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1974 State Teachers of the Year
Alabama -- Eugenia Corina; Huffman High School, Birmingham, AL -- Biology, 10-12

Alaska -- Bryan Grove; Juneau Borough School District, Juneau, AK --
Art, Elementary

Arizona -- Roger Benton; Kino Junior High School, Mesa, AZ --
Industrial Arts, 7-9

Arkansas -- Martha Ann Moore; Osceola High School, Osceola, AR --
English, 11-12

California -- Edward Helwick, Jr.; Culver City High School, Culver City, CA -- American Government, 12;   National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Colorado -- Keith L. Rogers; Lake Elementary School, Gunnison, CO --
Elementary, 6; National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Delaware -- Polly Bray; Newark High School, Newark, DE -- Drama/
Theater Arts, 9-12

Florida -- James L. Casale; Avalon Elementary School, Naples, FL --
Elementary, 4-5

Georgia -- Norma Ann Lattimore; North Heights & North Rome Elementary Schools, Rome, GA -- Elementary, 1

Hawaii -- Yasuko A. Matsunaga; Hilo Union School, Hilo, HI -- Elementary, K-1; National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Idaho -- Barbara Dargatz; Wood River High School, Hailey, ID --
Business Education, 10-12

Illinois -- Ruth M. Hawkins; Lake Crest School, Oakland, IL -- Elementary, 5

Indiana -- Charles Stephens; Joy Elementary School, Michigan City, IN -- Elementary, 6

Iowa -- Genevieve Wallace; Woodlawn School, Des Moines, IA -- Reading, 1

Kansas -- Charles Dan Everhart; Rolling Ridge Elementary School, Olathe, KS -- Elementary, 5

Kentucky -- Jane McBride; Jackson Elementary School, Paducah, KY --
Science/ Environmental Education, 1-4

Maine -- Vivian G. Smith; Fourteenth Street School, Bangor, ME --
Special Education

Maryland -- Eloise Bernice Johnson; Chestertown Elementary School, Chestertown, MD -- Elementary, 1

Massachusetts -- Thais Waldron; Parker Junior High School, Reading, MA -- English, 7-9 National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Minnesota -- Thomas F. Stoltman; Winona Senior High School, Winona, MN -- Speech/ Radio & Television, 10-12

Mississippi -- Lyllian M. Tubbs; Bankston Elementary School, Greenwood, MS -- Elementary, 6

Missouri -- Louis H. Banker; Fort Osage Senior High School, Independence, MO --
Speech/Debate/Drama, 9-12

Montana -- Margarte Jo Lavold; Sweet Grass County High School, Big Timber, MT -- Spanish/Senior English

Nebraska -- Rolland Lyle Essman; North Loup-Scotia Schools, Scotia, NE -- Vocational Agriculture, 9-12

Nevada -- Kathlyn C. Mayes; White Pine County High School, Ely, NV --
English/ Journalism, 9-12

New Hampshire -- David E. Killam; Colebrook Public Schools, Colebrook, NH -- Music, 9-12

New Jersey -- Douglas Villanova; East Greenwich School, Greenwich, NJ -- Elementary, 6

New Mexico -- Roy Harmon Crossno; Jenez Valley High School, Jenez Pueblo, NM -- English/Literature/Speech, 9-12

New York -- Vivian Tom; Lincoln High School, Yonkers, NY -- Social Studies, 9-12;  1974 National Teacher of the Year   ( NTOY Information )

North Carolina -- Frances A. Kiser; Crest High School, Shelby, NC -- English, 9-12

North Dakota -- Patricia Bartness;

Ohio -- Ebraska D. Watts; Chambers Elementary School, East Cleveland, OH -- Elementary, Kindergarten

Oklahoma -- Valerie Carolina; Wewoka Elementary School, Wewoka, OK -- Elementary, 2

Oregon -- Mike Ford; Waluga Junior High School, Lake Oswego, OR --
Language Arts/Social Studies, 8

Pennsylvania -- Rosemary Palaferro; Charles F. Foos Elementary School, PA -- Reading, 4

Puerto Rico -- Gladys Albes de Torres; Ana P. Rodriguez Elementary School, Hormigueros, PR -- Science/Mathematics, 5

Rhode Island -- Crystal W. Hall; Pascaog Grammar School, Pascoag, RI -- Elementary, Kindergarten

South Carolina -- Marguerite B. McCaskill; Brookland-Cayce High School, Cayce, SC -- English, 9-12

South Dakota -- Florence Kribell; Yankton Middle School, Yankton, SD --
Remedial Reading, 7

Tennessee -- Evelyn C. McBroom; Stratford High School, Nashville, TN -- Latin/French/ Algebra, 9-12

Texas -- Edna Cox; Tulia High School, Tulia, TX -- Vocational Office Education, 12

Utah -- Lawrence P. Bailey; Monticello High School, Monticello, UT -- Chemistry/Biological Sciences, 10-12

Vermont -- Sunmer P. Harris; Oxbow High School, Bradford, VT -- Science, 9-12

Virginia -- Carol Ann Tomlison; Warrenton Junior High School, Warrenton, VA --
Communications Core, 7

Washington -- Robert Tormey; Ahtanum Valley School, Yakima, WA -- Mathematics, 7-8

West Virginia -- Myrtle Collins; Main Street Elementary School, Sisterville, WV -- Remedial Reading, 2-5

Wisconsin -- Lois Gurske; E. G. Kromery Middle School, Middleton, WI -- Music, 6-8

Wyoming -- Maxine Torbert; Sheridan High School, Sheridan, WY -- French, 9-12 




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