1976 State Teachers of the Year

Alabama -- Dora Gene Hill; Gadsden High School, Gadsden, AL -- Spanish, 10-12

Alaska -- Gary Woodburn; Cooper Landing School, Cooper Landing, AK --  1-8

Arizona -- Ellen Zink Vandervort; Morenci High School, Morenci, AZ --
Biology, 10-12

Arkansas -- Alice M. Glover; Booker Junior High School, Little Rock, AR --
English, 9

California -- Carol Billone; Marlton School for the Deaf, Los Angeles, CA -- Science/Drama 

Colorado -- Ted Tsumura; George Washington High School, Denver, CO --
Biology/ Physiology;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Delaware -- Lyn C. Eggink; Bridge House, Wilmington, DE --
Ungraded special program 

Florida -- Carol B. Mears; Lloyd Estates Elementary School, Fort Lauderdale, FL --
Elementary, 1

Georgia -- Edith M. Smoak; Brunswick High School, Brunswick, GA -- Psychology;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Hawaii -- Jane S. Otomo; Laupahoehoe High and Elementary School, Lahpahoehoe, HI -- Mathematics/Social Studies 

Idaho -- Patricia Fujii; Fruitland High School, Fruitland, ID --
Home Economics, 10-12

Illinois -- Julia Walsh; Olive School, Arlington Heights, IL -- Elementary, 1-3

Indiana -- Joyce McFadden; Dwight D. Eisenhower School, Crown Point, IN -- Elementary, 1

Iowa -- Bettie Burres Youngs; Irving Junior High School, Des Moines, IA --
Remedial Reading, 8-9

Kansas -- James Elliott Brown; Shawnee Mission West High School, Shawnee Mission, KS -- English, 10-12

Kentucky -- Paula H. Morgan; Ridge Pond Elementary School, Bowling Green, KY -- Elementary, 1

Maine -- Roberta F. Rogers; Falmouth Senior High School, Falmouth, ME -- Business, 10-12

Maryland -- Robert H. Rivkin; Milford Mill High School, Baltimore, MD -- French;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Massachusetts -- Barbara A. Boschert; Roosevelt School, Wooster, MA -- Elementary, Kindergarten

Minnesota -- Kenneth C. Dvergsten; Frank B. Kellogg Senior High School, Roseville, MN -- Biology 

Mississippi -- Kenneth M. Quinn; Whitten Junior High School, Jackson, MS -- Art 

Missouri -- Barbara R. Underwood; Parkway West Senior High School, Ballwin, MO -- Mathematics 

Montana -- Fern Spicher Flanagan; Capital High School, Helena, MT -- English, 7-8

Nebraska -- Julia Ann Jantzi; Junior High School, Milford, NE --
English/Social Studies 

Nevada -- Caroline Bohm; Corbett Elementary School, Carson City, NV -- Elementary, 1

New Hampshire -- Robert T. Hughes; Berlin High School, Berlin, NH --
Arts & Humanities 

New Jersey -- Richard A. Barrows; River Dell Regional School, Oradell, NJ -- Music 

New Mexico -- Hazel Luck Mayer; Marshall Junior High School, Clovis, NM --
Special Education 

New York -- Nathaniel J. Phipps; Sterling High School, Brooklyn, NY -- Music 

North Carolina -- Ruby S. Murchison; Washington Drive Junior High School, Fayetteville, NC -- Social Studies, 7;   1976 National Teacher of the Year   ( NTOY Information )

North Dakota -- Ruth Hoglund; Washington Elementary School, Fargo, ND --
Special Education -- visually handicapped 

Ohio -- Barbara J. Hilgeford; Meadowdale High School, Dayton, OH -- Reading 

Oklahoma -- Wilda Walker; Enid High School, Enid, OK -- Language Arts 

Oregon -- Nola W. Coval; Brown Junior High School, Hillsboro, OR --
Health Education 

Pennsylvania -- Yvonne Toney; Craig Ridgway Elementary School, Coatesville, PA --
Elementary, Kindergarten

Puerto Rico -- Hector A. Lopez; Angeles School Unit School, Utudado, PR -- Spanish 

South Carolina -- Elizabeth Shelton Smith; D. W. Daniel High School,
Central, SC -- Art 

South Dakota -- Alma G. Reinecke; Edison Junior High School, Souix Falls, SD -- Language Arts 

Tennessee -- Donald Wayne Hood; Robinson Junior High School, Kingsport, TN -- Social Studies, 8

Texas -- James William Crews; Lutcher Stark High School, Orange, TX -- Mathematics 

Utah -- Howard Edward Neslen; Granite High School, UT -- Art 

Vermont -- Jeffery Buehner; C.P. Smith School, Burlington, VT -- Elementary, 6

Virginia -- Sarah W. Belpree; Queens Lake School, Williamsburg, VA -- English/Social Studies, 7

Washington -- Laura Park; College Place Elementary, Lynnwood, WA --
Elementary, 1

West Virginia -- Helen G. Reger; The Academy School, Buchannon, WV -- Kindergarten

Wisconsin -- Colleen Petranek; Traver Elementary School, Lake Geneva, WI -- Elementary, Kindergarten

Wyoming -- Rosalee Ammons; Osage Elementary School, Osage, WY -- Elementary, 2-3 

last updated 8/21/2009




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