STRS Ohio Congratulates Ohio Educators on All Their 2022 Achievements

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STRS Ohio highlighted many notable educator accolades and awards on STRS Ohio social media channels in 2022 (listed below). Congratulations, Ohio educators, and thank you for all that you do every day. We look forward to celebrating more great accomplishments with educators in 2023.

  • Springboro High School teacher Beth Andrews received the Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District 2022 Educator of the Year award.
  • Chagrin Falls High School Principal Monica Asher was selected as the 2022-2023 Ohio Principal of the Year.
  • Colerain High School math teacher Krista Athmer was named Local 12 Educator of the Week.
  • Kent City Schools physical education specialist Shawn Bates was named the Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year Award for the State of Ohio.
  • Merwin Elementary School first-grade teacher Paula Blatt was named Local 12 Educator of the Week.
  • Tri-Valley School District Director of Bands Amanda Blevins received the 2022 Music Educator Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • Hull Prairie Intermediate School teacher Amy Boros received the 2022 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators.
  • Benjamin Logan Local School District educator Myles Bowers was selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by the National Society of High School Scholars.
  • Lima City Schools Math Curriculum Team Leader Cathy Collins was selected for the 2022 Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Linda M. Gojak Middle School Award.
  • Springdale Elementary first grade teacher Molly Davis was named Local 12 Educator of the Week.
  • Blanchester High School teacher Michael England was named Local 12 Educator of the Week.
  • Licking Heights Central Intermediate sixth-grade science teacher Cheryl Harger received the Licking County Educational Service Center Excellence in Education Award.
  • Lakeview Elementary School teacher Melissa Kmetz was named the 2023 Ohio Teacher of the Year.
  • Benjamin Logan Local School District educator Shelly Lane was selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by the National Society of High School Scholars.
  • Fairfax Elementary School science teacher Stephanie Nowak received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
  • South-Western City Schools teacher Lisa Oney was named an Ohio Education Association Classroom Hero.
  • New Albany Primary School mathematics teacher Krystina Pratt received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
  • Colerain Elementary teacher Ali Riggs was named Local 12 Educator of the Week.
  • Oberlin High School teacher Kurt Russell was named the 2022 National Teacher of the Year.
  • Belpre Elementary School teacher Tracy Varner received the Jan Dils Golden Apple Award.
  • Bridgeport High School special education teacher Joanna Vincenzo received the More Than a Teacher Award.
  • East High School Assistant Principal Henrietta Williams received the 2022 Ohio High Schools that Work High School Leadership Award.