2025 award recipients

teacher of the year

Katherine Boehnke
Spanish teacher
cy middle school

New Teacher of the Year

Tess Fairbanks
Spanish teacher
Uw graduate student

FRIENd OF  LANGUAGEs

Sonia Rodriguez-Hicks
Spanish asst. professor
university of wyoming

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Past Award Recipients: 
​WALT Teacher of the Year
2024 - Conchita Domenech
​2023 - Shannon Ruiz
2022 - Adriana Noya
2021 - Benedicte Sohier 
​2020 - no selection
2019 - Jaime Basham
2018 - Ryan Beardall
​2017 - Courtnie Link
2016 - Eric Atkins
2015 - Mary-Ellen Ibarra-Robinson
​2014 - Diane Chamberlain
2013 - Mary Brummond
2012 - Brandee Mau 
2011 - Duane Rhodes
2010 - Leslie Boaz
2009 - Kathy Vialpando
2008 - Amy Velasquez
2007 - Renee Fritzen
2005 - Katie Beppler
2004 - Anna Denardi
2003 - Scott Underbrink
2002 - Susan Jacobson
2001 - Klaus Hanson
2000 - Paul Wolz
1999 - Katherine Vialpando
1997 - David Miller
1996 - Sue Teter
1993 - Peggy Gagnon
1988 - Richard Thomas
​1982 - Ann Tollefson

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Past Award Recipients: 
​NEW Teacher of the Year
2024 - Maria Jose Larrea
2023 - Connor Jones
​2022 - Xin Tong
2021 - Yulin Ye
2020 - Sarah Evans
2019 - Hope McKay
​2018 - Aline Cassidy
​2017 - Adriana Noya
2016 - no selection
​2015 - Kristin Gasaway
2014 - Karen Taboga
2013 - Elizabeth Hetland
2012 - Jaime Basham
PNCFL Teacher of the Year: 
2021 - Jaime Basham
2013 - Brandy Shober Mau
2011 - Leslie Boaz
​2009 - Amy Velasquez​
2008 - Renee Fritzen
​2004 - Scott Underbrink

Past Award Recipients: 
​Friend of Languages
2024 - Reagan Kaufman
​2023 - Rebecca Steele (WLD)
2022 - Senator Ellis
2021 - Casper Dojo
2020 - Dilnoza Khasilova
2019 - The Dentist Guys
2018 - CY Middle School

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