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IHSPA

Awards History

Rod Vahl Teacher of the Year

YearNameSchool City
1993Ben Van ZanteWest HSIowa City
1994Linda SmoleyAbraham Lincoln HSCouncil Bluffs
1995 Jack KennedyCity HighIowa City
1996Merle DielemanPleasant Valley HSBettendorf
1997Leslie ShippJohnston HSJohnston
1998Donna ManfullWashington HSWashington
1999John P. WalkerExira HSElk Horn
2000Ann VisserPella Community HSPella
2001Ann HauglandBoone HSBoone
2002Timm PilcherHoover HSDes Moines
2003Karina KrallNorth Cedar HSStanwood
2004 Deb Buttleman MalcolmDavenport Central HSDavenport
2005Steven LyleDavenport West HSDavenport
2006Gary LindsayKennedy HSCedar Rapids
2007Sara SchlesingerIowa City West HSIowa City
2008Bonnie NeyensFort Madison HSFort Madison
2013Ben GrawberDes Moines North HSDes Moines
2014Kyle PhillipsGeorge Washington HSCedar Rapids
2015Jonathan Rogers City HSIowa City
2016Natalie NiemeyerDes Moines East HSDes Moines
2017Allison BerryhillAtlantic HSAtlantic
2018JoAnn GageMount Vernon HSMount Vernon
2019Stacy Haynes-MooreJohn F. Kennedy HSCedar Rapids
2020Gerry AppelAbraham Lincoln HSCouncil Bluffs
2022Sarah Hamilton Hoover High SchoolDes Moines
2023 Betty Christian Davenport North HSDavenport
2024 Maureen DyerPleasant Valley HSBettendorf

Administrator of the Year

YearNameSchoolCity
1988Floyd G. WinterCedar Falls HSCedar Falls
Richard P. EuchnerStorm Lake HSStorm Lake
Dr. Barbara Prior Des Moines East HSDes Moines
The Rev. Wayne A. ResslerNewman HSMason City
1989Larry K. ShileyFort Madison HSFort Madison
1990Jack WehrleBurlington HSBurlington
1991Mary Jo KishOsceola Clarke Schools
1992Kevin McCarvilleRegis HSCedar Rapids
Jerry WaddenDes Moines School DistrictDes Moines
1994Larry MitchellDubuque Senior HSDubuque
1996Jerry Stilwell Des Moines East HSDes Moines
1998Henry CaudleDavenport Central HSDavenport
1999John HlubekNorth Cedar HS
2000James AndersonDavenport North HSDavenport
Francis JohnstonWashington HSWashington
2001John LawrenceWilton HSWilton
2004Ken Hayes East Marshall HSLeGrand
Dave KapferBoone Middle & Senior HSBoone
2005Coonie CookHoover HSDes Moines
James DowdleDowling Catholic HSDes Moines
2006Vicky Poole Valley HSWest Des Moines
Bernard StephensonFt. Madison HSFort Madison
Tim WernentinDavenport Central HSDavenport
2007Jerry ArganbrightWest HSIowa City
2008Mary WilcynskiJohn F. Kennedy HSCedar Rapids
2009Dennis Wlalsh Mt. Vernon HS Mt. Vernon
2010Shane EhresmanWashington HSWashington
2013Ralph PlagmanGeorge Washington HSCedar Rapids
2015Heather McKay Atlantic HSAtlantic
2016Gregg ShoutlzIowa City West HSIowa City
2017 Leslie MorrisDes Moines East HSDes Moines
Greg DufoeAdel DeSoto Minburn HSAdel
2018Steve Brand Mount Vernon HSMount Vernon
2019Sherry PooleDes Moines HooverHS
2022Cary JustmannWaukee HSWaukee
2023Jill VersteegDes Moines East HSDes Moines
2024Dr. Andy MieheWaterloo West HSWaterloo

 

Stratton Award Winners

YearName / Organization
1976Richard P. Johns
Kathryn Worley
Margaret Cormany
1977Judith Funk
James Crook
Ben Van Zante
Des Moines Register
1978Richard Simpson
Mary Castle
Jim Crane
Ottumwa Currier
1979Ron Smrha
John M. Butler
1980Pat Schutlz
Oelwein Daily Register
1981Marilyn Gallo
West Des Moines Express
Carl Vandermeulen
1982Greg Franck
1983David L. Stedwell
Sandy Stevens
Fairfield Daily Ledger
1984Ruthe M. Brocker
Maryeau Carver
1985Linda Smoley
Connie Riffel
Burlingon Hawk Eye
1986Don Haines
1987Merle Dieleman
Jack Dvorak
Paul Peterson
Herb Strentz
1988Ann Graber
Jack Kennedy
Mick Neubert
The Fort Dodge Messenger
The Grinnell Herald-Register
1989The Mason City Globe Gazette
Mary Arnold
Rita Penny
1990The Anthon Herald
Jane Peterson
Bruce Lear
1991The Independence
Newspapers
Pam Rodewald
1992Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Jim Ellenberger
E. Jenni Mangels
1993Jim Tredway
1994Iowa City Press Citizen
Bill Monroe
Judy Ecker
1995Joan Hoffman
1996Ed Kelly
1997Steven Lyle
1998Sallie Nichols
1999Brenda Smith
2000Dubuque Telegraph Herald
2001Deb Buttleman Malcolm
2002Donna Manfull
2003Gary Lindsay
2004Iowa Newspaper Association
Iowa Newspaper Foundation
2005Betty Christian
2006Iowa Representatives of Jostens, Walsworht & Herff Jones Yearbook
2007Kevin Conney (KCCI-TV)
2008John Beaudoin (Woodbine Tweener)
2009Vanessa Shelton (Quill & Scrool International)
2013J.R. Odgen (The Gazette)
2014David Schwartz
2015Bob Kerdus
2016Jason Wallestad (School Newspapers Online)
2017Lyle Muller (IowaWatch.org)
2018David Scrivner (University of Iowa / The Press-Citizen)
2019Ed Barker
2020KT Menke
2022Paul Jensen
2023 Chris Snider (Drake University)
2024Kyle Phillips (SNO Sites)

 

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