Honor Award

Honor Award

Award Criteria

Past Award Recipients

Honor Award Recipients


1977 Dr. Lilyan Wright, Trenton State College


1978 Sal Abitanta, NJ Department of Education


1979 Dr. Rosabel Koss, Ramapo College

Dr. Pearl Kowalski, Glassboro State College


1983 Dr. Neil Dougherty, Rutgers University

Anne Venezia


1985 Geraldine Burch


1986 Dr. Carolyn Addison, Montclair State University


1990 Dr. Dan Stanley, Glassboro State College/Rowan University


1992 Dr. Theresa Purcell Cone, Rowan University


1994 Dr. Charles E. Hill, Trenton State College


2001 Dr. Domenica Desiderioscioli, Montclair State University


2003 Dr. Steve Cone, Rowan University


2004 Dr. Mary Putman, Rowan University


2005 John Grzymko, Pequannock Middle School, Pompton Plains School District


2006 Dr. Carolyn Masterson, Montclair State University


2007 Dr. Timothy Sullivan, Montclair State University


2008 Rich Mann, Cherry Hill School District


2009 Bruce Peragallo, Metuchen School District


2010 Dr. James McCall, Rowan University


2011 Charles (Chip) Candy, Haines School, Medford


2012 Gregg Montgomery, Mt. Olive School District (retired)

John Smith, Ho-Ho-Kus School District (retired)


2014 James R. Ross, Ridgewood Public Schools (retired)


2016 Judy LoBianco, South Orange-Maplewood School District

Jacqueline Edly Malaska, NJAHPERD, Wayside Elementary School, Ocean (retired)


2017 JoAnn Doherty, Tenafly Middle School (retired)