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1983 State Teachers of the Year
Alabama -- Tommy Fairweather; East Gate Middle School, Ozark, AL -- Mathematics 

Arizona -- Marqueritte Johnson Caldwell; Sunnyside High School, Tuscon, AZ -- Reading 

Arkansas -- Cecilia Ann Cox Tilmon; Carver Kindergarten, Texarkana, AR -- , Kindergarten

California -- Suzanne Huffman Charlton; Mission Viejo High School, Mission Viejo, CA -- Spanish 

Colorado -- Bambina Marcatonio; Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, Colorado Springs, CO -- Elementary, K-1

Connecticut -- LeRoy E. Hay; Manchester High School, Manchester, CT -- English; 
1983 National Teacher of the Year   ( NTOY Information )

Delaware -- Harriett Donofrio; Cape Henlopen High School, Lewes, DE -- Biology;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Florida -- Elizabeth Kentosh; Niceville Senior High School, Niceville, FL -- Biology 

Georgia -- James McRaney; Cross Keys High School, Atlanta, GA -- Choral Music/ Mathematics 

Hawaii -- Ralph Oshiro; Stevenson Intermediate School, Honolulu, HI -- Band 

Idaho -- Katherine Young; Campus Elementary School, Boise, ID -- Elementary, 6

Illinois -- Elaine Parker; Nancy Hill School, Aurora, IL -- Elementary, 2

Indiana -- Victor Bardonner; Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis, IN -- Industrial Arts 

Iowa -- M. Gene Ulrich; North High School, Sioux City, IA -- Biology; National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Kansas -- Patricia Williams-Boyd; Central Junior High School, Lawrence, KS -- Music/ Photography 

Kentucky -- Lenora Hay; DuPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY --
English/ Humanities 

Louisiana -- Phyllis Cowart Crawford; Audobon Elementary School, Baton Rouge, LA -- Reading 1-5/Mathematics 2 

Maine -- Marlene Day; Loranger Memorial School, Old Orchard Beach, ME -- Elementary, 4

Massachusetts -- Donald Pottle; Shrewsbury Senior High School, Shrewsbury, MA -- Biology 

Michigan -- Hugh Spagnuolo; Lansing Eastern High School, Lansing, MI -- English 

Minnesota -- Thomas Joseph Girtz; Staples High School, Staples, MN --
Geography/ Speech 

Mississippi -- Martha Hunter Morrow; Columbia Primary School, Columiba, MS --
Elementary, 2

Missouri -- Charles McLaughlin; Central High School, St. Joseph, MO -- Chemistry 

Montana -- Don Goddard; Flathead High School, Kalispell, MT -- Choral Music 

Nebraska -- Julie Schanou; Ackerman Elementary School, Omaha, NE -- Elementary, 4

Nevada -- Patricia Rowe; Lovelock Elementary School, Lovelock, NV --
Elementary, 1

New Hampshire -- Ann Ranta; Walpole Middle School, Walpole, NH -- Elementary, 5

New Jersey -- Penny Cipolone; Gateway Regional High School, Woodbury Heights, NJ -- Latin 

New Mexico -- Armor Lee Greenfield Marchbanks; Lovington High School, Lovington, NM -- English/Journalism 

New York -- Stewart Bogdanoff; Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Yorktown Heights, NY -- Physical Education 

North Carolina -- James Jerome William; East Burke High School, Icard, NC -- Music 

North Dakota -- Iris Swedlund; Velva Public School, Velva, ND -- Library/Media & Vocational Office Education 

Ohio -- Inga Harmon Smith; Eastland Vocational Center, Groveport, OH -- English 

Oklahoma -- Nancy O'Donnell; Perry Elementary School, Perry, OK -- Elementary, 3 National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Oregon -- Jean Hoem; Oregon School for the Blind, Salem, OR -- Music 

Pennsylvania -- Roger Babusci; Schenley High School, Pittsburgh, PA -- English/Drama 

Rhode Island -- Marceline Anne Zambuco; John F. Deering Junior High School, West Warwick, RI -- Mathematics/Algebra 

South Carolina -- Catherine Howard Williams; Kennan High School, Columbia, SC -- Chemistry 

South Dakota -- Gerald Loomer; Rapid City Central High School, Rapid City, SD -- Physics/ Biology 

Tennessee -- Eleanore Zurbruegg; Ridgeway Elementary School, Memphis, TN -- Elementary, 1-2

Texas -- Patraicia Taylor; Westchester High School, Houston, TX -- English 

Utah -- Doris Kenison; Art City Elementary School, Springville, UT -- Elementary, 1

Vermont -- Francis Gyre; Woodstock Elementary School, Woodstock, VT -- Elementary, 1

Virginia -- Maureen O'Donnell; W. T. Woodson High School, Springfield, VA -- Latin 

Washington -- Willie White; Clover Creek Elementary School, Spanaway, WA -- Elementary, 1

West Virginia -- Rosemary Carlson Phillip; Monongah Elementary School, Monongah, WV -- Elementary, Kindergarten

Wisconsin -- Lois Irene Ulvin; Hacket Elementary School, Beloit, WI -- Music 

Wyoming -- All Tollefson; Natrona County High School, Casper, WY -- French  




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document last updated 8/21/2009