1966 State Teachers of the Year
Alaska -- Louise Diers Sailors; Fairbanks High School, Fairbanks, AK -- Latin/English 

Arizona -- Mona W. Dayton; Walter Douglas School Elementary School, Tucson, AZ -- Elementary, 1;  1966 National Teacher of the Year   ( NTOY Information )

Arkansas -- Adah Arthur; Magnolia High School, Magnolia, AR -- Social Studies 

California -- Wendell Ventura; Parside Elementary School, San Mateo, CA -- Elementary, 5

Colorado -- William G. McBride; Pourdre High School, Fort Collins, CO -- English 

Delaware -- Nancy Harper; Central Elementary School, Seaford, DE -- Elementary, 6

Idaho -- Ida I. Allen; Harrison Elementary School, Twin Falls, ID -- Elementary, 1

Illinois -- Vernon Bestes; Auburn Senior High School, Rockford, IL -- Science 

Iowa -- Betty Hyde; Jame Callanan Junior High School, Des Moines, IA -- English 

Kansas -- Evelyn Harper; Atchison High School, Kansas City, KS -- English 

Kentucky -- Virginia Merrell; Bellview Public Schools, Bellview, KY -- Music 

Maine -- Madelyn Linscott; Wigh School, Auburn, ME -- Teacher/Principal, Kindergarten

Massachusetts -- Leah Benway; Southwick Junior-Senior High School, Southwick, MA -- Social Studies 

Michigan -- Myrtie Bowerman; Mt. Pleasant High School, Mt. Pleasant, MI;
National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Minnesota -- Robert F. Arnold; Lincoln Hills Elementary School, Richfield, MN -- Elementary, 6

New Hampshire -- C. Daul Quimby; Kingswood Regional High School, Wolfeboro, NH -- English 

New Mexico -- Helen Harriger; Inez Elementary School, Albuquerque, NM -- Elementary, 2

New York -- Harold M. Long; Glens Falls High School, Glens Falls, NY -- History (Department Chairman);  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

North Dakota -- Larry Gelland; Killdeer High School, Killdeer, ND --
Vocational Agriculture 

Ohio -- Esther P. Hayhurst; Bowling Green High School, Bowling Green, OH -- History 

Oklahoma -- Helen Coagrove; Andrew Jackson Elementary School, Norman, OK -- Elementary, 3

Oregon -- Norman Anderson; Tillamook High School, Tillamook, OR -- English 

Pennsylvania -- Pauline Keiper; Hollidaysburg Elementary School, Hollidaysburg, PA -- Elementary, 3

Rhode Island -- Catherine Murray; Aldrich Junior High School, Warwick, RI -- English 

South Carolina -- Elizabeth A. Godfrey; North Augusta Senior High School, North Augusta, SC -- Latin/French 

Tennessee -- Elizabeth A. Reed; Prospect High School, Prospect, TN

Texas -- Elaine Ledbetter; Pampa High School, Pampa, TX -- Science; National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Utah -- Portia H. Douglas; Ogden High School, Ogden, UT -- Speech/Drama 

Vermont -- Madeline Merritt; Union Elementary School, Montpelier, VT -- Elementary, 5

Washington -- Martha Jones; Franklin Elementary School, Pullman, WA -- Elementary, 2

West Virginia -- Doris R. Bowers; Nirtro High School, Nitro, WV -- Business 

Wisconsin -- Syble Hopp; Donovan School for Retarded Children, Green Bay, WI -- Teacher of Retarded Children/Principal;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Wyoming -- Pearl Bader; Tensleep Elementary School, Tensleep, WY --
Elementary, 1 

last updated 8/21/2009




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