Visionary Leadership Awards | Student Scholarships
NJPSA annual awards programs include the NJPSA Visionary Leadership Awards, which honor school leaders in K-12 NJ schools, and the NJPSA Student Leadership Scholarship Program, which honors NJ students for demonstrated leadership in school activities and in co-curricular activities other than athletics.
The annual NJPSA Visionary Leadership Awards program honors K-12 school leaders at the elementary, middle and secondary school levels. The award categories are:
Visionary Leadership Awards 2025 Brochure
Visionary Leadership Awards Online Application
NJPSA Visionary Awards Rubric Criteria
NJPSA recently announced its 2024 Visionary Award Winners. Dr. Lindsay Gooditis, Principal of Franklin Township School, was named Visionary Principal of the Year Elementary Level; Dr. Neil Burti, Principal of John A. Carusi Middle School in Cherry Hill, was named Visionary Principal of the Year Secondary Level; Dr. Laura Mathieu, Assistant Principal of Janis E. Dismus Middle School in Englewood, was named Visionary Assistant Principal of the Year; and Dr. Bobbie Downs, Director of Child Study Team, Related Services, and Educational Services Unit of Burlington County Special Services School District, was named Visionary Supervisor/Director of the Year. Each will receive his/her award at the NJPSA/FEA/NJASCD Fall Conference at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City in October.
Each winner received his/her award during the NJPSA/FEA/NJASCD Fall Conference in October at Borgata in Atlantic City.
Additionally each year, the NJPSA Student Leadership Scholarships program provides 25 student leadership scholarships of $2,000 each, which are awarded to graduating seniors for their demonstrated leadership in community or school activities (other than athletics). Winners are selected from each of the three regions of our state – north, central, and south. Eligibility is limited to districts that receive this application directly from NJPSA.
Student Scholarships Homepage
Student | County | High School | Principal |
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Aminata Kamara | Middlesex | Sayreville | Dale Rubino |
Anastacia Ibrahim | Essex | West Essex | Caesar Diliberto |
Anya Raetsch | Camden | Haddon Heights | Karim Fisher |
Apple Lin | Bergen | Northern Highland | Joseph Occhino |
Brianna Suliguin | Ocean | Ocean County Vocational Tech (Maritime) | Alison Carroll |
Christine Chen | Middlesex | Highland Park | Michael Lassiter |
Colleen Sannito | Morris | Hanover | Thomas Callanan |
Courtney Coco | Monmouth | Matawan | Aaron Eyler |
Drew Nakai | Camden | Cumberland | Ralph Aiello |
Garret Hanlon | Union | Cranford | Mark Cantagallo |
Gerard Monteiro | Middlesex | North Brunswick | Michael Kneller |
Janet Ye | Monmouth | Colts Neck | Brian Donahue |
Jennette Ziemba | Cape May | Lower Cape May | Lawrence Ziemba |
Lauren Hitchner | Salem | Woodstown | Richard Senor |
Lina Abtouche | Mercer | Ewing | Ed Chmiel |
Liyana Illyas | Bergen | Dumont | James Wichmann |
Maria Hanna | Camden | Pine Hill | Adam Lee |
Nathaniel Bulaun | Ocean | Central Regional | Irene Marousis |
Skye Muthuramalingam | Burlington | Northern Burlington | Dr. Sally Lopez |
Spencer Howard | Camden | Haddon Township | Gary O'Brien |
Yubin Lee | Bergen | Cresskill | John Massaro |