Alaska -- Al Peacock; Kotzebue Elementary School, Kotzebue, AK -- Elementary, 4
Am. Samoa -- Meafua Liufau; Utulei School, Pago Pago, AS -- Special Education
Arizona -- Robert Traynor; Four Peaks Elementary School, Apache Junction, AZ -- Elementary, 3
Arkansas -- Annie Etherly; Pine Bluff High School, Pine Bluff, AR --
Distributive Education
California -- Theodore Yanak; Joaquin Miller Junior High School, San Jose, CA -- Government/History
Colorado -- Richard A. Nelson; East High School, Denver, CO -- English; National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Delaware -- Bruce Laird; Claymont High School, Claymont, DE -- English
Florida -- Karen Coleman; Tuskawilla Middle School, Maitland, FL --
Gifted & Talented National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Georgia -- Emma Stevens; Westside Center, Valdosta, GA -- Kindergarten
Hawaii -- Wayne Travillion; Barber's Point Elementary School, Ewa Beach, HI -- Elementary, 6
Idaho -- Tony Binder; Borah High School, Boise, ID -- US History
Illinois -- Helen Gaar; Dubois Elementary School, Springfield, IL -- Elementary, 4
Indiana -- Daniel Rayshich; Hind Area Vocational School, Elwood, IN --
Vocational Machine Trade
Iowa -- Howard Carter; Central Lee High School, Argyle, IA -- Co-op Coordinator
Kansas -- Loren Riblett; Wamego High School, Wamego, KS -- Physical Science
Kentucky -- Joe Iva Washington; Macdonald Middle School, Fort Knox, KY -- Physical Education
Louisiana -- Karen Griffin; Atlanta High School, Atlanta, LA -- Mathematics
Maine -- Gordon Corbett; Yarmouth Intermediate School, Yarmouth, ME -- Science
Massachusetts -- Marta Valdes; Rafael Hernandez School, Dorchester, MA -- Bilingual
Minnesota -- Charles Funk; Motley High School, Motley, MN --
Vocational Agriculture
Mississippi -- Imogene Thompson; Poplar Springs Elementary School, Meridian, MS -- Elementary, 5
Missouri -- Beverly J. Bimes-Michalak; Hazelwood East High School, St. Louis, MO -- English; 1980 National Teacher of the Year (NTOY Information )
Montana -- Nikki Meyer; Helena High School, Helena, MT -- English
Nebraska -- Marge Tabor; Bryan Elementary School, Omaha, NE -- Elementary, 2
Nevada -- Clara Olson; Northside Elementary School, Fallon, NV -- Elementary, 1
New Hampshire -- Roland Cournoyer; Elm Street Junior High School, Nashua, NH -- Industrial Arts
New Jersey -- Kenneth Herdman; Cleveland School, Englewood, NJ --
Elementary Art
New York -- Lucinda L. Hebbeler; Woodland Junior High School, East Meadow, NY -- Hearing Impaired Students; National Teacher of the Year Finalist
North Carolina -- Jo Ann Norris; Garner Elementary School, Garner, NC -- Elementary, 1
North Dakota -- Loretta Jung; Roosevelt Elementary, Janestown, ND --
Elementary, 1
Ohio -- Ramona Mercer; Fairfield Elementary School, Maumee, OH --
Gifted and Talented
Oklahoma -- Sherry Morgan; Charles Page High School, Sand Springs, OK -- English
Oregon -- Marlene Tymchuk; Reedsport High School, Reedsport, OR --
Reading Resource
Pennsylvania -- Carol Dyas; Langley High School, Pittsburgh, PA -- English
Rhode Island -- Catherine Smith; Classical High School, Providence, RI --
Guidance Counselor
South Carolina -- Sharon Rankin; North Augusta Elementary School, North Augusta, SC -- Elementary, 5
South Dakota -- Jerry Opbroek; Mitchell Senior High School, Mitchell, SD -- Biology
Tennessee -- Irene Fox; Woodland Elementary School, Oak Ridge, TN -- Music
Texas -- Peggy Carnahan; John Jay High School, San Anotnio, TX -- Science
Utah -- Roberta Suttlemyre; Monticello High School, Monticello, UT --
Special Education/ Reading
Vermont -- Marlin Devenger; East Haven River School, Lyndonville, VT -- , 5-8
Virginia -- Q. Jerrell Sober; Hopewell High School, Hopewell, VA -- U.S. Government
Washington -- Sheila Bell; Blake Elementary School, Spokane, WA --
Special Education
West Virginia -- Martha Cole; Charleston High School, Charleston, WV -- Science
Wisconsin -- Jan Damaschke; Wadewitz School, Racine, WI -- Special Education
Wyoming -- Elizabeth Sheldon; Big Horn High School, Big Horn, WY -- Science
