Hall of Fame
For more than 20 years, The H-E-B Excellence in Education program has paid tribute to educators that go the extra mile each and every day to serve their students and inspire their community.
As we look towards the 2027 Excellence in Education Awards, we pay tribute to previous winners, and thank them for the work they do in the classroom.
If you know a public school professional who is going above and beyond, nominate them here for the 2027 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards.
The 2026 H-E-B Excellence in Education Award Winners Are:
Rising Star
The Rising Star Category recognizes teachers with less than 10 years of experience. Winners received a $5,000 check for themselves and a $5,000 grant for their school.
Carolina De Anda
Rising Star Elementary
Carmen Anaya Elementary School
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD
Heather Rodriguez
Rising Star Secondary
North Shore Senior High School
Galena Park ISD
Leadership
The Leadership Category honors teachers with 10 to 20 years in the classroom. Winners received a $10,000 check for themselves and a $10,000 grant for their school.
Megan Vasquez
Leadership Elementary
Herman Becker Elementary School
Austin ISD
Claudia Cortez
Leadership Secondary
Gladys Porter Early College High School
Brownsville ISD
Lifetime Achievement
The Lifetime Achievement Category salutes teachers with more than 20 years of experience. Winners received $25,000 in cash for themselves and a $25,000 grant for their school.
Alasin DeVeny
Lifetime Achievement Elementary
Joslin Elementary School
Austin ISD
Kevin Korpi
Lifetime Achievement Secondary
New Braunfels High School
New Braunfels ISD
School Counselor
Winning counselors received $10,000 in cash for themselves and a $15,000 grant for their schools.
Amanda Still
School Counselor Elementary
Charles A. Tosch Elementary School
Mesquite ISD
Kristen Guerra
School Counselor Secondary
Pieper High School
Comal ISD
School Principal
Winning principals received $10,000 in cash for themselves and a $25,000 grant for their schools.
Michelle Gonzalez
Principal Elementary
C.M. Macdonell Elementary School
Laredo ISD
Ruth Peña
Principal Secondary
Charles H. Milby High School
Houston ISD
Early Childhood
The winning early childhood facility received a $25,000 grant.
Menchaca Early Childhood Center
Early Childhood
San Antonio, Texas
School Board
The winning public-school board received a $25,000 grant for their district.
Corpus Christi Independent School District
School Board
Corpus Christi, TX
Small School District
The winning small school district received a $50,000 grant.
Alice Independent School District
Small School District
Alice, Texas
Large School District
The winning large school district received a $100,000 grant.
Garland Independent School District
Large School District
Garland, Texas
Past Winners
Rising Star
Cindy Gonzalez, J.P. LeNoir Elementary, Donna ISD, Rising Star Elementary
Aaron Peralez, Abernathy High School, Abernathy ISD, Rising Star Secondary
Leadership
Matthew Trevino, Roan Forest Elementary School, North East ISD, Leadership Elementary
Dr. Alicia Adkins, I.H. Kempner High School, Fort Bend ISD, Leadership Secondary
Lifetime Achievement
Abigail Eliezer, Klentzman Intermediate School, Alief ISD, Lifetime Achievement Elementary
Vicki Rowe, Taylor High School, Taylor ISD, Lifetime Achievement Secondary
School Counselor
Verlene Wallace, Hunt School, Hunt ISD, School Counselor Elementary
Rubina Sanchez, Byron P. Steele II High School, Universal City ISD, School Counselor Secondary
School Principal
Dr. Anabel Ruiz, Carolyn G. Bukhair Elementary School, Richardson ISD, Principal Elementary
Sheree Bogany, A.C. Jones High School, Beeville ISD, Principal Secondary
Early Childhood
Dr. Sarah K. Jandrucko Academy for Early Learners, Arlington, Texas
School Board
Lamar CISD
School District
Lubbock-Cooper ISD (Lubbock, Texas) Small School District
Prosper ISD (Prosper, Texas) Large School District
Rising Star
Michelle Cavazos, Blanca E. Sanchez Elementary, McAllen ISD, Rising Star Elementary
Amanda Byars, Young Women’s Leadership Academy at Booker T. Washington, Midland ISD, Rising Star Secondary
Leadership
Shelley Jeoffroy, Otis Brown Elementary, Irving ISD, Leadership Elementary
Christian De la Cruz, Obra D. Tompkins High School, Katy ISD, Leadership Secondary
Lifetime Achievement
Veronica Stapper, Glenmore Elementary, San Angelo ISD, Lifetime Achievement Elementary
Melba Tijerina, Weslaco High School, Weslaco ISD, Lifetime Achievement Secondary
School Counselor
Roxanne McCabe, Sam Houston Elementary, Galena Park ISD, School Counselor Elementary
Julie Minnis, Dr, Hector P. Garcia Middle School, Northside ISD, School Counselor Secondary
School Principal
Michelle Fine, John Glenn Elementary, Northside ISD, Principal Elementary
Amanda Ramos, Sellers Middle School, Garland ISD, Principal Secondary
Early Childhood
M. Rivas Primary Discovery Academy, Donna ISD
School Board
Plainview ISD
School District
Gregory-Portland ISD (Portland, Texas) Small School District
Galena Park ISD (Houston, Texas) Large School District
Katie Doyle
Rising Star Elementary
Flour Bluff Intermediate School, Flour Bluff ISD
Ryan Beeler
Rising Star Secondary
Spring Woods High School, Spring Branch ISD
Kaneice Washington
Leadership Elementary
Galena Park Elementary, Galena Park ISD
Amie Charney
Leadership Secondary
North East School of the Arts, North East ISD
Lisa Barry
Lifetime Achievement Elementary
Woodridge Elementary, Alamo Heights ISD
Eliza Delgado
Lifetime Achievement Secondary
Preparatory for Early College High School, Rio Grande City Grulla ISD
Dr. Christina Barrera
Principal Elementary
Moses Menger Elementary, Corpus Christi ISD
Jennifer Collier
Principal Secondary
Spring Woods High School, Spring Branch ISD
Pre-K Academy at West Avenue
Early Childhood
San Antonio, Texas
Northside Independent School District
School Board
San Antonio, Texas
Corsicana Independent School District
Small School District
Corsicana, Texas
Corpus Christi Independent School District
Large School District
Corpus Christi, Texas
Joe Garay
Rising Star Elementary
Valley Hi Elementary School, Northside ISD
Joe Parthemore
Rising Star Secondary
Heritage Middle School, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Ritu Gandhi
Leadership Elementary
Felix Morales Elementary School, Pasadena ISD
Roxanna Moore
Leadership Secondary
Harlingen High School, Harlingen Consolidated ISD
Lindsey Noonan
Lifetime Achievement Elementary
Elgin Elementary School, Elgin ISD
Leo Vaughns, Jr.
Lifetime Achievement Secondary
Kirkpatrick Middle School, Ft. Worth ISD
Ben McCormack
Principal Elementary
St. Elmo Elementary School, Austin ISD
Dr. Kimberly Martin
Principal Secondary
Galena Park High School, Galena Park ISD
Lone Star Early Childhood Center
Early Childhood
New Braunfels, Texas
Allen Independent School District
School Board
Canutillo Independent School District
Small School District
El Paso, Texas
McAllen Independent School District
Large School District
In 2021, the H-E-B Texas Loves Teachers Tour celebrated teachers across Texas, with 50 stops to schools and districts in the following cities:
San Antonio
Converse
Woodway
Temple
Leander
Round Rock
Pflugerville
Canyon Lake
Kyle
Austin
Bastrop
Laredo
Rio Grande City
McAllen
Brownsville
Port Isabel
Edinburg
Odem
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Odessa
Midland
Abilene
San Angelo
Dallas
Mesquite
Lancaster
Fort Worth
Cleburne
Willis
Rosenberg
Houston
Tomball
Spring
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Gerardo Villegas Juarez // Charles Graebner Elementary // San Antonio, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Laura Dunham // Clear Lake High School // Houston, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Morgan Castillo // Woodgate Intermediate School // Waco, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Porfirio Zamora // Veterans Memorial High School // Corpus Christi, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Diana Garcia // De Zavala Elementary School // San Marcos, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Nicole Vickerman//R.C. Clark High School // Plano, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Dana Boyd // East Point Elementary School // El Paso, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Dr. Carlos Phillips Il // Booker T. Washington High School & The High School for Engineering Professions // Houston, Texas
EARLY CHILDHOOD: Lawson Early Childhood School // McKinney, Texas
SCHOOL BOARD: Mission Consolidated Independent School District // Mission, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Boerne Independent School District // Boerne, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Dallas Independent School District // Dallas, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Vanessa Gruner // J.C. Kelly Elementary School // Pharr, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Tasha K. Jones // Tuluso Midway High School // Corpus Christi, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Celena Miller // Cesar Chavez Elementary School // Pharr, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Dr. Nghia Le // Booker T. Washington High School and the High School for Engineering Professions // Houston, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Andrea Greimel // Carvajal Early Childhood Education Center // San Antonio,Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Jodi Ramos // Coke Stevenson Middle School // San Antonio, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Irma Davis // Dishman Elementary School // Combes, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Laura Gomez // South Houston Intermediate // South Houston, Texas
EARLY CHILDHOOD: SEARCH’s House of Tiny Treasures // Houston, Texas
SCHOOL BOARD: Del Valle Independent School District // Del Valle, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Roma Independent School District // Roma, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Socorro Independent School District // El Paso, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Allie Duffy // Joe Lee Johnson Elementary School // Austin, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Denise Hernandez // Christa McAuliffe Middle School // San Antonio, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Stephanie Miller // Skyview Elementary School // Dallas, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Andrea Garza // United South High School // Laredo, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Bonnie Anderson // Coronado Village Elementary School // Universal City, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Pamela Broussard // Cypress Falls High School // Houston, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Zaida Gonzales // Andrew Trautmann Elementary School // Laredo, Texa
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Jerry Jerabek // Frenship Middle School // Wolfforth, Texas
EARLY CHILDHOOD: Levelland Academic Beginnings Center // Levelland, Texas
SCHOOL BOARD: Humble Independent School District // Humble, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Lancaster Independent School District // Lancaster, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Fort Bend Independent School District // Sugar Land, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Ricky Davis // Schertz Elementary School // Schertz, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Richard Embrick // David Crockett Middle School // Rosenberg, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Raul Munoz // George Evans Elementary School // Corpus Christi, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Jamie Flint // Spring Woods High School // Richmond, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Rhonda Pena // Bryan Elementary School // Mission, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Michael Bailey // Omar Bradley Middle School // San Antonio, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Dr. Myrtha Villarreal // Colonel Santos Benavides Elementary School // Laredo, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Julie Diaz// Travis High School // Missouri City, Texas
EARLY CHILDHOOD: Pre-K 4 SA North Ed Center // San Antonio, Texas
SCHOOL BOARD: Fort Bend Independent School District // Sugar Land, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Alamo Heights Independent School District // San Antonio, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Grand Prairie Independent School District // Grand Prairie, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Hilda Nanez // Green Valley Elementary School // Houston, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Alexandra Edwards // Killeen High School // Killeen, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Tammy Verstrate // LaVace Stewart Elementary School // Kemah, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Martha Saucedo // Brady High School // Brady, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Laurie Holmes // Popham Elementary School // Del Valle, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Mark Misage // Westlake High School // Austin, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Sandy Conklin // Samuel Beck Elementary School // Trophy Club, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Delia McLerran // Young Women’s Leadership Academy // San Antonio, Texas
EARLY CHILDHOOD: Sunshine Cottage // San Antonio, Texas
SCHOOL BOARD: Somerset Independent School District // Somerset, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Valley View Independent School District // Pharr, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Leander Independent School District // Leander, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Melinda Gaona Schermerhorn // Elsa England Elementary School // Round Rock, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Cindy Jones // Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School // Dayton, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Erica Crowder // Windermere Primary School // Pflugerville, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Krystal Watson // Collegiate High School // Corpus Christi, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Norm Sands // Tabasco Elementary School // La Joya, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Michael Clark // Bellaire High School // Bellaire, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Auron Pena // Woodway Elementary School // Waco, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Larry Berger // Pearland High School // Pearland, Texas
EARLY CHILDHOOD: Aldine Independent School District // Houston, Texas
SCHOOL BOARD: Arlington Independent School District // Arlington, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Burnet Consolidated Independent School District // Burnet, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Humble Independent School District // Humble, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Celena Miller // Cesar Chavez Elementary School // Pharr, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Mary Lagleder // Earl Warren High School // San Antonio, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Nicholas Solis // Hillerest Elementary School // Austin, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Bart Taylor // A&M Consolidated High School // College Station, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Connie Bagley // Crockett Elementary Sehool // San Marcos, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Rosbel Peña // Alton Memorial Jr. High School // Alton, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Gladys Graves // Chilton Elementary School // Chilton, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Dr. Jason Johnston // Maurine Cain Middle School // Rockwall, Texas
EARLY CHILDHOOD: ChildCareGroup Early Childhood Center // Dallas, Texas
SCHOOL BOARD: Temple Independent School District // Temple, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: KIPP Houston Public Schools // Houston, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District // Edinburg, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Monica Perez // Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary School // McAllen, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Jessica Janota // Rockport-Fulton Middle School // Rockport, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Charlotte Dolat // Woodridge Elementary School // San Antonio, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Lisa Windolph // McNeil High School // Round Rock, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Martha McLeod // Fulton 4-5 Learning Center // Rockport, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Dr. Mary Velasquez // Luther Burbank Middle School // Spring, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Mike Walker // Walker W. Fondren Elementary School // Houston, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Dr. R. Scott Allen // The High School for the Performing & Visual Arts // Highlands, Texas
EARLY CHILDHOOD: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District // Pharr, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Hillsboro Independent School District // Hillsboro, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Round Rock Independent School District // Round Rock, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Lesley-Ann Balido-Dean // Woodridge Elementary School // San Antonio, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Michael Hardy // IDEA Frontier College Prep // Brownsville, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Frances Gonzalez-Garcia // Sam Houston Elementary School // Corpus Christi, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Emily Swoboda // Communications Arts High School // San Antonio, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Elaine Leibick // Highland Park Elementary School // Austin, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Beverly Smith // Lovejoy High School // Lucas, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Dr. Catherine Bartlett // Hamilton Elementary School // Cypress, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Ramiro Guerra // Edinburg North High School // Edinburg, Texas
EARLY CHILDHOOD: AVANCE Early Head Start // San Antonio, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Lytle Independent School District // Lytle, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District // Houston, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Lindsey Richard // Wilderness Oak Elementary School // San Antonio, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Dr. Nghia Le // Booker T. Washington High School // Houston, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Jimmie Walker // Cambridge Elementary School // San Antonio, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Rachelle Grace // McAllen Memorial High School // McAllen, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Richard Landmann // Forest Ridge Elementary School // College Station, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Yolanda Fernandez // Del Rio High School // Del Rio, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Galen Hoffstadt // Luther Jones Elementary School // Corpus Christi, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: David Gonzalez // George Washington Middle School // Laredo, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Splendor Independent School District // Splendor, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Harlandale Independent School District // San Antonio, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Rebecca Peters // Laurel Mountain Elementary School // Austin, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Kathryn Pabst // Lovejoy High School // Lucas, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Leda Smith // G.W. Robinson Elementary School // Seabrook, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Cissy Smith // Marvin Baker Middle School // Corpus Christi, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Candy Ellard // Dorinda Pillow Elementary School // Austin, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Dr. Timothy Daponte // John H. Reagan High School // Houston, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Sherry Stout // AX. Benavides Elementary School // Brownsville
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Alma Cardenas-Rubio // Besteiro Middle School // Brownsville, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Lovejoy Independent School District // Allen, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: North East Independent School District // San Antonio, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Shay Harman // Benignus Elementary School // Spring, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Gretchen Catron // John Jay Science & Engineering Academy
San Antonio, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Jennifer Atkinson // Metz Elementary School // Austin, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Kathy Westbrook // Alice High School // Alice, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Dr. Julia Battle // Mary L. Hartman Elementary School // San Antonio, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: John. Owen // Rockport-Fulton High School // Rockport, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Brenda Farias // Cable Elementary School // San Antonio, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Dr. Bertie Simmons // Ebbert L. Furr High School // Houston, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: IDEA Public Schools // Weslaco, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Lamar Consolidated Independent School District // Rosenberg, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Isabel Anaya // Eduardo Villarreal Elementary School // San Antonio, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Anna Davila // Sartartia Middle School // Sugar Land, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Stacey Shapiro // Zilker Elementary School // Austin, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Arnold Gutierrez // La Joya High School // La Joya, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Sue Kuentz // Stone Oak Elementary School // San Antonio, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Vinay Dulip // Foy H. Moody High School // Corpus Christi, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Billy Snow // Bowie Elementary School // Corsicana, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Susan Peterson // Weslaco East High School // Weslaco, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Lackland Independent School District // San Antonio, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Aldine Independent School District // Houston, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Christopher Sloan // Belaire Elementary School // San Angelo, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Claire (Beth) Linscomb // Stricklin Elementary School // Refugio, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Bertha DeLa Cruz // FD. Roosevelt Elementary School // Laredo, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Troy Mann // Spring Branch Middle School // Spring Branch, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Dr. Sergio Reyna // Gladys Birdwell-Hom Elementary School // Houston, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: David Journeay // Lyndon Baines Johnson High School // Austin, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Dr. Linda Webb // Dorinda Pillow Elementary School // Austin, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Edward Blaha // Hidalgo High School // McAllen, Texas
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Fort Sam Houston Independent School District // San Antonio, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Richardson Independent School District // Richardson, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Daneen Balido // FR. Scobee Elementary School // Helotes, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Kathy Bieser // International School of the Americas // San Antonio, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Manuela Sanchez // Escandon Elementary School // McAllen, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Nancy Drew // Mary Carroll High School // Houston, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Donald Clark // Taylor Ray Elementary School // Rosenberg, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Brian Warren // Luther Burbank High School // San Antonio, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Cissy Reynolds-Perez // George Evans Special Emphasis Elementary School // Corpus Christi, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Conrado Garcia // Foy H. Moody High School // Corpus Christi, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Hidalgo Independent School District // Hidalgo, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Jarrett Reid Whitaker // Port Houston Elementary School // Houston, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Myriam Forrez-Bell // Flour Bluff High School // Corpus Christi, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Mona Meck-Fortunato // Dr. Fermin Calderon Elementary School // Bracketville, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: David Persails // North Shore Sr. High School // LaPorte, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Diane Sosa // Hawthorne Academy // San Antonio, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Dr. Douglas Street // L.V. Hightower High School // Pearland, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Dr. Joyce Bannerot // Popham Elementary School // Austin, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Linda Garcia // John B. Connally Middle School // San Antonio, Texas
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: Magdalena Gutierrez // Lopez High School // Brownsville, Texas
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Northside Independent School District // San Antonio, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Adrian Correa // Rangerville Elementary School // San Benito, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Ricky Flores // Washington Irving Middle School // San Antonio, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Juanita Casanova // Garden Park Elementary School // Brownsville, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Jody Hodges // Aledo Middle School // Aledo, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Karen McIntire // Luther Jones Elementary School // Corpus Christi, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Jim Furgeson // AN. McCallum High School // Austin, Texas
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: Cheryl Brajenovich // Ridgecrest Elementary School // Houston, Texas
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Antonio Rodriguez // Lt. George Gutierrez Jr. Middle School // Harlingen, Texas
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: Dr. Shari Becker Albright // International School of the Americas // San Antonio, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Javier Melendez // Jackson Keller Elementary School // San Antonio, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Dawn Marie Butler // Goliad Middle School // Goliad, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Janice Kerekgyarto // Valley Oaks Elementary School // Houston, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Rodney Sheffield // Kingwood High School // Kingwood, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Kathryn Ann Miller Tipton // Mountainview Elementary School // Waco, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Robert Dennison // Jersey Village High School // Houston, Texas
ELEMENTARY RISING STAR: Kristi Beall // Blanton Elementary School // Austin, Texas
SECONDARY RISING STAR: Brett Williams // Fredericksburg High School // Fredericksburg, Texas
ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP: Ezekiel Perez // Sugar Grove Elementary School // Houston, Texas
SECONDARY LEADERSHIP: Kathryn Barclay // Dulles Middle School // Sugar Land, Texas
ELEMENTARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Barb Stevanson // Sanchez Elementary School // Austin, Texas
SECONDARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Judy Leinius // Rhodes Technology Academy // San Antonio, Texas