CTEA Teacher Excellence Awards

Teachers who receive the Teacher Excellence Award are selected by their peers. They are professionals in every sense and are well deserving of the award bestowed upon them. They are recognized at the annual ITEA conference.

• 1963-64 Sherwin Powell, Colorado Springs
• 1964-65 Sherwin Powell, Colorado Springs
• 1965-66 O.M. Friesen, Denver
• 1966-67 Jess Schmidt
• 1967-68 Joel Davis
• 1968-69 Thomas O. Manion, Denver
• 1969-70 Les Litherland, Wheatridge
• 1970-71 Al Perrella, Golden
• 1971-72 Rodger Banyshek, Lakewood
• 1972-73 Jerry Buck, Nederland
• 1973-74 William Grove, Denver
• 1974-75 Don Stevenson, Cherry Creek
• 1975-76 John Fisher, Aspen
• 1976-77 Dennis Smith, Fort Collins
• 1977-78 Larry Denton, Jefferson County
• 1979-80 Bob Ware, Jefferson County
• 1980-81 Harry Slater, Idaho Springs
• 1981-82 Bill Lehman, Colorado Springs
• 1982-83 Ernie Delgado, Greeley
• 1983-84 Gary Ruthven, Lakewood
• 1984-85 Bruce Emery, Jefferson County
• 1985-86 Mike Ribelin, Littleton
• 1987-88 Gayle Culberson, Karvel
• 1988-89 Doug Bennetts, Buena Vista
• 1989-90 Silas Bruner, Colorado Springs
• 1990-91 Bob Dando, Cherry Creek
• 1991-92 Ed Reed, Grand Junction
• 1992-93 Kurt Scheidt, Buena Vista
• 1993-94 Gordon Young, Cherry Creek
• 1994-95 Grant Pahlau, Fort Collins
• 1995-96 Dave Culver, Elizabeth
• 1996-97 Kevin Elisha, Hotchkiss
• 1997-98 Larry Grimes, Littleton
• 1998-99 Joe Jakopic, Jefferson County
• 1999-00 Rod Carlson, Colo. Springs
• 2000-01 Mark Loptein, Littleton
• 2001-02 Jerry Busick, Littleton
• 2002-03 Steve Smith, Cherry Creek
• 2003-04 David McMullen, Littleton
• 2004-05 Pamela Wilkins, Littleton
• 2005-06 Travis Amonson, Littleton
• 2006-07 Mike Kreeger, Boulder Valley
• 2007-08 Casey Wood, Fort Morgan