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NHSTE Award Winners

The NHSTE Pat Keyes and Susan Janosz Awards 

NHSTE AWARDS 2025

Congratulations to our 2025 NHSTE Award Winners!

2025 Pat Keyes Technology - Using Educator
Award Winner


Liz Juster

Londonderry High School

Liz Juster is the recipient of the 2025 Pat Keyes Technology-Using Educator Award from New Hampshire Supporting Tech-using Educators (NHSTE). Liz is an English teacher and Competency Coach at Londonderry High School with more than 40 years of experience, recognized as an early technology innovator whose work keeps evolving with students and the moment. She is known for designing strong, tech-integrated writing units that help students develop and demonstrate their skills, and for showing measurable student gains in learning through thoughtful instructional practice. Beyond her own classroom, Liz actively shares her practice with colleagues and provides leadership around ethical AI integration—helping ensure that technology use remains purpose-driven, responsible, and aligned with learning goals. By aligning her work with the ISTE Standards and continuing to learn, lead, and innovate, Liz exemplifies the spirit of the Pat Keyes award and the impact of sustained, reflective, technology-supported teaching.


2025 Susan Janosz Technology Impact
Award Winner


Paul Petrimoulx

Londonderry Middle School

Paul Petrimoulx is the recipient of the 2025 Susan Janosz Technology Impact Award from New Hampshire Supporting Tech-using Educators (NHSTE). As Digital Learning Specialist at Londonderry Middle School, Paul is recognized for championing meaningful technology integration in ways that support day-to-day teaching and learning. He co-teaches across grades 6–8 in all subject areas, working side-by-side with educators to embed effective digital tools and practices in authentic classroom contexts. Paul’s leadership also extends to strengthening operational efficiency and equity, and to guiding districtwide AI initiatives that help educators and students navigate new tools thoughtfully and responsibly. Through learner-centered design, he empowers students as digital citizens and innovative creators while building strong community and district partnerships. Colleagues describe him as someone who consistently goes above and beyond in providing educational technology support—making a sustained, practical impact across classrooms and the broader school community.

NHSTE celebrates with two awards. 

Pat Keyes Technology - Using Educator Award

The NHSTE Technology Using Educator Award is named in memory of Pat Keyes; a former secondary teacher in the Keene School District who served NHSTE in many capacities including editor of the NHSTE Connections.  The nominee for this award will be an educator who exemplifies the following:

  • Functions as a public or private PreK-12 teacher providing direct instruction in a New Hampshire school(s).

  • Developed effective units integrating educational technology.

  • Demonstrated improved student performance with application of technology.

  • Shared ideas/initiatives in formal and informal arenas using traditional and electronic methods.

This award honors an outstanding educator whose primary role is working directly with students in the classroom every day effectively applying technology tools to enhance student learning.

Susan Janosz Technology Impact Award

The NHSTE Technology Impact Award is named in memory of Susan Janosz, longtime employee of the Manchester School District who was employed as a Technology Integrator.  The nominee for this award will be an educational professional who exemplifies the following:

  • Provides leadership in a public or private PreK-16 New Hampshire school(s).

  • The nominee's work has had a significant positive impact on technology use in education locally, statewide, regionally and/or nationally.

  • The nominee has involved the community in the initiative or program to facilitate partnerships with business and/or legislative initiatives to advance the use of technology in education.

  • Supported technology within the context of school reform, restructuring and improvement.

  • Demonstrated a commitment to ongoing self-education by keeping abreast of emerging technologies.

  • The quality of education and/or work experience has been significantly advanced in the nominee's workplace as a result of the nominee's efforts.

In the past, this award has gone to Technology Directors, Technology Coordinators, Technology Integrationists, Curriculum Coordinators, Media Specialists/Generalists, SAU Administration (i.e., Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents) and/or School District Administrators (i.e., Principals and Vice Principals).

Award winners receive $1,000, a plaque, and a letter of congratulations from the Governor.  They are also nominated to receive a NH Edies Award in the spring of the following year.

Thank you,

Mike Wakefield

NHSTE Awards Chair
awards@nhste.org

Pat Keyes


This award is named in memory of Pat Keyes, a former secondary teacher in the

Keene School District (SAU 29).

She served NHSTE in many capacities,

including editor of NHSTE Connections Newsletter.



Susan Janosz

Named in memory of Susan Janosz, a longtime employee of the Manchester School District. She was employed as a Technology Integrator. 

sue at work

Please visit our full award winners page to read the biographies of these extraordinary award winners.

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