Year | Legislator Name |
2002 | Representative David Bartley Representative Michael Daly |
2003 | Senator James Collins Senator Walter Boverini |
2004 | Jean McGuire Executive Director, METCO |
2005 | Bradford Washington Founder, Boston Museum of Science |
2006 | Representative Anne Paulsen |
2007 | Representative Nicholas Paleologos Senator Gerald D’Amico |
2008 | Senator Edward M. Kennedy |
2009 | Thomas Menino Mayor of Boston |
2010 | Roberta Doering MASC and NSBA President |
2011 | Karla Brooks Baehr Educator, Superintendent |
2012 | Jonathan Kozol Teacher, Author, Humanitarian |
2013 | Professor Ogretta McNeill Educator, School Committee Member |
2014 | Robert Antonucci President, Fitchburg State University; Former Commissioner of Elementary & Secondary Education |
2015 | Michael McGlynn
Mayor of Malden Roy Belson Superintendent of Schools, Medford |
2016 | Michael Cavanaugh Vocational leader, School Committee Member, Friend of Public Education |
2017 | Frederick Clark President, Bridgewater State University |
2018 | Congressman Richard Neal |
2019 | Mary Borque School Superintendent |
2020 | Congresswoman Katherine Clark |
2021 | Rep. Ronald Mariano Speaker of the House |
2022 | Senator Harriette Chandler |