Ten Years of CCSS Awards
Hilda Taba Award“For outstanding and enduring contributions to the teaching of social studies in California”
Diane Brooks 1996
Marvin Awbrey 1998
Tom Gibbons 1999
Roy Erickson 2000
Margaret A. Hill 2001
Priscilla Porter 2002
John Hergesheimer 2004
Stephen Cunha 2007
Linda Mehlbrech 2008
Emily Schell 2010
R. Jim Charkins 2012
Ruth Delzell
Outstanding Service Award
Judith O. Kraft 1994
Frank Huyette 1995
Jacqueline Purdy 1998
Emily Schell 1999
Shirley Mead-Mezzetta 2000
Ruben Zepeda 2002
Marvin Awbrey 2004
Jean Mundell 2005
Sandra Burdick 2006
Rosaleen Zisch 2007
Michelle Herczog 2009
Diane L. Brooks Award
“Outstanding Administrative Support for Social Studies”
Gary Dei Rossi 2002
John Burns 2003
Dale W. Vigil 2004
Jana Flores 2005
Paul Gonzales 2006
J. Lloyd “Bud” Jacobs. Jr. 2007
Bonnie McNamara 2008
Donald Zimring 2009
Frances L. Kidwell 2010
Kenneth McDonald 2011
Jacqueline Purdy 2012
David W. Gordon 2013
Government Relations Award
Senator Diane Watson 1998
Assembly Member Mike Honda 1999
Senator Dede Alpert 2000
Secretary of Education Kerry Mazzoni 2001
Senator Jack O’Connell 2002
Senator Elaine Alquist 2005
Assembly Member Kevin McCarthy 2006
Senator Mark Wyland 2007
Assembly Member Gene Mullin 2008
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez 2009
State Assembly member Tom Torlakson 2010
Honorable Ronald B. Robie 2011
Anthony Pennay 2012
Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye 2013
Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year
Sandie Sing 1998
Kathleen Waffle 2000
Cynthia Delameter 2002
Rebecca Valbuena 2003
Ed Gwartney 2005
Janet Marie Kelly 2008
Susan B. Hewitt 2010
Micheline Wagner 2011
Joan Bain 2013
Middle School
Social Studies
Teacher of the Year
Karen March 1998
Linda Boaen 2000
Merrell Frankel 2002
Helen Ligh 2004
Helene Stevenson 2005
Maureen Johnson 2006
Mary Kraus 2007
Joy Ann Soares 2008
Martha Infante 2009
Nancy Noble 2010
Michael F Sabin 2011
Mike Lebsock 2012
Angelita Rovero-Herrera 2013
High School
Social Studies
Teacher of the Year
Gary Kroesch 1998
Mark Elinson 1999
Elizabeth Lay 2000
Scott Westphal 2001
Michael Denman 2002
Brent E. Heath 2003
Barbara Doten 2004
John Corona 2005
Cheryl Schuler 2007
Marilyn Lubarsky 2008
Matt Tassinari 2009
Mark Bauer 2010
Teri Gerent 2011
Susan Myers 2012
Miroslaba Velo 2013
Roy Erickson
Civic Education Leadership Award
Marshall Crody 2007
Janet Mulder 2008
Norma Wright 2009
David Richmond 2010
Dee Ann Morgan 2011
Michelle Herczog 2012
John Hale 2013
Outstanding Higher Education
History Social Studies
Teacherof the Year
Dr. Steven Lamy 2012
Carol Marquis Global Understanding Award
Teresa Hudock 2012