2024 Prize for Teaching Excellence
Honoring Outstanding U.S. Public High School Skilled Trades Teachers
2024 Grand Prize Winners
2024 Prize Winners
2024 Finalists
Joe Abercrombie
Welding
Edward Bell Career Technical Center – Camp Hill, AL
Jerry Agan
Agricultural Mechanics
Elizabethton High School – Elizabethton, TN
Craig Bal
Agricultural Mechanics
Tanque Verde High School – Tucson, AZ
Allan Ballweg
Industrial Technology
Sauk Prairie High School – Prairie du Sac, WI
Randy Barker
Construction; Carpentry
Evanston High School – Evanston, WY
Katie Bush
Agricultural Mechanics
South Central Calhoun High School – Lake City, IA
Jonathon Clingerman
Carpentry
Randolph Technical Center – Elkins, WV
Christian Coltharp-Parr
Construction
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability – Durham County, NC
Lisa DiClerico
Construction
Stephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship HS – New York, NY
Brian Diehl
Diesel Technology
Dauphin County Technical School – Harrisburg, PA
Jared Fernandez
Carpentry
East Haven High School – East Haven, CT
Cameron Frazier
Agricultural Mechanics
South Putnam High School – Greencastle, IN
Cole Hurley
Construction
Andover Central High School – Andover, KS
Dan Kernion
Manufacturing
Redmond High School – Redmond, OR
Robert Lambert
Construction
DJB Technical Academy – Lehigh Acres, FL
Michael Landis
Construction; Carpentry
The Mill National Training Center – Colorado Springs, CO
David Linnenbrink
Industrial Technology
North Scott High School – Eldridge, IA
Trevor Motley
Industrial Technology
Stevensville High School – Stevensville, MT
John Park
Agricultural Mechanics
Fairfield High School – Fairfield, MT
Alan Parker
Agricultural Mechanics
Hagerman High School – Hagerman, NM
Michael Schaffer
Construction; Carpentry
Hoffman Estates High School – Hoffman Estates, IL
Scott Towery
Agricultural Mechanics
Silverton High School – Silverton, OR
John Townsend
Industrial Technology
Union High School – Union, OR
Nick Traini
Industrial Technology
Philomath High School – Philomath, OR
Aaron Younger
Automotive
Metro Technology Center – Oklahoma City, OK
2024 Final Round Judges
Alexander Adkisson
2023 Grand Prize Winner
Lesford Dixon
2018 Prize Winner
Scott Larson
2023 Grand Prize Winner
2024 Round 2 Judges
John Alvarez
2023 Winner
George Arrants
ASE Education
Toni Bower
Explore the Trades
Mary Beth Bruggeman
Mission Continues (Retired)
Leon Burgess
Florence County School District Three
Sarah Burtner
City of Seattle
Andrea Calvo
Trio Electric Education
Gerald Chaleff
LAPD (Retired)
Michelle Cheang
Catalyze
Ziven Drake
North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund
Jay Goninen
WrenchWay
Tim Hobbs
AGC Georgia
Jenny Krusoe
AltaSea
Erica Liepmann
Ready to Launch
Irma Livadic
Entertainment Industry Foundation
Brandon Mabile
Associated Builders and Contractors
David McCoy
2023 Winner
Sam Olivieri
Step Up Tutoring
Desi Severance
2023 Winner
Penny Soat
Kreg Tool Company
Jeremy Tarbet
2023 Winner
Casie Wise
National Indian Education Association
Mark Wille
The Build Show
2024 Round 1 Judges
A special thanks to our colleagues at the Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) for their stewardship of this Round.