2020 Prize for Teaching Excellence

Honoring Outstanding U.S. Public High School Skilled Trades Teachers

$1 Million in Prize Awards

2020 Grand Prize Winners

Brian Manley

Brian Manley

2020 Grand Prize Winner

Automotive

Cherry Creek Innovation Campus, CO

Kathryn Worley

Kathryn Worley

2020 Grand Prize Winner

Industrial Technology

West Hills High School, CA

2020 Prize Winners

Alfia Anderson

Alfia Anderson

2020 Prize Winner

Electrical

High School for Energy and Technology, NY

Shawn Burns

Shawn Burns

2020 Prize Winner

Manufacturing

Burton Center for Arts and Technology, VA

David Gibson

David Gibson

2020 Prize Winner

Manufacturing

Caprock High School, TX

Gary Mishica

Gary Mishica

2020 Prize Winner

Industrial Technology

Hancock High School, MI

Chris Mollkoy

Chris Mollkoy

2020 Prize Winner

Industrial Technology

Dos Pueblos High School, CA

Michael Shephard

Michael Shephard

2020 Prize Winner

Automotive

Union County Vocational Technical School, NJ

Chad Sutton

Chad Sutton

2020 Prize Winner

Construction

Garrett High School, IN

Nicole Taylor

Nicole Taylor

2020 Prize Winner

Construction

Warren Technical School, GA

Kyle Thompson

Kyle Thompson

2020 Prize Winner

Construction

Middleton High School, FL

Brent Tuttle

Brent Tuttle

2020 Prize Winner

Welding

La Mirada High School, CA

Wayne Violet

Wayne Violet

2020 Prize Winner

Automotive

Washington County Technical High School, MD

Travis Wyrick

Travis Wyrick

2020 Prize Winner

Agricultural Mechanics

Visalia Technical Early College High School, CA

Demetrius Wilson

Demetrius Wilson

2020 Prize Winner

Manufacturing

Oakland Technical Schools Northeast, MI

2020 Finalists

Jay Abitz

Automotive and Collision Repair
Freedom High School, WI

Betsy Anderton, Luke Stewart

Agriculture
Daphne High School, AL

Angela Arnett

Technical Theater
Escondido High School, CA

Crystal Aukema

Agriculture
Marathon High School, NY

Kent Brady

Small Engine Equipment Technology
Dauphin County Technical School, PA

James “Jim” Buck

Electrical
Wayne Technical and Career Center, NY

Francis Carlson

Cabinet Making and Millwork
Bonners Ferry High School, ID

Benjamin Carpenter

Welding
Kennedy High School, CA

Kevin Cornell

Automotive Technology
Carver Career and Technical Center, WV

Dave Darden

Automotive Technology
Cedar Shoals High School, GA

Brian Diehl

Diesel Technology
Dauphin County Technical School, PA

John Gunderson

Automotive
John Jay High School, TX

Jay Hales

Automotive Technology
Riverton High School, UT

Josh Hall, Connor Lee Bratton

Construction and Agriculture
Statesboro High School, GA

Coley Hanes

Agriculture
Schuyler R-1 Schools, MO

Nicholas Jordan

Construction
Montecito High School, CA

Scott Leffler, Scott Frischmon, Ryan Dewey

Industrial Technology
Chisago Lakes High School, MN

Stephen Marsh

Advanced Digital Manufacturing
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School, CA

Erik Mortensen

Automotive
Watuaga High School, NC

Eric Morton

Skilled Trades Pre-Apprenticeship
Peninsula High School, WA

Robert Mroz, David Krawczyk

Automotive
Potter Career and Technical Center, NY

Raul Ortega

Plumbing
Sam Houston Math, Science and Technology Center, TX

Hunter Parrott, Justin Smith, Mindy Howard

Agricultural Science
Troy High School, TX

Kelli Prescott

Agriculture
Lake Placid High School, FL

Thomas Ritchey

Agriculture
Central High School, PA

Andrew Saweikis

Welding
Rockland BOCES CTEC, NY

Leif Sorgule

Technology and Engineering
Peru High School, NY

Jeremy Tarbet

Automotive
Canyon del Oro High School, AZ

A.J. Tinker

Construction
Salem R-80 Schools, MO

Andrice Tucker, Steve Owen

Automotive Service Technology
Central Nine Career Center, IN

Robert Verone

Technical Theater
Lawrence High School, NY

Jeff Webb

Mechatronics
Southern Michigan Center for Science and Industry, MI

2020 Final Round Judges

Dan Belcher

Dan Belcher

Director of Workforce Development

National Center for Construction Education and Research; Build Your Future

Monica Pfarr

Monica Pfarr

Executive Director

American Welding Society Foundation

Brent Trankler

Brent Trankler

2019 Grand Prize Winner

Sikeston Career and Technology Center

2020 Round 2 Judges

Ryan Anderson

Texas State University

Chet Andes

SkillsUSA (ID)

Kimberly Bertocci

NEA

Sarah Burtner

CA Department of Finance

Joe Campbell

Glendale High School (CA)

Gerald Chaleff

LA Police Department (Retired)

Bryan Cook

AGC

Wes Crawford

2018 Prize Winner

Brad DeMent

2018 Prize Winner

Eric Dyer

2019 Prize Winner

Michael Gaudet

East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)

Peyton Holland

National Technical Honor Society

Henrietta Jutson

2019 Prize Winner

Jessica Kim

LAEDC

Charles Klasman

Subaru

Jodi Lancaster

2019 Prize Winner

Jacob Leair

2019 Prize Winner

Juliet Marshall

SAMPE

Justin Pickard

2018 Prize Winner

Troy Reichert

2019 Prize Winner

Bill Ryan

University of Arkansas-Pulaski Tech

Robert Sainz

City of Los Angeles Community Development Department

Cameron Sublett

WestEd

Quentin Suffren

ExcelinEd

Baxter Weed

2019 Prize Winner

John Yi

LA Walks

2020 Round 1 Judges

A special thanks to our colleagues at the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) for their stewardship of this Round.