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1993 State Teachers of the Year
Alabama -- Mike Jones; Athens Middle School, Athens, AL -- Special Education/Gifted, 6-8

Alaska -- Suzanne Cary; Mendenhall River Community School, Juneau, AK -- Elementary, 1

Am. Samoa -- Florama Stanislaus; Samoana High School, Pago Pago, AS -- Physics, 10-12

Arizona -- Karen Butterfield; Coconino High School, Flagstaff, AZ -- Art, 9-12

Arkansas -- Rosemary Faucette; Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, AR -- English, 7;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist   (NTOY Information)

California -- Patricia Anne Baltz; Camino Grove Elementary School, Arcadia, CA --
Elementary, 4 

Colorado -- Kathleen A. Mathers; Washington Irving Junior High School, Colorado Springs, CO -- English, 7-9

Connecticut -- Arthur J. Skerker; Hartford Public High School, Hartford, CT -- Science, 9-12

Delaware -- Clealyn B. Wilson; East Dover Elementary School, Dover, DE -- Elementary, 1

Dept. of Defense Dependents Schools -- Robert Moore ; Bad Aibling American School, APO, AE -- Social Studies, 9-12

District of Columbia -- Louvenia Magee Gafney; Birney Elementary School, Washington, DC -- Science, K-6

Florida -- Tracey L. Bailey; Satellite High School, Satellite Beach, FL -- Physics, Biology & Science, 10-12;  1993 National Teacher of the Year   (NTOY Information)

Georgia -- Nancy B. Royal; Elm Street Elementary School, Newnan, GA -- Elementary, K

Hawaii -- Glenn T. Minami; Henry J. Kaiser High School, Honolulu, HI -- Industrial
Arts/Automotive, 9-12

Idaho -- Vicki Matthews-Burwell; New Plymouth Elementary School, New Plymouth, ID -- Elementary, 5

Illinois -- Judi Sloan; Niles West High School, Skokie, IL -- Physical Education, 9-12

Indiana -- Diane M. Cutshall; Indian Meadows Elementary School, Fort Wayne, IN --
Elementary, 2

Iowa -- Joan Braunagel McShane; Jefferson Elementary School, Davenport, IA -- 
Science, 4-6

Kansas -- Carol Joyce Swinney; Hugoton High School, Hugoton, KS -- Foreign Language (Spanish/French), 9-12

Kentucky -- Bonnie Susan Cecil; J. Graham Brown Elementary School, Louisville, KY -- Elementary, 1-3

Louisiana -- Deborah M. Ducote; Richardson Middle School, West Monroe, LA -- 
Reading, 7-8

Maine -- Richard B. Kent; Mountain Valley High School, Rumford, ME --
English, 8-12

Maryland -- Gertrude Niewiaroski; Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD -- Social Studies, 11-12;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist   (NTOY Information)

Massachusetts -- Steven Levy; Bowman School, Lexington, MA -- Elementary, 4

Michigan -- Nancy J. Flanagan; Hartland Farms Middle School, Hartland, MI -- Music, 6-8

Minnesota -- Rita L. Wigfield; Gatewood Elementary School, Minnetonka, MN -- Elementary, 5

Mississippi -- Lois Eve Rodgers; Hattiesburg High School, Hattiesburg, MS -- English/ Creative Writing, 12

Missouri -- Cynthia Kalkwarf; Holman Middle School, St. Ann, MO -- Science, 6

Montana -- Linda L. Edwards; Highland Park Elementary School, Lewistown, MT --
Elementary, 2

Nebraska -- Betty Kort; Hastings Senior High School, Hastings, NE -- English, 11

Nevada -- Gaye Lynn Tyndall; Douglas High School, Minden, NV --
Mathematics, 9-12

New Hampshire -- James B. Meyers; Farmington High School, Farmington, NH -- Social Studies, 11

New Jersey -- Gail D. Shaffer; Governor Livingston Regional High School, Berkeley Heights, NJ -- Social Studies/English, 9-12

New Mexico -- Pat S. Graff; La Cueva High School, Albuquerque, NM -- Journalism/ Language Arts/Government, 9-12;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist   (NTOY Information)

New York -- Patricia James Jordan; Roslyn High School, Roslyn, NY -- Mathematics, 9-12

North Carolina -- Dixie Friend Abernathy; Southwest Junior High School, Gastonia, NC -- Science, 7

North Dakota -- Geraldeen Rude; Lincoln Elementary School, Minot, ND -- Elementary, 5

Northern Mariana Islands -- Elda La Victoria; Garapan Elementary School, Saipan, MP -- Science, 5

Ohio -- Joseph J. Kerata; Eastlake North High School, Eastlake, OH --
Biology, 10-12

Oklahoma -- Betsy Mabry; Dewitt Waller Junior High School, Enid, OK -- General Science, 7

Oregon -- Sally Leahy; Glendale High School, Glendale, OR -- Language Arts, 9-12

Pennsylvania -- Violet M. Geib; Stiegel Elementary School, Manheim, PA -- Elementary, 1

Puerto Rico -- Shirley Anne Goldinger; La Esperanza School, Pio Piedras, PR -- Special Education, 1-3

Rhode Island -- Linda Jean Harvey Filomeno; William D'Abate Elementary School,
Providence, RI -- Spanish/Bilingual, 2-3

South Carolina -- Dodie Burns Magill; Pelham Road Elementary School, Greenville, SC --Elementary, K

South Dakota -- Julie Ashworth; Hawthorne Elementary School, Sioux Falls, SD -- Elementary, 3

Tennessee -- James H. Kirk; Alcoa Middle School, Alcoa, TN -- Math-Science, 6

Texas -- Leo Armando Ramirez; McAllen High School, McAllen, TX --
Mathematics, 9-12

Utah -- Vern Bangerter; Timpview High School, Provo, UT -- Physics, 9-12

Vermont -- Ellen A. Thompson; Union Memorial School, Colchester, VT -- Elementary, 1-3

Virginia -- Gregory P. Sullivan; Dunbar Middle School, Lynchburg, VA -- Technology
Education, 6-8

Washington -- Kathleen Paris; Bethel High School, Spanaway, WA -- Biology, 10-12

West Virginia -- Deborah McBee Seldomridge; Keyser High School, Keyser, WV --
Mathematics, 9-12

Wisconsin -- Peter O'Neil; Waunakee Community Middle School, Waunakee, WI -- Science, 7-8

Wyoming -- Judith McBride; Slade Elementary School, Laramie, WY -- Art, K-6




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