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Catholic Award for Teachers
Nominate Your favorite Teacher, Coach, Librarian, or Counselor
for the Catholic Awards for Teachers.
Established in 1998 with an anonymous gift to The Catholic Foundation, the Catholic Award for Teachers recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding teachers in our Catholic schools. Each year, several teachers are selected to receive awards of $2,000 each in appreciation for their teaching excellence. In addition, the schools they represent each receive $100 for their school endowment. The list below reflects the awardees for the past three years.
Award Winners
| Valerie Chacon | 2026 | St. Therese Catholic School – ABQ |
| Barbara Ducaj | 2026 | St. Pius X School – ABQ |
| Tina Lautt | 2026 | St. Mary’s Catholic School – ABQ |
| Isena Llera-Diaz | 2026 | San Felipe de Neri Catholic School – ABQ |
| Gladys Lynch | 2026 | St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School – Rio Rancho |
| Johnny Martinez | 2026 | St. Mary’s Catholic School – Belen |
| Alden Paquin | 2026 | Holy Ghost Catholic School – ABQ |
| Becky Vigil | 2026 | Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School – ABQ |
| Austen Walsh | 2026 | Annunciation Catholic School – ABQ |
| Amy Borkstrom | 2025 | Annunciation Catholic School – ABQ |
| Cathy Coffey | 2025 | Holy Child Catholic School – Tijeras |
| Kim Deprest | 2025 | San Felipe de Neri Catholic School – ABQ |
| Alyssa Dodson | 2025 | St. Therese Catholic School – ABQ |
| Angelica Lucero | 2025 | Holy Ghost Catholic School – ABQ |
| Jonathan Moon | 2025 | St. Michael’s High School – Santa Fe |
| Geraldine Salazar | 2025 | St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School – Rio Rancho |
| Aimee Skidmore | 2025 | St. Mary’s Catholic School – ABQ |
| Lyndi Canfield | 2024 | St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School – Rio Rancho |
| Carmen Chavez | 2024 | St. Mary’s Catholic School – Belen |
| Rhonda Fernandez | 2024 | St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School – Rio Rancho |
| Cristina Gonzalez | 2024 | Annunciation Catholic School – ABQ |
| Carol Johansen | 2024 | St. Mary’s Catholic School – ABQ |
| Robin Kurth | 2024 | Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School – ABQ |
| Veronique Pacheco | 2024 | St. Therese Catholic School – ABQ |
2026 NOMINATION PROCESS IS NOW CLOSED!
Nominate your favorite teacher!
