2008 Exceptional Service Award Recipients
Dr Brian Croke Catholic Education Commission, Deputy President of the NSW Board of Studies
Mr Bruce Mowbray NSW Institute of Teachers (Retired)
Ms Margaret Pickup President, Australian Council of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (NSW Branch)
2008 Outstanding Professional Service Award Recipients
| Full Name | Association |
| Karen Ingram | Australian Council of Health, Physical Education and Recreation |
| Joanne McLean | Australian Council of Health, Physical Education and Recreation |
| Diane Dunlop | Asia Education Teachers’ Association |
| Anne Lockwood | Australian School Library Association of New South Wales |
| June Wall | Australian School Library Association of New South Wales |
| Anthony Tenney | Australian Council for Educational Leaders – NSW Branch |
| Jay McPherson | Australian Society for Music Education (NSW Chapter) |
| Heather Dolton | Careers Advisers’ Association of NSW |
| Jacqueline Austin | Careers Advisers’ Association of NSW |
| Steve Madsen | Computing Studies Teachers Association |
| Pauline Cain | DRAMA NSW |
| Miranda Jefferson | DRAMA NSW |
| Vilma Fyfe | Early Childhood Education Council of NSW Inc |
| Paul Kiem | History Teachers’ Association of NSW |
| Denis Mootz | History Teachers’ Association of NSW |
| Brian Elliott | Legal Studies Association of NSW Inc |
| Jennie Mater | Legal Studies Association of NSW Inc |
| Prudence Greene | English Teachers’ Association |
| Katherina Lathouras | English Teachers’ Association |
| Karen Yager | English Teachers’ Association |
| Gail Clarkson | Home Economics Institute of Australia (NSW Division) |
| Geoff Michell | Marine Teachers Association of New South Wales Inc |
| Holly Gyton | The Mathematical Association of NSW Inc |
| Tony Butler | NSW Association of Agriculture Teachers (NSWAAT) |
| Jennifer Birrell | Orff Schulwerk Association of NSW Inc |
| Elicia Donovan | Personal Development Health and Physical Education Teachers’ Association |
| Doug Scholz (Awarded posthumously) | Personal Development Health and Physical Education Teachers’ Association |
| Kate Donnelly | Society and Culture Association of NSW |
| Jonathon Noble | Studies of Religion Inc |
| Adrienne Cobby | Technology Educators Association of NSW |
| Robyn Scott | Technology Educators Association of NSW |
2008 Metropolitan Media Award Recipient
Dr Michael Nagel Sydney’s Child – Copeland Publishing for his feature story Teaching The Teachers March 2008
2008 Regional Media Award Recipient
Jenny Joynt Yass Tribune for her articles on “Excellence in Teaching”