The National Association of Special Education Teachers has awarded The NASET Outstanding Special Education Teacher Award to special education teachers and inclusion classroom teachers that have been nominated by their respective school, district administrators, colleagues or parents of students.
NASET Outstanding Special Education Teacher Award Recipients
2007-2008 Recipient List
2006-2007 Recipient List
2005-2006 Recipient List
2007-2008 Recipients
| RECIPIENT | SCHOOL | STATE |
| Alicia Helle | River Ridge School District | Wisconsin |
| Alicia Williams Deel | Grundy High School | Virginia |
| Allison Weaver | Edgerton Elementary | Kansas |
| Amanda Thorner | Noblesville Intermediate School | Indiana |
| ANITA K. JONES | Independence High School | West Virginia |
| Ann P. Newell | Edgewood Middle School | South Carolina |
| Ann Walz | Woodland Elementary | Minnesota |
| Anne Blair | Glenbrook Off Campus | Illinois |
| Aurora Vaccaro | Vineland Elementary | Florida |
| Bonnie Altman | Thunder Bay Jr. High | Michigan |
| Carol Bradley | Parkwood Elementary | Texas |
| Cheryl Van de Streek | A'Takamul International School | Kuwait |
| Chritine Godino | Martinson Elementary School | Massachusetts |
| Cindy Baker | Lagonda Elementary School | Ohio |
| Cindy Scharff | Westgate Elementary School | Nebraska |
| Cynthia Van Horn | Lakewood Middle School | Kansas |
| Dawn Palughi | Bennett Elementary | Florida |
| Dena Balo | Luella High School | Georgia |
| Diana Laucello-Miguel | Sunny Days Early Childhood | New Jersey |
| Don Erickson | East Valley Middle School | Washington |
| Harold V. House | IPS School #459 | Indiana |
| Harriet Raphael | Cliffside Park School #3 | New Jersey |
| Jamie Barbarich | Woodside Elementary School | Maryland |
| Jan Greene | Oneonta High School | Alabama |
| Jane Beveridge | Lakeland school | Wisconsin |
| Jeanne M. Giampietro | Vanderburg ES | Nevada |
| Jennifer K. Michael | Lucy Elementary | Tennessee |
| Jessica Mazure | Lincoln Elementary School | New Jersey |
| JoAnna Dean | Stevens Elementary | Colorado |
| Joanne McCormack | John D. Philbrick Elementary School | Massachusetts |
| Jonny Roy Thompson | White Knoll High School | South Carolina |
| Joseph Adam Lucero | Mayfield High School | New Mexico |
| Joy Coombs | Riverside Preschool | Utah |
| Julianne Martin | Sophia Academy | Georgia |
| Karin Mullen | Bridgeview Elementary | Iowa |
| Kasey Klein Shockley | Excelsior Education Center | California |
| Kate Bonneau | Duxbury High School | Massachusetts |
| Kathleen Nugent | Forest Ave Elementary School | Massachusetts |
| Kendra Smith | North Oldham Middle School | Kentucky |
| Kerri Cranston | Claremont School | New York |
| Lauren Wurst | Whitehall Elementary School | Pennsylvania |
| Linda Samsa | Belle Aire Elementary | Illinois |
| Lois Lyons | Birches Elementary School | New Jersey |
| Margaret Welker | Bull Run Elementary School, Centreville, VA | Virginia |
| Megan Kozak | Lake Garda School | Connecticut |
| Miss Jan Binns | Kittyhawk | Ohio |
| Nancy Cussary | Academy of Arts and Sciences at SOTA | California |
| Orson Deepnarain | Birney E.S. | Georgia |
| Pamela Sergio | Rundlett Middle School | New Hampshire |
| Roberta Weiss | Teaneck Community Charter School | New Jersey |
| Rona Cue | Bennettsville Middle School | South Carolina |
| Sandra Jenkins | Chattanooga Valley Elementary School | Georgia |
| Sandra Layman | Lowry Elementary School | Florida |
| Sara J. Binns | Kitty Hawk Elementary | Ohio |
| Sarah Reid | Duchesne Elementary | Missouri |
| Smith | Palestine High School | Illinois |
| Stephanie Betit | Marlboro Elementary School | Vermont |
| Susan Farano | Wagner Elementary | California |
| Susan Fitzmaurice | St. Clair High School | Michigan |
| Susan Rosselott | Mason High School | Ohio |
| Trish Felix | Philadelphia Academy Charter High School | Pennsylvania |
2006-2007 Recipients
| Recipient | School |
| Denise Ballard | Barcelona Middle School |
| Jody Pirtle | Sarah Marley School |
| Lisa Ho | Emerson Elementary School |
| Tania Rhodes | Lynn Urquides |
| Allan Yu | Mark Twain Middle School |
| Angie Camacho | Rockdale Elementary School |
| Jamie Hawkins | Joaquin Miller High School |
| Jessica Serr | El Oro Way |
| Kyle Sires | Turlock High School |
| Monica Multer | Melvin Avenue Elementary |
| Deb West | Sierra Middle School |
| Tammy Powers | Prairie Middle School |
| Dallisa Rodriguez-Green | Polo Park Middle School |
| Melissa Morgan | Magnolia |
| Mrs. Pat Howell | Beauclerc Elementary |
| Orvie Mizzell-Bullock | Meadowbrook Middle School |
| Patricia Keene | Southwest Middle School |
| Michelle Gale | Southwest Elementary |
| Christy Maher | Orchard Place Campus School |
| Jennifer Holden | AEA 267-Valley Park School |
| Karen Mixdorf | South Tama County Middle School |
| Christy Maher | Orchard Place Campus School |
| Frank Polizzi | Brentano Math and Science Academy |
| Heather Walsh | Greenbrier School |
| Mary Stiehl | Belle Valley South |
| Megan Burnett | Munhall School |
| Miriam Rodriguez-Ruiz | Carpenter |
| Mrs. Joan Dieker | Quincy Junior High |
| Norma Olivares | Wolfgan Mozart |
| Pam Unger | Dupo High School |
| Patricia Haseltine | Frances B. McCord School |
| Linda Joler | Lawrence Free State High School |
| Ibeita Byrley | Beechgrove Elementary |
| Jane Moczydlwski | Kyle Piner Elementary |
| Ann Marie Breakey | Barnstable Middle School |
| James Craigen | Oakmont Regional High School |
| Laurie E. Greene | Hurld Elementary School |
| Nena Manach | South Memorial Elementary School |
| Tania Phillips | South Shore Charter Public School |
| Susan Orr | Balch Elementary |
| Melissa Feldman | Balch Elementary |
| Brandi Walker | Ernest Everett Just Middle School |
| Cindy Heath | North Bend Elementary |
| Mrs. Alicia Finley | Kemptown Elementary School |
| Karlie Parker | Fruitport Middle School |
| Rachel Hannah | Corunna Middle School |
| Randy Brady | Brighton High School |
| Wendy Cirksena | John Adams Middle School |
| Daria Lorio | Casey Elementary School |
| Barbara Gage | Willow Springs Elementary School |
| Kara Pickard | Reedy Creek Elementary |
| Peggy Silvers | Evergreen Community Charter School |
| Cheryl Szyarto | Livingston Park |
| Diana Miguel | |
| Janet Pilvalis | Delran Intermediate School |
| Jo-an' Van Doren | North Hunterdon High School |
| Bonnie Quigley | Watchung Hills Regional High School |
| Cora Anderson | John Dooley Elementary |
| Dustin B. Mancl | Jack Dailey Elementary School |
| Kristy Klug | Wappingers Jr High School |
| Lindsay Bench | Howard T. Herber MIddle School |
| Margaret Pascariello | Wood Park Primary School |
| Mrs. Carol Ann Hammons | Canajoharie High School |
| Rosellen Peek | Saint Mary's School for the Deaf |
| Christie Hubert | Springfield Local School District- Boyer |
| Connie Kahle | Navarre Elementary |
| Jim Meadows | Lake Metroparks Adapted Recreation |
| Sandy Trask Tyler | Blendon Middle School |
| Sue Reeves | Riverside Local Schools |
| Wendy Szakacs | Fairhaven School |
| Jill Hertel | Joseph Gale Elementary School |
| Michael J. Finley | New Hope Solebury High School |
| Michele Adams Slusser | Herbert Hoover Elementary School |
| Mrs. Deborah Koch | GOVENOR MIFFLIN/ CUMRU ELEMENTARY |
| Karen Goulart | Forest avenue Elementart School |
| Ms. Kendra Jiles | Maryville Elementary School |
| Jane Southwood | Foothills Elementary |
| Debbie Grider | Cooper Jr / Sr. High School |
| Ezola Freeman | Reynaud Middle School |
| Kristin Elise Meggers | Saigling Elementary |
| Linda Gaston | Ed Cody Elementary |
| Marion Leathers | Martha Reid Elementry |
| Ms. Debbie Braley | Sandra Day O'Connor High School |
| Teresa M. Camp | Hull-Daisetta Elem. |
| Terry Graham | Lamar Elementary |
| Dana Long | Ni River Middle School |
| Mr. David Parrish | Independent Hill School-PACE East Program |
| Ruth Kitchen | Waddell Elementary School |
| Tina Theuerkauf | Bethel Elementary School |
| Renee Hayes | Fir Grove/Vista Day Treatment Program |
| Siobhan Avolio-Toly | McMurray Middle School |
| Jennifer Saucedo | Rockwell Elementary |
| Michelle Mader | Waukesha South |
| Mrs. Anne Reece | Converse Elementary School |
2005-2006 Recipients
| Recipients | School |
| Amber Alvarado | Lutherbrook Academy |
| Marilyn Amdur | Westchester Exceptional Children's School |
| George Anim-Addo | Lutherbrook Academy |
| Mabel Arocho-McAuley | School for Exceptional Children |
| Jody Baker | Genesis Academy |
| Cheryl Barr-Bryant | Spurwink School II |
| Lisa-Marie Belinskas | Spurwink School II |
| Susan Bower | Lutherbrook Academy |
| Beverly Cohen | The Community School |
| Marianne Colligan | Jefferson Rehabilitation Center |
| Marilyn Corbin | Cliffwood School |
| Vikas Darji | Gables Academy |
| Elaine David | Dominion School |
| Andrew Dick | Spurwink School II |
| Malinda Dix | Holmstead School |
| Barbara Doherty | The Summit School |
| Alison Edwards | McAuley School for Exceptional Children |
| Denise Hackman | Children's Education Center |
| Joan Hanley | Westchester Exceptional Children's School |
| Rose Hickey-Mingen | The Children's Annex |
| Louise Humenay | Barber National Institute - Elizabeth Lee Black School |
| Kasey Jearld-Makell | The Foundation Schools |
| Bryan Kindlon | Mary Cariola Children's Center |
| Holly Kitchen | Barber National Institute - Elizabeth Lee Black School |
| Andri Knight | Elk Hill |
| Stephen Krause | Elk Hill |
| Denise Kutiek | UCP Children's Center |
| Tamiko Lobaugh | The Foundation Schools |
| Matthew Looks | The Summit School |
| Stephanie Lorei | Barber National Institute - Elizabeth Lee Black School |
| Kristin Lown | Astor Treatment Center |
| Alane Cook McAuley | School for Exceptional Children |
| Bonnie McWalters | The Summit School |
| Mary Alice Millham | The Children's Annex |
| Valerie Monaco | UCP Children's Center |
| Scott Nipper | Monarch School |
| Patricia Orrego | Gables Academy |
| Elizabeth O'Sullivan | Mary Cariola Children's Center |
| Jesse Pacheco | Elk Hill |
| Lorraine Petrizzo | Developmental Disabilities Institute |
| Robert Prigano | Holmstead School |
| Fran Purcell | Genesis Academy |
| Joan Lana Puwalski | The Summit School |
| Rita Quintas | The Summit School |
| Marian Reilly | Holmstead School |
| Cecilia Roberson | Cliffwood School |
| Lynda Rovatsos-Corey | UCP Children's Center |
| Myra Rubin | The Summit School |
| Melissa Scheer | Developmental Disabilities Institute |
| Dana Seifert | The Foundation Schools |
| Terry Smith | The Children's Annex |
| Kristin Shortell | Boys and Girls Village Day School |
| Megan Shoup | Genesis Academy |
| Tracey Southard | Developmental Disabilities Institute |
| Karen Lee Stradford | Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey |
| Kathleen Tepfenhart | Jefferson Rehabilitation Center |
| Camiell Thompson-Burse | Alternative Academic Achievement Academy |
| E.J. Vereen | Gables Academy |
| Cynthia Watson | Jefferson Rehabilitation Center |
| Brian White | Astor Treatment Center |
| Leah Wollman | Westchester Exceptional Children's School |