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1989 State Teachers of the Year
Alabama -- Joann Webber Watts; Cahaba Heights Community School, Birmingham, AL -- Gifted Education 

Alaska -- Gayle W. Harbo; Austin E. Lathrop High School, Fairbanks, AK 

Am. Samoa -- Tui Fanene Peau; Pava'ia'i Elementary School, Pago Pago, AS -- Elementary, 3

Arizona -- Marilyn Kay Buehler; North High School, Phoenix, AZ -- English 

Arkansas -- Mary Botts Carr; Southside & Westside Elementary Schools, DeWitt, AR -- Elementary/Art 

California -- Jenlane Gee; Christine Sipherd School, Modesto, CA -- Elementary, 3;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Colorado -- Marjorie Elizabeth Gray; Buena Vista High School, Buena Vista, CO -- History 

Connecticut -- Carol R. Virostek; Berlin High School, Berlin, CT

Delaware -- Eleanor Schmidt; Calvin R. McCullough Elementary School, New Castle, DE -- Special Education 

District of Columbia -- Leroy Lewis, Jr.; Spingarn Senior High School, Washington, DC -- U.S. Government 

Florida -- Linda S. Lentin; North Miami Elementary School, North Miami, FL -- 
Elementary, 1

Georgia -- Larry Wayne Bussey; Tift County High School, Tifton, GA

Hawaii -- Fern Marie Markgraf; Henry Perrine Baldwin High School, Wailuku, HI --
English/Language Arts 

Idaho -- Jennifer Boyd; Nampa High School, Nampa, ID -- English 

Illinois -- Peggy Allan; Greenville Junior High School, Greenville, IL -- Language Arts 

Indiana -- Karen M. McKibbin; LaSalle High School, South Bend, IN -- Chemistry/Biology 

Iowa -- Anna Mary Mueller; West High School, Iowa City, IA --
English as a 2nd Language 

Kansas -- Judy Beedles; Tanglewood Elementary School, Derby, KS --
Elementary, 4

Kentucky -- Mary Anne Davenport; Henry F. Moss Middle School, Bowling Green, KY -- Music 

Louisiana -- Gary L. Stringer; West Monroe High School, West Monroe, LA -- Science; National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Maine -- Marjorie Carol Miller; Longfellow Elementary School, Portland, ME --
Pre- Kindergarten 

Maryland -- Leslie Jean Roche; Parkland Junior High School, Rockville, MD --
Social Studies;  National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Massachusetts -- Marjorie A. Montgomery; Frank Ashley Day Junior High School,
Newtonville, MA -- English/American History 

Michigan -- Andrea Rochelle Willis; Sven Holden Elementary School, Sterling Heights, MI -- Elementary, 3

Minnesota -- Maureen A. Sanger; Emmet D. Williams Elementary School, Shoreview, MN -- Vocal Music 

Mississippi -- Nelle DeLoach Elam; Starkville High School, Starkville, MS -- Art 

Missouri -- Judy Whitener; North St. Francois County R-I, Desloge, MO -- Vocational Home Economics 

Montana -- Fen Wilkinson; Dawson County High School, Glendive, MT -- Mathematics 

Nebraska -- Roger Rea; Omaha Northwest High School, Omaha, NE -- Chemistry 

Nevada -- Malinda M. Frazier; Lovelock Elementary School, Lovelock, NV -- Elementary, 2

New Hampshire -- Marianne M. True; Inter-Lakes Junior Senior High School, Meredith, NH -- English 

New Jersey -- Fred H. Gower; Northern Burlington Regional High School,
Columbus, NJ -- Social Studies 

New Mexico -- Gail C. Hartman; Coronado Elementary School, Hobbs, NM -- Elementary, 3

New York -- Harriet Jonquiere; Fulton School, Hempstead, NY -- Elementary, 2

North Carolina -- Merv Sessoms; Tuscola Senior High School, Waynesville, NC -- English 

North Dakota -- Barbara Jean Evanson; Northridge Elementary School, Bismarck, ND -- Language Arts 

Ohio -- Edna G. Shepler; Whiteford Elementary School, Toledo, OH -- Elementary, 6

Oklahoma -- Paul Michael Adkins; Westmoore High School, Moore, OK --
Sociology/American History 

Oregon -- Edward Lee McKinney; Obsidian Junior High School, Redmond, OR -- Social Studies 

Pennsylvania -- Cathy S. Gust; Stiegel Elementary School, Manheim, PA -- Elementary, Kindergarten

Puerto Rico -- Maritza Rivero-Febo; Escuela Secundaria Rio Piedras Heights, Rio Piedras, PR -- Biology 

Rhode Island -- Paul M. Mello; Middletown High School, Middletown, RI -- Science 

South Carolina -- Carolyn Tuten Ross; Seneca Senior High School, Seneca, SC -- English 

South Dakota -- Linda K. Hillestad; Brookings Middle School, Brookings, SD -- Geography 

Tennessee -- Edna Loveday; Sevierville Primary School, Sevierville, TN -- Elementary, Kindergarten

Texas -- Joyce Roberta Miller; Memorial Senior High School, Houston, TX --
Government/Economics 

Utah -- Lilia Eskelsen; Douglas T. Orchard Elementary School, West Valley City, UT -- Elementary, 6

Vermont -- Charles H. Butterfield; Brattleboro Union High School, Brattleboro, VT --
Chemistry 

Virginia -- Mary V. Bicouvaris; Bethel High School, Hampton, VA -- Government/ International Relations;   1989 National Teacher of the Year   (NTOY Information )

Washington -- Margie E. Norden; Cedar Valley Elementary School, Lynnwood, WA --
Elementary, 5

West Virginia -- Teresa R. Hardman; Nitro High School, Nitro, WV -- Mathematics 

Wisconsin -- William E. Collar; Seymour Community High School, Seymour, WI -- Social Studies 

Wyoming -- Mark Levitt; Green River High School, Green River, WY -- English/Speech   




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