Philip S. Fenster Distinguished Service Award
The CABE Board of Directors established the following criteria for the Philip S. Fenster Distinguished Service Award:
- The recipient shall be a present or past member of a local or regional board of education.
- He/She has had leadership responsibilities both locally and statewide, as a local board chairperson or a chairperson of the local negotiating committee, a member of a statewide study committee or commission, a panelist at a statewide or national convention, etc.
- He/She shall be an effective advocate for public education through local control.
The 2025 Philip S. Fenster Distinguished Service Award will be presented at the CABE/CAPSS Convention on November 21, 2025. The deadline for nominations is October 7, 2025, at the latest.
Philip S. Fenster Distinguished Service Award Nomination Form
The Philip S. Fenster Distinguished Service Award has been presented to:
| 1977 Ruth O.Truex |
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| 1978 Dr. Catherine V.A. Smith |
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| 1979 Barbara D. Reimers |
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| 1980 Margaret K. Silberstein |
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| 1981 Rita Cantor Alice Crosby |
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| 1982 William W. Westervelt, III Leonard Rovins |
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| 1983 Margaret W. Becker |
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| 1984 Dr. Raymond J. Dry |
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| 1985 June K. Goodman |
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| 1986 M. Adela Eads |
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| 1987 A. R. Canzonetti |
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| 1988 Patricia B. Luke |
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| 1989 Alyce Hild |
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1990 |
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| 1991-92 Philip S. Fenster |
2015 Lydia Tedone Richard Murray |
| 1994 Muriel W. Scoler |
2016 Gary Brochu |
| 1997 Robert S. Daves |
2017 Bonnie Carney |
| 1998 Phyllis DeChello |
2018 Ann Gruenberg |
| 1999 Timothy J. Moynihan |
2022 Donald Harris |
| 2000 Fidelia Lane |
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| 2003 Beverly R. Bobroske |
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| 2005 Mary Broderick |
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| 2006 J. Callender Heminway |
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| 2008 Robert Hale |
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| 2010 Shirley Thompson |
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| 2013 Gavin B. Forrester, III |
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