About Us - Award Winners

Dayton Association for Young Children recognizes

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