Students, parents, colleagues, and community members take time each year to nominate their superstar teacher! These nominations highlight the wonderful work and meaningful impact of our educators in Black Hawk County. In 2018, we received 954 nominations for 525 teachers!
All 525 teachers were invited to apply for the Gold Star Award and 158 chose to do so. Even if a teacher didn’t apply or wasn’t selected as a 2018 Gold Star Award recipient, every teacher receives their nomination(s). They deserve and appreciate the encouragement!
Congratulations to all the 2018 nominees! Thank you for your continued dedication to the profession. You are making a difference in the lives of our next generation.
| School | First | Last | School | First | Last | School | First | Last | School | First | Last | |||
| Becker Elementary School | Nicole | Biggs | Elk Run Early Childhood Center | Janet | Everts | Lincoln Elementary (CF) | Erin | Becker | River Hills | Pamela | Freeseman | |||
| Rachel | Burton | Carol | Mallory | Kristen | Bishop | Lorri | Mehmen | |||||||
| Jill | Dean | Erin | McCullough | Jodie | Bonwell | Hattie | Miller | |||||||
| Samantha | Eick | Tonya | Ryan | Katie | Clausen | Andrew | Voss | |||||||
| Alex | Hansen | EXPO Alternative Learning Center | Susan | Clubine | Sacred Heart | |||||||||
| Jill | Hay | Jeanine | Fernandez | Holly | Klein | Sandy | Maiers | |||||||
| Andrea | Hileman | Shelley | Sedgwick | Jessica | Knock | Jackie | Milius | |||||||
| Holly | Hintzman | Hansen Elementary School | Crystal | Kowalski | Rochelle | Peters | ||||||||
| Juanita | Kimpston | Christy | Amundson | Lynsie | Maynard | Tracey | Simon | |||||||
| Sara | Klein | Caitlyn | Bauer | Meghan | Meyer | Miranda | Wood | |||||||
| Melissa | Schmidt | Sarah | Burgart | Colleen | Nelson | Southdale | ||||||||
| Christi | Sires | Michelle | DeGabriele | Nicholas | Rhoads | Denise | Aalderks | |||||||
| Emily | Taylor | Kari | Fernholz | Jenna | Schmidt | Jed | Batterson | |||||||
| Elizabeth | Wilson | Page | Foss | Samantha | Steffensmeier | Erica | Bruns | |||||||
| Blessed Maria Assunta Pallotta Middle School | Michelle | Holt | Staci | Wilkinson | Megan | Camenzind | ||||||||
| Christine | Bailey | Megan | Janssen | Lincoln Elementary (Waterloo) | Briana | Cero | ||||||||
| Rachel | Bennett | Aerial | Linder | Tiffany | Ahrens | Katrina | Charlton | |||||||
| Kelli | Huyser | Libbie | McCulloch | Jen | Eby | Alyssa | Deutsch | |||||||
| Rebecca | Keeling | Jaymie | Odell | Sheena | Frickson | Lisa | Dumler | |||||||
| Wesley | Recker | Tyler | Ruane | Brittany | Nechanicky | Kelli | Henrichs | |||||||
| Jason | Scheitler | Jeremy | Swanson | Oneita | Payne | Michelle | Jones | |||||||
| Don | Sullivan | Jennifer | Tjaden | Phaedra | Mobley | Kittie | Kjormoe | |||||||
| Caley | Wheeler | Ashley | Vonderhaar | Casi | Rutledge | Wendy | Korte | |||||||
| Blessed Sacrament | Katie | Zylstra | Tammy | Ryan | Debora | Marchesani | ||||||||
| Kimberly | Bird | Highland Elementary | Michelle | Vais | Libby | Plate | ||||||||
| Deb | Condra | Molly | Carty | Amanda | Wagenhofer | Kristen | Remmert | |||||||
| Ashley | Weller | Kirsten | Cashman | Lou Henry | Hanna | Thuesen | ||||||||
| Lisa | Wildeboer | Miguel | Flores | Faye | Bernhard | Emily | Tieskoetter | |||||||
| Bunger Middle School | Cory | Levendusky | Julie | Burnside | Tish | Wedgbury | ||||||||
| Robert | Allen | Jami | Nott | Alexis | Denton | Linda | Withers | |||||||
| Carmen | Barker | Brooke | Reed | Melanie | Distler | St. Edward | ||||||||
| Rafael | Benitez | Kim | Sherbon | Glenda | Griffin | Katelyn | Bolander | |||||||
| Matt | Dailey | Samantha | Tetmeyer | Andy | Hansen | Amber | Schmitt | |||||||
| Josie | Evanson | Holmes Junior High | Nathan | Johnston | Jill | Smith | ||||||||
| Jennifer | Gross | Ashley | Cardamone | Lindsay | Marks | St. Joseph | ||||||||
| Rachel | Harmon | Kevin | Kuker | Mary | Metz | Susan | Neverman | |||||||
| Shelley | Hershberger | Dan | Reid | Calyn | Milz | St. Patrick | ||||||||
| Angela | Hewitt | Dagain | Robertson | Calli | Murray | Sheena | Bahr | |||||||
| Paul | Hubbard | Hoover Middle School | Kelly | Noss | Steve | Baird | ||||||||
| Kate | Ihnen | Jodi | Bauler | Daniel | Sale | Laurie | Conover | |||||||
| Brittany | Jungck | Melissa | Benedict | Emily | Schneider | Beth | Gronewold | |||||||
| Trisha | Krusemark | Ashley | Chase | Megan | Stanerson | Janae | Gross | |||||||
| Jessica | Lieb | Ray | Cole | Megan | Swanson | Erika | Heider | |||||||
| Abigail | Norgren | Karen | DeSerano | Ann | Thomas | Alissa | Kjeldsen | |||||||
| Justin | Nosbisch | Sarah | Dierks | Mikayla | Vetter | Anna | Lind | |||||||
| Karen | Sproule | Cortney | Dierks | Chris | Wedemeier | Ellen | Luders | |||||||
| Christina | Tsimpides | Amy | Federspiel | Lindsey | Yanes | Jenae | Noonan | |||||||
| Carver Academy | Travis | Gratteau-Zinnel | Lowell Elementary | Leslie | Rhomberg | |||||||||
| Connie | Adams | George | Heit | Kristin | Byers | Lora | Sink | |||||||
| Erin | Baltz | Jennifer | Hubrig | Amanda | Coan | Kristine | Smith | |||||||
| Jerry | Chase | Debra | Kisch | Sarah | Jensen | Beth | Stone | |||||||
| Sarah | Estus | Kristi | Klatt | Victoria | Kohls | Stacy | Streb | |||||||
| Jared | Heitz | Larry | Kubitz | Rachel | Nosbisch | Union High School | ||||||||
| Angela | Kickbush | Nick | Kuhle | Karyn | Richardson | Jolean | Darnall Poyner | |||||||
| Garrett | Ramsey | Kay | Leary | Alyssa | Thomas | Ria | Jenson | |||||||
| Jane | Sents | Joanie | Miller | Katelyn | Urbain | Alison | Leytem | |||||||
| Katherine | Tims | Kelly | Nelson | Kala | Warning | Bruce | Wigg | |||||||
| Christopher | Tims | Scott | Schara | Erin | Yates | Elizabeth | Zondo | |||||||
| Carman | Williams | Heather | Schoenberger | North Cedar Elementary | Union Middle School | |||||||||
| Andy | Wolfe | Terri | Thomsen | Susan | Armstrong | Kent | King | |||||||
| Cedar Falls High School | Will | Tieskotter | Jill | Brodahl | Cory | Lang | ||||||||
| Tammy | Frahm | Brad | Vallem | Jane | Cline | Ryan | Moody | |||||||
| Marcey | Hand | Hudson Elementary School | Stacy | Gary | Julie | Schmidt | ||||||||
| Matthew | Klemesrud | Tammy | Danger | Wendy | Johnson | Valley Lutheran | ||||||||
| Judy | Kolbeck | Sheryl | Dekutoski | Jennifer | McCartan | Chad | Holtzman | |||||||
| Traci | Lake | Carolyn | Dietz | Sarah | Steiner | Amanda | L’Heureux | |||||||
| Katie | Llererna Wencl | Kim | Engels | Tammy | Uhlenhopp | Waterloo Christian | ||||||||
| Jeremiah | Longnecker | Travis | Kiewiet | Orange Elementary | Danielle | Iseminger | ||||||||
| Kirsten | Olson | Ashlea | Malek | Katrina | Bauer | Lynn | Secor | |||||||
| Robert | Schmidt | Lacey | McDonough | Jane | Castings | Waterloo West High School | ||||||||
| Julie | Stoffer | Carol | Menefee | Trisha | Dinnebier | Matthew | Baish | |||||||
| Chad | Van Cleve | Jennifer | Thornton | Rebecca | Ellison | Trent | Duniven | |||||||
| Cedar Heights Elementary | Hudson High School | Faith | Garcia | Traci | Hahn | |||||||||
| Marit | Beisner | Kim | Culham | Amanda | Grau | Jenna | Hansen | |||||||
| Erin | Blasberg | Jeff | Curley | Vicki | Holler | Joshua | Hawkins | |||||||
| Jasmine | Ebling | Nicole | Davis | Megan | LaBarge | Matthew | Martin | |||||||
| Kasey | Eller | Jake | Liekweg | Laurie | Lichty | Kelly | McLean | |||||||
| Amy | Kuker | Alison | Puls | Mary | Monahan | Tyler | Morehead | |||||||
| Rhonda | Mescher | Immaculate Conception | Julie | Moser | Johannah | Nanke | ||||||||
| Hannah | Morgan | Kaileb | Armbruster | Melanie | Onken | Lucas | Overton | |||||||
| Bonnie | Ruebel | Braxton | Chicchelly | Tara | Raymond | Sharon | Porter | |||||||
| Mark | Strassburg | Irving Elementary School | Anita | Schaub | Kara | Rash | ||||||||
| Kathy | Waack | Stephanie | Bradfield | Amber | Schuler | Aaron | Reinhart | |||||||
| Andrew | White | Brianne | Brown | Orchard Hill Elementary | Samantha | Ribble | ||||||||
| Central Middle School | Tiffiany | Evans | Vee | Barnard | Joshua | Tack | ||||||||
| Lindsay | Bailey | Sarah | Fisher | Teresa | Barnett | Kevin | Ubbelohde | |||||||
| Samuel | Bass | Sarah | Glew | Beth | Bobeldyk | Steven | Waddle | |||||||
| Taylor | Butler | Elizabeth | Graham | Lisa | Freese | Tom | Yuska | |||||||
| Alek | Davis | Sheila | Hollingsworth | Tami | Halvorson | Immanuel Lutheran Preschool | ||||||||
| Micki | Hartwig | Randi | Krull | Kate | Schwab | Sharon | Limback | |||||||
| Timothy | Hopper | Jana | Ludwig | Karen | Shook | |||||||||
| Holly | Janssen | Brittney | Reinhart | Angela | Webb | |||||||||
| Ashli | Jung | Marissa | Schweinfurth | Peet Junior High | ||||||||||
| Michael | Jungck | Lisa | Stapella | Andrew | Beland | |||||||||
| Jessica | Magnuson | Sara | Strawhacker | Kaitlyn | Bolger | |||||||||
| Jean | Matzen | Kingsley Elementary | Ben | Byersdorfer | ||||||||||
| Rebecca | Mohorne | Lawrence | Boney | Leah | Cahill | |||||||||
| Tim | Moses | Gail | Bullerman | Cory | Cantrall | |||||||||
| Samuel | Rogers | Ann-Marie | Kick | Will | Carter | |||||||||
| Kerry | Wilson | Robin | Loes | Josh | Green | |||||||||
| Columbus High School | Celeste | Mori | David | Grund | ||||||||||
| Brittany | Balde | Danielle | Putz | Ethan | Jennings | |||||||||
| Gabe | Dunn | Alexandrea | Rees | John | Joachim | |||||||||
| Anna | Gruemmer | Abigail | Regenold | Eric | Lins | |||||||||
| Cory | O’Brien | Holly | Ritter | Jan | Mord | |||||||||
| Cunningham School of Excellence | Jeni | Smith | Nathaniel | Norby | ||||||||||
| Kathryn | Danielson | Michelle | Van Winkle | Daniel | Oltman | |||||||||
| Tabatha | Duncan | Kittrell Elementary | Stephanie | Pickett | ||||||||||
| Emily | Geerdes | Carol | Gelner | Sue | Rea | |||||||||
| Amy | Nading | Jennifer | Goings | Dan | Scannell | |||||||||
| Ashley | Neelans | Stephanie | Grund | Jennifer | Schultz | |||||||||
| Sheritta | Stokes | Heather | Kendall | Kari | Schwartz | |||||||||
| Misty | Thompson | Jennifer | Kinder | Erin | Sliwinski | |||||||||
| Hali | Weimerskirch | Katrina | Klingenberg | Kim | Tura | |||||||||
| Don Bosco | Matt | Metcalf | Poyner Elementary | |||||||||||
| Dean | Rigdon | Erin | Miller | Mike | Bolick | |||||||||
| Heather | Sherman | Heather | Richards | Annie | Cavanaugh | |||||||||
| Dunkerton Elem/MS | Katie | Rodden | Jenna | Conn | ||||||||||
| Stacey | Bakken | Allison | Schutte | Dawn | Even | |||||||||
| Nikkole | Hewitt | Chastity | Thomas | Cindy | Fretheim | |||||||||
| Brandy | Schipper | Kelsey | Watts | Jill | Hart | |||||||||
| Halie | Sorenson | Lori | Weber | Cory | Kendall | |||||||||
| Emily | Tisue | Jim | Wheelan | Wendy | Lee | |||||||||
| Jill | Wurzer | La Porte City Elementary | Bethany | Panther | ||||||||||
| Dysart-Geneseo Elementary | Vannesa | Arhart | Lucas | Sears | ||||||||||
| Sherry | Parker | Jane | Aswegan | Heather | Smith | |||||||||
| East High School | Delores | Blanshan | Wendy | Trainer | ||||||||||
| Colin | Berry | Amy | Fleming | Beth | Weston | |||||||||
| Justin | Decker | Tracie | Grosse | Michelle | Wolfensperger | |||||||||
| Nekoda | Garbes | Renee | Jesse | |||||||||||
| Jason | Knittel | Patricia | Juhl | |||||||||||
| Laura | Meyer | Cheryl | Larison | |||||||||||
| Amy | Myers | Jim | Rozen | |||||||||||
| Bonnie | Nelsen | Caitlin | Schmitz | |||||||||||
| Talia | Nieman | |||||||||||||
| Ryan | Paulson | |||||||||||||
| Amber | Pichelmann | |||||||||||||
| Nicole | Pressley | |||||||||||||
| Jacqueline | Rowland | |||||||||||||
| Wade | Timmins | |||||||||||||
| Courtney | Tobin |