Alaska -- Linda G. Hull; Tanana Junior High School, Fairbanks, AK -- Art 

Am. Samoa -- Evelyn B. Arredondo; Samoana High School, Pago Pago, AS -- 

Arizona -- Terri Fields; Sunnyslope High School, Phoenix, AZ -- English 

Arkansas -- Kerry Lockwood Owen; Hot Springs High School, Hot Springs, AR -- English 

California -- Robert Fair Mange; Folsom High School, Folsom, CA -- Science/Biology/ Physiology;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Colorado -- Russell Lofthouse; Meadow Point School, Aurora, CO --
Elementary, Kindergarten

Connecticut -- Deborah Gladding Willard; Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury, CT -- History 

Delaware -- Doris G. Stevenson; Brandywood Elementary School, Wilmington, DE --
Elementary, 2

District of Columbia -- Persephone LaPrince-Brown ; Garfield Elementary School, Washington, DC -- Elementary, 3

Florida -- Michael David Reynolds; Fletcher Senior High School, Neptune Beach, FL -- Science 

Georgia -- Brenda Gayle Opie; Tritt Elementary School, Marietta, GA --
Elementary, 5

Hawaii -- Reynold J.L. Choy; Theodore Roosevelt High School, Honolulu, HI -- Science 

Idaho -- Joanne Tehan Thompson; Capital High School, Boise, ID -- Biology 

Illinois -- Randal Steinheimer; J.H. Freeman, Aurora, IL -- Elementary, 4

Indiana -- Bernard Francis Barcio; Carmel High School, Carmel, IN -- Latin/English 

Iowa -- Linda Pershall Calvin; Urbandale High School, Urbandale, IA --
Social Studies 

Kansas -- Alice Wolf; Ottawa High School, Ottawa, KS -- Spanish/French 

Kentucky -- Joel Aaron Fink; Oldham County High School, Buckner, KY -- Biology 

Louisiana -- Kathryn Shaver Traweek; West Monroe Jr. High School, West Monroe, LA -- English 

Maine -- Charles Seymour; Camden-Rockport High School, Camden, ME -- Instrumental Music 

Massachusetts -- Donna Viveiros; Alfred S. Letourneau, Fall River, MA -- Elementary, 2

Michigan -- Jacquelyn Sweetner Caffey; Davison Elementary School, Detroit, MI -- Reading;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Minnesota -- Guy Rice Doud; Brainerd Senior High School, Brainerd, MN -- Language Arts; 1986 National Teacher of the Year   ( NTOY Information )

Mississippi -- Zelma Conerly; Lawhon School, Tupelo, MS -- Social Studies/American History 

Missouri -- Dennis R. Preis; Parkway South High School, Manchester, MO -- Mathematics 

Montana -- Hal Stearns; Sentinel High School, Missoula, MT -- History 

Nebraska -- Cleon F. Ochsner; Hastings Senior High School, Hastings, NE -- German 

Nevada -- Jennifer Jo Salls; Robert McQueen High School, Reno, NV -- Mathematics 

New Hampshire -- Karen Ulmer Dorsch; Winnisquam Regional High School, Tilton, NH -- French 

New Jersey -- Janice Fitzsimmons; Walnut Ridge School, Vernon, NJ --
Elementary, 1

New Mexico -- Jose Armendariz; Chaparral Elementary School, Chaparral, NM -- Bilingual Education;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

New York -- Barbara E. Watson; Holland Patent Central High School, Holland Patent, NY -- English 

North Carolina -- Pam Faison Brewer; Person Senior High School, Roxboro, NC -- English 

North Dakota -- Allen L. James; Red River High School, Grand Forks, ND -- Mathematics 

Ohio -- Patti Jo Freeder; Coventry High School, Akron, OH -- English 

Oklahoma -- Jane Kennedy; Independent Middle School, Yukon, OK -- Mathematics 

Oregon -- James R. Erickson; Redmond Senior High, Redmond, OR -- Government/
Psychology/Sociology 

Pennsylvania -- Martha E. Dolfi; Brookline Elem. Teacher Center, Pittsburgh, PA --
Elementary, 4

Puerto Rico -- Manuel J. Ceide; Alcides Figueroa High School, Anasco Rico, PR -- Biology 

Rhode Island -- Corlis A. Moniz; Woonsocket Junior High School, Woonsocket, RI --
Art/Ceramics 

South Carolina -- Charles Harold Long, Jr.; Stono Park Elementary School, Charleston, SC -- Elementary, 5

South Dakota -- Betty Hainy; Eugene Field School, Mitchell, SD -- Elementary, 2

Tennessee -- Dan Duggar; Ottway Elementary School, Greenville, TN -- Mathematics/ Reading 

Texas -- Mary N. Long; Lyndon B. Johnson High School, Austin, TX -- Biology 

Utah -- Larry Leatham; Ogden High School, Ogden, UT -- Biology 

Vermont -- Bradley Neil Blanchette; Colchester High School, Colchester, VT -- English 

Virginia -- Anne "Mickey" VanDerwerker; Hamilton-Holmes Elementary School, King William, VA -- Special Education 

Washington -- Mark L. Hammond; Cedar Valley Elementary, Lynwood, WA -- Special Education 

West Virginia -- Jane Gallimore McKee; Man High School, Man, WV -- English 

Wisconsin -- Nanci Maes; Riverview School, Wautoma, WI -- Elementary, 2

Wyoming -- Marcine K. Miller; Tongue River Elementary, Ranchester, WY -- Elementary, 1