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Big Horn principal gets national award 1/31/2010 Caldwell was named Wyoming’s 2010 Distinguished Principal during the annual conference of the Wyoming Association of Elementary School Principals recently held in Jackson. The National Distinguished Principals program, sponsored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the U.S. Department of Education, recognizes public and private school principals who make superior contributions to their schools and communities.

Area man earns education honor 11/27/2009 After a rigorous selection processes, the National Association of Elementary School Principals selected Del Collo to receive the award...

Panel recognizes local principal 11/17/2009 Mr. Dean Warrenfeltz, who was selected in July as West Virginia's 2009 National Distinguished Principal, was honored in a more local manner Monday evening.

St. Gerard's Koberlein Earns "Outstanding Principal" Award 11/6/2009 Mary Koberlein, principal at St. Gerard Majella in Kirkwood, is one of 63 "outstanding" elementary and middle school principals from across the nation and abroad to be named as a 2009 National Distinguished Principal.

Duffy honored as elementary principal of the year 1/2/2009 Duffy’s dedication to his profession, colleagues and students was recently recognized when he was named as the Kansas Principal of the Year by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Newington principal pushes positive school environment 12/7/2009 Last December, Cammy Groome was named the state's 2009 National Distinguished Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Powell principal honored 10/29/2009 Brian Hull of Colin Powell Elementary School in Centreville is one of 64 principals nationwide who is being recognized by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

NAESP Recognizes Outstanding Elementary and Middle School Principals, 10/26/2009 The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) has named 63 K-8 principals throughout the United States as 2009 National Distinguished Principals (NDP).

Redeemer Lutheran School principal among best in the nation, 10/23/2009 In addition to being their writing teacher, Gail Holzer also is principal of the 150-student school in Oakmont. And according to the National Association of Elementary School Principals, she's one of the best elementary principals in the nation.

Educator Honored in Capital, 10/23/2009 Donnie Whitson, principal of East Hills Middle School in Greenwood, spent Thursday and Friday in Washington, being honored with 63 other private and public school principals at the annual National Distinguished Principals Program.

Henderson principal named Nevada's best, 10/23/2009 Michael O’Dowd was selected by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the state’s 2009 National Distinguished Principal for Nevada.

Rick Wilson named one of top K-8 principals in nation, 10/22/2009 John Sevier Elementary School principal Rick Wilson was has been named one of 63 outstanding elementary and middle school principals from schools across the nation and abroad. He has been named a 2009 National Distinguished Principals (NDP) by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Muskogee teacher gets national honor, 10/22/2009 Faye M. Garrison, principal of Hilldale Elementary School in the Hilldale School District, will be recognized at the National Association of Elementary School Principals’ banquet Friday in Washington.

Two Area Principals Honored With Distinguished Principal Awards, 10/22/2009 When Cheryl Warley took over as principal of J.O. Wilson Elementary School in D.C., she realized early on that to educate the children, she would first have to educate their parents. Brian Hull heads the Colin L. Powell Elementary School in Fairfax, Virginia.

West Kingston's Nettik named RI's 'distinguished principal' 10/20/2009 Nancy A. Nettik, principal of the West Kingston Elementary School, has been named Rhode Island's National Distinguished Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Principal honored for turning school around, 10/18/2009 Janice Barton took over a rundown school with an unfriendly atmosphere and low teacher morale... For that work, she is one of 63 administrators across the country named a 2009 National Distinguished Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Waikele principal wins national honor, 10/18/2009 Carm Minami, principal of Waikele Elementary School, has been named a 2009 National Distinguished Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Yeshiva principal wins national recognition, 10/23/2009 Rabbi Kalmen Rosenbaum of the Torah Day School is one of six private school principals to receive the award from the N ational Association of Elementary School Principals and the U.S. Department of Education. He is the third yeshiva principal ever to be recognized in the award's 26 years.

Yeshiva Principal Honored with Prestigious Award, 10/12/2009 Rabbi Kalmen M. Rosenbaum, principal of Torah Day School of Atlanta, in Atlanta, Georgia, has been selected to represent private schools as a 2009 National Distinguished Principal.  The 2009 selections mark the 26th year that the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and the U.S. Department of Education have presented this prestigious award.

Principal at Field elementary to receive award, News-Leader.com, 9/22/09 In 2003, ( Nancy) Colbaugh was recognized as Missouri’s National Distinguished Principal by the U.S. Dept. of Education and the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Warrenfeltz named W.Va.'s National Distinguished Principal, The Herald-Mail, 9/14/09 Dean M. Warrenfeltz, principal of Winchester Avenue School in Martinsburg, was selected as West Virginia’s 2009 National Distinguished Principal.

The celebration marks the 26th year that the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the U.S. Department of Education have presented the award.

Appleton's Richmond Elementary School's Bobbie Schmidt named Wisconsin's 2009 Distinguished Principal, Appleton Post Crescent, 9/10/09 Richmond Elementary School Principal Bobbie Schmidt has been named Wisconsin's 2009 National Distinguished Principal by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Association of Elementary Principals.

State Sen. Doug Overbey, Rep. Bob Ramsey honor John Sevier Elementary Principal Rick Wilson, Maryville Daily Times, 9/10/09 State Sen. Doug Overbey and state Reps. Bob Ramsey and Joe McCord issued a proclamation for John Sevier Elementary School Principal Rick Wilson's announcement as the 2009 Tennessee National Distinguished Principal.