PCEF Excellent Educator Program, funded by the Louis and Doilney Families
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The Sarah & Stephen Doilney Award
In 1996, Jim Doilney and PCEF created the Excellent Educator Awards to honor the educators in the Park City School District. The Excellent Educator Award is voted on by educator peers in each school building Jim was inspired by his mother who was a teacher. Since 2019 he has been joined by the Louis Family to continue this endeavor, as Hank Louis was a former educator. Today, Hank and Jim's adult children, all of whom have kids in PCSD, make this annual commitment to sponsor the Excellent Educator Program because they know how critical educators are in shaping the next generation of leaders, innovators, and problem-solvers.
On April 25th, 2025, Jim, Hank, and all of their family will join PCEF and PCSD in a tour around each school, surprising the recipient of the award. We will be led by the PC Bands New Orleans style band.
Of special note, at PCHS we will also honor the recipient of the Sarah and Stephen Doilney award. This award is voted on by the Senior Class for the educator who was most influential on their entire PCSD career. We hope you can join us!
In 2025 we will celebrate our Park City educators with an Excellent Educator Reveal → Every school's teachers, staff, and admin vote for their Excellent Educator, who is surprised with a sweet celebration. Join us as we tour each Park City school the morning of April 25th for the surprise reveals!
2025 Schedule Friday 4/25:
- 7:45 am PCHS
- Excellent Educator Award
- Sarah and Stephen Doilney Award
- 8:25 am Treasure Mountain Jr High
- 8:55 am McPolin Elementary
- 9:40am Trailside Elementary
- 10:10 am Parley's Park Elementary
- 10:40 am Jeremy Ranch Elementary
- 11:50am Ecker Hill Middle School

PCHS 2024 Excellent Educator Recipient Gaylynn Mooney and Sarah & Stephen Doilney Class of 2024 Most Influential Teacher Recipient Ed Mulick
The Excellent Educator Award is voted on by educator peers in each school building. The Excellent Educator recipients for the 2023-2024 school year are:
- Ecker Hill Middle School = Jen Hales
- Jeremy Ranch Elementary School = Linda Hilton
- McPolin Elementary School = Daniel Wells
- Park City High School = TIE! Holly Huggins and Gaylynn Mooney
- Parley's Park Elementary School = LeAnn Rocchi
- Trailside Elementary School = Eva Montejano
- Treasure Mountain Junior High = Casey Ryan
Sarah and Stephen Doilney Award Winner
The Sarah & Stephen Doliney Award, as voted on by the Senior Class at Park City High, honors the most influential educator of their school career. The 2024 winner was PCHS Science teacher Ed Mulick!
Many thanks to Jim Doilney, who supports this award in honor of his mother, who was a teacher.

HISTORY
In 1996, developers Jim Doilney and Mike Barnes wanted to give back to the schools that gave Park City such a stellar reputation and made it a desirable place to live. In particular, Jim, the son of a teacher, wanted to honor his mother's profession. Thus, with PCEF's help, the Doliney-Barnes Teaching Excellence Awards were born.
Over time, the award became the Excellent Educator award, in recognition that anyone; teacher, staff, or administration, can make an impact on student learning. Different sponsors have stepped up to support it, including Deer Valley Resort and more recently, the Louis Family.
In 1996, Jim also created a very special award to honor his parents. The Sarah & Stephen Doilney Award, as voted on by the Senior Class at Park City High, honors the most influential educator of their school career.