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1985 State Teachers of the Year
Alabama -- Linda Cicero; Montevallo Elementary School, Montevallo, AL --
Physical Education 

Alaska -- Perry Adkison; Dillingham High School, Dillingham, AK -- Mathematics 

Am. Samoa -- Tamasailau Seiuli; Pago Pago Consolidated School, Pago Pago, AS -- Elementary, 5

Arizona -- Tony Cosmano; Shea Middle School, Phoenix, AZ -- Science 

Arkansas -- Alfreeda P. Marshall; Park Hill Elementary School, North Little Rock, AR -- Elementary, Resource Teacher

California -- Evaline Khayat Kruse; Audubon Junior High School, Los Angeles, CA -- English 

Colorado -- Helen Burk; Littleton High School, Littleton, CO -- Chemistry 

Connecticut -- Thomas J. Sullivan; John Winthrop Jr. High School, Deep River, CT -- Social Studies 

Delaware -- Susan Alexis Thomas; Delcastle Vocational-Technical High School, Wilmington, DE -- Chemistry/Physics;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

District of Columbia -- Carolyn Naomi Pinckney ; Bunker Hill Elementary School, Washington, DC -- Elementary 

Florida -- Edith H. Smith; Riverview High School, Sarasota, FL -- English 

Georgia -- Julie B. Lanier; Marvin Pittman Laboratory School, Statesboro, GA -- Home Economics 

Hawaii -- Margaret H. Fuchino; Waimea Elementary and Intermediate School, Kamuela, HI -- Elementary, 2

Idaho -- Jerry Helgeson; Meridian High School, Meridian, ID --
Mathematics/Comp. Program 

Illinois -- Robert Maguire; Cahokia High School, Cahokia, IL -- Art 

Indiana -- Paulette Emily Cwidak; John Adams High School, South Bend, IN -- Honors 

Iowa -- Margo Jeane Chesebro; East High School, Sioux City, IA -- Language Arts 

Kansas -- Carol L. Reneau; Lowther Middle School, Emporia, KS -- Elementary, 6

Kentucky -- Julie Dee Holcomb Koch; Straub Elementary School, Maysville, KY -- Elementary, 1

Louisiana -- Joan Connella Vallee; A.M. Barbe High School, Lake Charles, LA -- Chemistry/ Biochemistry/Physics 

Maine -- John A. Moffitt; Windham High School, South Windham, ME -- Mathematics/ Computer 

Massachusetts -- Francis J. Smith, Jr.; Wayland High School, Wayland, MA -- Classical Studies 

Michigan -- Judyth L. Dobbert; Caldwell Elementary School, Albion, MI -- Elementary, 2-3

Minnesota -- Margaret Anne Engebretson; Cass Lake High School, Cass Lake, MN -- German/Mythology 

Mississippi -- Carol J. Madden; Wingfield High School, Jackson, MS -- English/Latin 

Missouri -- Marilyn Kay Dedrickson; Eugene Field Elementary School, St. Joseph, MO -- Elementary, 3

Montana -- Don Neu; Flathead High School, Kalispell, MT -- Biology 

Nebraska -- Randall James McCutcheon; Lincoln East High School, Lincoln, NE --
Speech/Debate/English 

Nevada -- Fred R. Horlacher; Edward C. Reed High School, Sparks, NV -- U.S. History/ World History 

New Hampshire -- Richard O. Blanchard; Concord High School, Concord, NH -- English 

New Jersey -- Joan DiTieri; Fort Lee High School, Fort Lee, NJ -- Art 

New Mexico -- Jane Primm; Chaparral Elementary School, Santa Fe, NM -- Elementary, 1

New York -- William H. Hirschen; Todd School, Briarcliff Manor, NY -- Elementary, 3

North Carolina -- Philip Ray Dail; Garner Senior High School, Garner, NC -- Chemistry/ Physics 

North Dakota -- Gordon W. Knaak; Bismarck High School, Bismarck, ND -- Band 

Ohio -- Marian Arnold Moeckel; Edgewood Junior School, Seven Mile, OH -- Science/ Chemistry 

Oklahoma -- Barbara Smith; Miami High School, Miami, OK -- Speech/Debate/English 

Oregon -- Rick Wetherell; North Bend High School, North Bend, OR -- English 

Pennsylvania -- Ida Daniel Dark; Dr. Ethel D. Allen School, Philadelphia, PA -- Music 

Puerto Rico -- Carmen E. Ortiz; Antonio Valero de Bernabe School, Fajardo, PR --
Mathematics 

Rhode Island -- Leslie Ferry Bettencourt; Lincoln Jr.-Sr. High School, Lincoln, RI -- Biological Sciences 

South Carolina -- Therese Knecht Dozier; Irmo High School, Columbia, SC -- History; 1985 National Teacher of the Year  ( NTOY Information )

South Dakota -- Dorothy Mae Dubs; Buchanan School, Huron, SD --
Elementary, Int. Resource Rm.

Tennessee -- Susan Ingraham Gendrich; Bradley Model School, Murfreesboro, TN -- Elementary;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Texas -- Melaine Wells Morgan; Landrum Junior High School, Houston, TX --
Mathematics/Compt. Literacy;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Utah -- LeRoy Ross Goodey; North Cache Middle School, Richmond, UT --
Life Science/ Physical Science/Earth Science 

Vermont -- Bertha T. Koury; Lyndon Institute, Inc., Lyndon Center, VT --
Art/ Photography 

Virginia -- Jewell Alexander; West Springfield High School, Springfield, VA -- English 

Washington -- Gary Vaughn Johnson; Sunnyside Elementary School, Pullman, WA -- Elementary, 5

West Virginia -- Blanche Regina Dudley; Central Junior High School, Clarksburg, WV -- English 

Wisconsin -- Edward Milton Mueller; Shattuck Junior High School, Neenah, WI -- Physical Science 

Wyoming -- Robert B. Meredith; Shoshoni High School, Shoshoni, WY --
Vocational Agriculture




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