News Release: ITEEA Announces 2025-26 Award Winners

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🏆ITEEA Announces 2025-2026 Award Winners 🏆

RESTON, VA, December 11, 2025 – ITEEA is proud to announce its 2025–2026 award winners below! These outstanding teachers, students, and programs exemplify excellence in technology, engineering, and STEM education. Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees, who will be formally recognized at the upcoming ITEEA 88th Annual Conference in Virginia Beach, VA, on March 25–28, 2026.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS

Academy of Fellows

William L. Havice, DTE

Philip A. Reed, DTE

Award of Distinction

Charlie McLaughlin, DTE

Lockette/Monroe Humanitarian Award

Virginia R. Jones, DTE

Prakken Professional Cooperation Award

Jacob Roark

Public Understanding of Technology and Engineering Education Award

Molly Miller, DTE

Special Recognition Award

Byron McKay, DTE

Wilkinson Meritorious Service Award

Steve Shumway

William E. Dugger Exemplary Collaboration Award

Brian Merrill

DISTINGUISHED TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS (DTEs)

Bradley Bowen

Mark Harrell

Tricia Jacobs

Chandra Porter

Trevor Robinson

Walter Thomasser

EMERGING LEADERS (ELs)

Shenica Bridges-Mathieu

Dina Dormer

Mariam Elias

Clayton Mannie

Gina Nakahara

Deirdre Paris

Melissa Stange

PROGRAM EXCELLENCE AWARDS sponsored by Paxton/Patterson

AL: Florence Middle School

FL: Woodland Middle School

GA: Effingham College & Career Academy and Floyd Middle School

NC: Charles P. Murray Middle School and Cary High School

ND: Northwood High School

IL: Parkside Junior High School

MD: Charles Herbert Flowers High School

NJ: Memorial Junior High School

PA: Manheim Township High School

VA: James Wood High School and Hughes Middle School

TEACHER EXCELLENCE

AWARDS sponsored by Goodheart-Willcox

AZ: Lindsay Linde

FL: Arielle Santercangelo

GA: Leon Grant and Emily Lumpkin

IL: Stacy Wallace and Nicole Gubbins

LA: Cody Arceneaux

MD: Cate Krage

MN: Joshua Tyson

NC: Michael McGuckin

ND: Quena Eisenzimmer, Jefri Jones, and Benjamin Ponzer

NH: Kevin Munroe

NJ: Jennifer Hier

NV: Kirsten Kolstad

PA: Mark Kreisher and Catherine Parks

VA: Tina Coffey, Christine Culbertson, and Susan Chudovan

WI: Maria Isabel Mendiola Ramirez

Shanghai, China: Robert Knight

Chungcheongnam-do, Korea: Yubin Lee

ITEEA FOUNDATION CITATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Veterans Make Great Technology Educators Scholarship

William Niffen

Maley Outstanding Graduate Student Citation

Madison E. Hansen, Millersville University

Yubin Lee, Purdue University

Hayden Miller, Pittsburg State University

Luke Miller, Old Dominion University

Adam Parente, SUNY Oswego

Steven Griffing, University of Georgia

Maley Outstanding Undergraduate Student Citation

Allison Mary Bailey, Brigham Young University

Aidan Victor Bertocchini; Purdue University

Kathryn Brown, University of Georgia

Gage Davenport, Pittsburg State University

Destiny Leung; Old Dominion University

Bryce Reynolds, Millersville University

Robert K. Sansone, SUNY Oswego

About ITEEA

ITEEA (www.iteea.org) is the professional organization for technology, innovation, design, and engineering educators. Its mission is to advance technological and engineering capabilities for all by nurturing professionalism, growth, and opportunities in the education community. ITEEA strengthens the profession through leadership, professional development, membership services, publications, and classroom activities

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Kathleen de la Paz

Communications Director

kdelapaz@iteea.org

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