Past OEST Recipients

2023 Section & State/Province Recipients

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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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