Region I Awards

National ACTE and Region I Awards

Region I administers the following ACTE Member Awards:

ACTE Teacher of the Year, sponsored by Express Employment Professionals
ACTE Administrator of the Year
ACTE Postsecondary Teacher of the Year
ACTE New Teacher of the Year
ACTE Career Guidance Award
ACTE Carl Perkins Community Service Award
ACTE Lifetime Achievement Award
Scott Westbrook III Humanitarian Award
Jim Hanneman Memorial Award

To learn more about the ACTE Member Awards application process and requirements, visit the ACTE Member Awards page.

Region I Award Winners

Meet Your 2019 Region I Award Winners!

Teacher of the Year: Dr. Anne Marie McNamara
Administrator of the Year: Leonard T. Szczawinski
Postsecondary Teacher of the Year: Charles J. Ax, III
New Teacher of the Year: Deanna Miller
Teacher Educator of the Year: Joanne L. Ryan
Carl Perkins Community Service Award: Jeffrey Bertke
Lifetime Achievement Award: Terry Hughes
Career Guidance Award: Tina Bacigalupo

Other Region I Awards

Application Due Date: Sept. 30

Region I Past Award Winners

2017

Teacher of the Year: Linda Romano, New York
Administrator of the Year: Tim Buschur, Ohio
Postsecondary Teacher of the Year: Tracy Campbell, Ohio
New Teacher of the Year: Keely DiTizio, New Jersey
Carl Perkins Community Service Award: Stephanie Joliff, Ohio
Lifetime Achievement Award: Cathy Bither, Maine
Scott Westbrook III Humanitarian Award: Sterling Roberson, New York

2015

Teacher of the Year: Alexander C. Bell
Career Guidance Award: Louise Hacker Hayes
Administrator of the Year: Nancy Luce
Postsecondary Teacher of the Year: Tonya Lloyd
Carl Perkins Community Service Award: Katie Stall
New Teacher of the Year: Dale Cruzan III

2014

Teacher of the Year: Timothy Michitsch, Ohio
New Teacher of the Year: Eric R. Mathews, Ohio
Postsecondary Teacher of the Year: Adam Schussel, Ohio
Career Guidance Award: Doug Nagle, Ohio
Lifetime Achievement Award: Ernest Powers, West Virginia

2013

Teacher of the Year: Tara Berescik, New York
Outstanding New Career and Technical Teacher: Tiffany Morey, New Jersey
Outstanding Career and Technical Educator: Dan Frederick, Ohio
Outstanding Teacher in Community Service: Adam Schlosser, Ohio
Career Guidance Award: Janet Baughn, Ohio

2012

Teacher of the Year: Robin McLean, New Jersey
Outstanding New Career and Technical Teacher: Sharon Maurice, Ohio
Outstanding Career and Technical Educator: Erin Schilling, Ohio
Outstanding Teacher in Community Service: Deborah Chapman, West Virginia
Career Guidance Award: Sarah Taylor, Ohio

Scott Westbrook III Humanitarian Award
1998	Barbara Buckee	Michigan
1999	Bill Henry	Pennsylvania
2001	Ernie Powers	West Virginia
2002	L. Jane Greenwood	Vermont
2003	Allen Vaughan	Massachusetts
2004	Van Hughes	Pennsylvania
2005	Marcus Ashley	Massachusetts
2006	Polly Mingyar	Ohio
2007	Mitch Culbert	Ohio
2008	Ron Cassidy	Ohio
2012	Dave Keaton	Maine
2013	Nancy Trivette	New Jersey
2014	Chet Wichowski	Pennsylvania

Jim Hanneman Memorial Award
2001	Charleyne Gilbert	Maine
2002	John Polto	Pennsylvania
2003	Al Gaisor	Vermont
2004	Ron Cassidy	Ohio
2005	Ernie Powers	West Virginia
2006	Allen Vaughan	Massachuestts
2007	Van Hughes	Pennsylvania
2009	Maggie Hess	Ohio
2012	Polly Mingyar	Ohio
2013	Polly Mingyar	Ohio
2014	Dave Keaton	Maine

Outstanding Advisory Committee Members
2012	Frank Miles	Pennsylvania
2012	Ruth Ann Biada	Ohio

Innovative Program of the Year
2012	Carver Career Center	West Virginia
2014	Huntington High School	West Virginia

Outstanding Business/Educational Partnership Award
2013	Milton Hershey School	Pennsylvania

Quality Association Standards Award

The purpose of the Quality Association Standards (QAS) is to provide benchmarks for state associations to determine levels of performance and satisfactory service to their members and prospective members. The following states from Region I have been awarded the QAS Award:

2014: West Virginia, Ohio
2013: West Virginia, Ohio
2012: West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania
2011: West Virginia
2010: West Virginia, Massachusetts

Congratulations, Region I QAS Award recipients! For more information on the QAS and how to submit an application for your state association, visit the QAS webpage here.