DAYC - Award Winners

Dayton Association for Young Children recognizes

2010 Award Winners

Teacher of the Year: Ann Merrill (The First School)
Outstanding Family Child Care Provider of the Year Misty Rife
Outstanding Administrator of the Year Debbie Nerderman (YMCA of Greater Dayton)
Outstanding Director of the Year Judy Shoup (St. Christopher Center for Children)
Outstanding Community Advocate Jenni Roer (Frank M. Tait Foundation)
Child Care Center of the Year The Day Academy
Lifetime Achievement Award: Herb Schwendeman (Administrator Supervisor for the Parent and Child Enrichment Program [PACE])
DAYC Scholarship Award Winner Carmen Renee McFarland

2009 Award Winners

Teacher of the Year: Lisa Rose (Enon United Methodist Preschool)
Director of the Year: No recipient this year
Family Childcare Provider of the Year: August DeLeon
Community Advocate: Karen Lampe (Creative World of Child Care, Inc.)
Center of the Year: Wright Field North Child Development Center, Wright Patterson AFB
Lifetime Achievement: Linda Simms (Retired, Catholic Social Services Child Care Center- MVFCC at VA)

2008 Award Winners

Teacher of the Year: (Molly) Ljubica Ilic-Downing (Erma Bombeck Center)
Director of the Year: Chris Farris (World of Love Center)
Childcare Provider: Linda Spanel
Community Advocate: Jennifer Spurgin (Connected with Wright Pat)
Center of the Year: Nurturing Nest
Lifetime Achievement: Lynda Cohen

2007 Award Winners

Teacher of the Year:  Dodi Gilbert
Administrator of the Year:  Denise Williams
Community Advocate of the Year:  Marion Witcher
Lifetime Achievement Award:  Marilyn Thomas
Child Care Center of The Year:  Sinclair Comm. College Early Childhood Centers