Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
Principal Awards
| Year | Award Level | Recipient | School Name | Division | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | High School | Derek Cantrell | Covington High School | Alleghany Highlands | 6 |
| 2026 | Middle School | Lisa Warner | Marsteller Middle School | Prince Williams | 4 |
| 2025 | High School | Travis Burns | Northumberland High School | Northumberland | 3 |
| 2025 | Middle School | Candice Welch | Queens Lake Middle School | York | 2 |
| 2024 | High School Principal | Lisamarie Kane | Osbourn Park High School | Prince William | 4 |
| 2024 | Middle School | Matthew Strittmatter | Elizabeth Davis Middle School | Chesterfield | 1 |
| 2023 | High School Principal Award | Howard Townsend, IV | Jamestown High School | Williamsburg-James City | 2 |
| 2023 | Middle School Principal Award | Shampriest Bevel | Bayside Middle School Sixth Grade Campus | Virginia Beach | 2 |
| 2022 2021 |
High School Middle School No award | Daniel Miani James Garst | Lafayette High School Lewis Middle School | Williamsburg-James City Salem | 2 6 |
| 2021 | Middle School | Kambar Khoshaba | Western Branch Middle School | Chesapeake | 2 |
| 2020 | High School | No Award | |||
| 2020 | Middle School | No Award | |||
| 2019 2018 2018 2017 | High School Middle School High School Middle School High School | Jesse Boyd Bernice Cobbs Cathy Worley David Ellena Cherif Sadki | King George High School Benjamin Franklin Middle School Jamestown High School Tomahawk Creek Middle School Gar-Field High School | King George Franklin County Williamsburg-James City Chesterfield Prince William | 3 2 2 1 4 |
| 2017 | Middle School | Mark Smith | Stafford Middle School | Stafford | 3 |
| 2016 | High School | Melissa Hensley | Central High School | Shenandoah | 4 |
| 2015 | High School | Mark Dorsey | West Point High School | West Point | 3 |
| 2014 | Middle School | Carole Kihm | Longfellow Middle School | Fairfax | 4 |
| 2013 | High School | Gracie Agnew | Magna Vista High School | Henry | 6 |
| 2013 | Middle School | Steven Parker | Cedar Lee Middle School | Fauquier | 4 |
| 2012 | High School | Antonia Fox | York High School | York | 2 |
| 2012 | Middle School | Timothy McClung | Central Academy Middle School | Botetourt | 6 |
| 2011 | High School | Virginia Minshew | Park View High School | Loudoun | 4 |
| 2011 | Middle School | Jerome Campbell | Andrew Lewis Middle School | Salem | 6 |
| 2010 | High School | Marjorie Stealey | Norview High School | Norfolk | 2 |
| 2010 | Middle School | Gary Ritchie | Virginia Middle School | Bristol | 7 |
| 2009 | High School | Emmett Bardshaw | Patrick County High School | Patrick | 6 |
| 2009 | Middle School | Benita Stephens | Potomac Middle School | Prince William | 4 |
| 2008 | High School | Carolyn Custard | Hylton High School | Prince William | 4 |
| 2008 | Middle School | Donald Ashburn | Carver Middle School | Chesterfield | 1 |
| 2007 | High School | William H Parker | Henrico High School | Henrico | 1 |
| 2007 | Middle School | William Oehrlein | Hayfield Secondary School | Fairfax | 4 |
| 2006 | High School | Brian Matney | Frank W. Cox High School | Virginia Beach | 2 |
| 2005 | High School | Mel Riddile | JEB Stuart High School | Fairfax | 4 |
| 2005 | Middle School | Sharon Byrdsong | Azalea Gardens Middle School | Norfolk | 2 |
| 2004 | High School | Bill Wright | Southampton High School | Southampton | 2 |
| 2004 | Middle School | William Zierden | Culpeper Middle School | Culpeper | 4 |
| 2003 | High School | Arthur Brandriff | Western Branch High School | Chesapeake | 2 |
| 2003 | Middle School | Rae Darlington | Graham Park Middle School | Prince William | 4 |
| 2002 | High School | Irving Jones | Monticello High School | Charlottesville | 5 |
| 2002 | Middle School | Brian Binggeli | Tuckahoe Middle School | Henrico | 1 |
| 2001 | High School | Louis Tonelson | Kempsville High School | Virginia Beach | 2 |
| 2001 | Middle School | Cathy Lassiter | Rosemont Middle School | Norfolk | 2 |
| 2000 | High School | Carol Cash | Lee-Davis High School | Hanover | 1 |
| 2000 | Middle School | Vera Blake | Holmes Middle School | Fairfax | 4 |
| 1999 | High School | Michael Spender | Maury High School | Norfolk | 2 |
| 1998 | High School | Margaret Walsh | Minnie Howard School | Alexandria | 4 |
| 1997 | High School | Larry Clark | Halifax County High School | Halifax | 8 |
| 1996 | High School | Patricia Griffin | Princess Anne High School | Virginia Beach | 2 |
| 1996 | Middle School | Donald Harvey | Virginia Beach Middle School | Virginia Beach | 2 |
| 1995 | High School | Harold Lawson | Varina High School | Henrico | 1 |
| 1994 | No Award | ||||
| 1993 | No Award | ||||
| 1992 | High School | Barry Beers | York High School | York | 2 |
| 1991 | No Award | ||||
| 1990 | High School | Glenn Koonce | Oscar Smith High School | Chesapeake | 2 |
| 1989 | Middle School | Frank Steadman | Norview Middle School | Norfolk | 2 |
| 1988 | High School | Thomas DeBolt | Mills Godwin High School | Henrico | 1 |
| 1987 | Middle School | Gilliam Cobbs | Sandusky Middle School | Lynchburg | 5 |
| 1986 | High School | Bert Hindmarsh | Lake Taylor High School | Norfolk | 2 |
| 1985 | High School | John Caywood | Menchville High School | Newport News | 2 |
| 1984 | High School | Harry Blevins | Great Bridge High School | Chesapeake | 2 |
Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
Assistant Principal Awards
| Year | Award Level | Recipient | School Name | Division | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | High School | Shantell Cook | Jamestown High School | Williamsburg-James City | 2 |
| 2025 | High School | Karen Black | Great Bridge High School | Chesapeake | 2 |
| 2024 | High School | Karyn Riddle | Colgan High School | Prince William | 4 |
| 2023 | High School | Benjamin Diggs | Stafford High School | Stafford | 3 |
| 2022 | Middle School | Charlee Breeden | Tomahawk Creek Middle School | Chesterfield | 1 |
| 2021 | High School | Austin Norman, II | Jefferson Forest High School | Bedford | 5 |
| 2020 | Middle School | Rebecca Harmon | Bailey Bridge Middle | Chesterfield | 1 |
| 2019 | Middle School | Kip Gansneder Tuttle | Johnson-Williams Middle School | Clarke | 4 |
| 2017 | High School | Michael Pflugrath | South County High School | Fairfax | 4 |
| 2016 | High School | Donna Weingand | Great Bridge High School | Chesapeake | 2 |
| 2015 | High School | Brian Haughinberry | Grassfield High School | Chesapeake | 2 |
| 2014 | High School | Shawn DeRose | Thomas Jefferson High School for Sci. & Tech. | Fairfax | 4 |
| 2013 | High School | Paula Johnson | Landstown High School | Virginia Beach | 2 |
| 2012 | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 2011 | High School | Sandra Brown | Frank W. Cox High School | Virginia Beach | 2 |
| 2010 | Middle School | Brenda Muse | Benjamin Franklin Middle School | Franklin Co. | 6 |
| 2009 | High School | John Duellman | Potomas Falls High School | Loudoun | 4 |
| 2008 | High School | Tiffany Sanzo | Kecoughtan High School | Hampton | 2 |
| 2007 | High School | Brian Johnson | Patrick Henry High School | Washington | 7 |
| 2006 | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 2005 | High School | Lynnell Gibson | Granby High School | Norfolk | 2 |
| 2004 | High School | Alan Seibert | Salem High School | Salem | 6 |
| 2003 | Middle School | Linda Via | Thomas Hunter Middle School | Mathews | 3 |
| 2002 | High School | Judith Wallace | Abingdon High School | Washington | 7 |
| 2001 | High School | Erenest Miller | Prince Edward Co. High School | Prince Edward | 8 |
| 2000 | High School | Kevin Bezy | Franklin Co. High School | Franklin Co. | 6 |
| 1999 | Middle School | Barbara Gillyard | Lucille Brown Middle School | Richmond City | 1 |
| 1998 | High School | Leslie Kaplan | Denbigh High School | Newport News | 2 |
| 1997 | High School | Charles Maranzano | Lafayette High School | Williamsburg/James City | 2 |
| 1996 | High School | Beverly Roane | Maury High School | Norfolk | 2 |
| 1995 | High School | Janice Leslie | Chantilly High School | Fairfax | 4 |
| 1994 | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 1993 | High School | Johnnie Fullerwinder | George Washington High School | Danville | 6 |
| 1991 | High School | John McGinty | Mills Godwin High School | Henrico | 1 |
Gavel of Authority Award
| Year | Gave of Authority Award |
|---|---|
| 2026 | No Award |
| 2025 | No Award |
| 2024 | Dr. Keith Perrigan, School Superintendent, Washington County |
| 2023 | No Award |
| 2022 | No Award |
| 2021 | No Award |
| 2020 | No Award – Conference Canceled |
| 2019 | No Award |
| 2018 | No Award |
| 2017 | Dr. Robert A. Bracey, III Posthumous |
| 2016 | Dr. Billy K. Cannaday, VBOE President |
| 2015 | No Award |
| 2014 | David Foster, VBOE President |
| 2013 | No Award |
| 2012 | Eleanor B. Saslaw, VBOE President |
| 2011 | David L. Johnson, VBOE Member |
| 2010 | Not Listed in Program |
| 2009 | Dr. Mark Emblidge, VBOE President |
| 2008 | No Award |
| 2007 | Not Listed in program |
| 2006 | Not Listed in program |
| 2005 | Harry Blevins, Virginia State Senator |
| 2004 | Patricia I. Wright, Assistant State Superintendent of Instruction |
| 2003 | Mark Christie, VBOE President |
| 2002 | Governor L. Douglas Wilder |
| 2001 | Kirk Schroder, VBOE Past President |
| 2000 | James Dillard, Virginia Delegate |
| 1999 | No Award |
| 1998 | No Award |
| 1997 | W. Cecil Shortt, NASSP President |
| 1996 | Hunter Andrews, Virginia State Senator |
| 1995 | No Award |
| 1994 | No Award |
| 1993 | James T. Dyke, Virginia Secretary of Education |
| 1992 | Dr. Joseph A. Spagnolo Jr., Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction |
| 1990 | Frank E. Flora, VASSP First Executive Director (1968) |
Flank E. Flora Lamp of Knowledge Award
| Year | Frank Flora Lamp of Knowledge Award |
|---|---|
| 2026 | No Award |
| 2025 | Dr. Douglas Fulton, VASSP Past President and Past State Coordinator |
| 2024 | Dr. Roger E. Jones, Retired Dean, University of Lynchburg |
| 2023 | Donald D. Vale, VASSP Past President and Past State Coordinator |
| 2022 | No Award |
| 2021 | No Award |
| 2020 | No Award – Conference Canceled |
| 2019 | No Award |
| 2018 | Diane T. Atkinson, VBOE Vice President |
| 2017 | Dr. Robert A. Bracey, III Posthumous |
| 2016 | Dr. Samuel H. Campbell, VASSP Past President/VSCA Advisor |
| 2015 | Dr. Edward E. Brickell, Retired VA Beach Superintendent |
| 2014 | Hilda Kelly, VA AdvancED Director |
| 2013 | Dr. Leonard Gereau, Retired Franklin Co. Superintendent |
| 2012 | Dr. James Sellers, Virginia Tech Professor |
| 2011 | Dr. James Strong, William & Marry College Professor |
| 2010 | Dr. David J. Parks, Virginia Tech Professor |
| 2009 | Richard Wong, CEO, Gifts In Kind International |
| 2008 | Dr. Robert Holsworth, Virginia Commonwealth University Dean |
| 2007 | T. Page Johnson, VASSP Author of Developments in School Law |
| 2006 | Patricia I. Wright, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction |
| 2005 | Dr. Jo Lynn Demary, State Superintendent |
| 2004 | Dr. Rochelle Friedman, VASSP and NASSP Board Member |
| 2003 | Dr. William C. Bosher, Jr., Virginia Commonwealth University Dean |
| 2002 | Dr. Henry I. Willett, Jr., George Washington University Professor |
| 2001 | Dr. John Oehler, Virginia Commonwealth University Retired Dean |
| 2000 | John Osteen, VASSP Past President, NASSP Board Member |
| 1999 | Dr. Robert Wilburn, Colonial Williamsburg President |
| 1998 | No Award |
| 1997 | No Award |
| 1996 | Dr. Lynn Canady, University of Virginia Professor |
| 1995 | Robert ‘Bud’ Spillane, Fairfax County Superintendent |
| 1994 | Wayne “Dempsey” Worner, Virginia Tech Dean |
| 1993 | – |
| 1992 | – |
| 1990 | – |