Congratulations to all nominees in 2017! Students, parents, colleagues and community members took the time to nominate these wonderful educators. We had 1,028 nominations for 484 teachers!
Thank you to the nominees for your continued dedication to the profession and for making a difference in the lives of Black Hawk County youth.
| First | Last |
| Denise | Aalderks |
| Angelina | Abbott |
| Sarah | Acuff |
| Tiffany | Ahrens |
| Charlie | Aldrich |
| Katia | Allbee |
| Kurt | Alpers |
| Jennifer | Anderson |
| Laura | Angove |
| Cory | Arensdorf |
| Kaleb | Armbruster |
| Lisa | Asmussen |
| Andrea | Atuhairwe |
| Aaron | Atwood-Blaine |
| Tyler | Babneau |
| Sheena | Bahr |
| Lindsay | Bailey |
| Matthew | Baish |
| Theresa | Balthazor |
| Carmen | Barker |
| Vee | Barnard |
| Ben | Barnett |
| Teresa | Barnett |
| Jennifer | Barry |
| Debra | Barschow |
| Tim | Bartie |
| Samuel | Bass |
| Jed | Batterson |
| Caitlyn | Bauer |
| Marisa | Bauer |
| Katrina | Bauer |
| Louis | Beck |
| Laura | Becker |
| Erin | Becker |
| Renae | Beneke |
| Rachel | Bennett |
| Jill | Bergman |
| Colin | Berry |
| Nicole | Biggs |
| Sara | Blanco |
| Karin | Bloomquist |
| Dena | Blough |
| Elizabeth | Bobeldyk |
| Cari | Bock |
| Katelyn | Bolander |
| Nancy | Bolick |
| Mike | Bolick |
| Lawrence | Boney |
| Jodie | Bonwell |
| Denise | Bovy |
| Victoria | Boyd |
| Stephanie | Bracy |
| Stephanie | Bradfield |
| Rhonda | Braley |
| Erin | Bray |
| Charnell | Breitbach |
| Keri | Brinkman |
| Jill | Brodahl |
| April | Bryant |
| Julie | Burnside |
| Rachel | Burton |
| Taylor | Butler |
| Kristen | Byers |
| Ashley | Cardamone |
| Sarah | Carlson |
| Holly | Carolus |
| Julie | Carty |
| Anthony | Cassidy |
| Annie | Cavanaugh |
| Angela | Chambers |
| Braxton | Chicchelly |
| Cindy | Christensen |
| Katie | Clausen |
| Jane | Cline |
| Susan | Clubine |
| Johnpaul | Collins |
| Sarah | Cooper |
| Zach | Corsbie |
| Cindy | Cox |
| Shawn | Craft |
| Christy | Crees |
| Tamika | Culpepper |
| Kayleigh | Cuvelier |
| Tammy | Danger |
| Joleen | Darnall |
| Idell | Davis-Matthews |
| Bill | Dawson |
| Justin | Decker |
| Michelle | DeGabriele |
| Scott | Denner |
| Jon | Dennis |
| Alexis | Denton |
| Karen | DeSerano |
| Sarah | Deutsch |
| Dana | DeVries |
| Sarah | Dierks |
| Melanie | Distler |
| Caitlin | Dolly |
| Samantha | Doyle |
| Ryan | Drey |
| Nancy | Dreyer |
| Ryan | Droste |
| Megan | Droste |
| Susan | Dufel |
| Lisa | Dumler |
| Gabe | Dunn |
| Nicole | Earle |
| Lara | Earnest |
| Melissa | Edwards |
| Joe | Einertson |
| Kasey | Eller |
| Rebecca | Ellison |
| Lori | Engel |
| Tiffiany | Evans |
| Josie | Evanson-Koop |
| Dawn | Even |
| Carla | Even |
| Kelly | Evens |
| Amanda | Everman |
| Gail | Farber |
| Amy | Federspeil |
| Kari | Fernholz |
| Sarah | Fisher |
| Page | Foss |
| Jennifer | Fossum |
| Sheena | Frickson |
| Jeanetta | Friedrich |
| Tabatha | Frizell |
| Lori | Frost |
| Faith | Garcia |
| Stacy | Gary |
| Laura | Gilbert |
| Christine | Gilles |
| Tessi | Glaser |
| Amy | Goert |
| Mindy | Gordon |
| Dori | Gorman |
| Amanda | Grau |
| Hattie | Graves |
| Deikeya | Greer |
| Cheri | Grell |
| Lynn | Griffin |
| Glenda | Griffin |
| Stephanie | Grund |
| Emily | Guetzlaff |
| Traci | Hahn |
| Tami | Halvorson |
| Kristine | Hammar |
| Rachel | Harmon |
| Ron | Harmon |
| Linda | Harris |
| Jessica | Hass |
| Ryan | Haynes |
| James | Healy |
| Erika | Heider |
| Lindsay | Heine |
| Lora | Heit |
| George | Heit |
| Craig | Hemsath |
| Jill | Hennings |
| Jordan | Henrichs |
| Kelli | Henrichs |
| Francys | Herrera |
| Joan | Hewett |
| Maria | Hoekstra |
| Erin | Hogan |
| Patrick | Hogan |
| Chad | Holtzman |
| Timothy | Hopper |
| Abby | Horbach |
| Andrea | Hottle |
| Debra | Hudson |
| Tina | Hughes |
| Kelli | Huyser |
| Haley | Iehl |
| Kristi | Ingamells |
| Jennifer | Jacobsen |
| Holly | Janssen |
| Megan | Janssen |
| Jodi | Janssen |
| Sarah | Jensen |
| Ria | Jensen |
| Lynne | Johnson |
| Nicole | Johnson |
| Kerri | Johnson |
| Jennifer | Jorgensen |
| Ann | Jorgensen |
| Ashli | Jung |
| Brittany | Jungck |
| Michael | Jungck |
| Analise | Junker |
| Sydney | Kauten |
| Kevin | Kemp |
| Amy F. | Kemp |
| Cory | Kendall |
| Heather | Kendall |
| Juanita | Kimpston |
| Debra | Kisch |
| Tony | Kisch |
| Kittie | Kjormoe |
| Sara | Klein |
| Lynn | Klein |
| April | Kleinschmidt |
| Kelsy | Knebel |
| Heather | Knight |
| Jason | Knittel |
| Crystal | Kowalski |
| Alexis | Kraayenbrink |
| Amanda | Krambeer |
| Naomi | Krause |
| Joni | Krejchi |
| Sonya | Kremer |
| Bridget | Krempges |
| Jenny | Kresser |
| Randi | Krull |
| Trisha | Krusemark |
| Nick | Kuhle |
| Kevin | Kuker |
| Megan | LaBarge |
| Kendall | LaFontaine |
| Mike | Landers |
| Cheryl | Larison |
| Sherri | Larson |
| Scott | Lawrence-Richards |
| Heather | Lawrence-Richards |
| Kay | Leary |
| Wendy | Lee |
| Ryan | Lehmann |
| Molly | Leisinger |
| Cory | Levendusky |
| Amanda | L’Heureux |
| Wayne | Lidtke |
| Jessica | Lieb |
| Jake | Liekweg |
| Yvette | Linck |
| Aerial | Linder |
| J | Lorenzen |
| Abigail | Lundy |
| Vera | Magee |
| Janet | Mahan |
| Sandy | Maiers |
| Stephanie | Manning |
| Steve | Mark |
| Lindsay | Marks |
| Cristin | Marshall |
| Jean | Matzen |
| Sharon | Mayer |
| Sara | Mayer |
| Lynsie | Maynard |
| Lindsay | McCarty |
| Kristin | McCready |
| Libbie | McCulloch |
| Erin | McCullough |
| Vera | McGee |
| Heather | McKinley |
| Kelly | McLean |
| Veronica | McMaster |
| Lorri | Mehmen |
| Pam | Meier-Kraus |
| Carol | Menefee |
| Ami | Merkle |
| Samantha | Meyer |
| Justin | Meyer |
| Rachelle | Michael |
| Marshall | Mihm |
| Jackie | Milius |
| Nykole | Miller |
| Jane | Miller |
| Erin | Miller |
| Laura | Miller |
| Sue | Milligan |
| Calyn | Milz |
| Tammi | Mitchell |
| Phaedra | Mobley |
| Rebecca | Mohorne |
| Mari | Montgomery |
| Jamie | Moody |
| Laura | Moody |
| Keelan | Morrevilla |
| Julie | Moser |
| Heidi | Mounce |
| Angel | Munson |
| Brian | Norton |
| Justin | Nosbisch |
| Jami | Nott |
| Donovan | Oberheu |
| Holli | Oberheu |
| Jamie | Oberheu |
| Cory | O’Brien |
| Brenda | O’Brien |
| Jaymie | Odell |
| Benjamin | Olsen |
| Jodi | Olsen |
| Melanie | Onken |
| Kaylene | Orr |
| Chelsea | Osterling |
| Bethany | Panther |
| Justin | Parson |
| Maegan | Patience |
| Debbie | Paulsen |
| John | Paulson |
| Brittany | Pearson |
| Kristin | Pease |
| Molly | Penberthy |
| Michelle | Peters |
| Rochelle | Peters |
| Carolyn | Peterson |
| Kathy | Phillips |
| Sophia | Phillips |
| Stephanie | Pickett |
| Kelly | Pirkl |
| Rocshelle | Polk |
| Kristin | Poppens |
| Sarah | Pospisil |
| Crystal | Preston |
| Jeremy | Prouty |
| Danielle | Putz |
| Mitchell | Rahm |
| Ali | Rahnavardi |
| Ronda | Rathe |
| Robbyn | Rausch |
| Tara | Raymond |
| Brooke | Reed |
| Abigail | Regenold |
| Ashley | Reimer |
| Brittney | Reinhart |
| Martha | Reinking |
| Jennifer | Reiter |
| Kristen | Remmert |
| Nicholas | Rhoads |
| Leslie | Rhomberg |
| Rochelle | Richards |
| Henry | Riley |
| Jodi | Robbins |
| Katie | Rodden |
| Lucas | Rogers |
| Barbara | Rogers |
| Samuel | Rogers |
| Esther | Rohret |
| Lindsey | Rothweiler |
| Laurie | Routt |
| Tyler | Ruane |
| Bonnie | Ruebel |
| Casi | Rutledge |
| Kayla | Sadd |
| Jordan | Sadecki |
| Daniel | Sale |
| Larry | Sallis |
| Deepanee | Samarakoon |
| Amy | Sandvold |
| Katlyn | Savoy |
| Dan | Scannell |
| Stephanie | Scarbrough |
| Scott | Schara |
| Shelley | Schlatter |
| Tina | Schlotfeldt |
| Marlee | Schminke |
| JoDee | Schmit |
| Caitlin | Schmitz |
| Emily | Schneider |
| Gary | Schnieders |
| Heather | Schoenberger |
| Kristen | Schrock |
| Marita | Schroeder |
| Amber | Schuler |
| Jill | Schulte |
| Catherine | Schwab |
| Toyja | Scott |
| Diana | Scott |
| Lauren | Semler- Nolte |
| Ashley | Shavers |
| Karen | Shook |
| Kate | Sibenaller |
| Tracey | Simon |
| Gary | Sinnwell |
| Katharine | Sletten |
| Ryan | Smiley |
| Heather | Smith |
| Jennifer | Smith |
| Amy | Smith |
| Jill | Smith |
| Kristine | Smith |
| Anjean | Smits |
| Karla | Sorensen |
| Julia | Soyer |
| Heidi | Spore |
| James | Sprau |
| Kate | Stainbrook |
| Philip | Stanerston |
| Tim | Staudt |
| Samantha | Steffensmeier |
| Kristin | Steiber |
| Sarah | Steiner |
| Leonard | Stephens |
| Shayla | Stevenson |
| Sheritta | Stokes |
| Martha | Stone |
| Beth | Stone |
| Mark | Strassburg |
| Sara | Strawhaker |
| Patricia | Surma |
| Marie | Swalin |
| Megan | Swanson |
| Matthew | Switzer |
| Joshua | Tack |
| Lucas | Tanney |
| Lesley | Taylorson |
| Casey | Tecklenburg |
| Samantha | Temeyer |
| Lynne | Ternus |
| Lauren | Thalacker |
| Ann | Thomas |
| Hanna | Thuesen |
| Cassandra | Tiemessen |
| Emily | Tieskoetter |
| Will | Tieskotter |
| Chris | Tims |
| Katharine | Tims |
| Jessica | Tisue |
| Jennifer | Tjaden |
| Ryan | Topliff |
| Amy | Tracy |
| Wendy | Trainer |
| Elizabeth | Trunkhill |
| Allyce | Trusheim |
| Nancy | Uden |
| Michelle | Vais |
| Kelly | Valiev |
| Brad | Vallem |
| Chad | VanCleve |
| Kim | Vandendriessche |
| Jessi | Vickers |
| Andrew | Voss |
| Kathy | Waack |
| Amanda | Wagenhofer |
| Heather | Wagner |
| Rodney | Wallace |
| Crystal | Waltz |
| Tabitha | Waltz |
| Valerie | Warren |
| Suzanne | Watters |
| Angela | Webb |
| Ann | Weber |
| Tish | Wedgebury |
| Jeff | Welch |
| Ashley | Weller |
| Molli | Wellman |
| Kelly | Welter |
| Lisa | West |
| Lisa | Westerman |
| Beth | Weston |
| Jim | Wheelan |
| Kris | Whitcher |
| Albert | Wiggins |
| Traci | Wildeboer |
| Marci | Willey |
| Carman | Williams |
| Katha | Williams |
| Karen | Williams |
| Tamra | Willis |
| Tammy | Wilson |
| Monica | Winkowitsch |
| Katherine | Winters |
| Shayla | Wipperman |
| Melanie | Wirtz |
| Jarith | Witt |
| Matthew | Wizniewski |
| Rebecca | Wooden |
| Alvin | Wright |
| Deb | Yancy |
| Erin | Yates |
| Stacey | Yoder |
| Jim | Young |
| Jane | Young |
| Tom | Yuska |
| Stephanie | Zeschke |
| Lindsey | Zimmerman |
| Meigan | Zimmerman |
| Elizabeth | Zondo |
| Jacqueline | West |
| Jeremy | Swanson |
| Emily | Youngblut |
| Hallie | Vanroekel |
| Britney | Opheim |