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Barry Gaskins Award Recipients

Barry Gaskins Award Recipients

The Barry Gaskins Award
 
The Barry Gaskins Service Award for outstanding contributions to school public relations is presented annually by the North Carolina School Public Relations Association (NCSPRA) to a practicing or retired school public relations professional for outstanding leadership in school communications and public relations.  It is the most prestigious honor given to an individual by NCSPRA.
 
• Award Recipients
 
2003            Barry Gaskins, Pitt County Schools (Posthumously)
2003-2004    Bonnie Reidy, Gaston County Schools
2004-2005    Ann Wilkerson, Orange County Schools
2005-2006    Bob Kendall, Wilson County Schools
2006-2007    Kay Williams, Durham Public Schools
2007-2008    Sue Carson, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
2008-2009    Luan Ingram, Union County Public Schools
2009-2010    Kirk Puckett, Alamance-Burlington School System
2010-2011    Lela Chesson, Rocky Mount City Schools
2011-2012    Kathy Newbern, Wake County Public Schools
2012-2013    Shirley Carraway, Orange County Schools
2013-2014    Kim Hoke, Chapel Hill-Carboro City Schools
2014-2015    Pete Andrews, Onslow County Schools 
2015-2016    Tim Lussier, Moore County Schools
2016-2017    Vanessa Jeter, N.C. Department of Public Instruction
2017-2018    Nora Carr, Guilford County Schools
2018-2019    Jeff Nash, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools