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Alabama -- Cynda Fickert; Auburn Junior High School; 332 Samford Avenue; Auburn, AL 36830; Mathematics, 6-8; cfickert@auburnschools.org

Alaska -- Ronnie Stanford; Barrow High School; P.O. Box 960; Barrow, AK 99723; Music, 6-12; ronnie.stanford@nsbsd.org; stanford@barrow.com

American Samoa -- Pati T. Pati, Jr.; Leone High School; Department of Education; Pago Pago, AS 96799; Music, 9-12; patipatiz@yahoo.com

Arizona -- Kimberly A. Babeu; Flowing Wells Junior High School; 1556 W. Prince Road; Tucson, AZ 85705; Physical Education, 7-8; babeuk@flowingwells.k12.az.us

Arkansas -- Pamela Y. England; Forrest City Junior High School; 1133 North Division Street; Forrest City, AR 72335; Mathematics, 9; pam.england@fcsd.grsc.k12.ar.us

California -- Stanley W. Murphy; San Diego High School; 1405 Park Boulevard; San Diego, CA 92101; Social Studies, 9-12; stanman32@aol.com (2005 National Teacher of the Year Finalist)

Colorado -- Kathy Heavers; Montrose High School; P.O.Box 10500, 600 South Selig; Montrose, CO 80401; Freshmen/Sophomore Seminar, MHS Press, Senior Seminar, 9-12; kheavers@bresnan.net; kheavers@mcsd.k12.co.us

Connecticut -- Burt Saxon; James Hillhouse High School; 480 Sherman Parkway; New Haven, CO 06511; History, Psychology, 10-12; saxonburt@yahoo.com

Delaware -- Kathleen H. Thomas; Caesar Rodney High School; 239 Old North Road; Camden-Wyoming, DE 19934; Marketing Education, 10-12; kathleen.thomas@cr.k12.de.us

Department of Defense Dependents Schools -- Irene Dugdale Lee; Seoul American High School; Unit 15549, DoDDS Box 128; APO, AP 96205; Instrumental Music, 9-12; Irene.Lee@pac.dodea.edu

District of Columbia -- Jason Kamras; John Philip Sousa Middle School; 3650 Ely Place, SE; Washington, DC 20019; Mathematics, 7-8; ntoy2005@ccsso.org (2005 National Teacher of the Year)

Florida -- Kerri Ann Walukiewicz; Forest Grove Middle School; 3201 South 25th Street; Ft. Pierce, FL 34981; Reading, Language Arts, 7; walukiewiczk@stlucie.k12.fl.us

Georgia -- Chase Puckett; Sereven County Middle School; 126 Friendship Road; Sylvania, GA 30467; Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies, 8; cpuckett@doe.k12.ga.us

Hawaii -- Winona Z. Oato; Kailua High School; 451 Ulumanu Drive; Kailua, HI 96734; Mathematics, 9-12;  oatow001@hawaii.rr.com

Idaho -- Paula E. Conley; Canfield Middle School; East 1800 Dalton Avenue; Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815; English, 7; pconley@sd271.k12.id.us

Illinois -- Deborah Perryman; Elgin High School; 1208 Maroon Drive; Elgin, IL 60120; Biology, Environmental Science, 9-12; d.perryman@comcast.net

Indiana -- Molly S. Seward; Snacks Crossing Elementary School; 5455 West 56th Street; Indianapolis, IN 46254; Elementary, 2; mseward@pike.k12.in.us

Iowa -- Vicki Lynn Goldsmith; Roosevelt High School; 4419 Center Street; Des Moines, IA 50312; English, Women's Studies, Theories of Knowledge, 12; vicki.goldsmith@dmps.k12.ia.us (2005 National Teacher of the Year Finalist)

Kansas -- Brett D. Potts; Blue Valley Northwest High School; 13260 Switzer; Overland Park, KS 66213; Biology, 9; bpotts@bluevalleyk12.org

Kentucky -- Billie Travis; Georgetown Middle School; 730 South Hamilton; Georgetown, KY 40324; Mathematics, 7; billie.travis@scott.kyschools.us

Louisiana -- Tessie E. Adams; Acadian Elementary School; 1020 Saadi Street; Houma, LA 70363; Elementary, 2; tessieabteacher@aol.com; tessieadams@tpsd.org

Maine -- Sherri Grant Gould; Nokomis Regional High School; P.O. Box 100; Newport, ME 04953; English, 9-12; shgould@msad48.org

Maryland -- Bradford Charles Engel; Kent Island High School; 900 Love Point Road; Stevensville, MD 21666; Social Studies, 9-12; engelb@qacps.k12.md.us

Massachusetts -- Nancy Tyler Scheon; Remington Middle School; 628 Washington Street; Franklin, MA 02038; Music, 6-8; nschoen@franklin.k12.ma.us; nscheon.massed@rcn.com 

Michigan -- Heidi Louise Capraro; Hillside Middle School; 775 North Center Street; Northville, MI 48167; Science, 6; capraroh@michigan.gov

Minnesota -- Tom R. Keating; Turning Point Alternative Learning Program; 1248 Oakwood Drive East; Monticello, MN 55362; Alternative Learning (multiple subjects), 9-12; tkeating48@hotmail.com

Mississippi -- Christina Ross Daniels; Picayune Center for Alternative Education; 900 East Third Street; Picayune, MS 39466; Special Education/Behavior Modifications, 1-5; drcdaniels@pcu.k12.ms.us

Missouri -- Linda Louise Eisinger; West Elementary School; 100 Dix Road; Jefferson City, MO 65109; Elementary, 3; deisinge@aol.com; linda.eisinger@jcps.k12.mo.us

Montana -- Mary Wren; Great Falls High School; 1900 2nd Avenue South; Great Falls, MT 59405; Mathematics, 9-12; mary_wren@mail.gfps.k12.mt.us

Nebraska -- Brenda Zabel; Westside High School; 8701 Pacific Street; Omaha, NE 68114; Science, 9-12; brendazabel@westside66.org

Nevada -- Scott Panik; Green Valley High School; 460 Arroyo Grande Boulevard; Henderson, NV 89014; Physics, 10-12; panikteach@yahoo.com

New Hampshire -- Randy J. Wormald; Belmont High School; 255 Seavey Road; Belmont, NH 03220; Mathematics, 9-12; rwormald@shaker.k12.nh.us

New Jersey -- Peggy Stewart; Vernon Township High School; P.O. Box 800; Vernon, NJ 07462; Social Studies, 9-12; pstewart@vtsd.com

New Mexico -- Nancy Schick; Los Alamos High School; 1300 Diamond Drive; Los Alamos, NM 87544; Social Studies, 10-12; n.schick@laschools.net

New York -- Elizabeth F. Day; Mechanicville Middle School; 25 Kniskern Avenue; Mechanicville, NY 12118; Elementary, 6; stormydayz@aol.com

North Carolina -- Lizbeth Alfaro; Lyle Creek Elementary School; 1845 Edgewater Drive, NW; Conover, NC 28613; English as a Second Language, K-6; lizbeth_alfaro@catawba.k12.nc.us

North Dakota -- Joan Nelson; Longfellow Elementary School; 20 29th Avenue, NE; Fargo, ND 58102; Elementary, 5; nelsonj1@fargo.k12.nd.us

Northern Mariana Islands -- Lavena Castro Babauta; Tanapag Elementary School; P.O. Box 1370; Saipan, MP 96950; Elementary, 1; accb2bdb@gtepacifica.net

Ohio -- Kathy S. Rank; Bennett Elementary School; 625 South Main Street; Piqua, OH 45356; Elementary, 4; rankk@piqua.org

Oklahoma -- Susan Illgen; Grove Lower Elementary School; P.O. Box 450789; Grove, OK 74344; Elementary, K; j.s.illgen@sbcglobal.net

Oregon -- Steven Wyborney; Nyssa Elementary School; 908 Bower; Nyssa, OR 97913; Elementary, 5; swyborney@nyssa.k12.or.us

Pennsylvania -- Nikki Salvatico; General Wayne Elementary School; 20 Devon Road; Malvern, PA 19355; Elementary, 1; nsalvatico@gvsd.org

Rhode Island -- Althea A. Telford; Barrington Middle School; Middle Highway; Barrington, RI 02806; Language Arts, 7-8; telforda@bpsmail.org

South Carolina -- Linda Blanc Winburn; Summit Parkway Middle School; 200 Summit Parkways; Columbia, SC 29229; Social Studies, 8; lwinburn@richland2.org

South Dakota -- Jensi Kellogg-Andrus; Watertown High School; 200 9th Street NE; Watertown, SD 57201; Biology, 9-12; andrusj@wtn.k12.sd.us

Tennessee -- Karen C. Blooding; Homer Pittard Campus School; 923 East Lytle Street; Murfreesboro, TN 31730; General Vocal Music, K-6; kblooding@aol.com

Texas -- Sheryl Lynn Lindemann; Hirschi Math/Science International Baccalaureate Magnet High School; 3106 Borton Lane; Wichita Falls, TX 76306; History, 11-12; slindemann@wfisd.net

Utah -- Ember Eskelson Storrs; Cyprus High School; 8623 West 3000 South; Magna, UT 84044; Mathematics, 10-12; ember.storrs@granite.k12.ut.us

Vermont -- Karen Heath; Barre City Elementary & Middle School; 50 Parkside Terrace; Barre, VT 05641; Language Arts, 3-6; heathnhowe@aol.com

Virgin Islands -- Jane N. Meade; John H. Woodson Jr. High School; Rural Route #1 Kingshill; St. Croix, VI 00850; Science, 7; knathalie77@yahoo.com

Virginia -- Joseph Hills; Lake Braddock Secondary School; 9200 Burke Lake Road; Burke, VA 22015; Social Studies, 9-12; sjhills75@yahoo.com

Washington -- Tamara Steen; Mabton Junior-Senior High School; P.O. Box 38, 500 B Street; Mabton, WA 98935; English, Art, 9-12; tjorrk@bentonrea.com (2005 National Teacher of the Year Finalist)

West Virginia -- Jason Erik Hughes; St. Marys High School; 1002 Second Street; St. Marys, WV 26170; Agriculture, 9-12; jehughes@access.k12.wv.us

Wisconsin -- Mark Kohl; Lodi High School; 1100 Sauk Street; Lodi, WI 53555; U.S. History, Speech Communication, 9-12; thekohls@charter.net

Wyoming -- Debi L. Gaines; Saratoga Elementary School; 311 West Spring; Saratoga, WY 82331; Elementary, 1; mgaines@carbonpower.net




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