Alabama -- Gertrude Frances Sparkman; Stevenson High School, Stevenson, AL -- English, 10-12
Alaska -- Sam Thomas; Levelock Rural School, Levelock, AR -- All Subjects, 1-8; National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Arizona -- Lydia Swengel; O.L. Carlisle Elementary School, Somerton, AZ -- Bilingual- speaking pupils, Kindergarten
Arkansas -- Evangeline Cothren; Greene Couty Technical School, Paragould, AR -- Business Education
California -- Don D. Gunter; Nicholas Elementary School, Sacremento, CA -- Elementary, 5
Colorado -- James O. Fluckey; West High School, Denver, CO -- Vocal Music
Delaware -- Phyllis Schabinger; Middletown Elementary School, Middletown, DE --
Elementary, 1
Florida -- Faye Shaw; Bob Sikes Elementary School, Crestview, FL -- Elementary, 5
Georgia -- Murl Rountree; Tift County Junior High School, Tifton, GA --
Special Education
Guam -- Geneva Silvernail; Talofofo Elementary School, Talofofo, GU -- Music/Reading, 4-6
Hawaii -- Edward M. Tonaki; Wahiawa Intermediate School, Wahiawa, HI --
Store Front Teacher, 7-8
Idaho -- Charles R. Humphries; Buhl Senior High School, Buhl, ID -- Chemistry/Physics, 11-12
Illinois -- Martha McHenry Cassity; New Hope Elementary School, Litchfield, IL -- Music
Indiana -- Eudolph Holycross; Columbia City Joint High School, Columbia City, IN -- Social Studies department chairman
Iowa -- John Beghtol; Centerville High School, Centerville, IA -- History/International Relations; National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Kansas -- Hope D. Shackelford; Mead Junior High School, Wichita, KS -- English, 9
Kentucky -- Jean Harney; Edna L. Toliver Elementary School, Danville, KY -- Elementary, 5
Louisiana -- Ronald N. Mayeux; Hessmer High School, Hessmer, LA --
Vocational Agriculture, 9-12
Maine -- A. James Fiske; Telestar Regional High School, Bethel, ME -- Chemistry/ Physics, 7-12
Maryland -- Donald K. Hughes; Hampton Elementary School, Lutherville, MD -- Elementary, 6
Massachusetts -- Robert Anastas; North High School, Framingham, MA --
Drug Education
Minnesota -- Lee L. Kohs; Appollo High School, St. Cloud, MN -- Physics/Science Department Chairman
Mississippi -- Abby Rogers; Jones Elementary School, Hattiesburg, MS -- Special Education --Trainable mental retardates
Montana -- Alberta Klockler; C.R. Anderson School, Helena, MT -- Elementary, 1
Nevada -- Margaret Muth; Reno High School, Reno, NV -- English--Senior Honors/English Department Chairman
New Hampshire -- Thomas J. Ford; White Mountains Regional High School, Whitefield, NH -- Chemistry, 9-12
New Jersey -- Joseph M. Pirrello; Verona High School, Verona, NJ --
Distributive Education
New Mexico -- Clarence H. Fielder; Alameda Junior High School, Las Cruces, NM -- Social Studies, 8
New York -- Donald Yates; Lewiston-Porter Central School, Youngstown, NY --
Social Studies, 12
North Carolina -- Genella Barton Allison; Claremont Central High School, Hickory, NC -- English/Journalism, 11; National Teacher of the Year Finalist
North Dakota -- Frank Lewis; A.L. Hagen Junior High School, Dickinson, ND -- American History, 8
Northern Mariana Islands -- Dolores Cruz; Garapen School, Saipan, MP -- Elementary, 2
Ohio -- Robert H. Fisher; Lincoln High School, Gahanna, OH -- Special Education
Oklahoma -- Albert Beauchamp Clark; Enid High School, Enid, OK --
American Government, 11-12
Oregon -- John A. Duncan; Blossom Gulch Elementary and Marshfield Junior High Schools, Coos Bay, OR -- Reading/Language Skills, 4-6, 8
Pennsylvania -- E. Marie Boyle; Penncrest High School, Lima, PA -- Biology
Puerto Rico -- Antonia Martinez De Cortes; Aguada High School, Aguada, PR -- Business Education
Rhode Island -- Norma Ann Garnett; Warwick Veterans Memorial High School, Warwick, RI -- Spanish
South Carolina -- Martha Marian Stringfellow; Lewisville Elementary School, Chester County, SC -- Elementary, 1; 1971 National Teacher of the Year
( NTOY Information )
South Dakota -- Gladys B. Curran; Stanley County High School, Fort Pierre, SD -- General Science/Biology; National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Tennessee -- Edna Ruth White; Jennie Bell Elementary School, Dyersburg, TN -- Special Education
Texas -- Bettye Mischen; Plano High School, Plano, TX -- English
Utah -- Jack W. Leifson; Spanish Fork High School, Spanish Fork, UT --
Social Studies
Vermont -- Claire Oglesby; Westminster West School, Westminster, VT --
Ungraded Primary School
Virginia -- Mary Gilliam Dodson; Featherston Elementary School, Woodbridge, VA -- Elementary, 1
Washington -- Anthony J. Antonucci; Spokane Continuation High School, Spokane, WA -- Speech/Drama/Special Education
West Virginia -- Beatrice Gladwell; Marlinton Elementary School, Marlinton, WV --
Elementary, 6
Wisconsin -- Kenneth C. Allen; Monroe High School, Monroe, WI --
Vocational Agriculture
Wyoming -- William H. Malloy; Thermopolis Elementary and Junior High School, Thermopolis, WY -- Instrumental Music, 5-8
