The 2018 Terrel H. Bell awardees for outstanding leadership have been named. They are joined this year by a special Lifetime Leadership awardee. The eleven National Blue Ribbon School principals will be recognized on November 7th during the National Blue Ribbon Schools awards ceremony in Washington, DC. Read about each awardee below:

Demetrios Demopoulos, Principal, Archimedean Upper Conservatory, Miami, FL

Margaret Egan, Principal, Saints Peter and Paul School, West Chester, PA

Deana Gonzalez, Principal, Jackson Elementary School, Rosenberg, TX

Diane Jackson, Principal, Tigerville Elementary School, Taylors, SC

Dr. Reginald Landeau, Jr., Principal, MS 216 George J. Ryan School, Fresh Meadows, NY

Jason Lawson, Principal, Lake Hills Elementary School, Spring Lake, MI

Nongongoma Majova-Seane, Principal, Stanton College Preparatory School, Jacksonville, FL

Elizabeth Riesenberger, Principal, John Foster Dulles Elementary School, Cincinnati, OH

Tracy Speaker-Gerstheimer, Principal, Northwest Early College High School,
El Paso, TX

Aisha Thomas, Principal, Zach Elementary School, Fort Collins, CO
