John Meinzen, Edwardsville High School in Illinois, and Scott Sinex, Prince George's Community College, Largo, Maryland, were selected as the 2008 Verona Computational Science Teacher Leader and Outreach Leader Award winners, respectively. Both educators have set an example for the effective integration of computational models to enhance student learning in their own classrooms. In addition, they have worked diligently to share computational science strategies with other teachers through professional development workshops. The awards were announced at the SC08 Education Program in Austin, Texas on November 15, 2008.