Past OEST Recipients

2022 Section & State/Province Recipients

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Section Winners

  • Central Section: Yvonne Garrison
  • Eastern Section: Wendy Grimshaw
  • Far Western Section: Lorraine Cathey
  • Midcontinent Section: No Award in 2022
  • New England Section: Joanna Latham
  • North Central Section: No Award in 2022
  • Pacific Northwest Section: Kerry Lockwood
  • Southeastern Section: Amanda Savrda
  • Southwest Section: No Award in 2022
  • Texas Section: No Award in 2022

State/Province Winners

  • Alabama: Amanda Savrda
  • Louisiana: Sandra Saye Foucqueteau
  • Maryland: Sara Snook
  • Mississippi: Veronica Wylie
  • North Carolina: Stefan Klakovich
  • Nevada: Michele Laverty
  • New York: Zachary Miller
  • Oregon: Nichole Erwin
  • South Carolina: Christopher Willis
  • Virginia: Wendy Grimshaw
  • Wisconsin: Beth Allcox

2021 Section & State/Province Recipients

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Section Winners

  • Central Section: Christopher Bolhuis
  • Eastern Section: James "JR" Bunner
  • Far Western Section: Dr. Nicholas "Nilo" Bill
  • Midcontinent Section: Angela Thomas
  • New England Section: Kara Ratigan
  • North Central Section: No Award in 2021
  • Pacific Northwest Section: No Award in 2021
  • Southeastern Section: Monika Moorman
  • Southwest Section: No Award in 2021
  • Texas Section: No Award in 2021

State/Province Winners

  • Alabama: No Award in 2021
  • Florida: Monika Moorman
  • Georgia: No Award in 2021
  • Kentucky: No Award in 2021
  • Louisiana: Erin Nevala
  • Mississippi: Gail Davis
  • New York: Theresa Smith
  • North Carolina: Brandon Dillman
  • Pennsylvania: J Atkins
  • South Carolina: Hannah Quinley
  • Tennessee: No Award in 2021
  • Virginia: No Award in 2021
  • West Virginia: James "JR" Bunner

2020 Section & State/Province Recipients

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Section Winners

  • Central Section: Anthony Thomas
  • Eastern Section: Bonnie Keller
  • Far Western Section: No Award in 2020
  • Midcontinent Section: Angie Nelson
  • New England Section: Tara O'Brien
  • North Central Section: Spencer Cody
  • Pacific Northwest Section: Steve Tebor
  • Southeastern Section: Covey Denton
  • Southwest Section: Rachel Arbor
  • Texas Section: No Award in 2020

State/Province Winners

  • Alabama: Katy Montgomery Souder
  • Florida: Zane Hurley
  • Georgia: R. Scott Harris
  • Kentucky: Cayeann Cowan
  • Louisiana: Garrah Leshe
  • Mississippi: Emily Dill
  • New York: Kevin Nohejl
  • North Carolina: Covey Denton
  • Pennsylvania: Donna Kertis
  • South Carolina: Heidi Haug
  • Tennessee: Kari Hughes
  • Virginia: Kristina Brody
  • West Virginia: Alicen Adkins

2019 Section & State/Province Recipients

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Section Winners

  • Central Section: Dr. Michael J. Smith
  • Eastern Section: Christopher Bowring
  • Far Western Section: Sergio de Alba
  • Midcontinent Section: No Award in 2019
  • New England Section: Susan Meabh Kelly
  • North Central Section: No Award in 2019
  • Pacific Northwest Section: Renee Drummond
  • Southeastern Section: Andrea Starks
  • Southwest Section: Hank Shoop
  • Texas Section: Isabel Anaya

State/Province Winners

  • Alabama: Ricky Conte
  • Alaska: Renee Drummond
  • California: Kevin Lesback
  • Connecticut: Lindsay Waack
  • Florida: Maggie Paxson
  • Georgia: Deborah Lynn Sheppard
  • Indiana: John Hesser
  • Michigan: Sarah Geborkoff
  • Minnesota: Jill Holz
  • Mississippi: Brooke Dodd
  • New Jersey: Matthew Fichter
  • New York: Christine Scavone
  • North Carolina: Marta Toran
  • Ohio: Michael Koenig
  • Oregon: Jim Hartmann
  • Pennsylvania: Andrea Mangold
  • South Carolina: Kimberley Norris-Jones
  • Tennessee: Andrea Starks
  • Virginia: Christopher Bowring
  • Washington: Alice Ryan
  • West Virginia: Angela McKeen

2018 Section & State/Province Recipients

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Section Winners

  • Central Section: Collin Reichert
  • Eastern Section: Tom Gazda
  • Far Western Section: Diane Tom-Ogata
  • Midcontinent Section: Angie D Nelson
  • New England Section: Melanie Cutler
  • North Central Section: Natalie Davis-McGrath
  • Pacific Northwest Section: Jeff Karlin
  • Southeastern Section: Phillip Cox
  • Southwest Section: David Thesenga
  • Texas Section: Sabrina Ewald

State/Province Winners

  • Arizona: Matt Haverty
  • California: Leonard Bloch
  • Colorado: Stephanie Seevers
  • Georgia: Brenda Paul
  • Idaho: Marc Brousseau
  • Illinois: Andrew Peterson
  • Kentucky: Cayeann Cowan
  • Louisiana: Lacey Hoosier
  • Minnesota: Dan Gruhlke
  • New Mexico: Anna Suggs
  • New York: Tom Gazda
  • North Carolina: Phillip Cox
  • Oregon: Connie Robbins
  • Puerto Rico: Elizabeth Torres-Rodriguez
  • South Carolina: Robin Wright
  • Tennessee: Jana Young
  • Virginia: Jeanette Dellinger
  • Wisconsin: Dennis Rohr

2017 Section & State/Province Recipients

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Section Winners

  • Central Section: Jill Weaver
  • Eastern Section: Kathleen Tait
  • Far Western Section: Dieuwertje Kast
  • Midcontinent Section: No Award in 2017
  • New England Section: Laura Preston
  • North Central Section: No Award in 2017
  • Pacific Northwest Section: Robert Doherty
  • Southeastern Section: Annette Bartlett
  • Southwest Section: Ben Graves
  • Texas Section: No Award in 2017

State/Province Winners

  • Alabama: Virginia Hall
  • Arizona: Allison McIntosh
  • Colorado: Annette Calabretta
  • Delaware: Lindsay Lancaster
  • Florida: Leigh Arnold
  • Georgia: Catherine Warren
  • Idaho: Heather Swanson
  • Kentucky: Thomas Reed
  • Louisiana: Ann Robichaux
  • Michigan: Sherry Claflin
  • Minnesota: Denine Voegeli
  • Mississippi: Tammie Bright
  • New Mexico: Turtle Haste
  • New York: Rebecca Remis
  • Ohio: Karly Lyons
  • Oregon: Celia Hampton
  • Pennsylvania: Kathleen Tait
  • South Carolina: Marc Alexander
  • Virginia: Rebecca Musso
  • West Virginia: Bryan Schuerman
  • Wisconsin: Robert Shannon

2016 Section & State/Province Recipients

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Section Winners

  • Central Section: Troy J. Simpson
  • Eastern Section: No award in 2016
  • Far Western Section: Laura Branch
  • Midcontinent Section: Will Squires
  • New England Section: Joan Kadaras
  • North Central Section: Sharla Hanzlik
  • Pacific Northwest Section: Jonathan Hill
  • Southeastern Section: Lindsay Knippenberg
  • Southwest Section: Matt Affolter
  • Texas Section: Sabrina Ewald

State/Province Winners

  • Alabama: Kathryn Busby
  • Arizona: Pradip Misra
  • Colorado: Jessica Kindel
  • Florida: Mohamed Kabani
  • Georgia: Stephen Csukas
  • Louisiana: Holly Payton
  • Maryland: Meaghan Richardson
  • Minnesota: Jody Bergeson
  • Mississippi: Shelby J. "Dixie" Houchen
  • New Mexico: Gary Bodman
  • North Carolina: Lindsay Knippenberg
  • Ohio: DeAnn O'Toole
  • Oregon: Karen Shelton
  • South Carolina: Deborah Ezell
  • Tennessee: John Griffin
  • Texas: Belinda Jacobs
  • Utah: Kirk Wright
  • Washington: Dustin Smith

2015 Section & State/Province Recipients

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Section Winners

  • Central Section: Michele Svoboda
  • Eastern Section: John Russell
  • Far Western Section: Ryan Hollister
  • Midcontinent Section: No award in 2015
  • New England Section: Rodney Ward
  • North Central Section: Ann Anderson
  • Pacific Northwest Section: Andrew Bagley
  • Southeastern Section: Susan Oltman
  • Southwest Section: Rob Reisener
  • Texas Section: No award in 2015

State/Province Winners

  • Alabama: Michelle Peterson
  • Florida: Christine Danger
  • Georgia: Susan Oltman
  • Idaho: Kenneth Berger
  • Illinois: Joe Schoen
  • Indiana: Heather Hall
  • Iowa: Brandon Fritz
  • Louisiana:Lisa Swenson
  • New York: Kenneth Abbott
  • North Carolina: Rebekah Fuerst
  • Ohio: Beth Holmes
  • Oregon: Christopher Carlton
  • Pennsylvania: Blake Colaianne
  • South Carolina: Jennifer Pitman
  • Wisconsin: Adam Keeton

2014 Section & State/Province Recipients

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Section Winners

  • Central Section: Ella Bowling
  • Eastern Section: Victoria Gorman
  • Far Western Section:No award in 2014
  • Midcontinent Section: No award in 2014
  • New England Section: Rita Chang
  • North Central Section: No award in 2014
  • Pacific Northwest Section: Dale Lehman
  • Southeastern Section: Lisha Hylton
  • Southwest Section:No award in 2014
  • Texas Section: Lawrence Witt

State/Province Winners

  • Alabama: Wendy Bramlett
  • Alaska: Darren Kellerby
  • Georgia: Donna Governor
  • Illinois: Keni Rienks
  • Indiana: Martha Hoyt
  • New Jersey: James Miller
  • New York: Mark Percy
  • North Carolina: Mark Townley
  • Ohio: Paul Genzman
  • Oregon: Laura Orr
  • Pennsylvania: Michael Baer
  • South Carolina: Lisha Hylton
  • Washington: Randy Taylor
  • Wisconsin: Beth Spear

2013 Section & State/Province Recipients

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Section Winners

  • Central Section: Mary Lestina
  • Eastern Section: Russel H Kohrs
  • Far Western Section: Herman Hilkey
  • Midcontinent Section: Kathy Rusert
  • New England Section: Erica Wallstrom
  • North Central Section: Rod Benson
  • Pacific Northwest Section: Helen Farr
  • Southeastern Section: Olivia Boykin
  • Southwest Section: Cheryl L. B. Manning
  • Texas Section: Gary Poole

State/Province Winners

  • Alabama: Alison Starr
  • Alaska: Jonathan Smith
  • Arizona: Jeremey Williams
  • Georgia: Nancy Adgate
  • Louisiana: Lacey Hoosier
  • New Jersey: Steven Carson
  • New York: Michael Wing
  • North Carolina: Mary Catherine Mills
  • Texas: Katie Wagner
  • Virginia: Russel H Kohrs

2012 Section Recipients

  • Central Section: No award in 2012
  • Eastern Section: Dr. Edward Cohen
  • Far Western Section: No award in 2012
  • Midcontinent Section: No award in 2012
  • New England Section: Ray Pavlik
  • North Central Section: No award in 2012
  • Pacific Northwest Section: Marie Carver
  • Southeastern Section: Kevin McMahon
  • Southwest Section: No award in 2012
  • Texas Section: No award in 2012

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2011 Section Recipients

  • Central Section: No Award in 2011
  • Eastern Section: Rosemarie Sanders
  • Far Western Section: No award in 2011
  • Midcontinent Section: No award in 2011
  • New England Section: Karen A. Saul
  • North Central Section: No award in 2011
  • Pacific Northwest Section: Frank R. Hladky
  • Southeastern Section: Valerie Willis
  • Southwest Section: Bonnie B. Dodge
  • Texas Section: Michael R. Brunt

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2010 Recipients

  • Central Section: De Anna Tibben
  • Eastern Section: Heather H. McArdle
  • Far Western Section: Nick Crooker
  • Midcontinent Section: No award in 2010
  • New England Section: Jennifer Judkins
  • North Central Section: No award in 2010
  • Pacific Northwest Section: Chris Hedeen
  • Southeastern Section: Bryan E. Freeman
  • Southwest Section: Laura Lukes
  • Texas Section: No award in 2010

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