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.
2024 INDUCTEE

Tim Schlosser is the Superintendent of Simpson County Schools in Franklin, KY. Tim earned his Bachelors of Science in Physical Education and Health from Murray State University and his Masters in Administration from Western Kentucky University. In the past, he has been recognized as a Jostens Renaissance Educator of the Year as well as a KASA Administrator of the Year. Tim has been in education for 30 years, and involved with Renaissance at various schools for 12 of those years.
Tim has played an integral part in spreading Renaissance magic in multiple schools. Missy Hardison, an alum and Parent of Franklin-Simpson High School and now a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School said “Tim Schlosser is not only an excellent and supportive superintendent, but also a man of integrity and excellent character. He holds himself and his district employees to the highest standards and doesn’t ask anything of them that he wouldn’t ask of himself. Since Coach Schlosser first introduced me to Jostens Renaissance, I’ve tried my best to implement as many ideas to improve the climate and culture in Lincoln Elementary as possible.”
Emmi Knight, Student Council President of Franklin-Simpson High School wrote “My older siblings both had the privilege to have Mr. Schlosser as their high school principal and he most certainly helped shape their love of our school. Because of the community that he developed, both of my siblings, have returned to Simpson County Schools as teachers and use the same principles that Mr. Schlosser displayed in their own classrooms and professional careers, and I too hope to teach in Simpson County one day and help contribute to my school’s culture and climate… Even now as Superintendent he continues to build relationships with students, through a Superintendent Student Advisory Council that gives students a voice in what they feel matters and see their solutions implemented within our district.”
When we asked Tim how Renaissance has affected him personally, he said “Jostens Renaissance totally changed my perspective on how I approached school and the impact that we can have on a student’s life. Renaissance has allowed me to develop relationships with educators across the country who have the same goal and that is to make school a great place to be and give students the opportunity to be successful. It is by far the best decision I have made in my educational career to get involved and make it a way we approach building relationships and doing business in our schools.”
Previous Hall of Fame Inductees
2023 |
Dr. Farah Ortega-Choate | La Quinta Middle School | La Quinta | CA |
2023 |
Rita Pintavalle | Brazoswood High School | Clute | TX |
2023 |
Chris Reeder | Los Altos School | Hacienda Heights | CA |
2022 |
Terri VanderWijst | Berkely County Virtual School | Martinsburg | WV |
2022 |
Meg Ward | Stratford High School | Goose Creek | SC |
2022 |
Melissa Wright | Kennebecasis Valley High School | Quispamsis | NB |
2019 |
John Bush | Marshall County High School | Lewisburg | TN |
2019 |
Dr. Darrin Peppard | West Grand School District | Kremmling | CO |
2019 |
Dr. James Spencer | Sedgefield Middle School | Goose Creek | SC |
2018 |
Samantha Grimes | Greenbrier High School | Greenbrier | TN |
2018 |
Paul Dols | Monrovia High School | Monrovia | CA |
2018 |
Dr. Michelle CarneyRay-Yoder | Somers Point School District | Somers Point | NJ |
2017 |
Jamie Mooring | Puyallup High School | Puyallup | WA |
2017 |
Rhett Ladner | Vancleave Middle School | Vancleave | MS |
2017 |
Holly Branch | Musselman High School | Inwood | WV |
2016 |
Jean Ganze | LaSalle-Peru Township High School | LaSalle | IL |
2016 |
Sara Cowey | San Mateo High School | San Mateo | CA |
2015 |
Dr. Phillip Campbell | Portland High School | Portland | TN |
2014 |
Tina Dietrich | Fountain Woods Elementary School | Burlington | NJ |
2014 |
Jennifer Gates | Clifton Middle School | Monrovia | CA |
2013 |
Tom Nichols | North Stafford High School | Stafford | VA |
2013 |
Jennifer Sasai | Walker Junior High School | La Palma | CA |
2013 |
Doreen Schaefer | Sequoya Middle School | Holtsville | NY |
2012 |
Ron Ward | NW Hendricks School Corp. | Lizton | IN |
2012 |
Valerie Vera-Mineer | Canyon Hills Junior High School | Chino Hills | CA |
2012 |
Judy Gore | Highland Regional High School | Blackwood | NJ |
2011 |
Beverly Buffington | North Hall High School | Gainesville | GA |
2010 |
Dwight Carter | Gahanna Lincoln High School | Gahanna | OH |
2009 |
Bernard Saiz | Los Lunas Schools | Los Lunas | NM |
2009 |
David Sanders | Boiling Springs High School | Boiling Springs | SC |
2008 |
Lisa Owen | Sterling High School | Somerdale | NJ |
2008 |
Jennifer Duston | Foothill Technology High School | Ventura | CA |
2008 |
Charley Nelson | Jostens | Minneapolis | MN |
2008 |
Dr. Mark Petersen | McDuffie County Schools | Thomson | GA |
2007 |
Lisa Schreiner | Logan Middle School | Lacrosse | WI |
2007 |
Steven Bollar | Hartford School | Mount Laurel | NJ |
2007 |
Charles Gerald Moore | Boiling Springs High School | Boiling Springs | SC |
2006 |
Robert Smith | Soddy Daisy High School | Soddy Daisy | TN |
2006 |
Frank Forster | Bethel High School | Bethel | CT |
2006 |
JoNan Holbrook | Lanier County Elementary | Lakeland | GA |
2005 |
Frank Rudnesky | Belhaven Middle School | Linwood | NJ |
2005 |
Wayne Hironaka | Grant High School | Sacramento | CA |
2004 |
Judi Riley | Cortland City School District | Cortland | NY |
2004 |
Dr. Robert Schoewe | |||
2004 |
Connie Creech | |||
2003 |
Steve Morris | Stephen Decatur Middle School | Clinton | MD |
2003 |
Jim Fish | Sherwood High School | Sandy Spring | MD |
2003 |
Bob Casper | Las Palmas Middle School | Covina | CA |
2002 |
Denise Hitch | Oakdale High School | Oakdale | CA |
2002 |
Steve Woolf | Tonganoxie Jr High School | Tonganoxie | KS |
2001 |
Shirley Kilgore | Booker T. Washington High School | Atlanta | GA |
2001 |
Elizabeth James | Laurel High School | Laurel | MD |
2001 |
Connie Weeks | Don Antonio Lugo High School | Chino | CA |
2001 |
Dale Freeman | Cherokee Elementary | Cedartown | GA |
2000 |
Larry Schmidt | Lafayette High School | Wildwood | MO |
2000 |
Marge Congress | La Sierra High School | Riverside | CA |
2000 |
Al Nuness | Jostens | ||
1999 |
Alison Olzendam | Mead Middle School | Mead | WA |
1999 |
Bill Cheney | Ontario High School | Ontario | CA |
1999 |
Keith Bell | Gahanna High School | Gahanna | OH |
1999 |
Dr. John McEwan | Silver Lake Regional High School | Kingston | MA |
1999 |
Alan Chmiel | Bethel High School | Bethel | CT |
1999 |
Frank Palatucci Jr. | Highland Regional High School | Blackwood | NJ |
1998 |
Larry Biddle | |||
1998 |
Richard Parkhouse | Charter Oaks High School | Covina | CA |
1998 |
Thomas T. Evans | Atlanta | GA | |
1998 |
Vicki Dunaway | Powell High School | Powell | TN |
1998 |
Dr. Dan Edwards | Lafayette High School | Wildwood | MO |
1998 |
Tom Parizo | Oxnard High School | Oxnard | CA |
1998 |
Judy Cox | |||
1998 |
Larry Price | Wilson County Schools | Wilson | NC |
1998 |
Thomas Whitman | |||
1998 |
Leon Beckerman |