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.
2023 Student Achievement Award Criteria, Timeline and Nomination Form
2022 Student Achievement Award Recipients
2021 Student Achievement Award Recipients
2020 Student Achievement Award Recipients
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) today announced recipients of the 2021 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. Fifty-Eight (58) school boards participated in this year’s program and two hundred and nineteen (219) 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.
School Board Recipient Category________
Alamogordo Colonel Bryan Callagan Ex-Officio Board Member
Albuquerque Refugee & Newcomer District Department
Supports Program
Animas Senator John Arthur Smith NM State Senator
Artesia (13) EOG Resources Community Member
PY Foundation Foundation
Chase Foundation Foundation
Written in Red Foundation
Yates Family Foundation Foundation
S.P. & Estelle H. Yates Foundation
Penasco Valley Telephone Community Member
Cooperative
Artesia General Hospital Community Member
Artesia Daily Press Media
Pecos Valley Broadcasting Media
Holly Frontier/Navajo Community Member
Devon Energy Community Member
Artesia Chamber of Commerce Community Member
Belen Lawrence A. Sanchez Administrator
Bernalillo Manuel Montano Staff Member
Bloomfield Debbie Hernandez Staff Member
Carlsbad (2) Lori Zink Community Member
Permian Strategic Partners Community Member
Chama Anthony Casados Superintendent
Cimarron David Salas Staff Member
Cloudcroft Bob Daniels Retired Staff Member
Clovis Cynthia Kleyn-Kennedy Staff Member
Corona Walter Garfield Community Volunteer
Deming Fred Parker Administrator
Des Moines Paul Briesh Community Member Baca Valley Telephone
Dexter (3) Dexter Schools Food Services Staff Members
Department
Dexter Schools Information Staff Members
Technology Department
Dexter Schools Transportation Staff Members
Department
Dora Audrey Powell Staff Member
Espanola Anna Gutierrez Administrator
Estancia (3) Stewart Burnett Administration
Melinda Harvey Staff Member
Jennifer Gonzales Administration
Farmington (16) Cody Diehl Administrator
Phil Valdez Administrator
Dale Bode Staff Member
Cathy McDonald Staff Member
Chris Pash Administrator
Ted Lasiewicz Administrator
Nicole Lambson Administrator
Robert Emerson Administrator
Frank Whalen Staff Member
Daniel Fear Staff Member
Mike Mestas Emergency Manager
Steve Neville State Senator
James Strickler State Representative
Gwen Warniment PED Deputy Secretary
Tom Swenk Human Resource Dir.
Greg & Patty Merrion Community Members
Floyd Floyd Baptist Church Community Organization
Gadsden (5) Ralph Gallegos Staff Member
Maria Guerra Staff Member
Judy Creegan Staff Member
Rosy Villalobos Staff Member
Jessica Herrera Staff Member
Gallup-McKinley (10) Thedeous Tah Staff Member
Kathy Ledingham Staff Member
Pauline Platero Staff Member
Gerald Sleuth Staff Member
Valerie Antone Staff Member
Constance Nance Staff Member
Pamela Tsadiasi Staff Member
Jean Cox Staff Member
Jeannette Lewis Staff Member
Michelle Tietjen Staff Member
Grants-Cibola (6) Jackie Sanchez Administrator
Linda Sanchez Staff Member
Francie Lee Parent
April Cash Parent
Dr. Melissa Riley Community Member
Shawn Ray Community Member
Hagerman Cafeteria & Custodial Staff Staff Members
Hobbs (2) T.J. Parks Superintendent
Rene Cantu Administrator
House Cathy Ray Staff Member
Las Cruces (6) Adalaide Olberding Volunteer
Nyasia Lambert-White Volunteer
Lauren To Volunteer
Behavior Health Providers Department (All Staff)
Karen Trujillo, Ph.D. Former Superintendent
Stephen Ewing Volunteer
Las Vegas City (2) Gloria Lovato Pacheco Former School Board Member
Elaine Luna Former School Board Member
Logan (24) Lacey Bidegain Staff Member
Justin Bollinger Staff Member
Billy Burns Staff Member
Suzanne Byrd Staff Member
Holli Cantrell Staff Member
Kristen Griffiths Staff Member
Kyle Griffiths Staff Member
Audra Gudgell Staff Member
Johna Horne Staff Member
Bobby Kandel Staff Member
Colleen Kulback Staff Member
Clay Lightfoot Staff Member
Angie Medrow Staff Member
Sonya Reid Staff Member
Dwayne Roberts Staff Member
Melissa Roberts Staff Member
Rochelle Roch Staff Member
Glynna Strand Staff Member
Rachell Teaschner Staff Member
Crystal Terrell Staff Member
Dallas Valentine Staff Member
Raynee Wallin Staff Member
Tera Wong-Williams Staff Member
Robert Young Staff Member
Lordsburg (9) Abraham DeLaGarza Staff Member
Baltazar Dominguez Staff Member
David Flores Staff Member
Elida Hernandez Staff Member
Tereso “Teddy” Medina Staff Member
Olivia Pantoja Lordsburg Advocate
George Philhour Staff Member
Tereso Rodela Staff Member
Frances Rosales Staff Member
Los Alamos (4) Mateo Cardiel Staff Member
Victoria Daley Staff Member
Christine Englebrecht Staff Member
Becky Cocina Staff Member
Los Lunas Los Lunas School District Entire Staff
Technology Department
Lovington Bill Lewis Staff Member
Magdalena (3) Chelsea Pettis Staff Member
Dorothy Gutierrez Business Manager
James Clark Teacher
Maxwell Kristen Forrester Superintendent
Mesa Vista (5) Cindy Garcia Staff Member
Marlena Fahey Community Member
Victor Coronado Staff Member
Kamryn Kidder Student
Shaun Tae Quintana Student
Mora Ruby Mares Staff Member
Moriarty-Edgewood (2) Sherrill Kelly Staff Member
Kris Armijo Staff Member
Mosquero (3) Christina Vigil Staff Member
Anna Hibner Staff Member
Lynda Ray Teacher
Pecos (2) Kelly Cramer Staff Member
Elia Guzman-Distlehorst Staff Member
Penasco (4) Marina Lopez Staff Member
Norman Rodriguez Staff Member
Mandy Montoya Staff Member
Darren Griego Staff Member
Pojoaque (2) Jill Morton Staff Member
Gary Johnson Staff Member
Portales Portales Municipal Schools’ District Service
Student Nutrition Services
Quemado (2) Nichole Sanders Staff Member
Joy Padilla Staff Member
Raton Brenda Ferri Community Member
Rio Rancho (20) Kimberly Johns Administrator
Alicia Banes Administrator
Daniel Bonsell Administrator
Jennifer Bartley Administrator
Cheryl Clark Administrator
Trent Heffner Administrator
Stephanie Nieto Administrator
Jessica Kettler Administrator
Dana Petro Administrator
Sarah Poutsch Administrator
Miranda Jeantete Administrator
Christine Prescott Administrator
Catherine Rodriguez Administrator
Jennifer Daddio Administrator
B.J. Hartford Administrator
Andrew Pierce Administrator
Ryan Kettler Administrator
Scott Affentranger Administrator
Sue Carley Administrator
Julie Arnold Administrator
Roswell (6) Kimberly Meeks, FS Director Staff Members
RISD Cafeteria Workers
Brent Clay Staff Member
Shelley Burns Administrator
Corina Avina Staff Member
RISD Custodians Staff Members
Michael Gottlieb Superintendent
Santa Fe (15) Carl Marano Staff Member
Dr. Tom Ryan Staff Member
Earth Care/Santa Fe Mutual Aid/ Yucca Community Member
Adelante Program Staff Members
Linda Sink Staff Member
Dr. Neal Weaver Staff Member
Marissa Bonifer Staff Member
Anita Hett Staff Member
Michael Hagele Staff Member
Shawna LaValley Staff Member
Kristen Lewis Staff Member
Mary Massey Staff Member
Cynthia Maynard Staff Member
Dr. Veronica C. Garcia Superintendent
Grace Mayer Staff Member
Santa Rosa Christina R. Campos Community Members
Guadalupe County Hospital
Staff
Silver (3) SCS, Jeanette Medran Staff Member
SCS Technology Department Staff Members
SCS Student Nutrition Staff Members
Department
Socorro (6) Jefferey Tull Administrator
Sonia Lawson Administrator
Ronald Hendrix Administrator
Socorro (Cont.) Pamela Mackenzie-Licha Staff Member
Transportation Department Staff Members
Socorro School Teachers Staff Members
Springer (2) 2020/2021 Springer Schools Staff Members
Entire Staff
Taos Maria Jeantete Staff Member
Truth or Consequences Tiger Families of T or C Schools Parents
Tularosa (4) Patrick Ventura Staff Member
Patrick Garcia Staff Member
Johnny Hudson Staff Member
Nita Hudson Staff Member
Wagon Mound (3) Teresa Casias Staff Member
Ernesto Juarez Staff Member
Cirilia Peralta Staff Member
West Las Vegas (5) Juan Montano & Administrator & Staff
Maintenance Crew
Christopher Gutierrez Administrator
Paul Sandoval & Food Services Administrator & Staff
Department
Matt Probst Community Member
Christine Ludi School Board Member
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