Ushie and Yelli Koenig are a most respected and beloved couple in Kew Gardens Hills. Known for their open home and hearts, they have built an epicenter of chesed that impacts many sectors of our community and beyond. Their gracious residence has been the site of various parlor meetings (including a "Meet-n-Greet" for our very own Rabbi Ginsparg!), tzedakah fundraisers and is a welcoming oasis of hachnosas orchim, where guests feel comfortable staying a night or longer. The Koenigs exude a simchas hachaim, warmth and kavod haTorah that inspires their large circle of friends and loving family and resonates deeply in their children and grandchildren. They are the dedicated, proud parents of four BYQ talmidos, and have uncharacteristically accepted this honor simply from a sense of hakoras hatov to Bais Yaakov for the chinuch and values imparted to their daughters.

Rabbi Joshua and Dr. Rachelle Goller are the dedicated Rabbi and Rebbitzen of the Young Israel of West Hempstead, currently the second largest Young Israel in the country, with a membership of over 800 families. The Gollers strive to maintain a deep, warm relationship with their mispallelim, creating innovative programming to maintain the "family feel" of the shul while staying attuned to individual needs and personal challenges of each member. Rabbi Goller conducts an abundance of shiurim throughout the week. Rabbi Goller, a passionate advocate of chinuch, taught at Westchester Hebrew High School and HANC High School. He is currently Mashgiach Ruchani at Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central). Aside from her responsibilities in the community, including regularly hosting families for Shabbos meals and giving high caliber shiurim, Dr. Goller is a respected optometrist in Hicksville, LI. The Gollers are the devoted parents of Yehuda, Gavriel and Yaakov, and their daughter, Penina, who is a 7th grader at BYQ. They have been enthusiastic and wholehearted supporters of Bais Yaakov's vision and mission throughout the years.

Mrs. Baila Kramer, our third grade secular studies teacher, is truly a mechaneches in every sense of the word. Her well-organized, interesting lessons not only educate but inspire. A role model of sterling middos and the quintessential outstanding educator, Mrs. Kramer's calm and positive demeanor permeates her classroom, providing a wonderfully nurturing environment where her students grow intellectually and emotionally. Her warm smile and ever-present twinkle in her eye, encourage her students to openly express their creativity and achieve academic success as independent learners, transforming the daily curriculum into life lessons. Bais Yaakov is grateful to have the opportunity to honor Mrs. Kramer, not only for what she has done for our students, but for being a most effective, supportive mentor to the rest of the third grade faculty.