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

Lisa Lamacchia

awards@suffolkpta.org

Congratulations to the Following 2023-2024 Suffolk Region PTA Award Recipients:

2023 NYS PTA Golden Oak Award

Lori Fontana

2024 NYS PTA Leadership Award in Honor of Jane Skrzypek Recipient

Tina Shek

2024 NYS PTA 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 NYS PTA Honorary Life Member Award

George L. Duffy III

Maria Sanders

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

Olivia Vigliotti- Connetquot Senior High School PTSA

2023-2024 Suffolk Region Unsung Teacher of the Year Award

Elizabeth "Coach" Bolger- Lincoln Avenue School- Sayville School District

2024 NYS PTA Jenkins Scholarship Recipients

Anna DiBiase

2024 Suffolk Region Helen Maloney Newsletter Award

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

2024 NYS PTA & Suffolk Region PTA PARP Award

Lincoln Avenue PTA- Sayville School District

2023-2025 National PTA School of Excellence Award

Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School PTSA (Copiague)

Lincoln Avenue PTA (Sayville)

Boyle Road Elementary PTA (Port Jefferson Station)

Congratulations to our Newest Chartered Units

Middle Country Pride PTSA - Middle Country School District

South Country SEPTA - South Country School District

Miller Place PreK-5 PTA -Miller Place School District

Miller Place 6-12 PTSA - Miller Place School District

Congratulations to our 2024 ESBOCES and WSBOCES Scholarship Recipients:

ESBOCES:

Derek Placente

Taylor Space

WSBOCES:

Julianna Milonas

LaMaya Trotman

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