• 1997—98 Beth Neiderman
  • Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School
  • Pilesgrove Regional School District
  • First Grade
• 1996—97 Monica Lewis
  • Governor Livingston High School
  • Berkeley Heights School District
  • Teacher of Hearing Impaired
• 1995—96 Richard Ruffalo
  • Belleville High School
  • Belleville School District
  • Science
• 1994—95 Thomas Fallon
  • Glen Landing Middle School
  • Gloucester Township School District
  • 6th grade Social Studies
• 1993—94 Johnette Bennett
  • North Warren Regional High School
  • North Warren Regional School District
  • Biology
• 1992—93 Gail Shaffer
  • Governor Livingston High School
  • Berkeley Heights School District
  • Social Studies
• 1991—92 Nancy Gorrell
  • Morristown High School
  • Morris School District
  • English
• 1990—91 Constance E. Cloonan
  • Carroll Robbins School
  • Trenton Public School District
  • Second Grade
• 1989—90 Nina Fue
  • Mary S. Shoemaker School
  • Pilesgrove Regional School District
  • Fourth Grade
• 1988—89 Fred H. Gower
  • Northern Burlington Regional High School
  • Northern Burlington County Regional School District
  • Social Studies & Social Sciences
• 1987—88 Lois Kiely
  • Long Branch HS/ Elberon Elementary School
  • Long Branch Public School District
  • English & Special Education
• 1986—87 Gerald E. Walker
  • Livingston High School
  • Livingston Public School District
  • Chemistry
• 1985—86 Janice Fitzsimmons
  • Walnut Ridge School
  • Vernon Twp School District
  • First Grade
• 1984—85 Joan DiTieri
  • Fort Lee High School
  • Fort Lee Public School District
  • Art
• 1983—84 Terry Christiano
  • Morris Knolls High School
  • Denville Township School District
  • Social Studies
• 1982—83 Penny R Cipolone
  • Gateway Regional High School
  • Gateway Regional School District
  • Latin
• 1981—82 Lillian A. Augustine
  • School 10
  • Perth Amboy City School District
  • Kindergarten
• 1980—81 Bryan W. Wall
  • Linden High School
  • Linden Public School District
  • Teacher of the Handicapped
• 1979—80 Kenneth C. Herdman
  • Cleveland School
  • Englewood Public School District
  • Art
• 1978—79 Alan Sponzilli
  • Glen Rock High School
  • Glen Rock School District
  • Art
• 1977—78 Kenneth Wood
  • — Redshaw Junior High School
  • New Brunswick City School District
  • Industrial Arts
• 1976—77 Russell R Dauscher
  • Ramtown School
  • Howell Township School District
  • Fifth Grade
• 1975—76 Dr. Richard A. Barrows
  • Riverdell Regional High School
  • Riverdell Regional School District
  • Music
• 1974—75 Ruth Compopiano
  • West Morris Central High School
  • West Morris Regional High School District
  • Spanish
• 1973—74 Douglas Villanova
  • East Greenwich School
  • East Greenwich Township School District
  • Science
• 1972—73 Patricia Spetter
  • Morris Knolls High School
  • Denville Township School District
  • Special Education
• 1971—72 Katherine Battista*
  • Lindbergh School
  • Palisades Park School District
  • Sixth Grade
• 1970—71 Joe Pirello
  • Verona High School
  • Verona Public School District
  • Vocational Education
• 1969—70 Genevieve Collins
  • Glenfield School
  • Montclair School District
  • Elementary
• 1968—69 George O Cureton*
  • Morton Street School
  • Newark City School District
  • First Grade

*Indicates National Teacher of the Year Finalist