
Judith Dumas/Bradley
Stephen Hadley/Kennedy
Carol Hudson/Kaiser
Janet Johnson/Montbello
Stephen Ny/Rishel
Jaxqueline Roberts/Eagleton
Lorraine Stuber/Smedley
John Zott/Horace Mann
1983 Distinguished Teachers
Trudy Austin/Carson
Carle Cameron/Jefferson
Carl Jackson/Montbello
Patricia Lewis/Smith
Mildred McCleave/Hill
Elizabeth Royce/Washington
Charles Svalber/Traylor
Elaine Tsumura/Garden Place
John Van Epps/Kennedy
1982 Distinguished Teachers
Joan Alcorn/Traylor
Louis Garramone/West
Ellen Grimes/Teller
Naomi Martinez/Henry
Carolyn Mills/Gilpin
Dorothy Montoya/Columbian
Donna Rigg/Bromwell
Bill Schaefer/Hill
Marcella Wain/Washington
1981 Distinguished Teachers
Vaughan Aandahl/Washington
Sally Dworkin/Cheltenham
Janet Leinen/Centennial
William Myers/Jefferson
Jack Nelson/Force
Caroline Norris/Traylor
Jeanne Sonnleitner/Boettcher
Dorothy Sutton/Wyman
1980 Distinguished Teachers
Michi Ando/Greenlee
Donna Hendricks/Harrington
Jarrell McCracken/Manual
Mary Sacrison/MYEC
Rachel Taul/Washington
Paul Ton/Smith
1979 Distinguished Teachers
Barbara Carson/Park Hill
Judy Curtis/Amesse
Roseanne Schwartz/Harrington
Robert Brown/Lincoln
Richard Nelson/East
Rose Ann Consoer/Schenck
Linda Kusmich/Belmont
Bonne Smith/Kepner
Thomas Keefe/Washington
1978 Distinguished Teachers
Beverly Aikele/Newlon
Shirley Early/Philips
Eileen Olson/Eagleton
Gary Hillman/Baker
Helen Moenke/Washington
Patrick Coffey/Holm
Teresa Kinealy/Bradley
Olivette Sloan/Palmer
Irvin Keinon/East
1977 Distinguished Teachers
Alta Bohle/Whiteman
A.L. Coolidge/Whittier-Crofton
Regina Dodge/Belmont
Virginia Munroe/Palmer
Dixie Roberts/College View
Peggy Springer/Ash Grove
Roy Cole/Henry
Irvin Hoffman/Washington
1976 Distinguished Teachers
Phillis Batty/ Valdez
Marilyn Miller/Kaiser
Patricia Glorfeld/Asbury
Janet Justice/Schenck
Maria Strandburg/Diagnostic Teaching Center
Arthur Burst/Philips
Harold Johnson/West
Duncan Hopwood/Grant
Dorothy Lagger/Emily Griffith
1975 Distinguished Teachers
Margery Cody/Stevens
Noble Jenkins/Montbello
Mariana Rossi/Edison
Vera Snyder/College View
Arta Warnock/McMeen
Loretta Wiltgen/Valdez
Lawrence Lindauer/Morey
Oma Munroe/Emily Griffith
Dorothy Rose Shaw/Lincoln
1974 Distinguished Teachers
Trudy M. Best/Pitts
Donald G. Beuthel/Slavens
Barbara S. Brattin/Ash Grove
Linda Rogoff/Bromwell
Curtis Garrett/Rishel
Carneice Brown-White/Ebert
Robert Noyes/Grant
Jack R. Bailey/East
Howard Pischel/North
1973 Distinguished Teachers
Kathryn Ann Cain/Steck
June A. Corson/Smedley
Norman A. Dodge/Doull
Maynard L. Maddux/Godsman
Charles F. Sauer/Rishel
Annette R. Groves/Cory
Geraldine Yoakum/Bromwell
W. Merrill Carter/Kennedy
Donna Geyer/Manual
Harry H. Schanker/Jefferson
1972 Distinguished Teachers
Eleanor Dant/Doull
Espenola L. Dean/Wyatt
Anne D. Niblock/Boettcher
Elva Steinmark/Berkeley
Chester Wichert/Park Hill
Richard Culver/Lincoln
Bettye Emerson/Morey
Robert W. Hall/Skinner
John McGregor/Jefferson
1971 Distinguished Teachers
Robbie Bean/Gilpin
Dudley C. Enos/Washington
John D. Filson/Valverde
Bernice Cone/Cory
Honora Hardy/Whittier
Mary C. Koogle/Grant
Charles Edward Lenicheck/South
William E. Lewis/Ash Grove
Phillip J. Saab/Morey
1970 Distinguished Teachers
Arthur Paul Agner/Lincoln
William R. Branch/Slavens
Maurice Farnan/Rishel
Arthur Fox/Ebert
Patricia Heifner/Grant
Meredith House/Ash Grove
Edna Mae McClung/Colfax
Lloyd Meech/South
Elmo Sparks/Lincoln
1969 Distinguished Teachers
Ollie Barefield/Whittier
Jean Hedley/Doull
Albert Mihevic/South
Grace Nikkel/Teller
Gwendolyn Parker/Rishel
F. Arline Proudfit/Knight
Roland Roberts/Washington
Teresa Salazar/Cheltenham
John Schrant/East
1968 Distinguished Teachers
Mary El Coffey/Ash Grove
James M. Fay/Asbury
Vincent S. Keith/Emith Griffith
Jennie S. McElroy/Lincoln
Maryon O'Neil/Emerson
Virgin J. Purvis/Rishel
Julie Snyder/Lake
1967 Distinguished Teachers
Richard P. Hotton/West
Kathryn N. Thomas/Baker
John G. Miles/Jefferson
Margaret G. Hartigan/Force
Bruce S. Milholland/Gove
Josephine D.C. Leach/University Park
Pauline T. Goldstein/Lake
Joseph Puchek/Carson
1966 Distinguished Teachers
Mary Goddard/Beach Court
Helen H. Larson/Montclair
J. Robert Linger/Park Hill
Jarrell W. McCracken/Smiley
Shirley M. Miller/Baker
Walter L. Newcomb/Gove
Ralph Quisenberry/West
Janet Schissler/Grant
Harold C. Wilkins/Cory
1965 Distinguished Teachers
Edith G. Arkin/Slavens
Edward Gallegos, Jr./East
Joseph A. Heifner/Baker
Herman A. Motz/Cole
Donald M. Nelson/Johnson
Roberta L. Parsons/Bradley
C. Madeline Roberts/Swansea
Fern A. Shafer/Edison
Menola N. Upshaw/Gilpin
1964 Distinguished Teachers
Robert R. Ferris/Bradley
Grover C. Jacobs/Bromwell
James E. Larson/Emerson
Rosemarie M. Pomponio/North
Ernest J. Romero/Skinner
Carol Santee/Ashley
Ruth V. Smit/Cory
Price V. Smith/East
Marjorie F. Stevenson/Washington
1963 Distinguished Teachers
Calvin D. Berglund/Wyatt
Emma E. Coprich/Barrett
Vernice T. Crow/Valverde
Arch H. Jefferies/Manual
Shirley D. Kruss/Manual
G. W. O'Shaughnessy Jr./Morey
Ruth Wheeler/Skinner
Jesse E. Pilington/Asbury
Mary Lou Spelman/Steele
1962 Distinguished Teachers
Kate K. Ariki/Cole
Elsie Nelson Celva/Wyman
Myrtle S. Curtis/Emily Griffith
Jacquelyn Ruth Halber/Ash Grove
Sara Lou Harrison/Knight
Irene C. Helm/Lincoln
Beulah M. Kidson/Steck
Madge Smith/Park Hill
Ruth Wheeler/Skinner
1961 Distinguished Teachers
Donald D. Bower/Juvenile Hall
Margaret J. McGroarty/East
Donald P. Genera/Cole
Lucile Parish/Emily Griffith
Edward E. White/Columbine
Matania J. Smiley/Montclair
John E. Reddick/Smith
Alta M. Kreiger/Bradley
Ruth Tuttle Garber/Carson
1960 Distinguished Teachers
Bernice A. Johnson/Columbian
Herbert A. Ellison/Irving
Joe L. Harva/Newlon
Gladys I Lyon/Montclair
R. Lavon Wilson/Asbury
Pauline Hahn/Horace Mann
Wilbur L. Niederhul/Hill
Ruth E. Graves/North
Ellsworth C. Mitick/South
1959 Distinguished Teachers
Mary Joyce Adams/Knight
DeHie R. Bernier/ Fairview
Gladys B. Gudvangen/Smith
Jane G. Gustafson/Boettcher
Mabelrose Wildman/Edison
Arthur E. Cage/Grant
Irene Mott/Smiley
Harry Charlesworth/East
Harold R. Keables/South
1958 Distinguished Teachers
Helen C. Byrnen/Columbian
Mazie L. Dolphin/Mitchell
Mildred R. Farran/University Park
Beulah Glesner/Park Hill
Clare E. Naeve/Barnum