Anchorage Delta Kappa Gamma Society Chapters

About This Award

The Anchorage Delta Kappa Gamma Society chapters present the Golden Apple Award to outstanding educators in the Anchorage School District. The Golden Apple award Criteria (revised Nov. 19, 2005) includes the following:
  1. A Delta Kappa Gamma member shall recommend recipients.
  2. Recipient should display dedication, achievement and service to education for at least three years.
  3. Recipient should be actively involved in an education-related position.
  4. Recipient should not have previously received this award.
  5. Recipient may be a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, with priority going to nonmembers.
  6. There may be more than one recipient at each school site.
Previous Winners
Early Years
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2015-2019
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A Note for Anchorage Area Delta Kappa Gamma Society Chapter Presidents and Members:
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​Responsibility for the advertisement and the awarding of the Anchorage Area Council Golden Apple Award will be the responsibility of  Nu Chapter in 2022 and Zeta Chapter in 2023.  Information is available on the State website under "Connections".
GA Award Recipients  - 2024-2025

Azzam, Imtiaz
Banner, Wendy
Burgess, Heather
Campbell, Aimee
Campbell, Creed
Dexter, Benjamin
Espino Mendez, Sindy
Farrell, Rick
Ferrer, Helen
French, Tiffiney
Haich, Christian
Hodson, Carissa 
James, Deanna
Kamimura, Haruki
Kenning, Sonja
Kinder, Tiffany 
King, Amber
Kolerok, Michaela
Lierman, Keri
Lothrop, Stephanie
Means, Sherrilyn
Monrean, Teresa
Morton, Ricki
Ramirez, Carmela
Robinson, Cheryl
Sauia, Tanya
Wetzel, Gina
Wheeles, Lem
Whitfield, Gabi
Wild, Caitlin
Williamson, Kaitlyn​
GA Award Recipients  - 2023-2024

​Brandt, Marianne
Canada, Tessie
Farrell, Brandy
Giammalva, Alyson
Hays, Jill
Himes, Stephanie
Hoeldt, Jennifer
Jensen, Cristy 
Mayo-Kiely, Dave 
Moorehead, Tish
Prince, Sean
Whited, Patricia
Zamarron, Gracie
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GA Award Recipients  - 2022

Benton, Peggy: Music Teacher
Berg, Stacy: Librarian
Bjorkman, Ima: 3rd Grade
Brock, Sheri: 3rd Grade
Butcher Ben: Instructional Coach
Cote, Carissa: Principal
Cragen, Letticia: Instructional Coach
Crowley, Kevin: 4 y/o SpEd Preschool
Erickson, Allison: K English Immersion
Fernandez, Cristina: 1st Grade
Freeman, Patrick: Principal
Kindred Bc: Kindergarten
Kottre, Bethany: 2nd Grade
Luzardo, Sydney:1st Grade
Marerro, Angela: Special Education Teacher
Mccloud, Deni: 1st Grade
McGrew, Haley: 2nd Grade
McKeag, Shastina: Instructional Coach
McMorris, Cycelia: Middle School Counselor
Mestas, Alexa: Kindergarten
O’Connor, Lauren: Middle School Science Teacher
Paolucci, Anne: Special Education Dept. Chair
Parson, Barbara: Special Education Dept. Chair
Paulson, Sara: PE Teacher
Pollock, Jahna: Preschool
Roux, Rachel: Middle School Health Teacher
Senchantixay, Beth: 3rd Grade Immersion
Sorensen, Cristina: 5th Grade
Steiding, Sharyl: K Immersion
Sturdevant, Brittany: 4th Grade

GA Award Recipients  - 2020-2021

Anderson, Matthew
Armstrong, Scott
Baker, Kitty
Barrios-Gonzalez, Alba
Bombeck, Cindy
Boothe, Holly
Brandt, Allison
Collins, Alta
Congdon, Darinda
Curtis, Catherine
Easton, Mirian
Eistetter, Jami 
Ellefson, Tamara
Follett-Motton, Teri
Kelly, Evleen
Long, Lisa
Moore, Johanna
Morton, Iris 
Mott, Madeline
Olson, Kirk
Powell, Leane
Ray, Mary
Reynolds, Hope
School, Taylor
Stout, Amber
Wellik, Danielle
Wooten, Stephanie
GA Award Recipients  - 2019-2020

Arturo, Renee
Dr. Beltran, Dianna
Benton, Peggy
Berger, Christi
Bridges, Jamie
Bryan, Jeannine
Bushue, Johanna
Calace, Carly
Coderre, Michael
Cox, BreAnna
Crum, Cindy
Deiman-Szymanski, Kelsey
Dolan, Kalesha
Dunham, Maya
Foster, Kevin
Hahn, Alex
Haywood, Suzette
Johnston, Hannah
Kumar, Dijay
Lansdale,Lisa
LaPointe, Stephany
Libal, Joe
Matthews, JeCyka
McCloud, Deni
McDonald, Lara
Mullns, Pattie
Paolucci, Anne
Pixey, Brandy
Reintsma, Jonathon
Short, Misty
Villareal, Maegan
Walters-Otwell, Ashley
Wilson, Tiffany
Woolfenden, Retta
Woolrich, Heather 
Wyatt, Jamie
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