Awards & Recognitions

New York State PTA and Suffolk Region PTA offer many awards and ways to recognize outstanding people and programs. Please follow the links below to learn more about the awards and how to apply.

For questions please contact

Ebonnie Goodfield

awards@suffolkpta.org

Congratulations to the Following 2021-2023 Suffolk Region PTA Award Recipients:

2023 NYS PTA Golden Oak Award

Lori Fontana

2024 Distinguished Service Award

Vicki Algieri

2024 Peg Davis Leadership Award

Gerri Coleman-Odom

2024 Danielle Alduino Scholarship Recipient

Max Zipf - Smithtown High School East

2024 Ted Brigham Teacher of the Year Recipient

Kelly Connolly - West Babylon High School

2024 Honorary Life Award

George L. Duffy III

2023 NYS PTA and Suffolk Region Youth Humanitarian Award in Honor of Stanley Marcus Recipient

Olivia Vigliotti- Connetquot Senior High School PTSA

2022-2023 Suffolk Region Unsung Teacher of the Year Award

Ron Parmegiani- Nesaquake Middle School- Smithtown School District

2023 NYS PTA Jenkins Scholarship Recipients

Amanda Purga

Emma Parente

Samara Ritchie

2023 Suffolk Region Helen Maloney Newsletter Award

West Hollow Middle School PTA Monthly Newsletter- Half Hollow Hills School District

2023 Suffolk Region PTA PARP Award

Flower Hill PTA- Huntington School District

2022-2024 National PTA School of Excellence Award

Copiague Senior High School PTSA - Copiague School District

West Hollow Middle School PTA - Half Hollow Hills School District

Congratulations to our Newest Chartered Units

Middle Country Pride PTSA - Middle Country School District

South Country SEPTA - South Country School District

Congratulations to our 2023 ESBOCES and WSBOCES Scholarship Recipients:

ESBOCES:

Uchechi Chukwuemeka

Genesis Mata

WSBOCES:

Fiona Stapleton

Sophia Stamfli

The Future of Teaching is Looking Bright!

Jenkins Memorial Scholarship for Teacher Education

The Jenkins Memorial Scholarship was inaugurated in October, 1946, as a special Golden Anniversary Project. In 1947 the fund was established as a permanent project as a living memorial to the young people who lost their lives in military service during WWII and was named for one of them, Clifford N. Jenkins, Jr., son of Margaret Jenkins, New York State PTA President 1944-1947 and National PTA President 1961-1964. The purpose of the project is to assist outstanding students in preparing for the teaching profession.

For more information, visit nyspta.org