Alabama -- Dora Gene Hill; Gadsden High School, Gadsden, AL -- Spanish, 10-12
Alaska -- Gary Woodburn; Cooper Landing School, Cooper Landing, AK -- 1-8
Arizona -- Ellen Zink Vandervort; Morenci High School, Morenci, AZ --
Biology, 10-12
Arkansas -- Alice M. Glover; Booker Junior High School, Little Rock, AR --
English, 9
California -- Carol Billone; Marlton School for the Deaf, Los Angeles, CA -- Science/Drama
Colorado -- Ted Tsumura; George Washington High School, Denver, CO --
Biology/ Physiology; National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Delaware -- Lyn C. Eggink; Bridge House, Wilmington, DE --
Ungraded special program
Florida -- Carol B. Mears; Lloyd Estates Elementary School, Fort Lauderdale, FL --
Elementary, 1
Georgia -- Edith M. Smoak; Brunswick High School, Brunswick, GA -- Psychology; National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Hawaii -- Jane S. Otomo; Laupahoehoe High and Elementary School, Lahpahoehoe, HI -- Mathematics/Social Studies
Idaho -- Patricia Fujii; Fruitland High School, Fruitland, ID --
Home Economics, 10-12
Illinois -- Julia Walsh; Olive School, Arlington Heights, IL -- Elementary, 1-3
Indiana -- Joyce McFadden; Dwight D. Eisenhower School, Crown Point, IN -- Elementary, 1
Iowa -- Bettie Burres Youngs; Irving Junior High School, Des Moines, IA --
Remedial Reading, 8-9
Kansas -- James Elliott Brown; Shawnee Mission West High School, Shawnee Mission, KS -- English, 10-12
Kentucky -- Paula H. Morgan; Ridge Pond Elementary School, Bowling Green, KY -- Elementary, 1
Maine -- Roberta F. Rogers; Falmouth Senior High School, Falmouth, ME -- Business, 10-12
Maryland -- Robert H. Rivkin; Milford Mill High School, Baltimore, MD -- French; National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Massachusetts -- Barbara A. Boschert; Roosevelt School, Wooster, MA -- Elementary, Kindergarten
Minnesota -- Kenneth C. Dvergsten; Frank B. Kellogg Senior High School, Roseville, MN -- Biology
Mississippi -- Kenneth M. Quinn; Whitten Junior High School, Jackson, MS -- Art
Missouri -- Barbara R. Underwood; Parkway West Senior High School, Ballwin, MO -- Mathematics
Montana -- Fern Spicher Flanagan; Capital High School, Helena, MT -- English, 7-8
Nebraska -- Julia Ann Jantzi; Junior High School, Milford, NE --
English/Social Studies
Nevada -- Caroline Bohm; Corbett Elementary School, Carson City, NV -- Elementary, 1
New Hampshire -- Robert T. Hughes; Berlin High School, Berlin, NH --
Arts & Humanities
New Jersey -- Richard A. Barrows; River Dell Regional School, Oradell, NJ -- Music
New Mexico -- Hazel Luck Mayer; Marshall Junior High School, Clovis, NM --
Special Education
New York -- Nathaniel J. Phipps; Sterling High School, Brooklyn, NY -- Music
North Carolina -- Ruby S. Murchison; Washington Drive Junior High School, Fayetteville, NC -- Social Studies, 7; 1976 National Teacher of the Year ( NTOY Information )
North Dakota -- Ruth Hoglund; Washington Elementary School, Fargo, ND --
Special Education -- visually handicapped
Ohio -- Barbara J. Hilgeford; Meadowdale High School, Dayton, OH -- Reading
Oklahoma -- Wilda Walker; Enid High School, Enid, OK -- Language Arts
Oregon -- Nola W. Coval; Brown Junior High School, Hillsboro, OR --
Health Education
Pennsylvania -- Yvonne Toney; Craig Ridgway Elementary School, Coatesville, PA --
Elementary, Kindergarten
Puerto Rico -- Hector A. Lopez; Angeles School Unit School, Utudado, PR -- Spanish
South Carolina -- Elizabeth Shelton Smith; D. W. Daniel High School,
Central, SC -- Art
South Dakota -- Alma G. Reinecke; Edison Junior High School, Souix Falls, SD -- Language Arts
Tennessee -- Donald Wayne Hood; Robinson Junior High School, Kingsport, TN -- Social Studies, 8
Texas -- James William Crews; Lutcher Stark High School, Orange, TX -- Mathematics
Utah -- Howard Edward Neslen; Granite High School, UT -- Art
Vermont -- Jeffery Buehner; C.P. Smith School, Burlington, VT -- Elementary, 6
Virginia -- Sarah W. Belpree; Queens Lake School, Williamsburg, VA -- English/Social Studies, 7
Washington -- Laura Park; College Place Elementary, Lynnwood, WA --
Elementary, 1
West Virginia -- Helen G. Reger; The Academy School, Buchannon, WV -- Kindergarten
Wisconsin -- Colleen Petranek; Traver Elementary School, Lake Geneva, WI -- Elementary, Kindergarten
Wyoming -- Rosalee Ammons; Osage Elementary School, Osage, WY -- Elementary, 2-3
