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