Justin T. Hubbard, Shelina Warren, and Tony Pirotta Win 2022 ACETA Awards
Past ACETA Award Winners
2020 ACETA Recipients
The American Civic Education Teacher Awards (ACETA) for 2020 are Ashley Vascik of Maryland, Erin Merrill of Virginia, and Aaron Hull of Connecticut. Please find the press release here.
2015 ACETA Recipients
Teachers from California, Idaho, and Indiana are recipients of the 2015 American Civic Education Teacher Awards (ACETA), recognizing their exemplary work preparing young people to become informed and engaged citizens. The ACETA winners are Jill R. Baisinger of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, Jose Flores of Brawley Union High School in Brawley, California, and Holly Kartchner of Blackfoot High School in Blackfoot, Idaho. Learn more.
2014 ACETA Recipients
Teachers from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Washington are recipients of the 2014 American Civic Education Teacher Awards, recognizing their exemplary work preparing young people to become informed and engaged citizens. The ACETA winners are John Dickson of Harwich (Mass.) High School; Natalie O'Brien of North Smithfield (R.I.) High School; and Jennifer Reidel of Lynden (Wash.) High School.
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2013 ACETA Recipients
Teachers from Florida, Iowa and New Hampshire received the 2013 American Civic Education Teacher Awards, recognizing their exemplary work preparing young people to become informed and engaged citizens. The ACETA winners were: David Alcox of Milford High School and Applied Technology Center in Milford, New Hampshire; Douglas Oswald of Marion Technical Institute in Ocala, Florida; and Nancy Peterson of Gilbert High School in Gilbert, Iowa.
2012 ACETA Recipients
Kevin Cline, Jaime Festa-Daigle, and Richard Ochoa received the 2012 American Civic Education Teacher Awards, which recognizes their exemplary work preparing young people to become informed and engaged citizens.
2011 ACETA Recipients
Teachers from California, North Carolina and Michigan were selected for the 2011 ACETA honors. The recipients were: James Bentley of Foulks Ranch Elementary School in Elk Grove in Sacramento, California; Cindy Jarrett of Durant Road Elementary School in Raleigh, North Carolina; and Mark Oglesby of Howell High School in Howell, Michigan.
2010 ACETA Recipients
Teachers from Florida, Nevada and Wisconsin were selected for the 2010 ACETA honors. The recipients were: Jacki Viana of Hialeah Middle School in Miami, Florida; Milton Hyams of Incline High School in Incline Village, Nevada; and Tamara Johnson of Kettle Moraine High School in Wales, Wisconsin
2009 ACETA Recipients
Teachers from South Carolina, Virginia, and Wyoming were selected for the 2009 ACETA honors. The recipients were: Nate Breen of Cheyenne Central High School in Cheyenne, Wyo.; Sarah Ann Richardson Turpin of Clemson Elementary School in Clemson, S.C.; and Gregory Walsh of Falls Church High School in Fairfax County, Va.
2008 ACETA Recipients
In 2008, the ACETA program recognized Sally Broughton of Monforton School in Bozeman, Mont.; Cheryl Cook-Kallio of Irvington High School in Fremont, Calif.; and Julie Kuhnhein of Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Ky.
2007 ACETA Recipients
The winners of the 2007 ACETA awards were Mary Ellen Daneels of Community High School in West Chicago, Ill., Barbara Simpson Ector of Cleveland Middle School in Cleveland, Tenn., and Kevin Fox of Arcadia High School in Arcadia, Calif.
2006 ACETA Recipients
The inaugural class of ACETA winners was Christopher Cavanaugh of Plainfield High School in Plainfield, Ind.; Galelyn McElroy of Central High School Magnet Career Academy in Louisville, Ky.; and Donna Paoletti Phillips of Robert Frost Middle School in Rockville, Md.
