Outstanding Marine/Aquatic Educator—Previous Winners
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Formal Educator: awarded for effective and innovative classroom teaching at any grade level. Nominated by active members.
Informal Educator: awarded for distinguished performance in marine/aquatic education by professionals who are not classroom teachers. Nominated by active members.
| Year | Formal | Informal |
| 2025 | Kim Kearns | Tomi Marsh |
| 2024 | Karycia Mitchell | Lisa Habecker |
| 2023 | None | None |
| 2022 | None | Janice Elvidge |
| 2021 | None | None |
| 2020 | None | None |
| 2019 | John Hunter | Cathy Carolsfeld |
| 2018 | Molly Sultany | Maile Sullivan |
| 2017 | Fawn Custer | Yvonne Dawydiak |
| 2016 | Janice Mathisen | Rus Higley |
| 2015 | ||
| 2014 | Leihla Scharlau | Cait Goodwin |
| 2013 | Anne Stewart | |
| 2012 | Bill Hanshumaker | Ingrid Olsen |
| 2011 | Patrick Willis | Shawn Rowe |
| 2010 | Giovannina Souers | |
| 2009 | Susan Bullerdick | |
| 2008 | Woody Moses | Padilla Bay Marine Educators |
| 2007 | Rob Coats | |
| 2006 | Karen Williams-Clarkson | Cory Samia |
| 2005 | Jesica Haxel | Margy Ransford |
| 2004 | Sue Japhet | Patty Bowers |
| 2003 | Jamie Fereday | Vivienne Torgeson |
| 2002 | Bill Hastie | |
| 2000 | Suzi Wong Swint | |
| 1999 | Cedar Wells | |
| 1998 | ||
| 1997 | Bill Austin | Claudia Ingham |
