Jostens Renaissance Hall of Fame
Induction into the Jostens Renaissance Hall of Fame is the highest honor that an educator can receive from Jostens Renaissance. It recognizes the successes and achievements of the nation’s finest educators. Data and documentation along with recommendations support and validate all winners. We are proud to recognize newest members of the Hall of Fame each year at the Jostens Renaissance Global Conference.
2026 INDUCTEE
John Roh
John Roh is a Renaissance Coach to schools across North America who are looking to start implementing Renaissance tools and strategies in their schools. Before that, he was at Hudsonville High School in Michigan and served there for 36 years as a counselor and then an assistant principal.
When he isn’t helping schools, you can find John skiing, boating or cheering on his favorite team — the University of Michigan.
Previous Hall of Fame Inductees
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2025 |
Elizabeth Dalzell | Horizon Middle School | Colorado Springs | CO |
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2025 |
Mendi Camacho | DeLand High School | DeLand | FL |
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2024 |
Tim Schlosser | Simpson County School District | Franklin | KY |
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2023 |
Dr. Farah Ortega-Choate | La Quinta Middle School | La Quinta | CA |
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2023 |
Rita Pintavalle | Brazoswood High School | Clute | TX |
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2023 |
Chris Reeder | Los Altos School | Hacienda Heights | CA |
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2022 |
Terri VanderWijst | Berkely County Virtual School | Martinsburg | WV |
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2022 |
Meg Ward | Stratford High School | Goose Creek | SC |
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2022 |
Melissa Wright | Kennebecasis Valley High School | Quispamsis | NB |
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2019 |
John Bush | Marshall County High School | Lewisburg | TN |
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2019 |
Dr. Darrin Peppard | West Grand School District | Kremmling | CO |
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2019 |
Dr. James Spencer | Sedgefield Middle School | Goose Creek | SC |
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2018 |
Samantha Grimes | Greenbrier High School | Greenbrier | TN |
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2018 |
Paul Dols | Monrovia High School | Monrovia | CA |
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2018 |
Dr. Michelle CarneyRay-Yoder | Somers Point School District | Somers Point | NJ |
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2017 |
Jamie Mooring | Puyallup High School | Puyallup | WA |
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2017 |
Rhett Ladner | Vancleave Middle School | Vancleave | MS |
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2017 |
Holly Branch | Musselman High School | Inwood | WV |
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2016 |
Jean Ganze | LaSalle-Peru Township High School | LaSalle | IL |
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2016 |
Sara Cowey | San Mateo High School | San Mateo | CA |
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2015 |
Dr. Phillip Campbell | Portland High School | Portland | TN |
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2014 |
Tina Dietrich | Fountain Woods Elementary School | Burlington | NJ |
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2014 |
Jennifer Gates | Clifton Middle School | Monrovia | CA |
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2013 |
Tom Nichols | North Stafford High School | Stafford | VA |
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2013 |
Jennifer Sasai | Walker Junior High School | La Palma | CA |
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2013 |
Doreen Schaefer | Sequoya Middle School | Holtsville | NY |
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2012 |
Ron Ward | NW Hendricks School Corp. | Lizton | IN |
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2012 |
Valerie Vera-Mineer | Canyon Hills Junior High School | Chino Hills | CA |
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2012 |
Judy Gore | Highland Regional High School | Blackwood | NJ |
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2011 |
Beverly Buffington | North Hall High School | Gainesville | GA |
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2010 |
Dwight Carter | Gahanna Lincoln High School | Gahanna | OH |
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2009 |
Bernard Saiz | Los Lunas Schools | Los Lunas | NM |
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2009 |
David Sanders | Boiling Springs High School | Boiling Springs | SC |
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2008 |
Lisa Owen | Sterling High School | Somerdale | NJ |
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2008 |
Jennifer Duston | Foothill Technology High School | Ventura | CA |
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2008 |
Charley Nelson | Jostens | Minneapolis | MN |
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2008 |
Dr. Mark Petersen | McDuffie County Schools | Thomson | GA |
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2007 |
Lisa Schreiner | Logan Middle School | Lacrosse | WI |
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2007 |
Steven Bollar | Hartford School | Mount Laurel | NJ |
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2007 |
Charles Gerald Moore | Boiling Springs High School | Boiling Springs | SC |
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2006 |
Robert Smith | Soddy Daisy High School | Soddy Daisy | TN |
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2006 |
Frank Forster | Bethel High School | Bethel | CT |
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2006 |
JoNan Holbrook | Lanier County Elementary | Lakeland | GA |
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2005 |
Frank Rudnesky | Belhaven Middle School | Linwood | NJ |
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2005 |
Wayne Hironaka | Grant High School | Sacramento | CA |
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2004 |
Judi Riley | Cortland City School District | Cortland | NY |
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2004 |
Dr. Robert Schoewe | |||
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2004 |
Connie Creech | |||
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2003 |
Steve Morris | Stephen Decatur Middle School | Clinton | MD |
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2003 |
Jim Fish | Sherwood High School | Sandy Spring | MD |
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2003 |
Bob Casper | Las Palmas Middle School | Covina | CA |
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2002 |
Denise Hitch | Oakdale High School | Oakdale | CA |
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2002 |
Steve Woolf | Tonganoxie Jr High School | Tonganoxie | KS |
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2001 |
Shirley Kilgore | Booker T. Washington High School | Atlanta | GA |
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2001 |
Elizabeth James | Laurel High School | Laurel | MD |
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2001 |
Connie Weeks | Don Antonio Lugo High School | Chino | CA |
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2001 |
Dale Freeman | Cherokee Elementary | Cedartown | GA |
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2000 |
Larry Schmidt | Lafayette High School | Wildwood | MO |
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2000 |
Marge Congress | La Sierra High School | Riverside | CA |
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2000 |
Al Nuness | Jostens | ||
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1999 |
Alison Olzendam | Mead Middle School | Mead | WA |
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1999 |
Bill Cheney | Ontario High School | Ontario | CA |
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1999 |
Keith Bell | Gahanna High School | Gahanna | OH |
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1999 |
Dr. John McEwan | Silver Lake Regional High School | Kingston | MA |
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1999 |
Alan Chmiel | Bethel High School | Bethel | CT |
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1999 |
Frank Palatucci Jr. | Highland Regional High School | Blackwood | NJ |
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1998 |
Larry Biddle | |||
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1998 |
Richard Parkhouse | Charter Oaks High School | Covina | CA |
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1998 |
Thomas T. Evans | Atlanta | GA | |
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1998 |
Vicki Dunaway | Powell High School | Powell | TN |
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1998 |
Dr. Dan Edwards | Lafayette High School | Wildwood | MO |
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1998 |
Tom Parizo | Oxnard High School | Oxnard | CA |
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1998 |
Judy Cox | |||
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1998 |
Larry Price | Wilson County Schools | Wilson | NC |
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1998 |
Thomas Whitman | |||
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1998 |
Leon Beckerman |