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Past Award Winners

2010 Hall of Fame
School Recognition Award Winners

Zone 1

Central Elementary
Vinton County LSD
Teresa Snider, Principal

Zone 2

Miami Heights Elementary
Three Rivers LSD
Donald Larrick, Principal

Zone 5

James A. Hilfiker Elementary
Gibsonburg Exempted Village SD
Meri Skilliter, Principal

Zone 6

Woodridge Intermediate
Woodridge LSD
Elizabeth Gorrell, Principal

Zone 8

Champion Central Elementary
Champion LSD
Cheryl Kirk, Principal

2009 Hall of Fame
School Recognition Award Winners

Zone 1	Cedar Heights Elementary,Lancaster CSD Dr. Jeromey Sheets, Principal
Zone 2	Reading Hilltop Elementary,Reading Community CSD Robert Longworth, Principal
Zone 3	Helke Elementary,Vandalia-Butler CSD Cheryl Stidham, Principal
Zone 5	C. A. Krout Elementary,Tiffin CSD Rebecca Osborne, Principal
Zone 6	Walter Kidder Elementary,Brunswick CSD Mark Mabry, Principal
Zone 8	United Elementary,United LSD Ruth Ann Rinto, Principal
Zone 10	Licking Heights South,Licking Heights LSD  James Kennedy, Principal
Middle School	Canaan Middle School,Jonathan Alder LSD Dr. Bobby Moore, Principal

2008 Hall of Fame
School Recognition Award Winners

Zone 2	McCormick Elementary, Milford Exempted Vill. SD Donald Baker, Principal
Zone 3	Germantown Elementary, Valley View Local SD Bill Lauson, Principal
Zone 5	Crissey Elementary, Springfield Local SD Cheri Copeland-Shull, Principal
Zone 6	Reiverview Elementary, Stow-Munroe Fall City SD Brenda Harriss, Principal
Zone 7	Pleasant Valley Elementary, Parma City SD Susan Rueger, Principal
Zone 8	State Street Elementary, Painesville City Local SD Gregory Towns, Principal
Middle School	Valley View Middle School, Valley View Local SD   Harold Bowman, Principal

2007 Hall of Fame
School Recognition Award Winners

Zone 3 -Farmersville Elementary,Valley View LSD,Todd Kozarec, Principal

Zone 5-Noble Elementary,Tiffin CSD,Michael Steyer, Principal

Zone 6-Leighton Elementary,Aurora CSD,Greg Pollock, Principal

Zone 8-Cedarbrook Elementary,Painesville CSD,Marilynn Leahy, Principal

Zone 9-North Elementary,Cambridge CSD,Heath Hayes, Principal

Zone 10-Mark Twain Elem,Westerville CSD,Scott Ebbrecht, Principal

OAESA Distinguished Principal Award

Congratulations! 2009 Distinguished Principal Award 
Diane Kittelberger   Genoa Elementary School

In 2000, the decision was made to honor both an elementary and a middle school level principal.

Elementary		Middle School
2010	Barbara Werstler
2009	Diane Kittelberger
2008	Dr. Beth Christoff
2007	Molly Hay	2007
2006	Rhoda Mast	2006	David Root
2005	Susan Rueger	2005	Virginia Rammel
2004	Pamela K. Van Mooy	2004	Larry Case
2003	Adda V. Porter	2003	Curtis G. Montgomery
2002	Anthony Piehowicz	2002
2001	John Giles	2001
2000	Laurie Parrish-Storm	2000	Dr. Gary Schomburg

1999	E. Kenneth Buckley
1998	Sherry V. Parr
1997	Christine Robertson
1996	William Parschen
1995	Philip Hackett
1994	Victoria Kilbury
1993	Donna Stovall
1992	James E. Thomas
1991	Stella Lowe-Munson
1990	Sandra Sommer
1989	Charles Roman
1988	Joe Whelen
1987	Patricia Buckingham
1986	Donald Coffee
1985	Georgia Mixon
1984	Charles Seipelt

D. Richard Murray Service Award

2010	Michael Schooley, NAESP Member Services
2009	Joseph Rotondo, Representative for Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt
2007	Doug Gillum, Curriculum Director, Reynoldsburg City Schools
2006	Don Guss, Retired Principal Frank McCaw, Retired Principal Michael Lawson, Lifetouch National Studios Barbara Troutman, Jostens School Pictures of Ohio
2005	Anthony Piehowicz, Retired Principal
2004	Michele Strunk, OAESA Director of Operations
2003	Sam Burnett, OAESA Past President
2002	Paul Kindinger, Retired Principal
2001	Deborah Telfer, Ohio Department of Education
2000	William Parschen, Deceased Principal
1999	Robert Cupp, Ohio Senate