New Jersey Recipients of NIAAA/NFHS Awards
NIAAA Hall of Fame
Robert Rossi – Hunterdon Central, NJ 2021
Virgil Sasso – Fair Lawn, NJ 2012
Robert Hopek – North Hunterdon – Annandale, NJ 2012
Thomas E. Frederick Award of Excellence
Robert Hopek – North Hunterdon – Annandale, NJ 2010
Bruce D. Whitehead Distinguished Service Awards
Fred Price – Trenton, NJ 1981
Anthony Bocchieri – West New York, NJ 1986
Robert Hopek – North Hunterdon – Annandale, NJ 1990
Charles B. Ferrara, Jr. – Long Branch, NJ 2004
Robert P. Rossi – Hunterdon Central – Flemington, NJ 2010
Ted D’Alessio – Millburn, NJ 2012
Bill Bruno – Brick Memorial – Brick, NJ 2013
Sean Dowling – Madison, NJ 2015
John DiColo – Jefferson, NJ 2016
David Suiter – 2020
NIAAA Award of Merit
Jim Growney – NJSIAA – Robbinsville, NJ 1979
NIAAA State Award of Merit
Richard Luttrell – Willingboro, NJ 1990
Louis Paragallo – Clark, NJ 1991
Robert Hopek – North Hunterdon – Annandale, NJ 1992
Robert Kanaby – NJSIAA – Robbinsville, NJ 1993
Roy Schleicher – NJSIAA – Robbinsville, NJ 1995
Steve Timko – Hopewell Valley – Pennington, NJ 1998
Kim DeGraw Cole – Southern Regional – Manahawkin, NJ 1999
John J. DuBois – Morris Hills – Rockaway, NJ 2001
Gregg Ficarra CAA- Perth Amboy, NJ 2002
Robert P. Rossi CMAA – Hunterdon Central – Flemington, NJ 2003
Kevin Stansberry – Mt. Olive, NJ 2004
Ralph Lella – Ridgefield Park, NJ 2005
Alan Carr – Haddon Township, NJ 2006
Ed Craumer – Tenafly, NJ 2007
Sharon Hughes – Passaic County Tech – Wayne, NJ 2008
Chuck Ferrara – Franklin, NJ 2009
Gary Westberry – Weequahic – Newark, NJ 2010
Frank Noppenberger – East Brunswick, NJ 2011
Ted D’Alessio – Millburn, NJ 2012
William Edelman – Vernon, NJ 2013
Neil Rosa – Moorestown, NJ 2014
William Bruno – Brick, NJ 2015
John DiColo – Jefferson, NJ 2016
Elaine McGrath – South Brunswick, NJ 2017
Denis Nelson – River Dell, NJ 2018
Sean Dowling – Madison, NJ 2019
Mike Gatley – Mainland, NJ 2020
Dave Suiter – Mannington, NJ 2021
Rich Shello – Ridge, NJ 2022
NFHS Citations
E.C. Littler – Tenafly, NJ 1971
Anthony Bocchieri – West New York, NJ 1982
Jay Dakelman – Highland Park, NJ 1984
Robert Hopek – North Hunterdon – Annandale, NJ 1999
