Alumni Awards

2022-2023

Ben Fisher-Rodriguez - Teacher of the Year, Pacific Northwest Council for Languages

2020-2021

Blanca Badillo - Teacher of the Year, Grisham MS, Round Rock ISD
Eric Caine - Teacher of the Year, Stephen F. Austin HS, Fort Bend ISD
Zachary Foust - Teacher of the Year, Stony Point HS, Round Rock ISD
Jaime Luna - Teacher of the Year, Davis HS, Aldine ISD & Secondary Teacher of the Year for Aldine ISD
Brittany McCulloch - Teacher of the Year, O.Henry MS, Austin ISD
Katie Raymond - Teacher of the Year, Anderson HS, Austin ISD

2019-2020

Jackson Hawkins- Teacher of Promise, Kealing MS, Austin ISD
James Hutcheson - Teacher of Promise, McCallum HS, Austin ISD
Jackie Phillips - Teacher of the Year, Westchester Academy for International Studies, Spring Branch ISD

2018-2019

Aja Cormier - Teacher of the Year, Ball HS, Galveston ISD
Francesca Houck - Teacher of the Year, Harmony School of Endeavor-Austin
Chloe Stevens  Teacher of the Month, Dessau MS, Pflugerville ISD
Meghan Swartz - Teacher of Promise, Anderson HS, Austin ISD

2017-2018

Nicholas Cardenas - Teacher of the Year, McNair MS, Southwest ISD
Rebecca Cohen - Teacher of the Year, Pflugerville HS, Pflugerville ISD
Roxann Patrick - Teacher of the Year, Copperas Cove HS, Copperas Cove ISD
Mandy Shapiro - Teacher of the Year, Shepton HS, Plano ISD

2016-2017

Bridgette Acosta - Teacher of the Year, Charles Milby HS, Houston ISD
A.J. Ayala - Teacher of the Year, Vernon MS, Harlingen ISD
Amina Chaghani - Teacher of the Month, Van Alsyne HS, Van Alstyne ISD

Fall 2016

Connie Soong - TFLA Chinese Teacher of the Year & TFLA Teacher of the Year

2015-2016

Mo O'Brien - Teacher of Honor Award, Hudson Bend MS, Lake Travis ISD
Brenda Solorzano - Teacher of the Year, Uplift Peak Preparatory, Dallas
Emily Szymanski - Teacher of the Year, Texas MS, Texarkana ISD
Dana Vanderford - Teacher of the Year, L. W. Higgins HS, Jefferson Parish School System

Spring 2016

Janie Samreth - Teacher of the Month, McNeil HS, Round Rock ISD

Fall 2015

Katy Eyberg - Teacher of the Term, Dripping Springs HS, Dripping Springs ISD

2014-2015

Lianna Carrigan - Teacher of Promise, International HS, Austin ISD
Natalie Fontenot - Teacher of Promise, John H. Reagan HS, Austin ISD
Candice Goldsmith – New Teacher of the Year, Marshall HS, Northside ISD
Holly Griffin - Award for Outstanding Early-Career Teaching, Cedar Ridge HS, Round Rock ISD
Audra Lyerla - Shepton Spirit Award, Shepton HS, Plano ISD
Kayla Molina - Teacher of the Year, Crowley Ninth, Crowley ISD
Jennifer Penny - Teacher of the Year – Park Crest MS, Pflugerville ISD
Betsy Roche - Rookie of the Year - Fossil Ridge HS - Keller ISD
Sarah Schenk - Distinguished Teacher of the Year & Statewide Semi-Finalist in the 2015 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards, Connell MS, San Antonio ISD

2013-2014

Amina Chaghani - HS  Teacher of the Year, Van Alstyne HS, Van Alstyne ISD
Michelle Dykstra - Innovative Teacher of the Year, Marble Falls MS, Marble Falls ISD
Katie Foehrkolb - Teacher of the Year, Harmony School of Political Science, Harmony Public Schools
Amanda Gamez - First Year Teacher of the Year, John Jay HS, Northside ISD

2012-2013

Lisa Berry - First Class Teacher Award, Horn HS, Mesquite ISD
Mo O’Brien - Secondary First Year Teacher of the Year, Arbor Creek MS, Lewisville ISD
Grant Smith - District-wide Outstanding First Year Teacher of the Year, Raines HS, Katy ISD
Connie Soong - Teacher of Promise, Doss Elementary, Austin ISD

2011-2012

Anthony Poullard - Teacher of the Year, Coppell MS West, Coppell ISD

2010-2011

Bridgette Acosta - Rapoport Rising Star, Texas Exes, Charles H. Milby HS, Houston ISD
Brad Bailey - NOVA Award, Texas Council for the Social Studies, Vines HS, Plano ISD
Kayla Molina - Secondary Teacher of the Year, Crowley Ninth, Crowley ISD
Anthony Poullard - Super Teachers for the 21st Century, Coppell MS West, Coppell ISD

2009-2010

Brittany McCulloch - Teacher of Promise, O’Henry MS, Austin ISD
Alexa Mouser - Teacher of Promise, Garza Independent HS, Austin ISD

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