2025 Honoree:
James Green, School Police Officer at Broad Street Elementary School in Butler, Pennsylvania.
- 2025 RISE Nominees
Previous Years' Honorees
2024 Award
- 2024 RISE Honoree: Mario Diaz Albarran, Head Custodian at Lincoln Elementary School in Palatine, Illinois.
- 2024 RISE Nominees
2023 Award
- 2023 RISE Honoree: Carlene Pacheco, Paraprofessional, Title VI Liaison, and Family Service Specialist at Churchill County High School, Fallon, Nevada.
- 2023 RISE Nominees
2022 Award
- 2022 RISE Honoree: Keeley Anderson, Paraprofessional at Newcastle Middle School in Newcastle, Wyoming.
2021 Award
- 2021 RISE Honoree: Melito Ramirez, Intervention Specialist at Walla Walla High School in Walla Walla, Washington.