1992 State Teachers of the Year
Alabama -- Penelope Moore; Mountainview Elementary School, Sylacauga, AL -- Library, Reading, 5-6

Alaska -- David Alan Piasecki; Tri-Valley School, Healy, AK -- Social Studies/ Coaching, 6-12

Am. Samoa -- Ligoligo Fa'asa; Lupelele School, , AS -- Social Studies/Science, 7

Arizona -- Walter Snow; Westwood High School, Mesa, AZ -- Science, 11-12

Arkansas -- Brenda Joyce Sivils Ball; Pine Bluff High School, Pine Bluff, AR -- English, 12

California -- Maria Azucena Vigil; Las Lomas Elementary School, La Habra, CA -- Elementary Education Spanish/Social Studies, Kindergarten; National Teacher of the Year Finalist   (NTOY Information)

Colorado -- Paul S. Schmidt; Westgate Elementary School, Lakewood, CO -- Elementary, 6

Connecticut -- Robert E. Coleman; Pomperaug High School Alternative Educational Program, Middlebury, CT -- English/Social Studies, 9-12

Delaware -- Mercedes V. Ferrari; Milford High School, Milford, DE -- English, 9-12

Dept. of Defense Dependents Schools -- Jacquelyn Watts Hinton; Ramstein Junior High School, APO, AE -- English, 7-9

District of Columbia -- Gloria H. Thompson; Taft Junior High School, Washington, DC --General Science/Biology, 7,9

Florida -- Kathleen K. Huie; Fort Pierce Westwood High School, Fort Pierce, FL -- English, 9-12

Georgia -- Sue Ellen Snow (Cain); Carrollton Junior High School, Carrollton, GA -- Math, 8

Hawaii -- Linda Emi Coleon; Henry Perrine Balwin High School, Wailuku, HI -- English, 10-12

Idaho -- Margaret A. Duncan; McGhee Elementary School, Lewiston, ID -- Elementary, 6

Illinois -- Arthur A. Peekel; Rolling Meadows High School, Rolling Meadows, IL -- Social Science, 9-12

Indiana -- Michael B. Kaiser; Pine View Elementary School, New Albany, IN -- Elem., 6

Iowa -- Nancy Mounts; North High School, Sioux City, IA -- Home Economics, 9-12

Kansas -- Norman Dale Conard; Uniontown High School, Uniontown, KS --
Social Studies, 9-12

Kentucky -- Thomas E. Welch; Jessamine County High School, Nicholasville, KY -- French, 9-12

Louisiana -- Mary Lou Maples; Lessie Moore Elementary School, Pineville, LA -- Elementary, Kindergarten

Maine -- Franklin R. McElwain; Limestone Junior-Senior High School, Limestone, ME -- Agriculture, 7-12

Maryland -- Gemma S. Hoskins; Jarrettsville Elementary, Jarrettsville, MD -- Elementary, 5

Massachusetts -- Ronald G. Adams; Broad Meadows Middle School, Quincy, MA -- Language Arts, 7

Michigan -- Thomas A. Fleming; Washtenaw County Juvenile Detention Center, Ann Arbor, MI -- Special Education, 12-16 years of age; 1992 National Teacher of the Year (NTOY Information)

Minnesota -- Rhoda M. Stroud; Webster Magnet Elementary School, St. Paul, MN --
Elementary, 5,6

Mississippi -- Betty Whitlock; Clinton High School, Clinton, MS -- Debate, A-P English IV, 10-12

Missouri -- Earnestine Blakley; Bessie Ellison Elementary, St. Joseph, MO -- Elementary, 3

Montana -- Nancy L. Stucky; Sandstone Elementary, Billings, MT -- Special Education, K-6

Nebraska -- DeLoris Tonack; Goodrich Junior High School, Lincoln, NE -- Math/Science, 8

Nevada -- Kathleen M. Magee; Andrew J. Mitchell Elementary School, Boulder City, NV -- Elementary, 2

New Hampshire -- Arthur V. Johnson II; Nashua Senior High School, Nashua, NH --
Mathematics, 10-12

New Jersey -- Nancy S. Gorrell; Morristown High School, Morristown, NJ --
English, 11-12

New Mexico -- Michael J. Thayer; Vista Middle School, Las Cruces, NM --
Social Studies, 8

New York -- Paul D. van Wie; The Wheatley School, Old Westberry, NY --
Social Studies, 9-12

North Carolina -- Annie B. Pegram; R.N. Harris Elementary School, Durham, NC --
Elementary, 1

North Dakota -- Judy Hellen Wegenast; Centennial Elementary, Fargo, ND -- Elementary, 5

Ohio -- Marion Lipinski; Center Street Village School, Mentor, OH -- Elementary, 5; National Teacher of the Year Finalist   (NTOY Information)

Oklahoma -- Rhonda L. Harryman; Cross Timbers Elementary School, Edmund, OK -- Educable Mentally Handicapped, 3-5

Oregon -- Daniel Tilson; Eastwood Elementary School, Roseburg, OR --
Elementary, 5

Pennsylvania -- Ruldoph Sharpe, Jr.; Lower Dauphin High School, Hummelstown, PA -- English (British) Literature, 12

Puerto Rico -- Ivette Cortés; República de Mexico, Río Piedras, PR -- Home Economics, 8-9

Rhode Island -- Judith Kiernan Sweeney; Lincoln Junior-Senior High School, Lincoln, RI -- Science, 8-12

South Carolina -- Jeanne C. Sink; St. Andrew's High School, Charleston, SC -- Instructional Technology, 6-8

South Dakota -- Lennis M. Larson; Spearfish High School, Spearfish, SD --
Social Science, 11-12

Tennessee -- Delores M. Doyle; Reeves-Rogers Elementary School, Murfreesboro, TN -- Elemenatry, 2

Texas -- Rosa E. Lujan; Ysleta Elementary School, El Paso, TX -- Bi-lingual Education, 5-6 National Teacher of the Year Finalist  (NTOY Information)

Utah -- Colleen T. Densley; Canyon Crest Elementary, Provo, UT -- Elementary/ Math-Science Emphasis, 6

Vermont -- Jane Cutting Miller; Lawrence Barnes School, Burlington, VT -- Elementary, 4-5

Virginia -- Lena Regina Harding Williams; Churchland Junior High School, Portsmouth, VA -- English, 8

Washington -- Patricia E. Roberts-Dempsey; Challenger High School, Spanaway, WA -- Integrated Curriculum, 10-12

West Virginia -- Beverly Ann Hoffmaster; Berkeley Heights Elementary School, Martinsburg, WV -- Elementary, 3

Wisconsin -- John David Gravelle; Merrill Senior High, Merrill, WI -- Mathematics/English, 10-12

Wyoming -- Joan Marie Barker; Green River High School, Green River, WY --
Home Economics, 9-12

last updated 8/21/2009




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