2022 Prize for Teaching Excellence
Honoring Outstanding U.S. Public High School Skilled Trades Teachers
2022 Grand Prize Winners
Kristie Jones
2022 Grand Prize Winner
Carpentry, Construction
Franklin County Career and Technical Center, MS
2022 Prize Winners
2022 Finalists
Dallas Bergstrom
Manufacturing
Miller Career & Technology Center – Katy, TX
Andrew Bias
Manufacturing
Folsom High School – Folsom, CA
Anthony Christian
Metal Fabrication & Manufacturing
Arrowhead Union High School – Hartland, WI
Kevin Cornell
Automotive Technology
Carver Career and Technical Center – Charleston, WV
Derek Dagesse
HVAC
Assabet Valley Regional Vocational High School – Marlborough, MA
Joe Gabardi
Industrial Technology
Nashwauk-Keewatin ISD #319 – Nashwauk, MN
Daniel Granato
Industrial Technology
Adirondack High School – Boonville, NY
Coty Green
Automotive Service Technology
Chisholm Trail Tech Center – Omega, OK
Tim Hagar
Welding
Burlington County Institute of Technology – Medford, NJ
Glenn Harrison
Manufacturing
Dr. Martin Luther King Early College – Denver, CO
Laurie Hilderbrand
Welding
Soquel High School – Soquel, CA
Seth Hungerford
Construction Technology
Cold Hollow Career Center – Enosburg Falls, VT
Clint Kobelt
Construction
Fort Madison Community School District – Fort Madison, IA
Brian Kuntz
Industrial Technology
Dexter High School – Dexter, KS
Andrew Lamer
Welding
Mingus Union High School – Cottonwood, AZ
Brian McDonnell
Automotive Collision Repair
GST BOCES Coopers Education Center – Painted Post, NY
Doug Merrill
Advanced Manufacturing
Wenatchee High School – Wenatchee, WA
Michael Murphy
Plumbing & HVAC
Central Campus-Des Moines Public Schools – Des Moines, IA
Chris Pilling
Construction
Burrillville High School – Burrillville, RI
Nikolas Sanchez
Precision Machining and Manufacturing
Tucson High Magnet School – Tucson, AZ
Mike Schmidt
Advanced Manufacturing
University High School – Tucson, AZ
Desi Severance
Agricultural Mechanics
Southeast Region Career and Technology Center – Wyndmere, ND
Brian Sneed
Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair
Cordova High School – Cordova, TN
Todd Swan
Carpentry
Franklin County Career and Technology Center – Chambersburg, PA
Miles Tokheim
Automotive Technology
James Madison Memorial High School – Madison, WI
Austin Thorson
Automotive Technology
Elkhorn Area High School – Elkhorn, WI
Kenneth Waite, Jr.
Plumbing & Construction
DW Waters Career Center – Tampa, FL
Jeffrey Webb
Mechatronics
Southern Michigan Center for Science and Industry – Hudson, MI
Jeff Wilson
Agricultural Mechanics
Veterans High School – Kathleen, GA
Adam Wood
Metal Fabrication
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School – Anchorage, AK
2022 Final Round Judges
Derek Wray
2021 Grand Prize Winner
Automotive & Diesel Technology
Salem High School
Automotive, Diesel
Dan Belcher
Director of Workforce Development
National Center for Construction Education and Research; Build Your Future
2022 Round 2 Judges
Jay Abitz
2021 Prize Winner
George Arrants
ASE Education Foundation
Matthew Barbercheck
2018 Prize Winner
Jessica Bowlin
2021 Prize Winner
Travis Brungardt
Catalyst Build
Sarah Burtner
City of Seattle
Gerald Chaleff
LA Police Department (Retired)
Jennifer Cowns
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Clare de Briere
Skanska USA
Mireya Eavey
Mireya Eavey Company
John Gunderson
2021 Prize Winner
Gregory Jefferson
AFL-CIO
Henrietta Jutson
2019 Prize Winner
Charles Klasman
Subaru
Clara Karger
CCALA
Jeremy Leffelman
Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence
Stephen Lindridge
2021 Prize Winner
Irma Livadic
Entertainment Industry Foundation
Matt Risinger
Catalyst Build
Kim Rosenbaum
2021 Prize Winner
Paola Santana
Lumina Foundation
Andrew Saweikis
2021 Prize Winner
Staci Sievert
2021 Prize Winner
Nicole Taylor
2021 Prize Winner
Brian Welch
2021 Prize Winner
2022 Round 1 Judges
A special thanks to our colleagues at the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) for their stewardship of this Round.