Administrator Leadership Award
2023 Jaime Anderson
2022 Douglas Corbin
2021 Sharon Matsuzaki
2020 Nicole DiRanna
2019 Matthew Steitz
Distinguished Contributions Award
2022 The Education Trust-West and California Partnership for Math & Science Education
2021The Exploratorium and Yuba Water Agency
2020 Ten Strands and California Environmental Literacy Initiative
2018 NASA Jet Propulsion Lab and Scripps Institution of Oceanography
2017 National Center for Science Education and Achieve
2016 K-12 Alliance @ WestEd and California Science Project
2015 S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
2014 Chevron and California Project WET/Water Education Foundation
Science Teacher of the Year Award
2023 Rachel Bloom and Abigail Paske, Upper Elementary
2023 Russ Robb, Middle.Jr High School
2023 Camille Fowler, High School
2022 Jacqueline Lafitte and Claudia Razo, Upper Elementary
2022 Angelica Gunderson, Middle/Junior High School
2022 Samantha Johnson, High School
2022 Alan Colburn, Post-Secondary
Future Science Teacher Award
2023 Yvonne Hernandez-Guerra, USCJP‘s medical Stem Program and Morgan Myhre, UC Davis
2022 Samantha Abarca, Claremont Graduate University and Norman Alvarez, University of California, Davis
2021 Lili Gallegos, CSU Long Beach
2020 Ryan Ward, CSU Long Beach
2019 Thomas Garcia, CSU Northridge and Ryan Moritz, CSU Long Beach
2018 Erik Perez, CSU Long Beach
2017 Ayah Qutob, CSU Fresno and Kristell Yap, CSU Long Beach
2015 Justin Fournier, CSU Long Beach
2014 Laurie Gillis, CSU Long Beach
2013 Tania Hughes, CSU Long Beach
2012 Josiah Jones, CSU Long Beach
2011 Guadalupe de la O, CSU Long Beach
2010 Angela Lewis, CSU Long Beach
2009 Bernice "Jeanne" Lepowsky, CSU Long Beach
2008 Caroline Potter, CSU Long Beach
2007 William M. Berkstresser, CSU Long Beach and Padma Haldar, CSU Long Beach
2006 Tierra Rice, CSU Sacramento
2005 Genevieve Finch, CSU Long Beach
2003 Laura Miller, U.C. Berkeley
2001 Nadia Smith, Head-Royce School, Oakland
2000 Iris Zippora Ahronowitz, Harvard University
1999 Heather Wolfe, Lincoln High School, Lincoln
1998 Erica Garcia, U. C. Berkeley
1996 Michelle Coppoletta, U.C. Berkeley and Winifredo Naval, Chapman University
1994 Jeffrey Marc Castle, Aragon High School, San Mateo
1993 Alisa Moynagh, San Diego State University
Jessica Sawko Teacher Leadership Award
2023 Brad Schleder
2022 Eric Scott Lewis
2021 Philip Hudec
2020 David Tupper
2019 Julie Huffman, William S. Hart Union High School District
Margaret Nicholson Distinguished Service Award
2023 Dawn O'Connor
2022 Marian Murphy-Shaw
2021 Laura Henriques
2020 Karen Cerwin
2019 Maria Simani
2017 Dennis Mitchell
2016 John Keller
2014 Herbert Brunkhorst
2012 Dean Gilbert
2010 Larry Malone and Linda De Lucchi
2009 Bill Ritz
2008 David Andrews
2005 Phil Lafontaine
2002 Eugenie Scott
2001 VivianLee Ward
2000 Art Sussman
1999 Bonnie Brunkhorst
1998 Kathy DiRanna
1997 Jennifer Harris
1996 Brad Huff
1994 Tom Smithson
1993 Kay Sain
1992 Zack Taylor
1991 Roxie Esterle
1990 Dick Merrill
1989 Margaret Nicholson
1988 David Stronck
1987 Kay Weil
1986 Garland Johnson
1985 Dick Smith
1984 Margaret Nicholson
1983 Norman McRae
1982 Dan Shannon
1981 Bob Rice
The following Awards below are nominated and bestowed by the Board of Directors
Bertrand Advocacy Award
2018 Jane Steinkamp
2017 Stephen Blake
2015 Trish Williams
Honorary Members
2018 Dr. Michael Kirst and Tom Torlakson
2015 Trish Williams and Ilene Straus
2006 Jamie Hyenman and Adam Savage
Legislator of the Year
2022 Assembly Member Blanca Rubio
2021Senator Ben Allen
2015 Assembly Member Susan Bonilla
2011 Senator Loni Hancock