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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 |


