1963 State Teachers of the Year
Alabama -- Ina Prater -- English 

Alaska -- Alma J. Blunck; Palmer School District, Palmer, AK -- Elementary Special Education, 1-2   

Arizona -- Elizabeth Shannon  -- Elementary Physical Education, 1

Arkansas -- Simms McClintock; Crossett High School, Crossett, AR  

Colorado -- Helen Work; History/International Relations, High School

Connecticut -- Helen Estes; Manchester High School, Manchester, CT -- English, High School   

Florida -- J. Riley Staats; Southwest Miami High School, Miami, FL -- English   

Georgia -- Bernice Tracy -- Mathematics

Hawaii -- Leigh Thoams Hooley  -- Social Studies

Illinois -- Sua Adolphson  -- English/History

Iowa -- Grace Anderson  -- Remedial Program 

Kansas -- Etta Blanch Smith  -- Elementary

Montana -- Daniel Radakovich; Glasgow High School, Glasgow, MT -- U.S. Government, Problems of Democracy   

Nevada -- Alfred Saliman  -- Music

New Mexico -- Ruby Doran  -- Problems in Democracy

North Dakota -- Rita Johnson  -- English

Oklahoma -- Bona Lunn Gordey; Orville Wright Junior High School, Tulsa, OK --
Mathematics   

Oregon -- Gladys B. Belden; Albany Union High School, Albany, OR --
Home Economics   

Texas -- Marjorie Behringer; Alamo Heights School District, San Antonio, TX -- Biology   

Utah -- Naomi Ione Sorenson; Franklin Elementary School, Salt Lake City, UT -- Elementary, 1   

Washington -- Elmon S. Ousley; Bellevue High School, Bellevue, WA -- International World Problems, Speech; 1963 National Teacher of the Year   ( NTOY Information )

Wisconsin -- Arthur Willett  -- Science

last updated 8/21/2009




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