An innovative author, passionate educator, football coach, and mentor, Dr. Hoag was a Connecticut State Department of Education member for over 35 years. An accomplished speaker, he has entertained...view moreAn innovative author, passionate educator, football coach, and mentor, Dr. Hoag was a Connecticut State Department of Education member for over 35 years. An accomplished speaker, he has entertained and thrilled audiences throughout his lifetime with his anecdotes and philosophy on teaching, parenthood, athletic coaching, and student leadership.
Dr. Hoag has received state and national recognition for teaching, coaching, education assessment, and community service. Of the many awards, Dr. Hoag was the recipient of the national 2008 C. Thomas Olivio Award, presented to one person annually for leadership and creativity in student assessment by the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute. In 2013 Dr. Hoag was honored with the Silver Eagle Award of the Connecticut Council of Deliberation for “sterling service to uplift humanity”; and the 2016 Outstanding Community Service Award by the Urban League of Greater Hartford.
Dr. Hoag created and directed the groundbreaking Developing Tomorrow’s Professionals (DTP) program for Black and Hispanic young men.
Stephen Hoag is the author of “A Son’s Handbook, Bringing Up Mom with Alzheimer’s/Dementia,” a stirring personal account of his ten years caring for his mother with this dreaded disease.
Dr. Hoag’s romantic novel, “Whisper of a Kiss,” was released in 2018 with the inspirational moving book “Vows” in 2020, winning acclaim for its emotional acumen and encouraging approach to understanding one person’s impact on another. His 2021 book, “Before the Picture Fades,” is a historical account of the hundred-plus-year life of Wallingford, Connecticut’s Lyman Hall High School, detailing the most dramatic athletic moment in Connecticut schoolboy history.
In 2022, the first of the “Main Street” trilogy was released, gaining national literary plaudits. The third book of the triology, “Main Street Moment,” is scheduled for release in 2024.view less