Teacher of The Month

2026

• Joe Connolly | Dubuque Senior High
• Larissa Miles | Western Dubuque Schools
• Mark Ressler | Hempstead High School
• Julie Hartmann | East Dubuque Elementary
• Nakiah Kimble | Dubuque Dream Center Acadamy

2025

• Chelsey Zenner | Sageville Elementary
• Vanessa DeWulf | Our Lady of Guadalupe & St. Columbkille
• Maureen Bortscheller | Eleanor Roosevelt Middle
• Jarrett Knepper | Beckman Jr/Sr High
• Halie Takes | Table Mound Elementary
• Melissa Flanagan | Potosi Elementary
• Lindsey Hoffmann | Irving Elementary
• Mark Zalaznik | Seton Catholic School
• Leonore Beck | East Dubuque High School
• Nicole Barker | Eisenhower Elementary
• Angie Manternach |Cascade Jr/Sr High
• Amanda McNamer | Tablemound Elementary

2024

• Emily Canfield | Jefferson Middle
• Molly Markham | Marshall Elementary
• Linda Johnson | St. Columbkille
• Monika Steffen | Dyersville Elementary
• Nicole Hilby | Roosevelt Middle
• Anna Muntz | Eleanor Roosevelt Middle
• Lindsey Backhaus | Eisenhower Elementary
• Jeremy Hoffman | Kennedy Elementary
• Elizabeth Pelegrin | Southwestern Middle & High
• Jennifer Montag | GEMS Galena Elementary & Middle
• Gregory Dowe | Hempstead High
• Sara Hochberger | Eisenhower Elementary

2023

• Amanda Canganelli | Bellevue Community
• Nathaniel Chesher | Dubuque Sr High
• Haley Martin | Wahlert High
• Dirk Winkel | Irving Middle
• Laura Lenz | Washington Middle
• Anthony Digmann | Beckman Catholic High
• Jackie Runde | Platteville Middle
• Jackie Werner | Galena Middle
• Sara Morrison | Seton Catholic
• Nikki Clemon | Prescott Elementary
• Paul Cleary | Western Dubuque High
• Holly Flood | St Columbkille

2022

• Mitch Kratochvill | Hempstead High
• Jenna Tomkins | East Dubuque Elementary
• Mary Frake | Cascade Jr/Sr High
• Chris Fransman | Tri-State Christian
• Regan Kelchen | Farley Elementary
• Cole Smith | Wahlert High
• Tim Hitzler | Alternative Learning Center
• Meggan Kramer | Hoover Elementary
• Adam Johnson | Dubuque Sr High
• Melissa Droessler | Benton Community
• Cathy Conlon | Wahlert High

2021

• Michelle Fish | Peosta Elementary
• Kellie Gibbs | Cascade Elementary
• Julie Schultz | East Dubuque Jr/Sr High
• Chelsea Kirschbaum | Mazzuchellie Catholic
• Emily Burke | Resurrection Elementary
• Paula White | Our Lady of Guadalupe
• Michelle Jannette | Seton Catholic
• Nichole Dirks | Carver Elementary
• Marlene Weber | Epworth Elementary
• Lindsey Harbaugh | Epworth Elementary
• Sara Devaney | Our Lady of Gaudalupe
• Sarah Fitting | Carver Elementary
• Judy Waterman | Western Dubuque High
• Gabrielle Sullivan | Fulton Elementary
• Tony Delaney | Roosevelt Middle

2020

• Judy Waterman | Western Dubuque High
• Gabrielle Sullivan | Fulton Elementary
• Tony Delaney | Roosevelt Middle

2019

• Connie Nessan | Mazzuchellie Catholic
• Andrew Kim | Jefferson Middle
• Megan Loes | Washington Middle
• Katie Harvey | East Dubuque Elementary
• Andrew Portzen | Table Mound Elementary
• Peter Wilkinson | Platteville High
• Mindy Stroud | Bellevue Elementary
• Peggy Keegan | Drexler Middle
• Nick Pfaff | Kennedy Elementary
• Stephanie Vondal | Marshall Elementary
• Crystal Barker | Warren Elementary
• Tina Schute | Audubon Elementary

2018

• Julie Johll | Cuba City High
• Deb Errthum | La Salle Catholic
• Emily Herbst | Southwestern High
• Jenifer Montgomery | Seton Catholic Middle
• Cathy Decker | Mazzuchellie Catholic
• Patrick Henneberry | George Washington Middle
• Colleen Lake | Peosta Elementary
• Taylor Hartfield | Platteville High
• Mary Kay Sisler | Mazzuchellie Catholic
• Lisa Watson | Galena High
• Monica Daly | Dyersville Elementary
• Lorlie Ryan | Lincoln Elementary

2017

• Cheri Oglesby | St Rose of Lima
• Krista Ligeralde | Roosevelt Middle
• Laurie Fallon | Western Dubuque High
• Jen Westmark | Hempstead High
• Dawn Mausser | Beckman/Maquoketa Valley
• Stacy Terpstra | Cuba City Elementary
• Molly Pfohl | Mazzuchellie Catholic
• Scott Preston | Audubon Elementary
• Kate Laskowski | Galena Primary
• Nicky Eisbach | East Dubuque Elementary
• Beth Wirtanen | Jefferson Middle
• Sean Campbell | Wahlert High

2016

• Eric Desousa | Cascade Elementary
• Chris Rolle | Roosevelt Middle
• Heather Weig | St Columbkilles
• Megan Muller | Holy Ghost Immaculate Conception
• Paul Haller | Sageville Elementary
• Lisa Oellerich | Scales Mound Schools
• Lori Messer | Western Dubuque Elementary
• Dirk Winkel | Irving Elementary
• Vickie Wolf | Holy Rosary Elementary
• Jennifer Gorrell | Table Mound Elementary
• Breanna Lukes | Wester Dubuque High
• Aundrea Kaune | Prescott Elementary

2015

• Christy Atkinson | Resurrection Elementary
• Guy Kopp | Cuba City High
• Jenny Kress | Roosevelt Middle
• Rose Oswald | St Anthony’s Elementary
• Anne Kroncke | Platteville High
• Joe Carter | Roosevelt Middle
• Dan Butler | Epworth Elementary
• Sandra Butt | Table Mound Elementary
• Vicki Tilson | Peosta Elementary
• Duane Leeser | Lancaster High
• Anne Williams | Roosevelt Middle
• Carol Morgan | Holy Ghost Immaculate Conception

2014

• Amy Cooksly | Hoover Elementary
• Brenda Mezera | Winskill Elementary
• Carrie Massey-Watters | Holy Ghost Immaculate
• Millie Uppena | Potosi Elementary
• Julie Vaughn | Western Dubuque High
• Patti Steines | Holy Ghost Immaculate Conception
• Melissa Sturm | Marquetter Catholic
• Cheryl Kluesner | Dyersville Beckman Catholic
• Barbara Ressler | Wahlert High
• Tiffany Shekleton | Epworth Elementary
• Melissa Kenkel | East Dubuque Jr/Sr
• Michelle DeMuth | Eisenhower Elementary

2013

• James Resch | Holy Ghost Immaculate Conseption
• Terry Gross | Roosevelt Middle
• Tanya Kopp | Cuba City Elementary
• Leigh Deardorff | Hoover Elementary
• Allison Hutchins | Prescott Elementary
• Kelly Bonnette | East Dubuque Elementary
• Ann Johnson | Sageville Elementary
• Kathy Link | Farley Elementary
• Jane Heiar | Bryant Elementary
• Patty Meckstroth | Cuba City Elementary
• Donna Schmitt | George Washington Carver Elementary
• Lindsay Topping | Peosta Elementary

2012

• Annie Murphy | East Dubuque Elementary
• Lisa Kass | Henessy Catholic
• Connie Cosgrove | St Anthony’s Elementary
• Ben Urbain | Western Dubuque Elementary
• Sarah Hill | Fulton Elementary
• Carol Wolff | St Columbkilles
• Diane Herrig | Eisenhower Elementary
• Jennifer Kintzinger | Wahlert High
• Bonnie Wagner | Peosta Elementary
• Natalie Hannan | Hoover Elementary
• Karly VanGelder | Scales Mound Schools
• Nick Maneman | Lincoln Elementary

2011

• Renee Wagner | Drexler Middle
• Barb Klein | Resurrection Elementary
• Kelly Simon | Drexler Middle
• Carolyn Hoyt | Southwestern High
• Tami Ditsworth | River Ridge
• Mary Lou Althoff | Eisenhower Elementary
• Richard Traylor | Wahlert High
• Jerry Schmidt | Eisenhower Elementary
• Natalie Neenan| Bryant Elementary
• Kathy MacDonald | LaSale Catholic
• Christy Reding | Four Oaks Dubuque
• Karla Jokiel | George Washington Carver Elementary

2010

• Carla Weber | Hempstead High
• Julie Lange | Kennedy Elementary
• Marlene Weber | Epworth Elementary
• Sue Flogel | Eisenhower Elementary
• Sherie Tujetsch | Clayton Ridge Elementary
• Marie Colin | Mini Masterpieces Pre-K
• Steve Slade | George Washington Middle
• Tina Birkett | Cuba City Elementary
• Emily Reeg | Bellevue Elementary
• Julie Steffen | Seton Catholic
• Jim Heinle | Wahlert High

2009

• Gloria McLaughlin | Cascade Elementary
• Linda Johannes | Mazzuchellie Catholic
• Kelly Eigenberger | Lincoln Elementary
• Amy Soppe | Eisenhower Elementary
• Jennifer Donath | Fulton Elementary
• Jenny Lawler Ammon | Swiss Valley Nature Center
• Pam Boland | George Washington Middle
• Amber Blum | Prescott Elementary
• Mary Steel | River Ridge
• Haley Lammer-Heindel | Wahlert High
• Mary Beth Ferring | St. Columbkilles
• Crystal Newton | Marshall Elementary

2008

• Megan Harkey | Hoover Elementary
• Ellen Patch | Resurrection Elementary
• Jennifer Klinge | Dubuque Lutheran
• Charissa McAuliff | Fulton Elementary
• Todd Wernimont | Epworth Elementary
• Brenda Foust | Hempstead High
• Chris Losbaker | Bellevue Elementary
• Kay Hoffman | Cascade Elementary
• Wayne Siebert | Hempstead High
• Dennis Uppena | Cassville High
• Margie Conlon | Irving Elementary
• Kristie Coffman | Dubuque Sr High

2007

• Jenny Litterer | St Joseph’s Elementary
• Terri Buss | Marshall Elementary
• Luann Droessler | Potosi Elementary
• Steve Holland | Galena Middle & High
• Steve Van Vleck | Hoover Elementary
• Laurie Anderson | Bellevue Elementary
• Carolyn Althaus | Kennedy Elementary
• Linda Bousley | Southwestern High
• JoAnn Lombardi | Irving Elementary
• Barbara Leifker | George Washington Middle

2006

• Tricia Brokas | George Washington Middle
• Rhonda Thole | Jefferson Middle
• Paul Schramm | Western Dubuque High
• Dave Iserman | Southwestern Middle
• Steve MacDonald | Holy Ghost Immaculate Conception
• Eadie Strutevant | East Dubuque Elementary
• Brent Siegert | Irving Elementary
• Tina Knockel | Lincoln Elementary
• Susan Tebbe | Holy Family Middle
• Judy Barkhurst | Hillcrest On Campus
• Kristie Kreeb | St Francis Xavier Catholic
• Wendy Vance | Holy Ghost Immaculate Conception

2005

• Phyllis Czarnecki | Resurrection Elementary
• Mr. Gomall | Dubuque Senior High
• Chuck Korte | Galena Middle
• Michelle Wiley | Platteville Middle
• Mary Brainbridge | Eisenhower Elementary
• Tina Wright | Southwestern Middle
• Paula White | St Joseph’s Elementary
• Dan Frye | Irving Elementary
• Inga Schilling | Loras College
• Sue Boeckman | Table Mound Elementary
• Susan Swift | Hempstead High