Alabama -- Robert Stephen Ricks; Childersburg Middle School, Childersburg, AL -- Science, 7
Alaska -- Elaine B. Griffin; Chiniak Elementary School, Chiniak, AK -- Self-contained, 4-10 1995 National Teacher of the Year ( NTOY Information )
Arizona -- Rod Castillo; Mesa High School, Mesa, AZ -- Theater/Humanities, 10-12
Arkansas -- Sharon Denise Johnson; Carver Kindergarten, Texarkana, AR --lementary, Kindergarten
California -- Richard R. Chapleau; Palmdale High School, Palmdale, CA --Chemistry, 10-12
Colorado -- Molly R. Merry Sasser; Exploratory School, Canon City, CO --Elementary, 4
Connecticut -- Patricia Avallone; Harry M. Bailey Middle School, West Haven, CT --Language Arts/Life Skills, 7-8
Delaware -- Candice Helen Hopkins; Pleasantville Elementary School, New Castle, DE --Elementary, 1
Dept. of Defense Dependents Schools -- Mary H. Mendoza ; Curundu Elementary School, APO, AA -- Elementary, 5
District of Columbia -- Donna R. Graham; Macfarland Middle School, Washington, DC --Computer Technology, 6-8
Florida -- Shawn Eric DeNight; Miami Edison Senior High School, Miami, FL -- English/ Journalism, 9-12
Georgia -- Catherine Sylvia Pittman; Brunswick High School, Brunswick, GA -- Social Studies, 9-10
Guam -- Jelly N. Flores; Guam Public School System, P.O. Box DE, Agana, GU 96910 -- Daily life therapy/Functional academics, All levels
Hawaii -- Linda L. Holt; Haiku Elementary, Haiku, HI -- Chapter I /Reading, 2-5
National Teacher of the Year Finalist (NTOY Information)
Idaho -- Shirley A. Sarraf; Highland High School, Pocatello, ID -- Math & English,
10-12
Illinois -- Lynn A. Gaddis; Pepper Ridge Elementary School, Bloomington, IL -- Elementary, 6
Indiana -- Katherine Ann Stahl; Maywood Elementary School, Hammond, IN -- Elementary, Kindergarten
Iowa -- Jerry Lee Pierce; Roland-Story Middle School, Roland, IA -- English-Enrichment Skills, 7-8
Kansas -- Becky Goodwin; Kansas State School for the Deaf, Olathe, KS -- Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, 9-12
Kentucky -- Mary Keith Hall; Helmwood Heights Elementary School, Elizabethtown, KY -- Elementary, 1-3
Louisiana -- Brenda K. Collins; Sun City Elementary School, Bossier City, LA -- Elementary, 2
Maine -- Argy Nestor; David R. Gaul Middle School, Union, ME -- Art, 7-8
Maryland -- Linda Stuntz Adamson; Jessup Elementary School, Jessup, MD -- Academics, 5
Massachusetts -- Jerry Howland; The English High School, Boston, MA -- Mathematics/Law, 10-12; National Teacher of the Year Finalist (NTOY Information)
Michigan -- Sharon L. Green; Graveraet Middle School, Marquette, MI -- General & Choral Music/Keyboarding/Computers, 6-8
Minnesota -- Donald E. Johnson; Owatonna Senior High School, Owatonna, MN -- Social Studies/Humanities, 11-12
Mississippi -- Sheba Ann Brown; Jeff Davis Elementary School, Biloxi, MS -- Language Arts, 2-3
Missouri -- Marcia J. Northrup; Pleasant Lea Junior High School, Lee's Summit, MO-- Family & Consumer Science, 7-8
Montana -- Jeanne W. Tweeten; Capital High School, Helena, MT -- Library, 9-12
Nebraska -- Susan McNeil; Loup County High School, Taylor, NE -- Social Studies, 7-12
Nevada -- Nancy J. Strader; Mark Twain Elementary School, Carson City, NV -- Elementary, 4
New Hampshire -- Thomas M. Quigley; Pinkerton Academy, Derry, NH -- Choral Music, 9-12
New Jersey -- Thomas Tracey Fallon; Glen Landing Middle School, Blackwood, NJ -- Social Studies, 6
New Mexico -- Sylvia A. Flores; Hermosa Elementary School, Artesia, NM -- Elementary, 4
New York -- Joyce G. Valenti; Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School, Windham, NY -- Biology/Life Science, 7,10
North Carolina -- Sandra Clark Wells; Hall Fletcher Elementary School, Asheville, NC -- Elementary, 1,4
North Dakota -- Ellen O'Rourke Knudson; Victor Solheim Elementary School, Bismarck, ND -- Elementary, 2
Northern Mariana Islands -- Brigida De Leon Guerrero Ichihara; Koblerville Elementary School, Saipan, MP -- Elementary, 1
Ohio -- Melanie E. Hocking; Indian Creek High School, Wintersville, OH -- Chemistry, 11-12
Oklahoma -- Linda Kay Webb; Country Lane Elementary School, Broken Arrow, OK-- Elementary, 5
Oregon -- Barbara L. Murray; West Linn High School, West Linn, OR -- English,
10-12
Pennsylvania -- Ranjini Weerasooriya; J. R. Masterman Demonstration School, Philadelphia, PA -- Chemistry, 10-12
Puerto Rico -- Luz A. Martínez-Alendas; Antonio Valero de Bernabé Junior High School, Fajardo, PR -- English, 9
Rhode Island -- Ralph "Marty" Marston Perry; Aquidneck Elementary School, Middletown, RI -- Reading, K-2
South Carolina -- Cathy S. Scott; Lexington High School, Lexington, SC --
Physics/Astronomy/Space Science & Technology/Physics of Technology, 10-12
South Dakota -- Rebecca Ekeland; Brookings High School, Brookings, SD -- English, 9
Tennessee -- Pamela Jean Burish; Eakin Arts Magnet School, Nashville, TN -- Elementary, 3
Texas -- Miguel Ignacio Tinajero; Ramona Elementary School, El Paso, TX -- Self-Contained, 5-6; National Teacher of the Year Finalist (NTOY Information)
Utah -- Richard K. Bojak; West Jordan High School, West Jordan, UT -- Psychology, 10-12
Vermont -- Carol C. Smith; Shelburne Community School, Shelburne, VT -- All Areas, 6-8
Virginia -- Cheryl B. Henig; Stonewall Jackson Middle School, Mechanicsville, VA --
Math/Science, 6
Washington -- Kathryn A. McFarland; Pioneer Valley Elementary, Spanaway, WA --
Elementary, 4
West Virginia -- Germaine Cox Umstead; Ritchie County Middle School, Ellenboro, WV -- Mathematics & Counseling, 5-8
Wisconsin -- Patsy A. Rossman; Conrad Elvehjem School, McFarland, WI -- Science/Social Studies, 3-4
Wyoming -- Joan L. Brummond; Afflerbach Elementary School, Cheyenne, WY -- Elementary, 2
