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1984 State Teachers of the Year
Alabama -- Jo Ann McKnight; Enterprise High School, Enterprise, AL -- Business 

Alaska -- Jerry Bendzak; Mount Eccles Elementary School, Cordova, AK --
Physical Education 

Am. Samoa -- Leilani Ah Van; Matafao Consolidated Elementary School, Utelei Village, AS -- Elementary, 6

Arizona -- Archie Romney; Sahuarita High School, Sahuarita, AZ -- Vocational 

Arkansas -- Ray Baker; Southside High School, Fort Smith, AR -- U.S. History; National Teacher of the Year Finalist

California -- Francis Clark Chamberlain; Napa County Community, Napa, CA --
7-12; National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Colorado -- Kim Natale; Pamona High School, Arvada, CO -- Physics;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Connecticut -- Roger Morrissette; Sedgwick Middle School, West Hartford, CT -- Mathematics 

Delaware -- Teresa Carey; Frankford Elementary School, Frankford, DE -- Elementary, 4

District of Columbia -- Emma Isler; Benjamin Banneker High School, Washington, DC -- French 

Florida -- Cynthia Taylor; Gretchen Everhart School, Tallahassee, FL --
Speech Therapy 

Georgia -- Kay Harvey; Norcross High School, Norcross, GA -- Mathematics 

Hawaii -- Jean Dobashi; Kauai High and Intermediate School, Lihue, Kauai, HI -- English 

Idaho -- Victoria Roper; Wendell Elementary School, Wendell, ID --
Special Education 

Illinois -- Kathleen Renfro Weber; N. O. Nelson School, Edwardsville, IL -- Elementary, 2

Indiana -- Glen Dean Dillman; Carroll Junior High School, Flora, IN -- Social Studies 

Iowa -- Sharon Lee; Douglas Elementary School, Des Moines, IA -- Elementary, 3

Kansas -- Betty Amos; Colby Grade School, Colby, KS -- Elementary, 2

Kentucky -- Sherleen Sue Sisney; Ballard High School, Louisville, KY -- U.S. History; 1984 National Teacher of the Year   ( NTOY Information )

Louisiana -- Nancy Messer; Northwestern Middle School, Zachary, LA -- Reading 

Maine -- Lawrence Greenleaf; Belfast Area High School, Belfast, ME --
Earth Science 

Massachusetts -- Kathleen Hughes; Scituate High School, Scituate, MA --
Special Education 

Michigan -- Marvelle Vannest; Kalkaska Middle School, Kalkaska, MI -- English 

Minnesota -- Donald Miller; Roseau High School, Roseau, MN -- Learning Disabled 

Missouri -- Jeanne Crews; Bernard Elementary School, St. Louis, MO --
Elementary, 3

Montana -- Kenneth Price; Helena High School, Helena, MT -- Physical Science 

Nebraska -- Alfred DiMauro; Omaha Northwest High School, Omaha, NE -- English 

Nevada -- Linda Bunch; Independence Valley School, Elko, NV -- Elementary 

New Hampshire -- Shirley Forrest; Wilton-Lynde Borough Cooperative School, Wilson, NH -- Science 

New Jersey -- Theresa Christiano; Morris Knolls High School, Denville, NJ -- U.S. History 

New Mexico -- Mauro Montoya; Highland High School, Albuquerque, NM -- Science 

New York -- Claire Deloria; Liverpool High School, Liverpool, NY -- Social Studies 

North Carolina -- Jean Paul Powell; Clinton High School, Clinton, NC -- English 

North Dakota -- Jim Papacek; Agassiz Junior High School, Fargo, ND -- Science 

Ohio -- Molly Palsgrove Davis; Cassingham School, Bexley, OH -- Elementary, 5

Oklahoma -- Gwen Pasby; Northeast Elementary School, Elk City, OK -- Elementary, 1

Oregon -- Evelyn Mae Andrews; Tualatin Elementary School, Tualatin, OR -- Elementary, 1

Pennsylvania -- Francis Champine; Poquessing Junior High School, Feasterville, PA -- Academically Talented 

Puerto Rico -- Carmen Felix Alicea; Jose Nevaree Landron Junior High School, Toa Baja, PR -- English/2nd Language 

Rhode Island -- Mollie James; South Road School, Peace Dale, RI --
Elementary, K-1

South Carolina -- Fanya Paouris; League Middle School, Greenville, SC --
Life Science 

South Dakota -- Jean Peterson; Brandon Valley High School, Brandon, SD -- English 

Tennessee -- Sandra Kaye Hunger Crouch; White County High School, Sparta, TN -- Consumer Homemaking 

Texas -- Jack Porter; Lanier High School, Austin, TX -- Social Studies 

Utah -- Clay Petersen; Harry S. Truman Elementary School, Salt Lake City, UT -- Elementary, 5

Vermont -- Harry Brusa; Harwood Union High School, Moretown, VT -- English 

Virginia -- John Pleacher; Kenmore Intermediate School, Arlington, VA -- Mathematics 

Washington -- Jack Rogers; Ridgecrest Elementary School, Seattle, WA -- Elementary, 5

West Virginia -- Jessie Roberta; Mount View High School, Welch, WV -- Biology 

Wisconsin -- Harry O'Connell; Madison Elementary School, Manitowoc, WI -- Elementary, 1

Wyoming -- Charlotte Levendosky; Crest Hill Elementary School, Casper, WY 




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document last updated 8/21/2009