NRCSA Award Winners

NRCSA recognizes excellence annually by presenting awards at the Spring Conference. Outstanding administrators, board members, and teachers in member schools are recognized. Originally one Outstanding Teacher, one Outstanding Administrator, and one Outstanding Board Member were recognized. In 1989-90 the Outstanding Teacher category was split into two categories. An Outstanding Elementary and an Outstanding Secondary teacher are now recognized. Beginning in 1992-93 the Outstanding Administrator category was divided into two categories - Outstanding Principal and Outstanding Superintendent.

In 2003-04 two new awards were designated: Outstanding ESU Staff Member and the Gary Fisher Music Teacher Award.

Recipients of the NRCSA awards are:

Outstanding Administrator (Prior to 1992-93)

1991-92 Virgil Combs--Potter Dix Public Schools
1990-91 Dennis Wentz--Wauneta Public Schools
1989-90 James Tenopir--Cambridge Public Schools
1988-89 Eugene McCue--Alma Public Schools
1987-88 Frank Shaughnessy--Trumbull Public Schools

Outstanding Teacher (Prior to 1989-90)

1988-89 Christy Wegner--ESU 10
1987-88 Bonnie Moody--Trumbull Public Schools

Outstanding Board Member

2010-11 Marian Glunz-Perkins County Schools
2009-10 Clarence Hupka-Educational Service Unit 4
2008-09 Ralph Huettner-Falls City Public Schools
2007-08 Mike Tomes--Centennial Public Schools
2006-07 Marge Beatty--Sutherland Public Schools
2005-06 Mark Perkins--Mitchell Public Schools
2004-05 Keith McKim--Humboldt Table Rock-Steinauer
2003-04 Steve Hankla--Nebraska Unified Dist 1
2002-03 Virginia Halligan--KImball Public Schools
2001-02 Myron Lautenschlager--Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools
2000-01 Keith Wekkensiek--Nemaha Valley Public Schools
1999-00 Gordon Shrader--Nebraska Unified Dist 1
1998-99 Deb Fischer--Valentine Community Schools
1997-98 Rodney Wheeler--Wauneta Palisade Public Schools
1996-97 Arnold Oehlrich--Richland Public Schools
1995-96 Boyd Stuhr--Bradshaw Public Schools
1994-95 Neal Horner--Dundy County Public Schools
1993-94 Harold Gottula--Table Rock-Steinauer Public Schools
1992-93 Charles Patterson--Callaway Public Schools
1991-92 Paul O'Connor--ESU 6
1990-91 Donald Ellison ESU 7
1989-90 Roger Meyer--Centennial Public Schools
1988-89 Ira Paisley--Garden County Public Schools
1987-88 Gurn Curry--Ponca Public Schools

Outstanding ESU Staff Member

2010-11 Mitzi Hoback--ESU 4
2009-10 Graci Gillming--ESU 10
2008-09 Mike Danahy--ESU 2
2007-08 Linda Chatelain--ESU 7
2006-07 Ellen Stokebrand--ESU 4
2005-06 Jerry Gronewald--ESU 11
2004-05 Nigel Buss--ESU 8
2003-04 Margaret McInteer--ESU 4

Outstanding Principal

2010-11 Randy Evans-Gothenburg Public Schools
2009-10 Ken Kujath--Broken Bow Public Schools
2008-09 Gary Brouillette--Elm Creek Public Schools
2007-08 Steven Whitwer--Southern Dist 1
2006-07 Mike Harvey--Arnold Public Schools
2005-06 Ron Pauls--Heartland Community Schools
2004-05 Earl Nannen--Malcolm Public Schools
2003-04 Don Sackett--Cambridge Public Schools
2002-03 Terry Fusco--Shelby Public Schools
2001-02 Jacquelyn Kelsay--Johnson-Brock Public Schools
2000-01 John Grinde--Cozad Community Schools
1999-00 Gary Andrson--Nemaha Valley Public Schools
1998-99 Jerry Williams--Kimball Public Schools
1997-98 Steven Vanderbeek--Medicine Valley Schools
1996-97 Kevin Thomas--Potter-Dix Public Schools
1995-96 Dan Van Dyke--Dundy County Public Schools
1994-95 Donald Penner--Loup City Public Schools
1993-94 LeRoy Ernst--Centennial Public Schools
1992-93 Gerry Reinsch--East Butler Public Schools

Outstanding Superintendent

2010-11 Larry Ramaekers-Aurora Public Schools
2009-10 Jon Habben--Falls City Public Schools
2008-09 Jim Havelka--North Bend Central
2007-08 Dallas Watkins--Dundy County-Stratton
2006-07 Keith Fagot--Loomis
2005-06 Mike Cunning--Sutherland&Hershey
2004-05 Brad Cabrera--Sutton
2003-04 Glen Morgan--Neligh-Oakdale
2002-03 Russ Hicks--Johnson-Brock
2001-02 Wayne Koehler--Bruning-Davenport
2000-01 Al Schleuter--Nebraska Unified Dist 1
1999-00 Gary Oxley--Tri-County
1999-00 Milford Smith--Odell
1998-99 Gil Fies--ESU 9
1997-98 Donald Wagner--Mitchell
1996-97 Russell Hoppner--Hampton
1995-96 Wayne Ferguson--Crawford
1994-95 Nate Stineman--Southern Valley
1993-94 Richard Kamm--Lakeview
1992-93 Gary Fisher--Hildreth

2011 NRCSA Scholarship Winners

Gary Fisher Fine Arts Scholarship:
Laura Johns - Johnson County Central Public Schools $700.00

NRCSA Scholarships:

Boys
Tyler James Strobl - Superior Public Schools $750.00
Nathan Michael Vinton - Mullen Public Schools $650.00
Zachary Dewayne White - Perkins County Schools $550.00

Girls
Kayla Marie Rushman - Leyton Public Schools $750.00
Rylee LeAnn Young - West Holt Public Schools $650.00
Whitney Redler - Milford Public Schools $550.00

Outstanding Elementary Teacher

2010-11 Deb Avery-Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer
2009-10 Nancy Corman-Vossler--Friend Public Schools
2008-09 Greg Holdren--Friend Public Schools
2007-08 Sally Hutt--Johnson County Central
2006-07 Twila Griffiths--Banner County
2005-06 Dayna Anderson--Lewiston
2004-05 Ardythe Dunn--Deshler
2003-04 Sherron Sullivan--Mullen
2002-03 Betty Kamphaus--Elgin
2001-02 Kathie Grotrian--Nemaha Valley
2000-01 Sharon Bruner--East Butler
1999-00 Suzanne Ratzlaff--Heartland
1998-99 Suzanne Bottorff--Gordon
1997-98 Ellen Gartner--Crawford
1996-97 Donna Applegarth--Wauneta-Palisade
1995-96 Beth Foulks--Ponca
1994-95 Rodney Diercks--Henderson
1993-94 Helen Martens--O'Neill
1992-93 Kathy Hansen--Bartley
1991-92 Darlene Darbo--Bradshaw
1990-91 Mary Ellen Tunnell--Arnold
1989-90 Virginia Collins--Orleans

Outstanding Secondary Teacher

2010-11 Helen Banzhaf-Seward Public Schools
2009-10 Deb McCarter--Hitchcock County Public Schools
2008-09 Karen Gay--Stanton
2007-08 Gary Hostert--O'Neill
2006-07 Karen Gottsch--Cambridge
2005-06 Corliss Dixon--Pleasanton
2004-05 Linda Clark--Southwest
2003-04 Steve Gilliland--Kimball
2002-03 Royce Schweitzer--Heartland
2001-02 Darrell Steckelberg--Neligh-Oakdale
2000-01 Jim Harmon--West Holt
1999-00 Monte Standage--Gibbon
1998-99 Dennis Haack--Geneva
1997-98 Carol Eischeid--Petersburg
1996-97 Jane Antholz--Nemaha Valley
1995-96 Kathy Brosius--Maxwell
1994-95 Sandy Olson--Wood River
1993-94 Mark Sieer--Newman Grove
1992-93 Ken Schultz--Bradshaw
1991-92 Robert Feurer--North Bend
1990-91 Rosalea Gift--Thedford
1989-90 Gary Goodchuck--Wauneta

Gary Fisher Outstanding Music Teacher

2010-11 Ernie Blecha-Gothenburg Public Schools
2009-10 Senja Stephens--Arapahoe Public Schools
2008-09 William Reichert--Broken Bow Public Schools
2007-08 John Svoboda--Falls City Public Schools
2006-07 Bryan Johnson--Oakland-Craig Public Schools
2005-06 Mike Nickel--Minden Public Schools
2004-05 Chuck Wellensiek--Centura Public Schools
2003-04 Sharon Luhr--Osmond Public Schools
2002-03 Doyle Anderson--Hartington Public Schools


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