Past winners: 2015 Will Jones, 2014 Daryl Hanly and Bevan Penrose, 2013 Brenda Shirley, 2012 Fran Jones, 2011 Adele Rice and Sister Elvera Sesta

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Professor Betty Watts OBE Memorial Award for
Outstanding Contribution to Teaching
Teacher profiles and stories
Click on a highlighted name to read their story

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Joint winners
Jim Wagner, Trinity Bay State High School and Kath Kayrooz, Queensland Academies - Science, Mathematics and Technology 
Receiving the 2016 award from Minister for Education, The Hon Kate Jones and The Courier-Mail and The Sunday Mail Editorial Commercial and Partnerships Manager, Karl deKroo.

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2016 Finalists
Robert Cooke, The Southport School
Sherryl Gregory, St Columban’s College
Kath Kayrooz, Queensland Academies – Science, Mathematics and Technology
Jim Wagner, Trinity Bay State High School
See media statement for more information on the finalists

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2016 Nominees

Kay Bishop, Everton Park State High School
Dylan Chown, Amanah Institute, Kuraby Mosque
Penny De Waele, Dalby State School
Bryce Goldburg, The Southport School
John Gurn, Craigslea State High School
Ronald Hanmer, Cavendish Road State High School
Tania Heenan, Banksia Beach State School
Rodney Jarrett, Marist College, Ashgrove
Cheryl Johnston, Kingston Learning College

Trevor Jones, Marsden State High School
Sue-Belinda Meehan, The Gap State High School
Helen Plaschke, Mount Cotton State School
Catherine Sander, Calamvale Community College
Sharon Sheales, St Brendan's College, Yeppoon
Julie Smith, MacGregor State High School
Jimelle Woodland, Wellers Hill State School
Paul Zietsch, St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Loganholme.