Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier

Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence

Nominations Now Closed

We are pleased to announce that recipients for the 2008 Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence have now been selected. We received an overwhelming response to the inaugural program and the Selection Committee was impressed by the number of high-calibre nominations recieved. The level of commitment and dedication of nominated teachers made it a challenging decision and we thank all nominees for their significant contributions.

The names of awards recipients are listed below. Awards finalists and more information can be accessed on the Awards Finalists page.

Recipients:

Topic	Name	School	City
School Leadership
	Margaret Penny Biography	Strawberry Vale Elementary	Victoria
Literacy
	Elaine Jaltema Biography	Confederation Park Elementary	Burnaby
	Deborah Koehn Biography	Gelnview Elementary	Prince George
	Sandra Santarossa Biography	Cleveland Elementary	North Vancouver
Healthy Living and/or PE and Coaching
	Elizabeth Blake Biography	Sir Winston Churchill Secondary	Vancouver
Aboriginal Learning
	Lyn Daniels Biography	Burnaby Mountain Secondary	Burnaby
	Nellie Dionne Biography	David Hoy Elementary	Fort St. James
Distributed Learning
	John Harris Biography	Lochiel U-Connect Education Centre	Langley
	Denise Milne Biography	EBUS Academy	Vanderhoof
Environmental Awareness
	Maye Davis Biography	Lake Trail Middle School	Courtenay
Community Engagement
	Jenny Murdie Biography	Irwin Park Elementary	West Vancouver
	Damian Wilmann Biography	King George Secondary	Vancouver
Skills Training & Career Prep
	Linda Firbank Biography	Howe Sound Secondary	Squamish
	Gary Wall Biography	Sardis Secondary	Chilliwack
Beginning Teacher
	Joanne DeGuevara Biography	Sensisyusten House of Leaning	Westbank
	Jeffrey Weaver Biography	Central Middle	Victoria
Lifetime Achievement
	Dale Kerr Biography	Tatla Lake Elementary/Jr. Secondary	Tatla Lake
	Nader Mirhady Biography	Vancouver Technical Secondary	Vancouver
	Russ Stasiuk Biography	Penticton Secondary	Pentiction
	Peter Vogel Biography	Notre Dame Regional Secondary	Vancouver