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1969 State Teachers of the Year
Alabama -- Nell McLure Arnold; Russelville High School, AL -- Home Economics 

Alaska -- Archie W. Demmert; Grater Sitka Borough School, AK -- 6;
National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Arizona -- Richard Gardea; Safford Elementary School, Safford, AZ -- 8

Arkansas -- Marion (Charleen) Hickey; Central High School, AR -- Spanish, 2-4

California -- Lawrence Newman; California School for the Deaf, CA --
Mathamatics, 7-12

Colorado -- Richard Baker; Lake County High School, CO -- Biology 

Connecticut -- Sheila Mary Schmidt; Clover Street School, Windson, CT --
Teacher of mentally retarded 

Delaware -- Ellen Harmeson; Special School District, Dover, DE -- Special Education 

Florida -- Barbara Goleman; Miami-Jackson High School, FL -- Language Arts;
1969 National Teacher of the Year   ( NTOY Information )

Georgia -- Robert Morgan; Druid Hills High School, DeKalb County, GA --
Social Studies, 11-12

Guam -- Rosario M. Naputi; Inarajan Elementary School, Inarajan, GU --
Special Education 

Hawaii -- Emido Kuraoka; Kauai High School, Lihue, HI -- Language Arts, non-graded

Idaho -- Helen Kirby; Van Buren Elementary School, Caldwell, ID -- Elementary, Junior First Grade

Illinois -- Dean DePoy; Wheeling High School, Wheeling, IL -- Music Instructor, 9-12

Indiana -- Carl Ebel; South Ripley Community Schools, Versilles, IN

Iowa -- Jane Sharp; Grant Elementary School, IA -- Elementary, 3-4

Kansas -- James Hood; St. John Kansas High School, KS -- Physics/Chemistry/General Science 

Kentucky -- Flossie Slusher; Harmony Elementary School, Pineville, KY -- 8

Louisiana -- June Moore; Mermentau Elementary School, LA -- Language Arts/Social Studies/Physical Education 

Maine -- Emmett Stevens; Schenck High School, East Millinocket, ME --
Business Education 

Massachusetts -- Ruth K. Doorly; Westwood Public Schools, MA --
Special Education

Minnesota -- Richard A. Hanson; Burnsville Senior High School, Burnsville, MN --
Mathematics;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Montana -- Matilda Malicot Johnston; Rattle Snake School, Missoula County, MT --
Elementary, 1

Nevada -- Karl W. Meuster; Western High School, Las Vegas, NV -- Social Science/ American Government 

New Hampshire -- Matilda Ernst; Lebanon High School, NH -- Science 

New Jersey -- George O. Cureton; Morton Elementary School, Newark, NJ -- Elementary, 1;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

New Mexico -- Mary Joe Fitzgerald Clendenin; Cloudcroft High School, NM -- General Science 

New York -- Lowell B. Fox; Attica Junior-Senior High School, Attica, NY -- Mathematics 

North Dakota -- Kristian Monson; Williston High School, Williston, ND -- Biology 

Ohio -- Charles G. Rousculp; Worthington High School, OH -- English 

Oklahoma -- Frank (Trudy) McFarland; Will Rogers Elementary School, Stillwater, OK -- Elementary, 5

Oregon -- Arlene Nelson; Lake Oswego Junior High School, OR -- Home Economics 

Pennsylvania -- Richard S. Smith; Marple Newtown Senior High School, PA -- Biology 

Rhode Island -- Mary D. Parks; Warren High School, Warren, RI -- English 

South Carolina -- Agnes H. Wilson; Lincoln High School, Sumter, SC -- French/ Journalism;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

South Dakota -- Arline Autio; Lead Public Schools, SD -- Principal & Teacher, 1

Texas -- Ruth Spear; San Marcos Public Schools, TX -- Science, 7-8

Utah -- Alta Gassman Moffitt; Kearns Junior High School, Kearns, UT --
Home Economics 

Washington -- Larry Peterson; Bothell High School, Bothell, WA -- Mathematics 

West Virginia -- Edythe Reeder; Dunbar Elementary School, Dunbar, WV -- Elementary, 3

Wisconsin -- Albert Goerlitz; Wisconsin Public Schools, Neenah, WI --
Teacher of mentally retarded 

Wyoming -- Karl D. Allen; Thermopolis County High School, Hotsprings, WY -- Civics/ Contemporary Problems, 12




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