Excellence In Student Achievement Awards Program
The Excellence in Student Achievement Awards program seeks to promote student achievement in school districts and assist local school boards in recognizing school leaders, staff and other individuals who have played an important role in improving student achievement at the local level.
2020 Student Achievement Award Criteria, Timeline and Nomination Form
2019 Student Achievement Award Recipients
2018 Student Achievement Award Recipients
2017 Student Achievement Award Recipients
Excellence In Student Achievement Award Recipients Announced
The New Mexico School Boards Association (NMSBA) announced recipients of the 2019 Excellence in Student Achievement Awards. The awards, sponsored by NMSBA, are presented to individuals selected by local boards of education throughout New Mexico who have played an important role in improving student achievement in their local school district. Sixty-four (64) school boards participated in this year’s program and one hundred fifteen (115) award recipients were selected. Recipients are listed below and will be honored at local school board meetings throughout New Mexico over the next few weeks. For specific information about award recipients, please contact the local school district. For additional information on the Excellence in Student Achievement Award Program contact Joe Guillen, NMSBA Executive Director, at jguillen@nmsba.org or (505) 983-5041.
School Board Recipient Category________
Alamagordo Alessio Zagra Community Member
Albuquerque Janet Saiers Volunteer
Animas Melodie O’Byrne Executive Secretary
Artesia Greg Brown Staff Member
Aztec (2) Grant Banash Staff Member
Rachel Banash Staff Member
Belen Deborah Baca Administrator
Bernalillo Rebecca Molinar Staff Member
Bloomfield Linda Gutierrez Staff Member
Carlsbad Missi Currier Community Member
Carrizozo Margie Serna Staff Member
Chama Cadie Carrillo Staff Member
Cimarron Pamela Towry Church Staff Member
Clayton (2) Clayton Rotary Club Community Organization
Talisha Valdez County Extension Agent
Cloudcroft Charliss Randall Community Member
Clovis Jody Balch Superintendent
Cobre (2) Christopher Salcido Staff Member
Anisse Salcido Staff Member
Corona Brad Gage Community Member
Deming Blanca Diaz Staff Member
Des Moines Kamau Turner Administrator
Dexter Monica Carlos Staff Member
Dora Kit Pettigrew Staff Member
Dulce (2) Brenda Serafin Community Education Member
Haeyalyn Muniz Tribal Education Specialist
Estancia (3) Glenda Noblitt Staff Member
Milton Harbert Staff Member
Karen Esquibel Staff Member
Farmington Maria Rodman Boys & Girls Club Director
Floyd Floyd Lions Club Community Organization
Gadsden (5) Laura Sandoval Staff Member
Elizabeth Marrufo Staff Member
Robert Parra Staff Member
Patricia Garcia Staff Member
Jorge Araujo Administrator
Gallup-McKinley (21) Lucy Montoya Staff Member
Mary Lindenmeyer Staff Member
Joan Nez Staff Member
Roberta Tayah Administrator
Alberta Nozie Administrator
Heidi Johnson Staff Member
Jvanna Hanks Administrator
David Gibbons Staff Member
Janice Cowboy Staff Member
Pauline Platero Staff Member
Ronald Willie Staff Member
Roger Willie Staff Member
Andrew Gordon Staff Member
Kumen Adams Staff Member
Nancy Adams Staff Member
Benina Maldonado Staff Member
Diana Galindo Staff Member
Elizabeth Plumb Staff Member
Tonya Hubbard Staff Member
Saji Sebastian Staff Member
Lucinda Bitsoi Staff Member
Grants/Cibola Jerald Smith Jr. Community Member
Hagerman Tracey Lovas Staff Member
Hatch Richard Marquez Administrator
House Journalism Students Student Group
Jemez Mountain Matthew Coriz Staff Member
Las Cruces (2) Janette Myers Staff Member
Centennial HS High School Department
Media Department
Las Vegas City William Brainerd Community Member
Logan Johna Horne Staff Member
Lordsburg Ryan A. Chaney Administrator
Los Alamos (2) Melissa Kinman Staff Member
Scott Johnson Staff Member
Loving (5) Serapio Parraz Staff Member
Sam Clouthier Community Member
Haley Finch Staff Member
Justin Parraz Staff Member
Tyler Finch Staff Member
Lovington Adam Bryant Staff Member
Magdalena Diana Tyler Sauer Staff Member
Maxwell Catherine Lohrengel Volunteer
Mesa Vista Carissa Herrera Student
Mora Jana Olivas Staff Member
Moriarty-Edgewood Sharon Head Administrator
Mosquero (2) Johnna Bruhn Administrator
Pat Copeland Staff Member
Pecos (3) Thomas Big Lake Student
Brenda Gallegos Administrator
MaryAnne Vigil-Flores Staff Member
Penasco (2) Darren Griego Staff Member
Wayne Visarraga Staff Member
Pojoaque Jill Morton Head Nurse
Portales Jack Willis Staff Member
Raton (2) Tinabeth Dorrance Staff Member
Robert Gonzales Volunteer
Reserve (2) Roger Skaggs Staff Member
Wade Parsons Staff Member
Rio Rancho (3) Elizabeth Jacome Administrator
Sal LiRosi Community Member
Maurice Ross Administrator
Roswell Roswell Symphony Community Group
Orchestra
Santa Fe (4) Lorraine Price School Board Member
Hilario Chavez Staff Member
Kelly McCabe Staff Member
Teresa Hamilton Staff Member
Santa Rosa Richard A. Perea Superintendent
Silver Nora Love Staff Member
Socorro (5) Career Technology High School Team
Education Team
Cafeteria Ladies Cafeteria Staff
Preston White Staff Member
Charles Zimmerly Volunteer
Joel D. Partridge Staff Member
Springer Janell Ross Community Member
Taos Del Endres Volunteer
Tatum Erin Whitman Staff Member
Tularosa Allysa Montoya Student
Wagon Mound Esther Mondragon Community Volunteer
West Las Vegas (2) Arnell Arellanes Staff Member
Marina Salazar Staff Member
Zuni Rowena Chuyate Staff Member
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