2024 Winner: Adam Rudebusch

Teacher of the Year

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Those receiving the Teacher of the Year Award should have demonstrated leadership in the classroom and among their peers.

Nominees should also be active members of SDCTE.

2024 Winner: Achut Deng

Author of the Year

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Those receiving the Teacher of the Year Award should have demonstrated leadership in the classroom and among their peers. Nominees should also be active members of SDCTE.

2024 Winner: Stephanie Bouza

Young Leader

Award

Nominate

The Young Leader Award recognizes teachers in their first 5 years in the classroom.

Nominee should be members of SDCTE (they may be in their first year of membership).

Young leaders are provided support to attend a NCTE conference.

Celebrate Past Winners

Teacher of the Year

2024 Adam Rudebusch

Castlewood High School

2023 Laura O’Connor

Philip High School

2022 Sharon Prendergast

Sisseton High School

2019 Meghan Wounded-Head

Washington High School, Sioux Falls

2018 Carla McMurry-Kozak

Vermillion High School

2017 Thomas Moudry

Brookings High School

2016 Samantha Peil

Deubrook High School

2015 Kirsten Rohla

Belle Fourche

2014 Jason Kurtz

Harrisburg High School

2013 Teresa Berndt

Mitchell High School

2012 Sue Morrell

Wagner High School

2011 Jill Mikkelsen

Yankton High School

2010 Anne Moege

Mitchell Middle School

2009 Deana Brodkorb

Todd County

2008 Becky Ekeland

Brookings High School

2007 Dodie Bemis

Lake Area Technical Institute

2006 Karen Harrington

Mitchell Middle School

2005 Carol Varilek

Wagner Community School

2004 Barb Unruh

Agar-Blunt-Oneida

2003 Connie Krueger

Rapid City

2002 Doris Chmela

Kimball

2001 Staci Haag

Dakota Valley

1999 Jim Swanson

Dakota State University

1998 Nancy Zuercher

University of South Dakota

1998 Jean Helmer

Belle Fourche High School

1997 Sharon Olbertson

Beresford High School

1996 Donna Fisher

Mitchell High School

Author of the Year

2024 Achut Deng

2023 Layli Long Soldier

2022 Helen Frost

2020 VJ Smith

2019 Lee Ann Roripaugh

2018 Christine Stewart–Nuñez

2017 Sarah J. Pepper
2016 Patrick Hicks

2014 Dr. John Miller

2013 Marilyn Kratz

2012 Dr. Charles Woodard

2011 Mark St. Pierre

2010 Kevin Woster

2009 Kristi Thielen

2008 Brian Bedard

2007 Jean Patrick

2006 Joseph Marshall III

2005 Bernie Hunhoff

2004 David Allan Evans

2003 Elizabeth Cook-Lynn

2001 Dan O’Brien

2000 Paul Higbee

1999 Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

1998 Kent Meyers

1997 Linda Hasselstrom

1996 Kathleen Norris

Young Leader

2024 Stephanie Bouza

Harrisburg

2023 Janelle Bakke

Sisseton

2021 Maggie Bryant

Brandon Valley

2020 Kama Konda-Varilek

Harrisburg

2019 Brittany Aman

Sioux Valley

2018 Susan Farrell-Poncelet

Sanborn Central

2017 Kayla Mette

Sioux Valley

2016 Teramie Hill

Vermillion

2015 Alyssa Laufmann

Brookings

2013 Alisha Limoges

Elk Point – Jefferson

2012 Carrie Oorlog

Chester Area

2011 Sheana Eggers

Yankton

2010 Kirsten Rohla

Belle Fourche

2009 Tara Rollinger

Baltic

2008 Marissa Kleinhans

Baltic

2007 Kara Frei

Wagner

2006 Cassi Pietz

Freeman

2005 Richard Ganci

Brookings

2004 Monique Harty

Harding County

2003 Jessica Ewing

2002 Jennifer Mueller

Rapid City

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Est. 1941

One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. ~Malala Yousafzai

Those receiving the Teacher of the Year Award should have demonstrated leadership in the classroom and among their peers.

Nominees should also be active members of SDCTE.

Those receiving the Teacher of the Year Award should have demonstrated leadership in the classroom and among their peers. Nominees should also be active members of SDCTE.

The Young Leader Award recognizes teachers in their first 5 years in the classroom.

Nominee should be members of SDCTE (they may be in their first year of membership).

Young leaders are provided support to attend a NCTE conference.

Celebrate Past Winners

Teacher of the Year

Author of the Year

Young Leader

Past Teachers of the Year

Est. 1941

One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. ~Malala Yousafzai

Those receiving the Teacher of the Year Award should have demonstrated leadership in the classroom and among their peers. Nominees should also be active members of SDCTE.

Those receiving the Teacher of the Year Award should have demonstrated leadership in the classroom and among their peers. Nominees should also be active members of SDCTE.

The Young Leader Award recognizes teachers in their first 5 years in the classroom. Nominee should be members of SDCTE (they may be in their first year of membership). Young leaders are provided support to attend a NCTE conference.

Celebrate Past Winners

Teacher of the Year

Author of the Year

Young Leader

Past Teachers of the Year

Those receiving the Teacher of the Year Award should have demonstrated leadership in the classroom and among their peers.

Nominees should also be active members of SDCTE.

The Young Leader Award recognizes teachers in their first 5 years in the classroom.

Nominee should be members of SDCTE (they may be in their first year of membership).

Young leaders are provided support to attend a NCTE conference.