Twenty-six individuals, businesses and organizations were nominated for die 20th annual San Bernardino County Education Medal of Honor in recognition of their contributions to public education in school districts throughout San Bernardino County.
Recipients of the Education Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Award will be announced and recognized at a banquet on April 25 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Victorville.
Nominations for the Education Medal of Honor were made in six categories: Volunteer in Action/Community Volunteer; Volunteer in Action/Service Group; Partners in Education/Small Business or Franchise; Partners in Education/Corporation; Excellence in Education/Education Professional; and Excellence in Education/Student Alumni.
The Education Medal of Honor program is sponsored by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS), the San Bernardino County School BoardsAssociation and the County Communicators Network. SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, Frick, Frick & Jette Architects, Inc. in Victorville and J&M Trophies in Redlands are sponsors. School public relations specialists in Riverside County served as judges for this year's entries.
Chaffey Joint Union High School District
* Jennifer DeFablis, secretary, Colony High School, Volunteer in Action/Community Volunteer
Chino Valley Unified School District
* Dr. James Lally, chief medical officer. Chino Valley Medical Center, Partners in Education/Small Business or Franchise
Colton Joint Unified School District
* Colton Fire Department, Partners in Education! Corporation-Government Agency
* Helen Connolly, teacher, Alice Birney Elementary School, Excellence in Education/Education Professional
* Silvia Correa, teacher, Ruth Grimes Elementary School, Excellence in Education/Education Professional
* Alicia Martinez, community liaison, Bloomington Middle School, Volunteer in Action/Community Volunteer
* Patrick McKee, principal, Alice Bimey Elementary School, Excellence in Education/Education Professional
* Dan Morse, teacher, Bloomington Middle School, Excellence in Education/ Education Professional
Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa Regional Occupational Program
* Adrian Cisneros, owner. Farmers Insurance office, Partners in Education/Small Business or Franchise
* Jim Lafferty, general manager, and Ana Luna, human resources manager, Kmart, Partners in Education/Corporation-Government Agency
* William Miller, animal control supervisor, Redlands Animal CorftrorCenter, Volunteer in Action/Service Group
* Cindy Sous, manager. Styles for Less, Partners in Education/Corporation-Government Agency
* John Turner, administrator, Jerry L. Pettis Veterans Hospital, Volunteer in Action/Service Group
Redlands Unified School District
* Jim Bueermann, Redlands police chief. Excellence in Education/Student Alumni
* Micah House, Volunteer in Action/Service Group
Rialto Unified School District
* Tobin Brinker, teacher, Frisbee Middle School, Excellence in Education/Education Professional
San Bernardino City Unified School District
* Alyson Burris, teacher, ArrOwview Middle School, Excellence in Education/Education Professional
* Jennifer Noel, teacher, Lankershim Elementary School, Excellence in Education/Education Professional
* James Ramos, chairman, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Excellence in Education/Student Alumni
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
* Tom Rubio, fire engineer, San Bernardino City Professional Firefighters, Volunteer in Action/Community Volunteer
* Mariann Ruffolo, administra�ve manager. County Department of Behavioral Health, Partners in Education/ Corporation-Government Agency
San Bernardino Valley College
* Damon Bell, vice president, Student Services, Excellence in Education/ Education Professional
* Debra Daniels, president. Excellence in Education/Education Professional
* Herbert English, director, Valley Bound Commitment Program, Excellence in Education/Education Professional
Silver Valley Unified School District
* Michael Meyer, principal, Fort Irwin Middle School, Excellence in Education/Education Professional
Victor Valley Union High School District
* Herb Calder�n, assistant superintendent, Business Services, Excellence in Education/Education Professional
