2021 Prize for Teaching Excellence
Honoring Outstanding U.S. Public High School Skilled Trades Teachers
2021 Grand Prize Winners
2021 Prize Winners
Andrew Saweikis
2021 Prize Winner
Welding
Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services Career and Technical Education Center, NY
2021 Finalists
John Amos
Construction
William Chrisman High School – Independence, MO
Angela Arnett
Technical Theatre
Escondido High School – Escondido, CA
Brian Bettag
Transportation Mechanics and Repair
Jefferson High School – Lafayette, IN
Dallas Bergstrom
Manufacturing & Mechatronics
Miller Career & Technology Center – Katy, TX
Matt Blomquist
Construction Taylorville High School – Taylorville, IL
Ashton Bohling
Industrial Technology
Johnson Brock High School – Johnson, NE
Kent Brady
Small Engine Equipment Technology
Dauphin County Technical School – Harrisburg, PA
Donald Brown
Automotive Technology
El Diamante High School – Visalia, CA
Josh Dickson
Carpentry
Cape Henlopen High School – Lewes, DE
Greg Ditch
Automotive Technology
Naperville North High School – Naperville, IL
Corey Dixon
Automotive Technology
Naperville North High School – Naperville, IL
Kevin Finan
Machining
Atlantic Technical College & Technical High School – Coconut Creek, FL
Coty Green
Automotive Technology
Chisholm Trail Tech Center – Omega, OK
Jay Hales
Automotive Technology
Riverton High School – Riverton, UT
Danielle Hamilton
Automotive Technology
Sidney Lanier High School – San Antonio, TX
Glenn Harrison
Manufacturing
Dr. Martin Luther King Early College – Denver, CO
Jorge Huizar
Agricultural Mechanics
Hennessey Schools – Hennessey, OK
Seth Hungerford
Construction Technology
Cold Hollow Career Center – Enosburg Falls, VT
Blair Jensen
Welding
Jordan Academy for Technology & Careers – South – Riverton, UT
Kristie Jones
Construction & Carpentry
Franklin County Career and Technical Center (MS) – Meadville, MS
Matthew Kasten
Welding
Capital Area Career Center – Springfield, IL
Jody Kemp
Agricultural Mechanics
Peach County High School – Fort Valley, GA
David Mackey
Power Sports & Equipment
Wexford Missaukee Career Technical Center – Cadillac, MI
Ian Matje
Diesel Technology
FutureForward at Washington Square – Thornton, CO
Brian McDonnell
Automotive Collision Repair
GST BOCES Coopers Education Center- Painted Post, NY
Erik Mortensen
Automotive Technology
Watauga High School – Boone, NC
David Moye
Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair
Lyman High School – Longwood, FL
Rodney Presley
HVACR
Lanier College & Career Academy – Gainesville, GA
Don Seehusen
Industrial Technology
Schuyler Central High School – Schuyler, NE
Teanna Simpson
Agricultural Mechanics
Thayer High School – Thayer, MO
Don Stock
Automotive Technology
Wichita North High School – Wichita, KS
John Stratton
Automotive Technology
Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES – New Hartford, NY
Jeremy Tarbet
Automotive Technology
Canyon del Oro High School – Tucson, AZ
Robert Watkins
Automotive Technology
The Center of Applied Sciences and Technology – Bolivia, NC
Jeffrey Webb
Mechatronics
Southern Michigan Center for Science and Industry – Hudson, MI
Robbie Wise
Aviation Maintenance Technology
Tulsa Technology Center – Tulsa, OK
Adam Wood
Metal Fabrication
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School – Anchorage, AK
Wes York
Agricultural Mechanics
Caldwell County High School – Princeton, KY
Breanna Youngberg
Manufacturing
Cascade High School – Everett, WA
2021 Final Round Judges
Dan Belcher
Director of Workforce Development
National Center for Construction Education and Research; Build Your Future
Shaun Dougherty
Associate Professor of Public Policy & Education
Vanderbilt University Peabody College of Education & Human Development
Jessica Ku Kim
VP of Economic and Workforce Development
Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
2021 Round 2 Judges
Alfia Anderson
2020 Prize Winner
Chet Andes
SkillsUSA Idaho
Matthew Barbercheck
2018 Prize Winner
Shawn Burns
2020 Prize Winner
Sarah Burtner
City of Seattle
Joe Campbell
Glendale High School
Robert Caylor
2020 Prize Winner
Gerald Chaleff
LA Police Department (Retired)
Oscar Cruz
Community Leader
Beth Duffield
Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
Mireya Eavey
Mireya Eavey Company
Zach Fields
CEFGA
Ed Hughes
2017 Prize Winner
Vivian Jeffcoat
Emily Griffith Technical College
Dennis Johnson
Emily Griffith Technical College
Henrietta Jutson
2019 Prize Winner
Irma Livadic
Entertainment Industry Foundation
Karen Mack
LA Commons
Branka Minic
Building Talent Foundation
Andrew Murphy
Leadership for Educational Equity
Jennifer Park
Results for America
Eboney Pearson
Los Angeles Job Corps Center
Troy Reichert
2019 Prize Winner
Paola Santana
Lumina Foundation
Natalia Sifuentes
Cisco
Chad Sutton
2020 Prize Winner
Nicole Taylor
2020 Prize Winner
Brent Tuttle
2020 Prize Winner
Cindia Velasco
NALEO Educational Fund
Peter Wachtel
2019 Prize Winner
David White
2017 Prize Winner
Demetrius Wilson
2020 Prize Winner
John Yi
LA Walks
2021 Round 1 Judges
A special thanks to our colleagues at the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) for their stewardship of this Round.