Past American Civic Education Teacher Award Winners
Past Winners
2025 Winners
- Shae Parks of Milford Senior High School (Delaware)
- Phillip Wrigley of Topeka High School (Kansas)
- Robert Schulte of Reynolds Middle School (New Jersey)
2024 Winners
- Lem Wheeles of A.J. Dimond High School (Alaska)
- Christian Pensiero of Veterans Elementary School (Maryland)
- Lauren Hallgring of Neptune Middle School (New Jersey)
2023 Winners
- Sergio de Alba of R.M. Miano Elementary (Calif.)
- Allison Sheridan of Heritage Middle School (Fla.)
- Kimberly Huffman of Wayne County Joint Vocational School (Ohio)
2022 Winners
- Justin T. Hubbard of Salamanca High School in Salamanca, New York
- Shelina Warren of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C.
- Tony Pirotta of Jule F. Sumner High School in Riverview, Florida
2020 Winners
- Aaron Hull of Greenwich High School (Conn.)
- Ashley Vascik of Boonsboro High School (Md.)
- Erin Merrill of Pennington Traditional School (Va.)
2015 Winners
- Jill R. Baisinger of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Jose Flores of Brawley Union High School in Brawley, California
- Holly Kartchner of Blackfoot High School in Blackfoot, Idaho
2014 Winners
- John Dickson of Harwich (Mass.) High School
- Natalie O'Brien of North Smithfield (R.I.) High School
- Jennifer Reidel of Lynden (Wash.) High School
2013 Winners
- David Alcox of Milford High School and Applied Technology Center in Milford, New Hampshire
- Douglas Oswald of Marion Technical Institute in Ocala, Florida
- Nancy Peterson of Gilbert High School in Gilbert, Iowa
2012 Winners
- Kevin Cline
- Jaime Festa-Daigle
- Richard Ochoa
2011 Winners
- James Bentley of Foulks Ranch Elementary School in Elk Grove in Sacramento, California
- Cindy Jarrett of Durant Road Elementary School in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Mark Oglesby of Howell High School in Howell, Michigan
2010 Winners
- Jacki Viana of Hialeah Middle School in Miami, Florida
- Milton Hyams of Incline High School in Incline Village, Nevada
- Tamara Johnson of Kettle Moraine High School in Wales, Wisconsin
2009 Winners
- Nate Breen of Cheyenne Central High School in Cheyenne, Wyo.
- Sarah Ann Richardson Turpin of Clemson Elementary School in Clemson, S.C.
- Gregory Walsh of Falls Church High School in Fairfax County, Va.
2008 Winners
- Sally Broughton of Monforton School in Bozeman, Montana
- Cheryl Cook-Kallio of Irvington High School in Fremont, California
- Julie Kuhnhein of Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky
2007 Winners
- Mary Ellen Daneels of Community High School in West Chicago, Illinois
- Barbara Simpson Ector of Cleveland Middle School in Cleveland, Tennessee
- Kevin Fox of Arcadia High School in Arcadia, California
2006 Winners
- Christopher Cavanaugh of Plainfield High School in Plainfield, Indiana
- Galelyn McElroy of Central High School Magnet Career Academy in Louisville, Kentucky
- Donna Paoletti Phillips of Robert Frost Middle School in Rockville, Maryland
