Illinois Teacher of the Year Award

instituted by the Illinois Classical Conference
in 1985

Renamed the  Farrand Baker Illinois Teacher of the Year Award in 1990.

Cash prize of $100.00.

1985 - Henrietta Davis, Pekin High School
1986 - Fred Gorman, Buffalo Grove High School
1987 - Bill Napiwocki, Weber High School
            Special award to Raymond DenAdel of Rockford College  
1988 - Don Hoffman, St. Ignatius College Prep
1989 - Lea Ann Osburn, Barrington High School
1990 - Don Sprague, Loyola Academy
1991 - Lois Dion, A.A. Stagg and Stevenson High Schools
1992 - Elisa Denja, Baker Demonstration School and National Louis University
1993 - Sherrilyn Martin, Keith Country Day School in Rockford
1994 - Dennis Czerny, Marquette High School in Ottawa
1995 - Alice Mulberry, Kenwood Academy in Chicago
1996 - Frank Raispis, St. Ignatius College Prep
1997 - Judith Hayes, New Trier High School
1998 - Antonio Paris, Hinsdale Central High School
1999 - Mary Lee Muniz, Collinsville High School
2000 - Frances Newman, University High School in Urbana
2001 - Rickie Crown, National Lewis University
2002 - Lanetta Warrenburg, Elgin High School
2003 - Virginia Anderson, Barrington Middle Schools
2004 - Laurie Jolicoeur, Lyons Township High School in LaGrange
2005 - Jenn Draper, Notre Dame High School
2006 - Chester Tylinski, Northside Prep
2007 - No Award
2008 - Brian Tibetts, Monmouth-Roseville High School
2009 - Jenny Jordt, Andrews High School
2010 -
2011 -
2012 - Marcene Holverson Farley, Pekin Community High School
2013 -
2014 -
2015 -  Matthew Sparapani,  St. Ignatius College Prepatory High School in Chicago
2016 -
2017 -
2018 -
2019 - Anna Dybis Reiff, Stagg High School
2020 -
2021 -
2022-
2023 -
2024 - Alisha McCloud