Nominees over the years

  • 2025
    Name Local/Retiree Council
    Jennifer Autera West Babylon Teachers Association, Inc.
    Mark Filie Monroe Woodbury Teachers Association
    Raymond Hodges Monroe Woodbury Teachers Association
    Kristin Kearns Edgemont Teachers Association
    Fredricka Macek Retiree Council 5
    Alexandra “Zizi” MacDougall Edgemont Teachers Association
    Julie Shelton Edgemont Teachers Association
    Mel Stern Retiree Council 20
    Frank Volpe Long Beach Classroom Teachers Association
    Kathy White Chatham Central School Teachers Association
  • 2024
    Name Local/Retiree Council
    Joe Barbera Central Square TA
    Theresa Bradway Watervliet TA
    Thomas Cestaro Levittown United Teachers
    Shelly Clements Rochester Teachers Association
    Renee Dolan William Floyd United Teachers
    Lin Fleisher Edgemont Teachers Association
    Arline Frey Yonkers Federation of Teachers
    Steven Frey Yonkers Federation of Teachers
    Paul Good Edgemont Teachers Association
    Todd Hathaway East Aurora Faculty Assoc.
    Jayne Jacobs Edgemont Teachers Association
    Peter Khouri Edgemont Teachers Association
    Kathy Lloyd Edgemont Teachers Association
    Doris Maxwell Corning Teaching Assistant Association
    Karen McGlade Edgemont Teachers Association
    Cheryl Mitchell East Moriches Teachers Association
    Mary Moss Retiree Council 6
    Scott O'Brien-Curcie Wyandanch Teachers Assoc.
    Tanya Olsen Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES EA
    Karen Porpeglia Lansingburgh TA
    Stanley Rosengarten Teachers' Association of Lindenhurst
    Liz Schutt Edgemont Teachers Association
    Laurie Silver Sullivan BOCES
    Montanaro Tony Retiree Council 5
    Jeff Zuckerman Bronxville Teachers Association
  • 2023
    Name Local/Retiree Council
    Lori Atikinson Copenhagen TA
    Stephen Baker Warsaw Educators Association
    Sheryl Baker-Delano Rondout Valley
    James Cichon Westmoreland TA
    Patricia Costell William Floyd United Teachers
    Martin Daly New Rochelle FUSE
    Diane Delgado New Rochelle FUSE
    Loretta Donlon Retiree Council 7
    David Dougherty Haldane Faculty Association
    Marsha Friedman Retiree Council 43
    Susan Gleason William Floyd United Teachers
    Sandra Keller Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES EA
    John Mansfield Teachers Assoc. of Lindenhurst
    Mari Martin Livingston Manor Teachers Assoc.
    Tony McCann Retiree Council 10
    John Murray Commack Teachers Assoc.
    Barbara Rink Ossining Teachers Association
    Elizabeth Schutt Edgemont Teachers Association
    Donald Smith Indian River EA
    Sue Spratt Haldane Faculty Association
    Kathy Taylor Ulster BOCES
    Michelle Tinter BOCES Educators of E. Suffolk
    Sharon Wisla Bellmore-Merrick United Secondary Teachers
  • 2022
    Name Local/Retiree Council
    Sandra Carner-Shafran Saratoga-Adirondack BOCES EA
    Jacqueline Baker Yonkers Federation of Teachers
    James Carforo Greenburgh Eleven Federation
    Rosemary Catanzariti Glen Cove TA
    Philip Cleary North Syracuse EA
    John Eshoo Yonkers Federation of Teachers
    Karen Krogslund Minisink Valley Teachers Association
    Marc Laffer Regional Staff Director, Tarrytown RO
    Patrick McCarthy Retiree Council 13
    Matthew Ostoyich Onteora Teachers Association
    Janice Scriber Red Hook Faculty Association
    Kathy Torrico Niagara-Wheatfield Teachers Assoc
    Marcia Truland Merrick Faculty Association
  • 2021
    Name Local/Retiree Council
    Ron Gross William Floyd United Teachers
    James Carforo Greenburgh Eleven Federation
    Sandra Carner-Shafran Saratoga-Adirondack BOCES EA
    Maureen Crescitelli Liberty Faculty Association
    Ruth Dworkin Yonkers Federation of Teachers
    Michael Emmi Solvay Teachers' Association
    Maria Hadala Yonkers Federation of Teachers
    Timothy Hamblin Liberty Faculty Association
    Richard Mangino Retiree Council 3
    Deborah Maxwell Schenectady Federation of Teachers
    Joseph Pesavento Marlboro Faculty Association
    William Scott Syracuse Teachers Assoication
    Mae Stark United Federation of Teachers