PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients (2000-2023)

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2023: High School/Collegiate Level

District Recipient School
1 Lorranie Milovac Upper St. Clair SD
2 Jerome Anderson Millcreek Township SD
3 Steven Luxbacher Oil City Area SD
4 Raymond Mandell Clearfield Area SD
5 Stacy Paparone Grove City College
6 Wendy Jo Nagy Hollidaysburg Area SD
7 Melody Cliff Lower Dauphin SD
8 Kevin Styer Shamokin Area SD
9 Kevin Dikeman Lackawanna Trail SD
10 Sarah McGrory Conrad Weiser Area SD
11 Seth Jones Spring-Ford Area School District SD
12 Nicholas Harmantzis PA Leadership Charter School

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2022: Elementary & Middle School Level

District Recipient School
1 Jeffery Kell Bethel Park SD
2 Mary Dudenhoeffer Millcreek Township SD
3 Louise Daniels Homer-Center SD
4 Patti Sheriff Keystone Central SD
6 Casey Williams Richland SD
7 Shawn Small Cornwall-Lebanon SD
8 Andrea Bowers Jersey Shore Area SD
9 Becky Burdett Lackawanna Trail SD
10 Catherine Tynemouth East Stroudsburg Area SD
11 Tina Arnold Upper Perkiomen SD
12 Jane Urban Wallingford-Swarthmore SD

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2021: High School/Collegiate Level

District Recipient School
1 Michael Rozell Belle Vernon Area SD
2 Chris Gankosky St. Marys Area HS
3 Tina Bennett Clarion-Limestone Area SD
4 Nin Hiles Huntingdon Area HS
5 Samantha Leali Shenango JSHS
6 Michael Kokus Cambria Height SD
7 Matthew Barr Kennard-Dale HS, South Eastern SD
8 Kent Weaver Williamsport Area SD
9 Ann Manganiello Holy Redeemer School
11 Brian Cox Central Bucks HS South
12 Lisa Bennett Pennsylvania Leadership CS

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2020: Elementary & Middle School Level

District Recipient School
1 Charlotte Rudolph South Fayette SD
2 Michael Grady Bradford Area SD
3 Martha Heise Oil City Area SD
4 Jennifer DeRemer Bald Eagle Area SD
5 Susan Metelsky Beaver Area MS/HS
6 Teri Myers Altoona Area SD
7 Nichole Witman Elizabethtown Area SD
8 Melissa Driscole Berwick Area SD
9 Antonino Bennici Montrose Area SD
10 Scott Watson Parkland SD
11 Deb Chrisman Perkiomen Valley SD
12 Maryellen Byrne Great Valley SD

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2019: Collegiate Level

District Recipient School
1 Stephen Benham Duquesne University
3 Ryan Beeken Indiana University of Pennsylvania
4 Darrin Thornton Penn State University
5 Jonathan Helmick Slippery Rock University
7 John “Buzz” Jones Gettysburg College
8 Kimberly Councill Bucknell University
9 Cheryl Boga University of Scranton
10 Neil Wetzel Moravian College
11 Andrew Kosciesza Montgomery County Community College
12 Deborah Confredo Temple University

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2018: High School Level

District Recipient School
1 Leonard Lavelle North Hills HS
2 Kathleen Thumpston Bradford Area SD
3 Thomas Koharchik Freeport Area SD
4 Jay Zimmerman Bellefonte Area HS
5 Len Cersosimo Beaver Falls SD
6 Mari Grace Lingenfelter Conemaugh Township HS
7 George Bradshaw Dover Area HS
8 Russ Wynn Milton Area SD
9 Andy Kolojejchick Wyoming Valley West HS
10 Carole Free Saucon Valley SD
11 Jason Morehouse Central Bucks East HS
12 Marsha Core Haverford HS

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2017: Middle School Level

District Recipient School
1 Rachel Skilone Neil Armstrong MS
2 Ruth Rea Conneaut Lake ES
3 Robert Reams Leechburg Area JHS
4 Emily Canner Huntingdon Area SD
5 James P. Scanga Beaver Area SD
6 Meyer Johnston Meyersdale Area SD
7 Andrew Apgar Dover Area Intermediate School
8 Carol Madill Wyalusing  Valley JSHS
9 Kevin Kreinberg Tunkhannock MS
10 Carole Lutte Easton Area HS
11 Melinda Walker Abington JHS
12 Kathleen H. Boyer Richardson MS

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2016: Elementary Level

District Recipient School
1 Linda Granite
Marshall ES (North Allegheny SD)
2 Carl Miller Crawford Central SD
3 Rebecca Blashock Marion Center ASD
4 Brent Snyder Monroe Twp. ES (Juniata Co. SD)
5 Rebecca Sopher Moraine ES (Slipper Rock SD)
6 Ellen Stuckey Northern Bedford County SD
7 Georgia Hollabaugh Upper Adams SD
8 Anna Radspinner Williamsport Area SD
9 Loriann Kerber Wallenpaupack Area SD
10 Kay Mancke Parkland SD
11 Julie Maragos Overlook ES
12 Stephen Selfridge Garnet Valley ES

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2015: Collegiate Level

District Recipient School
1 Paul Doerksen  Duquesne University
3 Russell Reefer (posthumous recognition)  
5 David Glover Slippery Rock University
7 Thomas Strohman Lebanon Valley College
9 Nathaniel Parker Marywood University
10 Jason Lerew Parkland HS
11 Elizabeth Sokolowski University of the Arts
12 John Villella West Chester University

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2014: High School Level

District Recipient School
1 Kim Glover Norwin HS
2 Cynthia Scheid Youngsville HS
3 Fran Nesta Keystone SD
4 Robert Drafall State College AHS
5 Jeff Kroner Butler HS
6 Paul Seymour Central Cambria SD
7 Eric Dundore Mechanicsburg Area SHS
8 Patricia Wagner Mifflinburg Area SHS
9 Ray Stedenfeld Western Wayne HS
10 Daniel Long Twin Valley HS
11 Tonia Kaufman Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS
12 Sue Descano Springfield HS

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2013: Middle School Level

District Recipient School
1 Todd Fox Quaker Valley MS
2 Carolyn Borland Westlake MS
3 David Gibson Union SD
4 Michael Trego Juniata Co. SD
6 Kris Laird Hollidaysburg Area JHS
7 Gregory Hutchison Lower Dauphin MS
8 Sharon Styer Mount Carmel Area JSHS
9 Suzanne Bennici Montrose Area JSHS
10 Eleanor Long Twin Valley MS
11 Brian Stahl Upper Moreland MS
12 Lyn Van Druff Strath Haven MS

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2012: Elementary Level

District Recipient School
1 Shawn Funk Fox Chapel ASD
2 Darlene Black Ft. LeBoeuf SD
3 Samantha Schmader North Clarion Co. SD
4 Patricia Begg State College ASD
5 Katherine Groves Butler ASD
6 Jena Tully Richland SD
7 Sally Chase Southern York Co. SD
8 Beverly Schmidt Williamsport ASD
9 Martin Ort Old Forge SD
10 Steven Katzenmoyer Fleetwood ASD
11 Ralph Jackson North Penn SD
12 Theresa O’Brien Ridley SD

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2011: Collegiate Level

District Recipient School
1 Susan Medley Washington and Jefferson College
4 Lynn Drafall Penn State University
5 Joseph Pisano Grove City College
6 Michael Bodolosky University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
7 Mary Lemons Lebanon Valley College
10 Willis Rapp Kutztown University
12 Sr. Kathleen Doutt Immaculata University

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2010: High School Level

District Recipient School
1 Todd Kuczawa Bethel Park HS
2 John Marszalek General McLane HS
3 Lisa Hummel Union SD
4 Kevin Cunningham Juniata HS
5 Lynn Crytzer Butler Intermediate HS
6 Beth Good Westmont Hilltop HS
7 Carl Barr South Eastern SD
8 Kent Weaver Williamsport AHS
9 Chris Wilski Wyoming Valley West HS
10 L. Rick Hilborn Whitehall Coplay SD
11 Nancy Voigt Abington SD

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2009: MS/JHS Level

District Recipient School
1 Anne Funk North Allegheny SD
2 Edwin Schwer, III Dubois ASD
3 Rebecca Cogan Sensor North Clarion Co. SD
4 Molly McAninch State College ASD
5 Michael J. Holupka Mars SD
6 Jennifer Pappal Hollidaysburg ASD
7 David S. Sheaffer Eastern Lebanon Co. SD
8 Stacy Hostetter Midd-West SD
9 Rebecca Santoro Abington Heights ASD
10 David Schmaldienst Tri-Valley SD
11 Maryellen D’Ulisse Caldwell Methacton A SD
12 Anne Sprissler Tredyffrin-Easttown SD

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2008: Elementary Level

District Recipient School
1 Aaron Booz Bethel Park SD
2 Rebecca Matczak Conneaut Valley SD
3 Rebecca Bracken Purchase Line. SD
4 Monte C. Close Moshannon Valley ASD
5 Jessica Beblo Beaver ASD
6 Wanda Kingera Conemaugh Twp. SD
7 Wayne C. Fox Cornwall Lebanon SD
8 Dennis J. Leonard Jersey Shore ASD
10 Vera Marston Southern Lehigh SD
11 Pamela Sudall Hatboro-Horsham SD
12 Julia G. Farber Oxford ASD

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2007: Collegiate Level

District Recipient School
1 Lewis Strouse Carnegie Mellon University
3 John Kuehn Indiana University of Pennsylvania
4 Linda Thornton Penn State University
5 Donald B. Kephart Geneva College
6 David Villani Penn State University-Altoona
7 William Stowman Messiah College
11 Debbie Lynn Wolf Philadelphia Biblical University

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2006: High School Level

District Recipient School
1 Matthew Boice Quaker Valley SD
2 William Burns Beneral McLane SD
3 Beth Grafton Indiana ASD
4 Louise Victor Bellefonte ASD
5 Gary Taylor Mercer SD
6 Suzette Gardenhour Conemaugh Twp. SD
7 Richard Croyle Solanco SD
9 Albert Purdy Tunkhannock SD
10 Clair Neamand Parkland SD
11 Dominick Minni Jenkintown SD
12 Joseph Brennan Haverford Twp. SD

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2005: MS/JHS Level

District Recipient School
1 Patricia L. Marco Kiski ASD
2 Gregory Peters Conneaut SD
3 Terri Wittreich Oil City ASD
4 Larry Schmaus Clearfield ASD
5 Barbara Bailey Butler ASD
6 Thomas J. Kunkle Hollidaysburg ASD
7 Donna Burkholder Conestoga Valley SD
8 Eileen Hower Central Columbia SD
9 Jovanna Rusnak Valley View SD
10 Nancy Beitler Southern Lehigh SD
11 Eileen Fields North Penn SD
12 Sharon Potter Tredyffrin-Easttown SD

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2004: Elementary Level

District Recipient School
1 Christine Berg Quaker Valley SD
2 Tim Wickham Millcreek Twp. SD
3 Sharon Nesta Keystone SD
4 Lisa M. Bevan State College ASD
5 Elizabeth P. Barron Grove City SD
6 Kevin Balog Forest Hills SD
7 Gail Jones Gettysburg ASD
8 Joan Berresford Southern Tioga SD
9 Jean Shields Wallenpaupack ASD
10 Lenore Steinmetz Pleasant Valley SD
11 Jane Richards Abington SD
12 Roseann Kello Barnes Kennett Consolidates SD

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2003: Collegiate Level

District Recipient School
1 Christine Jordanoff Duquesne University
2 Peter van den Honert Edinboro University
4 Anthony Leach Penn State University
5 Stephen Hawk Slippery Rock University
6 Michael Bodolosky University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
7 Sharon David Gratto Gettysburg College
8 Kenneth Sarch Edinboro University
9 Sr. Joan Paskert Marywood University
12 Kenneth Laudermilch West Chester University

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2002: High School Level

District Recipient School
1 David Buetzow Bethel Park HS
2 Rosemary Obert Union City HS
3 Ronald Allaman Clarion AHS
4 Arthur Belfiore Lewistown AHS
5 James Scanga Farrell SD
6 Kelly Detwiler Altoona AHS
7 Richard Fowler Central Dauphin East HS
8 William Berresford Mansfield HS
9 William Pendziwiatr Crestwood HS
10 Paul Cusano Governor Mifflin HS
11 Leroy Nelson Neshaminy HS
12 Jack Hontz Strath Haven HS

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2001: MS/JHS Level

District Recipient School
1 Steve Paul Lemonakis Trinity ASD
2 Gerald Black Union City ASD
3 Denise John Armstrong SD
5 E. Lee Phillips Center ASD
6 Richard Gardenhour Greater Johnstown ASD
7 David Shultz Manheim Twp. SD
8 Debra Rapson Mifflinburg ASD
9 Richard Ciuferri North Pocono SD
10 James Seidel Exeter Twp. SD
11 Peter Neu North Penn SD
12 Richard Harris Tredyffrin-Easttown SD

PMEA Citation of Excellence Recipients 2000: Elementary Level

District Recipient School
1 Linda Hulsey Canon McMillan SD
2 Richard Freysinger Conneaut SD
4 Cathy Richards McConnellsburg Elementary
5 Thomas Schaffner Neshannock Twp. SD
6 Joyce Rhea Shanksville-Stony Creek SD
7 Mark Romig South Middleton SD
9 Holly Snitzer Blue Ridge SD
10 Gordon L. Fung East Stroudsburg ASD
12 Barbara A. Miller Coatesville ASD