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1991 State Teachers of the Year
Alabama -- Beatrice Kramer Volkman; Old Shell Road Magnet School, Mobile, AL -- Special Education, K-5;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist (NTOY Information)

Alaska -- K. Janie Hill; Dillingham Elementary School, Dillingham, AK -- Special Education, 1-5

Am. Samoa -- Etuale Tuileta; Leone High School, Pago Pago, AS --
Mathematics, 10-12

Arizona -- Elizabeth Bradshaw; Acacia Elementary School, Vail, AZ --
Elementary, 2

Arkansas -- Nadyne W. Aikman; Moody Elementary School, White Hall, AR -- Social Studies, 5

California -- Bruce Fisher; Fortuna Elementary School, Fortuna, CA -- Elementary, 5

Colorado -- Kevin T. Irvine; Boltz Junior High School, Fort Collins, CO -- Current
Issues/American History/Civics, 8-9

Connecticut -- Linda A. Mathews; Pagels Elementary School, West Haven, CT -- Elementary, 1

Delaware -- Lisa E. Best; Heritage Elementary School, Wilmington, DE --
Elementary, 1

Dept. of Defense Dependents Schools -- Mary Elizabeth Micallef; Bitburg American Middle School, APO, NY -- Gifted & Talented: English/Social Studies/Humanities, 5-8

District of Columbia -- Shirley A. Hopkinson; Brightwood Elementary School, Washington, DC -- Early Childhood, Pre-Kindergarten; National Teacher of the Year Finalist (NTOY Information)

Florida -- Sarah Gustafson; Everglades Elementary School, Okeechobee, FL -- Elementary, 1

Georgia -- Jeffrey L. White; Berkmar High School, Lilburn, GA -- Science, 9-12

Hawaii -- Joy Puu'olani Gaston; Kihei Elementary School, Kihei, HI -- Science, 4-5

Idaho -- Shirley A. Rau; Nampa High School, Nampa, ID -- English, 12 
National Teacher of the Year Finalist (NTOY Information)

Illinois -- William B. Branch; Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL -- History/Social Science, 10-12

Indiana -- Darcia King-O'Blenis; Pierre Navarre Middle School, South Bend, IN -- Social Studies, 7

Iowa -- David Hunt; Clarence-Lowden, Clarence, IA -- Social Studies, 9-12

Kansas -- Frances J. Irelan; Lee Elementary School, Manhattan, KS --
Elementary/ Language Arts, 3

Kentucky -- Tim Moore; Simon Kenton High School, Independence, KY --
History, 10-12

Louisiana -- Susan G. LeJeune; Crowley High School, Crowley, LA -- English, 11-12

Maine -- Stephen C. Ellwood IV; St. Francis Elementary School, St. Francis, ME --
Mathematics/Science/Art/Current Events, 6-8

Maryland -- Rosemarie Fuchs McConnaughey; Columbia Park Elementary School, Landover, MD -- Elementary, 6

Massachusetts -- Charles Sposato; Framingham South High School, Framingham, MA -- English, 11-12

Michigan -- Katherine Afendoulis; Collins Elementary School, Grand Rapids, MI -- Elementary, 3

Minnesota -- Cathy L. Nelson; Fridley High School, Fridley, MN --
Social Studies, 9-12

Mississippi -- Mary Lofton Davidson; Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Columbus, MS -- A P Biology/Anatomy Physiology/Biochemistry/
Genetics, 11-12

Missouri -- Sharon L. Strating; Savannah RIII School District, Savannah, MO -- Elementary, 5

Montana -- Debra Ann Leeds; Lincoln-McKinley School, Havre, MT -- Elementary,
Kindergarten

Nebraska -- James D. Kubik; Norfolk Senior High School, Norfolk, NE --
American Government, 12

Nevada -- Walter D. Plants; E. C. Best Middle School, Fallon, NV -- Elementary, 5

New Hampshire -- Kim Carter Sands;  Rindge Memorial School, Rindge, NH -- Teacher/Librarian, K-5/6-8

New Jersey -- Constance E. Cloonan; Carroll Robbins School, Trenton, NJ -- Elementary, 2

New Mexico -- Carolyn J. Paez; Silver High School, Silver City, NM -- Home Economics, 9-12

New York -- John Taylor Gatto; Booker T. Washington Junior High School, New York City, NY -- English/Social Science/Science, 7-9

North Dakota -- Fran Joersz; Hughes Junior High School, Bismarck, ND --
Reading/ Communications, 7

Ohio -- Lori Urogdy Eiler; Shaw High School, East Cleveland, OH --
Social Studies, 9-12

Oklahoma -- Marilyn S. King; Stillwater Junior and Senior High School, Stillwater, OK -- Vocal Music, 8-12

Oregon -- Bonnie Elliott; Bend Senior High School, Bend, OR -- Spanish, 9-12

Pennsylvania -- Karen Beechy Kreider; Central High School, Philadelphia, PA -- Reading Specialist/Social Studies, 9-12

Puerto Rico -- Fredeswinda Vásquez; Angela Cordero Bernard School, Ponce, PR -- Science, 1-6

Rhode Island -- Darlene Walsh; Greenbush Elementary School, Warwick, RI -- Elementary, 1

South Carolina -- Nancy C. Townsend; Wilson High School, Florence, SC --
English, 9-12

South Dakota -- Deborah H. Platt; Eugene Field Elementary School, Mitchell, SD --
Elementary, 3

Tennessee -- Joseph Stafford York; Fayette-Ware High School, Somerville, TN -- English, 11-12

Texas -- Sandra Parks Gifford; Paris High School, Paris, TX -- English, 11-12

Utah -- Waldo Warnick, Jr.; Delta Technical Center, Delta, UT -- Drafting/Cabinetmaking, 10-12

Vermont -- Sheila Whitney Mable; South Burlington High School, South Burlington, VT -- English/Language Arts, 11-12

Virginia -- Joanne Stowers Groseclose; Marion Intermediate School, Marion, VA -- Learning Disability Resource Teacher, 4-6

Washington -- Cynthia C. Lancaster; Hiawatha Elementary School, Othello, WA -- Elementary, 3

West Virginia -- Rae Ellen McKee; Slanesville Elementary School, Slanesville, WV -- Reading, 1-6;  1991 National Teacher of the Year   (NTOY Information)

Wisconsin -- Rita M. Tenorio; La Escuela Fratney, Milwaukee, WI -- Elementary, Bilingual Kindergarten

Wyoming -- Bette J. Sample; Gertrude Burns Elementary School, Newcastle, WY -- Elementary,1




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document last updated 4/19/2007