Proud mom Marisol Santiago (right) with her daughter, Denise Montes, the winner of the UFT’s Edwin Espalliat Award as the outstanding graduate of the Success Via Apprenticeship (SVA) program during the 2019 CTE Awards Recognition Ceremony at UFT headquarters in Manhattan on Feb. 8.

Members from the Brooklyn STEAM Center in Brooklyn are as enthusiastic as can be as they cheer for an honoree.

Outstanding Educator Award winners from Manhattan are joined by (standing, from left) Sterling Roberson, the UFT’s vice president for CTE high schools, and UFT Manhattan High Schools District Representative Alice O’Neil.

Staten Island’s Outstanding Educators take the stage with (from left) UFT Vice President for CTE High Schools Sterling Roberson, UFT Staten Island Borough Representative Analia Gerard and Special Representative Donna Coppola.

Posing with the Outstanding Educator honorees from Brooklyn are (standing, from left) UFT Vice President for CTE High Schools Sterling Roberson and UFT Brooklyn High Schools District Representative James Duncan.

Shanker Hall is overflowing with honorees, supporters and business partners.

The Outstanding Educator honorees from Queens are flanked by UFT Queens High Schools District Representative James Vasquez (standing, right) and Special Representative Washington Sanchez.

The jazz band from Edward R. Murrow HS in Brooklyn, under the direction of Tom Toriello, the assistant principal of the school’s music department, entertains the full house.

The Outstanding Educator Award winners from the Bronx show off their plaques, joined by (standing, from left) UFT Vice President for CTE High Schools Sterling Roberson and Special Representative John Monteforte.