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Award Recipients from the Past


2007
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson
Administrator /
Manager
of the Year
Porterville Unified School District		 Rick Pence
Rick Pence
Teacher
of the Year
Tulare City Elementary School District		 Maria Hinojosa Maria Hinojosa
School Employee
of the Year
Woodlake Union Elementary School District

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2006
Manuel R. Lucero
Manuel R. Lucero
Administrator /
Manager
of the Year
Dinuba Unified School District		 Susan Mathews
Susan Mathews
Teacher
of the Year
Visalia Unified School District		 Silvia Thomas Silvia Thomas
School Employee
of the Year
College of the Sequoias

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2005
Rick Mitchell
Rick Mitchell
Administrator /
Manager
of the Year
Tulare County Office of Education		 Jeff Cozad
Jeff Cozad
Teacher
of the Year
Porterville Unified School District		 Glenna Haley Glenna Haley
School Employee
of the Year
Tulare City Elementary School District

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2004
Robert Perez
Robert Perez
Administrator /
Manager
of the Year
Porterville Unified School District		 Nancy Machado
Nancy Machado
Teacher
of the Year
Tulare City Elementary School District		 Belen Gomez Belen Gomez
School Employee
of the Year
Woodlake Elementary School District

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2003
Senaida Garcia
Senaida Garcia
Administrator /
Manager
of the Year
Tulare County Office of Education		 Martha Karjala
Martha Karjala
Teacher
of the Year
Exeter Elementary School District		 Martha Flores Martha Flores
School Employee
of the Year
Porterville Unified School District

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2002
Don Mierau
Don Mierau
Administrator /
Manager
of the Year
Dinuba Unified School District		 Mary Cairns
Mary Cairns
Teacher
of the Year
Exeter Union High School District		 Linda Milligan Linda Milligan
School Employee
of the Year
Strathmore Union High School District

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2001
Carlyn Lambert
Carlyn Lambert
Administrator
of the Year
Visalia Unified School District		 Terri Fishbough
Terri Fishbough
Teacher
of the Year
Oak Valley Elementary School District		 Janie Elson Janie Elson
School Employee
of the Year
Lindsay Unified School District

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2000
Dr. Don Goodyear
Dr. Don Goodyear
Administrator
of the Year
College of the Sequoias		 James Kliegl
James Kliegl
Teacher
of the Year
Lindsay High School		 Bill Hall Bill Hall
School Employee
of the Year
Tulare City Elementary School District

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1999
James Henderson
James Henderson
Administrator
of the Year
Tulare City Elementary		 Cheryl Schellenberg
Cheryl Schellenberg
Teacher
of the Year
Dinuba Unified School District		 Arlene Ramirez Arlene Ramirez
School Employee
of the Year
Tulare County Office of Education

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1998
Roger Trujillo
Roger Trujillo
Administrator
of the Year
Dinuba Elementary		 Kathleen Williams
Kathleen Williams
Teacher
of the Year
Dinuba Elementary		 Shirley Holguin Shirley Holguin
School Employee
of the Year
Tulare Jt. Union High School

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1997
John Beck
John Beck
Administrator
of the Year
Tulare City Elementary		 Bob Doyle
Bob Doyle
Teacher
of the Year
Dinuba Jt. Union High School		 Elaine Webb Elaine Webb
School Employee
of the Year
College of the Sequoias

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1996
Ken Bryan
Ken Bryan
Administrator
of the Year
Tulare Jt. Union High School		 Mary Jo Lichty
Mary Jo Lichty
Teacher
of the Year
Strathmore Union High School/TCOE		 Vicki Howes Vicki Howes
School Employee
of the Year
Exeter Union High School

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1995
Renée Whitson
Renée Whitson
Administrator
of the Year
Exeter Public Schools		 Mark Rupe
Mark Rupe
Teacher
of the Year
Dinuba Elementary		 Mary Howe Mary Howe
School Employee
of the Year
Alta Vista Elementary

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Jim Vidak
County Superintendent of Schools

Tulare County Office of Education
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P.O. Box 5091
Visalia, CA 93278-5091
phone: (559) 733-6300
fax: (559) 737-4378
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