​employee of the year

YEAR
​NAME
LEA
1987
Gary Moore
Union County
1988
Frank Bowen
Yadkin County
1989
John Mitchell
Bertie County
1990
Neil Brown
Cumberland County
1991
Roger Burkett
Kinston City
1992
Richard Reid
Rowan-Salisbury
1993
George Askew
Bertie County
1994
Robert Bullock
Beaufort County
1995
Jeff Estridge
Richmond County
1996
William Whitaker
Martin County
1997
Carson Smiling
Scotland County
1998
Rebecca Hughes
Randolph County
1999
Nancy Taylor
Mooresville Graded School District
2000
Robin Pearson
Scotland County
2001
Susan Broggi
Craven County
2002
Roger Troutman
Rowan-Salisbury
2003
Tom Ireland
Craven County
2004
Randy Roller
Scotland County
2005
Tina Curry
Northampton County
2006
Lawrence Beacham
Beaufort County
2007
Reggie Long
Moore County
2008
Kristie Keener-Payne
Haywood County
2009
No Submission
No Submission
2010
Johnny Lane
Elizabeth City / Pasquotank
2011
Michael Austin
Rowan- Salisbury
2012
No Submission
No Submission
2013
Wes Lee
Haywood County
2014
Carl Jobe
Guilford County
2015
No Submission
No Submission
2016
Donna Fields
Cumberland County
2017
Elbert Purvis
Nash Rocky Mount
2018
Sue Farmer
Wilson County
2019
Raymond Bowles
Davie County
2020
No Submission
No Submission
2021
Sherry McGowan
Caswell County
2022
Doug Dixon
Surry County
2023
No Submission
No Submission

director of the year

​YEAR
​NAME
​LEA
1987
Howard Jennings
Orange County
1988
Jimmie Williams
Kinston City
1989
Tom Perry
Bertie County
1990
Henry Shore
Yadkin County
1991
Jerry Kirkman
Union County
1992
Jim Barber
Richmond County
1993
Clyde Roberson
Beaufort County
1994
Earl Purkerson
Nash Rocky Mount
1995
Kerry McLawhorn
Scotland County
1996
Zach Gurkin
Martin County
1997
Larry Edwards
Mooresville Graded School District
1998
Tommy Haymore
Surry County
1999
Ron Mack
Elkin City
2000
Julius "Butch" Bivens
Rowan-Salisbury
2001
Walter Powers
Moore County
2002
Mike Florence
Craven County
2003
Ted Norman
Haywood County
2004
Kermit Holland
Duplin County
2005
Tom Evans
Davie County
2006
Jerry Hatchett
Caswell County
2007
David Coker
Edgecombe County
2008
Jim Reuter
Nash Rocky Mount
2009
Chip Irby
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
2010
No Submission
No Submission
2011
Willie Hofler
Gates County
2012
No Submission
No Submission
2013
No Submission
No Submission
2014
Kevin Sandlin
Clinton City
2015
Mark Letchworth
Wilson County
2016
Kenneth Richardson
Ashe County 
2017
No Submission
No Submission
2018
Kevin Perdue
Vance County
2019
Joe Buchanan
Haywood County
2020
No Submission
No Submission
2021
Michael Spillman
Davie County
2022
Ronald Moore
Duplin County
2023
Greg Woodard
Wilson County