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1988 State Teachers of the Year
Alabama -- Addie Rhodes Lee; Rogers Area Vocational Center, Gardendale, AL -- Business Education;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Alaska -- Lorraine "Sammie" Crawford; Soldotna High School, Soldotna, AK -- Social Studies;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Am. Samoa -- Robert Strong; Leone High School, Pago Pago, Tutuila, AS -- Science 

Arizona -- Peggy Johanne Steffens; Cross Junior High School, Tucson, AZ -- Computers 

Arkansas -- Robin Boles Ellis; Fairview High School, Camden, AR --
Speech/Drama/ English 

California -- Lorna Mae T. Nagata; Fremont Elementary School, Alhambra, CA -- Elementary, 4

Colorado -- Richard J. Del Margo; Palmer High School, Colorado Springs, CO -- English 

Connecticut -- Frank D. Gawle; Enfield High School, Enfield, CT -- Social Studies 

Delaware -- Penny Shockley; Lakeview Elementary School, Milford, DE -- Elementary, 4

District of Columbia -- Larry O. Brown; West Extended Elementary School, Washington, DC -- English 

Florida -- Margaret Myrick Ingram; Beachland Elementary School, Vero Beach, FL -- Language Arts 

Georgia -- Jean C. Williams; Douglas County Comprehensive High School, Douglasville, GA -- Spanish 

Hawaii -- Edwin T. Ginoza; Maui High School, Kahului, HI -- Chemistry/Physics 

Idaho -- Vickie Lynn Chandler; Rimrock Junior-Senior High School, Bruneau, ID -- Consumer Homemaking 

Illinois -- Jean C. Tello; Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Palos Hills, IL --
American History 

Indiana -- Troy J. Willis; Jeffersonville High School, Jeffersonville, IN -- Journalism 

Iowa -- Pat Roush; Nell McGowen Junior High School, Knoxville, IA --
English/Social Studies 

Kansas -- Glenda Sue Watkins; East Elementary School, Osawatomie, KS -- Learning Disabilities 

Kentucky -- Brenda Hare McGown; Warren East High School, Bowling Green, KY --
Mathematics 

Louisiana -- Mary Barnes Bellanger; Tanglewood Elementary School, Baton Rouge, LA -- Elementary, Kindergarten

Maine -- Irving Richardson; Morse Street School, Freeport, ME --
Non-graded Alternative 

Maryland -- Paul Stephen Schatz; Edgewood Elementary School, Edgewood, MD --
Elementary, 5

Massachusetts -- James E. McDermott; South High Community School, Worcester, MA -- English 

Michigan -- Edward J. Manning; Lincoln High School, Ypsilanti, MI -- Art 

Minnesota -- Paul M. Goodnature; Central Senior High School, Albert Lea, MN -- Humanities 

Mississippi -- Alphonse Michael Marks; Perry Central High School, New Augusta, MS -- Speech Communication 

Missouri -- Robin Montz; Neosho High School, Neosho, MO -- Social Studies 

Montana -- Gertrude Weishaar; Fairfield High School, Fairfield, MT -- Mathematics 

Nebraska -- Barbara J. Hopkins; Pound Junior High School, Lincoln, NE --
Reading/ English 

Nevada -- Doris Ann Shipp; R.E. Tobler Elementary School, Las Vegas, NV -- Elementary, 2

New Hampshire -- William N. Murphy; Hanover High School, Hanover, NH --
Social Studies 

New Jersey -- Lois LaPointe Kiely; Long Branch Public School Annex, Longbranch, NJ -- Learning Disabled 

New Mexico -- Thomasina Hannum; Valley High School, Albuquerque, NM -- Spanish 

New York -- Donna Kenney Moffat; Buffalo Public School #80, Buffalo, NY --
Pre-kindergarten;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

North Carolina -- Cynthia B. Zeger; Salisbury High School, Salisbury, NC -- Mathematics 

North Dakota -- Nancy Beck Walker; Killdeer Public School, Killdeer, ND -- Elementary, 2

Northern Mariana Islands -- Tita A. Hocog; Rota Elementary School, Rota, MP -- Elementary, 2

Ohio -- Rosemary C. Gulick; John Glenn Elementary School, Seven Hills, OH -- Elementary, 1

Oklahoma -- Dale C. Long; Oologah High School, Oologah, OK -- Natural Science 

Oregon -- Vincent A. Wixon; Crater High School, Central Point, OR -- English 

Pennsylvania -- Vera A. Bej; Cumberland Valley High School, Mechanicsburg, PA -- World Cultures 

Rhode Island -- Alfred P. Balasco; Smithfield High School, Esmond, RI -- Social Studies 

South Carolina -- Angela Brown Burkhalter; Hammond Hill Elementary School, North Augusta, SC -- Elementary, 5

South Dakota -- Richard H. Meier; John F. Kennedy Elementary, Sioux Falls, SD -- Elementary, 5

Tennessee -- Terry Weeks; Central Middle School, Murfreesboro, TN -- Geography/ History; 1988 National Teacher of the Year   (NTOY Information )

Texas -- Margurette B. Troutman; Highland Park High School, Dallas, TX -- English 

Utah -- Larry J. Peterson; Bonneville High School, Ogden, UT -- Mathematics 

Vermont -- Thomas A. Siefring, Jr.; Black River High School, Ludlow, VT -- Social
Studies/English 

Virginia -- Jessica V. Pearman; Spotswood Elementary School, Fredericksburg, VA -- Elementary, 5

Washington -- Chales P. LeWarne; Meadowdale High School, Lynwood, WA -- U.S.
History/World Civilization 

West Virginia -- Esther S. Lauderman; Waverly Elementary School, Waverly, WV --
Elementary, Kindergarten

Wisconsin -- Raymond D. Johnson; Silverbrook Middle School, West Bend, WI -- Social Studies 

Wyoming -- Janice Elaine Truchot; Sundance Elementary School, Sundance, WY -- Elementary, 5  




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