Teacher of the Year

IFLTA Teacher of the Year

2023 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Yuriko Ujike (Purdue University Fort Wayne)

2022 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Yasuko Akiyama (Indiana University)

2021 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Kazumi Matsumoto Cantrell (Ball State University)

2020 AITJ Teacher of the Year:

Shigenaga Yasumasa (Earlham College)

Tyson Fritts 

2019 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Hiroko Chiba (Depauw University)

Amanda Ramirez (Avon High School)

2018 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Elizabeth Bays (Columbus North High School)

2017 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Chiba Hiroko (DePauw University)

Akiko Tsugawa (Chesterton High School)

2016 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Misako Matsubara 

2015 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Mike Tsugawa

2014 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Hiromi Hollett  (Elkhart Central High School)

2013 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Allen Kidd (Muncie Central and Southside High Schools)

Yasui Kuriya (Earlham College)

2012 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Guohe Zheng (Ball State University)

2011 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Keiko Kuriyama (Indiana University)

2010 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Cathy Sparks (Valparaiso High School) 

2009  AITJ Teacher of the Year

Molly Jeon (Bloomington North High School)

2008 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Akiko Kakutani (Earlham College)

2007 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Lisa Berkson (Warren Central High School)

2006 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Sadatoshi Tomizawa (Ball State University)

2005 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Sachiko Kawakubo (Fayette County Schools)

2004 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Yasuko Ito Watt (Indiana University)

2003 AITJ Teacher of the Year

Michael Peterson (Harrison and McCutcheon High Schools)