State Teacher of the Year 1968-1998
- 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