Congratulations to all of the great educators and administrators listed below. 

These individuals have made great sacrifices for business education and NBEA is happy to recognize them accordingly. 

Please see the list below of past award winners.  

Middle/Secondary Business Teacher of the Year

• 2024 Joey Running,  Albany, Oregon  West Albany High School
• 2023 Melissa Dux, Fairbury, Nebraska, Fairbury Jr./Sr. High School
• 2022 Jan Went, Columbus, Nebraska, Lakeview High School
• 2021 Jacqueline Collins, Mansfield, Massachusetts, Mansfield High School
• 2020 Kelly Todd Fort Smith, Arkansas,  Southside High School
• 2019 Theresa Ann Bynum, Cleveland, Missouri Midway R-1 High School
• 2018 Dawn Freidrich, Wausa, Nebraska Wausa Public School
• 2017 Lori Henneberg, Lenexa, Kansas , Holy Trinity School and Ann Kieser, Mansfield, Pennsylvania, Mansfield Junior-Senior High School
• 2016 Robin Albrecht, Manassas, Virginia, Osbourne High School
• 2015 Shelly Mowinkle, Milford, Nebraska, Milford Public Schools and Dennis Krejci, DeWitt, Nebraska Tri County High School
• 2014 Melinda Rangel, Newton, Kansas, Newton High School
• 2013 Patricia Olson, Blair, Nebraska, Blair High School 
• 2012 Carrie Ann Pratt, Omaha, Nebraska, McMillan Magnet Middle School and Cynthia S. Johnson, Winchester, Kansas, Jefferson County North High School
• 2011 Jennifer Gipp, Weston, Wisconsin, DC Everest Middle School and Janet Flusche, Frenship, Texas, Frenship High School
• 2010 Michelle Lindsey, Ozark, Missouri, Ozark Upper Elementary High School and Donna Gavitt, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, Selinsgrove Area High School
• 2009 Madge Gregg, Hoover, Alabama, Hoover High School
• 2008 Ramona Schoenrock Columbus, Nebraska Columbus High School
• 2007 Murleen Bellinger, Waverly, Nebraska, Waverly High School
• 2006 Connie Lindell, Carbondale, Kansas Santa Fe Trail High School
• 2005 Christine M Haff, Camden, South Carolina Applied Technology Education Campus
• 2004 Suzanne Sydow, Lyons, Nebraska, Lyons-Decatur High School
• 2003 Gary Schepf, Irving, Texas, Academy of Irving
• 2002 Ethel Holladay, DuQuoin, Illinois, DuQuoin High School
• 2001 Linda Fallow Skinner, North Augusta, South Carolina, North Augusta High School
• 2000 James E Miles, Pittsford, New York, Pittsford Sutherland High School

Senior College or University Business Teacher of The Year

• 2024 Dr. Thomas Mays, Oxford, Ohio Miami University
• 2023 Dr. Christina Force, Bloomsburg, PA, Bloomsburg University
• 2022 Dr. Karla Saeger, Whitewater, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
• 2021 Dr. Carol Wright, Nacogdoches, Texas, Stephen Austin University
• 2020 Dr. Margaret Ann O’Connor, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg University
• 2019 Pamela Scott Bracey, Mississippi State, Mississippi, Mississippi State University
• 2018 Carol Blaszczynski, Los Angeles, California, California State University
• 2017 Elisha C. Wohleb, Auburn, Alabama, Auburn University
• 2016 Tamra S Davis, Normal, Illinois, Illinois State University
• 2015 Barbara Elizabeth Hagler, Carbondale, Illinois, Southern Illinois University
• 2014 Virginia Hemsby-Grubb, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Middle Tennessee State University
• 2013 Patricia Arneson, Wayne, Nebraska, Wayne State College
• 2012 Diane Fisher, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi
• 2011 Sandy Braathen, Grand Forks, North Dakota, University of North Dakota
• 2010 Virginia Richerson Murray, Kentucky, Murray State University
• 2009 Wanda Stitt-Gohdes, Athens, Georgia, University of Georgia
• 2008 Wayne Moore, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• 2007 Robert B. Blair, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Middle Tennessee State University 
• 2006 Tina Crews Columbia, South Carolina, University of South Carolina
• 2005 Larry G. Pagel, Marquette, Michigan, Northern Michigan University
• 2004 John J Olivo, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg University
• 2003 Jim Rucker, Hays, Kansas, Fort Hays State University
• 2002 Carol A Johnson, Marquette, Michigan, Northern Michigan University
• 2001 Nancy Zeliff Maryville, Missouri, Northwest Missouri State University
• 2000 Connie M. Forde, Mississippi State, Mississippi Mississippi State University

Post-secondary Business Teacher of The Year

• 2024 Not Awarded
• 2023 Dr. Jason Tanner, Carterville, Illinois, John A. Logan College
• 2022 Wendy Sonnier, SOWELA Technical Community College, Lake Charles, Louisiana
• 2021 Lorrie Mowry, North Platte, Nebraska, Mid-Plains Community College
  
• 2020 Lynette Painter, Bismarck, North Dakota, Bismarck State College
• 2019 Geena Mitchell, Sumiton, Alabama, Bevill State Community College
• 2018 Not awarded
• 2017 Angela Chittick, Maywood, Nebraska, Mid-Plains Community College
• 2016 Diane Karlsbraaten, Devils Lake, North Dakota Lake Region State College
• 2015  Kimberly Ann Schultz, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Kirkwood Community College
• 2014 Roietta Fulgham, Sacramento, California, American River College
• 2013 Karen May, Bryan, Texas, Blinn College
• 2012 Linda D Mille, Norfolk, Nebraska, Northeast Community College
• 2011 Kay Fujimoto Ono, Pearl City, Hawaii, Leeward Community College
• 2010 Mary Ann Lammers, Albany, Oregon, Linn-Benton Community College
• 2009 Susan Jaderstrom, Santa Rosa, California, Santa Rosa Junior College
• 2008 Carol Bourke, Cocoa, Florida, Brevard Community College
• 2007 Patricia A. Gallo Ville, Lincroft, New Jersey, Brookdale Community College
• 2006 Rose Marie Kyceyski, Toledo, Ohio, Owns Community College
• 2005 Karen Schneiter Williams, San Diego Mesa College
• 2004 Jean Matsui Hara, Pear City, Hawaii, Leeward Community College
• 2003 Patricia Ryan King, Janesville, Wisconsin, Blackhawk Technical College
• 2002 Alice K. Huskey, Lynchburg, Tennessee, Motlow State Community College
• 2001 Cheryl H. Carr, Jackson, Mississippi, Hinds Community College
• 2000 Sheryl Lyn Piening Milford, Nebraska, Southeast Community College

Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by an Administrator or Supervisor

• 2024 Sherrell Wheeler, New Mexico Sate University, Alamogordo, NM
• 2023 Dr. Leane B. Skinner, Auburn University,  Auburn,Alabama
• 2022 Kim Dhority, Flint Hills Technical College, Emporia, Kansas
• 2021 Not Awarded
• 2020  Not Awarded
• 2019 Marsha Lynn Bayless, Nacogdoches, Texas, Stephen F Austin University
• 2018 Not Awarded
• 2017 Not Awarded
• 2016 Laurie Urich, Colorado Community College System, Denver, Colorado
• 2015 Kelly Scholl, Bismarck, North Dakota, North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education
• 2014 Beryl C McEwan, Greensboro, North Carolina, North Carolina A & T State University
• 2013 Priscilla Romkema, Spearfish, South Dakota, Black Hills State University
• 2012 Stephen D. Lewis, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Middle Tennessee State University
• 2011 Gary B. Hutchinson, Darien, Illinois, Hinsdale South High School
• 2010 Deborah Seehorn, Cary, North Carolina
• 2009 Jean M. Kyle, Austin, Minnesota, Minnesota State Supervisor for Business and Marketing Education
• 2008 Judith P Sams, Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Department of Education
• 2007 Barbara Beadle, Indianapolis, Indiana, Indiana State Department of Education
• 2006 Katherine Cliatt, Columbia, South Carolina, South Carolina State Department of Education
• 2005 Joan G. Anderson, Charleston, South Carolina Charleston County School District
• 2004 Cynthia Greene, Marietta, Georgia, Georgia Department of Education
• 2003 Judith Olson-Sutton, Madison, Wisconsin, Madison Area Technical College
• 2002 Joanne Newcomer, Missouri   
• 2001 Joan W. Loock, Madison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
• 2000 Abigail R Reynolds, Charleston, West Virginia, West Virginia Department of Education

John Robert Gregg Award

• Award Discontinued
• 2021 Tamra Davis, Illinois State University
• 2020 Stephen D. Lewis, Middle Tennessee State University
• 2019 Not Awarded
• 2018 Barbara E. Hagler, South East Missouri State University
• 2017 K. Virginia Hemby, Middle Tennessee State University
• 2016 Diane J. Fisher
• 2015 Beryl C. McEwen
• 2014 B. Anne Rowe
• 2013 Janet M. Treichel
• 2012 Judith Ann Olson-Sutton
• 2011Tena B. Crews
• 2010 Carol Blaszczynski
• 2009 Larry G. Pagel
• 2008 Wanda L. Stitt-Gohdes
• 2007 Donna H. Redmann
• 2006 James Calvert Scott
• 2005 Judith J. Lambrecht
• 2004 Peter F. Meggison
• 2003 Marcia A Anderson
• 2002 Robert B Mitchell
• 2001 Michael Bronner and Bridget N O'Connor
• 2000 - Lonnie Echternacht
• 1999 - Betty J. Brown
• 1998 - Betty C. Fry
• 1997 - Sue C. Rigby
• 1996 - Charles J. Inacker
• 1995 - Sharon Lund O'Neil
• 1994 -Mary Margaret Hosler
• 1993 - Patricia G Moody
• 1992 - Joe Anna Hibler
• 1991  - B. June Schmidt
• 1990 - Lloyd W. Bartholome
• 1989 - Wanda A. Blockus
• 1988 - Anne L. Matthews
• 1987  - Leonard J. West
• 1986 - Walter A. Brower
• 1985 - Robert P. Noland
• 1984 - Merle Wood
• 1983 - J. Curtis Hall
• 1982 - Gordon F. Culver
• 1981 - Calfrey C. Calhoun
• 1980 - Floyd L. Crank
• 1979 - Doris H. Crank
• 1978 - Louis C. Nanassy
• 1977 - F. Kendrick Bangs
• 1976 - John L. Rowe
• 1975 - Estelle L. Popham
• 1974 - Lawrence W. Erickson
• 1973 - Warren G. Meyer
• 1972 - J. Marshall Hanna
• 1971- Ruth I. Anderson
• 1970 - Alton B. Parker Liles
• 1969 - Bernard A. Shilt
• 1968  - McKee Fisk
• 1967 - Samuel J. Wanous
• 1966 - Russel J. Hosler
• 1965 - Ray G. Price
• 1964 - Gladys Bahr
• 1963 - Paul F. Muse
• 1962 - Herbert A. Tonne
• 1961  - Paul A. Carlson
• 1960 - Llovd V Douglas
• 1959 - Ana Brewington
• 1958 - Jessie Graham
• 1957 - Hamden L. Forkner
• 1956 - Elvin S. Eyster
• 1955 - David D. Lessenbery
• 1954 - Paul S. Lomax
• 1953 - Frederick G. Nichols