The 2015 DENny Awards ceremony was held Thursday night. In this annual celebration, we take some time to officially honor goodness within the Discovery Education Community.
This year we received hundreds of nominations, and we are pleased to recognize these DENny Award recipients in the following categories.
Innovation
- Loves learning
- Shares ideas
- Tries new things
- Blazes a trail
Jeremy Badiner – Gull Lake Community Schools, Michigan
Michele Benefield – Baldwin County Public Schools, Alabama
Travis Copus – Burkbennett ISD, Texas
Becca Davis – Copperas Cove ISD, Texas
Marita Diffenbaugh – Boise School District, Idaho
Eric Farwell – Manhattan-Ogden, Kansas
DENnis Grice – St. John’s Lutheran, California
Chris Layton – Oak Ridge Schools, Tennessee
Peter Panico – Charlotte Mecklenburg, North Carolina
DEN Legend
- Gives consistently
- Reminds us to keep trying
- Stays connected even after retirement
Donna Criswell – Sudbury, MA
Thanks to the team that helped to create our Spotlight on Strategies series as well as the Discovery Education Interactive Training
Involvement
- DENthusiasm
- Engagement
- Giving
Shelby Bailey – Warren County, Missouri
Janie Barber – Gadsden City Schools, Alabama
LeaAnne Daughrity – Lucas Christian Academy, Texas
Rebekah Ellis – Knox County Schools, Tennessee
Lindsay Foster – Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD, Texas
Matt Graves – Oak Ridge School District, Tennessee
Chad Lehman – Oconomowoc Area School District, Wisconsin
Nicole Richardson – Dorchester District 2, South Carolina
Allison Schleede – Wake County Public Schools, North Carolina
Jeannine Shields – New Rochelle, New York
Judy Uhrig – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina
Karen Zilhaver – St. Paul’s School, South Carolina
Rising STAR
- DENthusiasm
- Engagement
- Involvement
Rodney Crouse – Guilford County, North Carolina
Ania Figueroa – District 62 Des Plaines, Illinois
Joquetta Johnson – Baltimore County, Maryland
Suzanne McKenzie – Halifax Regional School Board, Nova Scotia
Victoria Pendley – Baldwin County, Alabama
Sherri Powell – Fort Bend ISD, Texas
RJ Stangherlin Award
- recognizing excellence in blogging
Karie Huttner – Verona Area School District, Madison, WI
Expertise
- Knowledgeable
- Passionate
- Eager to help
Sara Badiner – Otsego Public Schools, Michigan
Kristen Davis – Santa Rosa, Florida
Dacia Jones – Durham County, North Carolina
Mary Marshall – Collier County Public Schools, Florida
Barbara Morris – Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico
Conni Mulligan – Department of Education, North Carolina
Kati Searcy – Fulton County Schools, Georgia
Dave Tchozewski – Jenison Public Schools, Michigan
Wendy White – Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina
Thanks to all of our DEN Ambassadors.
Leadership
- Works tirelessly
- Spearheads efforts
- Serves others
Suzanne Brooks – Lexington One, South Carolina
Michelle Burton – Schuyler Community Schools, Nebraska
Mark Case – Guilford County Schools, North Carolina
Tim Childers – Knox County, Tennessee
Ann Crilley – Rowan-Salisbury Schools, North Carolina
Edith Erickson – Diocese of Marquette, Michigan
Rex Ferguson-Baird – St. James Assiniboia School Division, Manitoba
Dawn Gardner – Richland County Schools District One, South Carolina
Mark Henderson – Fayette County Schools, Georgia
Heather Hurley – Arlington Public Schools, Virginia
Pam Inabinett – Dorchester District 2, South Carolina
Diane Lefebvre – Edmonton Catholic School District, Alberta
Andy Mead – St. James Assiniboia School Division, Manitoba
Melissa Remus – Rock Hill District 3, South Carolina
Francie Snyder – Manatee County, Florida
Robyn Thiessen – Surrey Schools, British Columbia
Karen Wells – Midland School District, Arkansas
Zulma Whiteford – Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland
Spirit of the DEN
- a person whose actions consistently serve as an expression and reminder of what it means to be part of a community committed to sharing.
Martha Rougeux – Harrisburg School District, Pennsylvania
We invite you to watch the archive, and encourage you to connect with these passionate educators.
