PAST STATE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR
Past State Teachers of the Year
Reggie LeDon White
Alabama
SCHOOL: Booker T. Washington Elementary
SUBJECT AREA: Mathematics and Science
GRADE LEVEL: 5
2023 FINALIST
Harlee Harvey
Alaska
SCHOOL: Chinook Elementary School
SUBJECT AREA: Elementary Multi-subject
GRADE LEVEL: 1 & 2 Combination
Konelio Cornelius Sagiao Alofaituli
American Samoa
SCHOOL: Manu’a High School
SUBJECT AREA: Social Studies
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Ty White
Arizona
SCHOOL: Wilcox High School
SUBJECT AREA: Chemistry
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Capri Bell Salaam
Arkansas
SCHOOL: North Little Rock Middle School
SUBJECT AREA: Social Studies, English, Special Education Resource English Language Arts
GRADE LEVEL: 7-12
Jason Torres-Rangel
California
SCHOOL: Theodore Roosevelt High School
SUBJECT AREA: English
GRADE LEVEL: 11
Jimmy Day II
Colorado
SCHOOL: East Middle School
SUBJECT AREA: Instrumental Music
GRADE LEVEL: 6-8
Donovan Tudela
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
SCHOOL: Saipan Southern High School
SUBJECT AREA: Mathematics
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
2023 FINALIST
Carolyn Kielma
Connecticut
SCHOOL: Bristol Eastern High School
SUBJECT AREA: Science
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Ashley Lockwood
Delaware
SCHOOL: Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School
SUBJECT AREA: English Language Arts and Social Studies
GRADE LEVEL: 5
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Cara Kaiser
Department of Defense Education Activity
SCHOOL: Department of Defense education Activity
SUBJECT AREA: English Language Arts
GRADE LEVEL: 7
2023 FINALIST
Jermar Rountree
District of Columbia
SCHOOL: Center City PCS – Brightwood Campus
SUBJECT AREA: Health and Physical Education
GRADE LEVEL: Pre-K – 8
Melissa Matz
Florida
SCHOOL: Lakeside Junior High School
SUBJECT AREA: Mathematics
GRADE LEVEL: 7
Michael Kobito
Georgia
SCHOOL: Woodland High School
SUBJECT AREA: Music Band, AP Music Theory
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
SCHOOL: Talofofo Elementary School
SUBJECT AREA: Elementary Education, Multi-subject
GRADE LEVEL: 4
Michael Ida
Hawaii
SCHOOL: Kalani High School
SUBJECT AREA: Mathematics, Computer Science
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Karen Lauritzen
Idaho
SCHOOL: Treaty Rock Elementary School
SUBJECT AREA: Elementary Education, Multi-subject
GRADE LEVEL: 4
2023 FINALIST
Kimberly Radostits
Illinois
SCHOOL: Oregon Junior/Senior High School
SUBJECT AREA: Spanish
GRADE LEVEL: 8-12
Tara Cocanower
Indiana
SCHOOL: Bluffton High School
SUBJECT AREA: US History, World History, AP World History, Foundations of Teaching
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Krystal Colbert
Iowa
SCHOOL: Mitchellville Elementary
SUBJECT AREA: Elementary Education, Multi-subject
GRADE LEVEL: 2
Brian Skinner
Kansas
SCHOOL: Newton High School
SUBJECT AREA: Special Education
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Mandy Perez
Kentucky
SCHOOL: Crittenden County Middle School
SUBJECT AREA: English Language Arts
GRADE LEVEL: 6
Brittany Bonnaffons
Louisiana
SCHOOL: Hahnville High School
SUBJECT AREA: Mathematics
GRADE LEVEL: 9
Matt Bernstein
Maine
SCHOOL: Casco Bay High School
SUBJECT AREA: Humanities, Social Studies
GRADE LEVEL: 9
Berol Dewdney
Maryland
SCHOOL: The Commodore John Rodgers School
SUBJECT AREA: Early Childhood Education
GRADE LEVEL: Pre-K
Danielle Charbonneau
Massachusetts
SCHOOL: Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School
SUBJECT AREA: English Language Arts
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Nanette Hanson
Michigan
SCHOOL: Lemmer Elementary School
SUBJECT AREA: Elementary Education, Multi-subject
GRADE LEVEL: 1
Sarah Lancaster
Minnesota
SCHOOL: Onamia Elementary School
SUBJECT AREA: Elementary Education, Multi-subject
GRADE LEVEL: 1
Skye Morgan
Mississippi
SCHOOL: Petal High School
SUBJECT AREA: History, Social Science, Social Studies
GRADE LEVEL: 11&12
Christina Andrade Melly
Missouri
SCHOOL: Ritenour High School
SUBJECT AREA: English Language Arts
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Catherine Matthews
Montana
SCHOOL: Hyalite Elementary School
SUBJECT AREA: Special Education, Early Childhood Education
GRADE LEVEL: Pre-K
Renee Jones
Nebraska
SCHOOL: Lincoln High School
SUBJECT AREA:English
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Connie L Hall
Nevada
SCHOOL: Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary
SUBJECT AREA: Early Childhood Education
GRADE LEVEL: Kindergarten
Christian Cheetham
New Hampshire
SCHOOL: Alvirne High School
SUBJECT AREA: Air Force JROTC
GRADE LEVEL:9-12
Christine Girtain
New Jersey
SCHOOL: Toms River High School South & Toms River High School North
SUBJECT AREA: Science
GRADE LEVEL: 10-12
Tara Hughes
New Mexico
SCHOOL: NYE Early Childhood Center
SUBJECT AREA: Early Childhood Education, Special Education
GRADE LEVEL: Pre-K
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Billy Green
New York
SCHOOL: Philip Randolph Campus High School
SUBJECT AREA: Chemistry
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Leah Carper
North Carolina
SCHOOL: Northern Guilford High
SUBJECT AREA: English
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Ivona Todorovic
North Dakota
SCHOOL: Red River High School
SUBJECT AREA: English Language Learners
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Melissa Kmetz
Ohio
SCHOOL: Lakeview Elementary
SUBJECT AREA: English Language Arts
GRADE LEVEL: 3
Rosa Floyd
Oregon
SCHOOL: Nellie Muir Elementary IB School
SUBJECT AREA: Dual Language
GRADE LEVEL: Kindergarten
Elizabeth Raff
Pennsylvania
SCHOOL: Pequea Elementary School
SUBJECT AREA: English Language Arts, Social Studies
GRADE LEVEL: 6
Lisa D. Leaheey
Rhode Island
SCHOOL: North Providence High School
SUBJECT AREA: English
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Deion Jamison
South Carolina
SCHOOL: Legacy Early College
SUBJECT AREA: English
GRADE LEVEL: 9-10
Alyssa Cassels
South Dakota
SCHOOL: Deuel School
SUBJECT AREA: Instrumental Music
GRADE LEVEL: 5-12
SCHOOL: Deuel School
SUBJECT AREA: Instrumental Music
GRADE LEVEL: 5-12
Melissa Collins
Tennessee
SCHOOL: John P. Freeman Optional School
SUBJECT AREA: Elementary Education, Multi-subject
GRADE LEVEL: 2
Shelley Jeoffroy
Texas
SCHOOL: Otis Brown Elementary
SUBJECT AREA: Mathematics, Science, English Language Learners, Gifted and Talented Education
GRADE LEVEL: 4-8
Chad Warnick
Utah
SCHOOL: Delta Technical Center
SUBJECT AREA: Agriculture, Biology, Leadership, & Communications
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Robyn Newton
Vermont
SCHOOL: Vergennes Union Elementary School
SUBJECT AREA: Physical Education
GRADE LEVEL: K-6
Fabiana Parker
Virginia
SCHOOL: Thornburg Middle School and Spotsylvania High School
SUBJECT AREA: English as a Second Language (ESL)
GRADE LEVEL: 6-12
Dana Miles
Washington
SCHOOL: Washington School for the Deaf
SUBJECT AREA: English Language Arts, Bilingual Language Arts (ASL/English), Work Experience, Special Education, Homeroom/Advisory, English Language Learners
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Amber Nichols
West Virginia
SCHOOL: Eastwood Elementary
SUBJECT AREA: Elementary Education, Multi-subject
GRADE LEVEL: Kindergarten
Lori Danz
Wisconsin
SCHOOL: Superior High School
SUBJECT AREA: Science, School Forest Coordinator
GRADE LEVEL: Pre-K – 12
Zach Beam
Wyoming
SCHOOL: Newcastle High School
SUBJECT AREA: Science
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
2022 State Teachers of the Year
Kimberly Christian Johnson
Alabama State Teacher of the Year
Kelly Shrein
Alaska State Teacher of the Year
Christian Saalea
American Samoa State Teacher of the Year
Nancy Parra-Quinlan
Arizona State Teacher of the Year
Jessica Saum
Arkansas State Teacher of the Year
Alondra Diaz
California State Teacher of the Year
Autumn Rivera
Colorado State Teacher of the Year
Riya Nathrani
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Kim King
Connecticut State Teacher of the Year
Jasha Tabron
Delaware State Teacher of the Year
Rachel C. Guilfoyle
Department of Defense Education Activity Teacher of the Year
Dominique Foster
District of Columbia Teacher of the Year
Sarah Painter
Florida State Teacher of the Year
Cherie Bonder Goldman
Georgia State Teacher of the Year
Benjamin Santiago
Guam Teacher of the Year
Whitney Aragaki
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
Todd Knight
Idaho State Teacher of the Year
Justin Johnson
Illinois State Teacher of the Year
Sharita Ware
Indiana State Teacher of the Year
Sarah Russell
Iowa State Teacher of the Year
William Edward Taylor Carver Junior
Kentucky State Teacher of the Year
Annelise Cassar Tedesco
Louisiana State Teacher of the Year
Kelsey Stoyanova
Maine State Teacher of the Year
Brianna Ross
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Marta Garcia
Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year
Leah Porter
Michigan State Teacher of the Year
Natalie Alvarez Benjamin
Minnesota State Teacher of the Year
Leslie Purvis Tally
Mississippi State Teacher of the Year
James Young
Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Bill Stockton
Montana State Teacher of the Year
Lee Perez
Nebraska State Teacher of the Year
Deanne Moyle-Hicks
Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Sara Casassa
New Hampshire State Teacher of the Year
Theresa Maughan
New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Lorynn Guerrero
New Mexico State Teacher of the Year
Carly Santangelo
New York State Teacher of the Year
Eugenia Floyd
North Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Bret Dockter
North Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Kurt Russell (2022 NTOY)
Ohio State Teacher of the Year
Jessica Eschbach
Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year
Ethelyn Tumalad
Oregon State Teacher of the Year
Joseph Welch
Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year
Lisa Garcia
Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year
Amy Carter
South Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Stephanie Ballard
South Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Morgan Rankin
Tennessee State Teacher of the Year
Ramon Benavides
Texas State Teacher of the Year
Mark B. Daniels
Utah State Teacher of the Year
Cristin Maria Lope Senosa
Virgin Islands State Teacher of the Year
Karen McCalla
Vermont State Teacher of the Year
Daphne Tamara Fulson
Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Jerad Koepp (Wukchumni)
Washington State Teacher of the Year
Brian Castro
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Kabby Wong
Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year
Brittney Montgomery
Wyoming State Teacher of the Year
Andrew “Andy” Fletcher Jackson
Alabama State Teacher of the Year
Amy Gallaway
Alaska State Teacher of the Year
Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka
American Samoa State Teacher of the Year
Sara Wyffels
Arizona State Teacher of the Year
Susanna Michelle Post
Arkansas State Teacher of the Year
Jim Klipfel
California State Teacher of the Year
Gerardo A Munoz
Colorado State Teacher of the Year
Bonny Cruz
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Rochelle Cornelia Brown
Connecticut State Teacher of the Year
Kimberly Stock
Delaware
Lachanda Garrison
Department of Defense Education Activity
Alejandro Diasgranados
District of Columbia State Teacher of the Year
Krista Stanley
Florida State Teacher of the Year
Tracey Nance
Georgia State Teacher of the Year
Analyn Palugod
Guam State Teacher of the Year
Lori Miki Kwee
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
Jorge Pulleiro
Idaho State Teacher of the Year
Justin M Johnson
Illinois State Teacher of the Year
Katheryn Pourcho
Indiana State Teacher of the Year
George Anderson
Iowa State Teacher of the Year
Donnie Piercey
Kentucky State Teacher of the Year
Nathalie Roy
Louisiana State Teacher of the Year
Cynthia Soule
Maine State Teacher of the Year
Wyatt Daniel Oroke
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Hedrington
Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year
Owen Bondono
Michigan State Teacher of the Year
Qorsho Hassan
Minnesota State Teacher of the Year
Benjamin Austin
Mississippi State Teacher of the Year
Darrion Cockrell
Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Paul Timm
Nebraska State Teacher of the Year
Juliana Urtubey (2021 NTOY)
Nevada
Danielle Boutin
New Hampshire State Teacher of the Year
Angel M Santiago
New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Alisa Cooper de Uribe
New Mexico State Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Wolfe
New York State Teacher of the Year
Maureen Stover
North Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Kristi Reinke
North Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Anthony Coy-Gonzalez
Ohio State Teacher of the Year
Jena Nelson
Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year
Nicole Butler-Hooton
Oregon State Teacher of the Year
Marilyn Pryle
Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year
Ashley Adamson
Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year
Sarah Schumacher Gams
South Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Amanda Marie Hargreaves
South Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Kami Lunsford
Tennessee State Teacher of the Year
Eric Hale
Texas State Teacher of the Year
John Authur
Utah State Teacher of the Year
Zahra O’Reilly-Bates
Virgin Islands State Teacher of the Year
Susan Rosato
Vermont State Teacher of the Year
Anthony Swann
Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Brooke Brown
Washington State Teacher of the Year
Erin Anderson
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Susan Richardson
Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year
Alexis Barney
Wyoming State Teacher of the Year
Ana Behel
Alabama State Teacher of the Year
Amy Gallaway
Alaska State Teacher of the Year
Edney Apulu
American Samoa State Teacher of the Year
Lynette Stant
Arizona State Teacher of the Year
Joel Lookadoo
Arkansas State Teacher of the Year
Sean Bui
California State Teacher of the Year
Hilary Wimmer
Colorado State Teacher of the Year
Meghan Hatch-Geary
Connecticut State Teacher of the Year
Antoine Sharpe
Department of Defense Education Activity
Justin Lopez-Cardoze
District of Columbia State Teacher of the Year
Dakeyan Graham
Florida State Teacher of the Year
Tracey Nance
Georgia State Teacher of the Year
Analyn Palugod
Guam State Teacher of the Year
Cecilia Chung
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
Stacie Lawler
Idaho State Teacher of the Year
Eric Combs
Illinois State Teacher of the Year
Katheryn Pourcho
Indiana State Teacher of the Year
George Anderson
Iowa State Teacher of the Year
Tabatha Rosproy
Kansas State Teacher of the Year
Erin Ball
Kentucky State Teacher of the Year
Chris Dier
Louisiana State Teacher of the Year
Heather Whitaker
Maine State Teacher of the Year
Teresa Beilstein
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Takeru Nagayoshi
Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year
Cara Lougheed
Michigan State Teacher of the Year
Jessica Davis
Minnesota State Teacher of the Year
Hannah Gadd-Ardrey
Mississippi State Teacher of the Year
Melissa Grandel
Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Linda Rost
Montana State Teacher of the Year
Megan Helberg
Nebraska State Teacher of the Year
Gail Hudson
Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Kimberly Piper-Stoddard
New Hampshire State Teacher of the Year
Kimberly Dickstein Hughes
New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Mandi Torrez
New Mexico State Teacher of the Year
Rachel Murat
New York State Teacher of the Year
Mariah Morris
North Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Sara Medalen
North Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Leila Kubesch
Ohio State Teacher of the Year
Becky Oglesby
Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year
Mercedes Munoz
Oregon State Teacher of the Year
Marilyn Pryle
Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year
Elizabeth Russillo
Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year
Chanda Jefferson
South Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Amanda Harris
South Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Brian McLaughlin
Tennessee State Teacher of the Year
Karen Sams
Texas State Teacher of the Year
Lauren Merkley
Utah State Teacher of the Year
Elisabeth Kahn
Vermont State Teacher of the Year
Andrea Johnson
Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Amy Campbell
Washington State Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Schwertfeger
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Erin McCarthy
Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year
Dane Weaver
Wyoming State Teacher of the Year
Rodney Robinson
2019 National Teacher of the Year
Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Zestlan Simmons
Alabama State Teacher of the Year
Danielle Riha
Alaska State Teacher of the Year
Jordanna Maga
American Samoa State Teacher of the Year
Kareem Neal
Arizona State Teacher of the Year
Stacey McAdoo
Arkansas State Teacher of the Year
Rosie Reid
California State Teacher of the Year
Meg Cypress
Colorado State Teacher of the Year
Sheena Graham
Connecticut State Teacher of the Year
Anna Sansone
Department of Defense Education Activity
Kelly Harper
District of Columbia State Teacher of the Year
Joy Prescott
Florida State Teacher of the Year
Allison Townsend
Georgia State Teacher of the Year
Jonah Gumataotao
Guam State Teacher of the Year
Mathieu Williams
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
Marc Beitia
Idaho State Teacher of the Year
Susan Converse
Illinois State Teacher of the Year
Tamara Markey
Indiana State Teacher of the Year
Chris Burke
Iowa State Teacher of the Year
Whitney Morgan
Kansas State Teacher of the Year
Jessica Dueñas
Kentucky State Teacher of the Year
Spencer Kiper
Louisiana State Teacher of the Year
Joe Hennessey
Maine State Teacher of the Year
Richard Warren, Jr.
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Jamil Siddiqui
Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year
Laura Chang
Michigan State Teacher of the Year
Kelly Holstine
Minnesota State Teacher of the Year
Whitney Drewrey
Mississippi State Teacher of the Year
Shelly Parks
Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Dylan Huisken
Montana State Teacher of the Year
Sydney Jensen
Nebraska State Teacher of the Year
Richard Knoeppel
Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Keith Noyes
New Hampshire State Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Skomial
New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Jessica Sanders
New Mexico State Teacher of the Year
Alhassan Susso
New York State Teacher of the Year
Freebird McKinney
North Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Kayla Delzer
North Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Mona Al-Hayani
Ohio State Teacher of the Year
Donna Gradel
Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year
Keri Pilgrim Ricker
Oregon State Teacher of the Year
Jen Wahl
Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year
Elliot López Machado
Puerto Rico State Teacher of the Year
Charlene Tuttle
Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year
Jeff Maxey
South Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Erica Boomsma
South Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Melissa Miller
Tennessee State Teacher of the Year
Jeff Wheatcraft
Texas State Teacher of the Year
Kellie May
Utah State Teacher of the Year
Tom Payeur
Vermont State Teacher of the Year
Robert Hand
Washington State Teacher of the Year
Jada Reeves
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Sarahi Monterrey
Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year
Valerie Bruce
Wyoming State Teacher of the Year
Mandy Manning
2018 National Teacher of the Year
Washington State Teacher of the Year
Chasity Collier
Alabama State Teacher of the Year
Ben Walker
Alaska State Teacher of the Year
Rosalee Tela-Shoulders
American Samoa State Teacher of the Year
Joshua Meibos
Arizona State Teacher of the Year
Randi House
Arkansas State Teacher of the Year
Brian McDaniel
California State Teacher of the Year
Chritina Randle
Colorado State Teacher of the Year
Erin Berthold
Connecticut State Teacher of the Year
Virginia Forcucci
Delaware State Teacher of the Year
Kara Ball
Department of Defense Education Activity
Paul Howard
District of Columbia Teacher of the Year
Tammy Jerkins
Florida State Teacher of the Year
John Tibbetts
Georgia State Teacher of the Year
Mabel Uncangco
Guam State Teacher of the Year
Vanessa Ching
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
Rebecca Mitchell
Idaho State Teacher of the Year
Lindsey Jensen
Illinois State Teacher of the Year
Jerome Flewelling
Indiana State Teacher of the Year
Aileen Sullivan
Iowa State Teacher of the Year
Samantha Neill
Kansas State Teacher of the Year
Kellie Clark
Kentucky State Teacher of the Year
Kimberly Eckert
Louisiana State Teacher of the Year
Kaitlin Young
Maine State Teacher of the Year
Joshua Carroll
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Cara Pekarcik
Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year
Luke Wilcox
Michigan State Teacher of the Year
Corey Bulman
Minnesota State Teacher of the Year
Lucas Daniels
Mississippi State Teacher of the Year
Beth Davey
Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Melissa Romano
Montana State Teacher of the Year
Michelle Helt
Nebraska State Teacher of the Year
Pilar Biller
Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Heidi Crumrine
New Hamphire State Teacher of the Year
Amy Andersen
New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Ivonne Orozco
New Mexico State Teacher of the Year
Christopher Albrecht
New York State Teacher of the Year
Lisa Godwin
North Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Leah Juelke
North Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Antenille Santos
Northern Mariana Islands State Teacher of the Year
Jonathan Juravich
Ohio State Teacher of the Year
Arthur Hazell
Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year
Matthew Bacon-Brenes
Oregon State Teacher of the Year
Michael Soskil Sr.
Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year
Kristin Hayes-Leite
Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year
Erin Fox
South Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Rachel Schaefer
South Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Cicely Woodard
Tennessee State Teacher of the Year
Tara Bordeaux
Texas State Teacher of the Year
Aaryn Birchell
Utah State Teacher of the Year
Linda Cloutier-Namdar
Vermont State Teacher of the Year
Michelle Cottrell-Williams
Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Katlin Thorsell
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Matthew Miller
Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year
Sara Reed
Wyoming State Teacher of the Year
Sydney Chaffee
2017 National Teacher of the Year
Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year
Dana Jacobson
Alabama State Teacher of the Year
James Harris
Alaska State Teacher of the Year
Dana Love-lli
American Samoa State Teacher of the Year
Michelle Doherty
Arizona State Teacher of the Year
Courtney Cochran
Arkansas State Teacher of the Year
Megan Gross
California State Teacher of the Year
Sean Wybrant
Colorado State Teacher of the Year
Lauren Danner
Connecticut State Teacher of the Year
Wendy Turner
Delaware State Teacher of the Year
Kelisa Wing
Department of Defense Education Activity
Elizabeth Dewhurst
District of Columbia Teacher of the Year
Jessica Solano
Florida State Teacher of the Year
Casey Bethel
Georgia State Teacher of the Year
Gracelle Canar
Guam State Teacher of the Year
Sung Man Park
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
Mary Spiker
Idaho State Teacher of the Year
Ricky Castro
Illinois State Teacher of the Year
Jitka Nelson
Indiana State Teacher of the Year
Michelle Vroegh
Iowa State Teacher of the Year
Jason Sickel
Kansas State Teacher of the Year
Ron Skillern
Kentucky State Teacher of the Year
Tamara Ranger
Maine State Teacher of the Year
Beth Kaltsulas
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Athanasia Kyriakakos
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Tracy Horodyski
Michigan State Teacher of the Year
Abdul Wright
Minnesota State Teacher of the Year
Jodi McKenzie
Mississippi State Teacher of the Year
Darbie Valenti
Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Kelly Elder
Montana State Teacher of the Year
Amber Vlasnik
Nebraska State Teacher of the Year
Pamela Ertel
Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Tate Aldrich
New Hampshire State Teacher of the Year
Argine Safari
New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Stephanie Gurule-Leyba
New Mexico State Teacher of the Year
Amy Hysick
New York State Teacher of the Year
Bobbie Cavnar
North Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Nanci Dauwen
North Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Gerard Van Gils
Northern Mariana Islands State Teacher of the Year
Dustin Weaver
Ohio State Teacher of the Year
Gloria Pereyra-Robertson
Oregon State Teacher of the Year
Rebecca Foxwell
Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year
Nikos Giannopoulos
Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Wise
South Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Derek Voiles
Tennessee State Teacher of the Year
Allison Ashley
Texas State Teacher of the Year
Valerie Gates
Utah State Teacher of the Year
Katherine McCann
Vermont State Teacher of the Year
Dinah Browne
Virgin Islands State Teacher of the Year
Toney McNair Jr.
Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Camille Jones
Washington State Teacher of the Year
Toni Poling
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Chris Gleason
Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year
Ryan Fuhman
Wyoming State Teacher of the Year
Jahana Hayes
2016 National Teacher of the Year
Connecticut State Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Brown
Alabama State Teacher of the Year
Amy Jo Meiners
Alaska State Teacher of the Year
Rosita Sola
American Samoa State Teacher of the Year
Christine Marsh
Arizona State Teacher of the Year
Daniel Jocz
California State Teacher of the Year
Leticia Guzman Ingram
Colorado State Teacher of the Year
Sandra Hall
Delaware State Teacher of the Year
Mary Hansen
Department of Defense Education Activity
Topher Kandik
District of Columbia State Teacher of the Year
Diane McKee
Florida State Teacher of the Year
Ernest Lee
Georgia State Teacher of the Year
Melanie Mesa Blas
Guam State Teacher of the Year
Stephanie Mew
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
Melyssa Ferro
Idaho State Teacher of the Year
Kim Thomas
Illinois State Teacher of the Year
Jean Russell
Indiana State Teacher of the Year
Scott Slechta
Iowa State Teacher of the Year
Justin Coffey
Kansas State Teacher of the Year
Ashley Lamb-Sinclair
Kentucky State Teacher of the Year
Kelly Stomps
Louisiana State Teacher of the Year
Talya Edlund
Maine State Teacher of the Year
Ryan Kaiser
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Audrey Herzig Jackson
Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year
Rick Joseph
Michigan State Teacher of the Year
Amy Hewett-Olatunde
Minnesota State Teacher of the Year
Anna Morris
Mississippi State Teacher of the Year
Linda Glasgow
Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Jessica Anderson
Montana State Teacher of the Year
Tim Royers
Nebraska State Teacher of the Year
John Tierney
Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Ashley Preston
New Hampshire State Teacher of the Year
Chelsea Collins
New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
David Morales
New Mexico State Teacher of the Year
Dana McDonough
New York State Teacher of the Year
Keana Triplett
North Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Amy Neal
North Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Dora Miura
Northern Mariana Islands State Teacher of the Year
Teresa Cianchetti
Ohio State Teacher of the Year
Shawn Sheehan
Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year
Heather Anderson
Oregon State Teacher of the Year
Mairi Cooper
Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year
Tracy Lafreniere
Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year
Sarah Lutz
South Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Cathy Whitehead Pressnell
Tennessee State Teacher of the Year
Revathi Balakrishman
Texas State Teacher of the Year
Melody Apezteguia
Utah State Teacher of the Year
Susan Koch
Vermont State Teacher of the Year
Monique Motta
Virgin Islands State Teacher of the Year
Natalie DiFusco-Funk
Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Nathan Gibbs-Bowling
Washington State Teacher of the Year
Andrea Santos
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Roger King
Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year
Amy Pierson
Wyoming State Teacher of the Year
Shanna Peeples
2015 National Teacher of the Year
Texas State Teacher of the Year
Ann Marie Corgill
Alabama State Teacher of the Year
John Bruce
Alaska State Teacher of the Year
Monica Lui
American Samoa State Teacher of the Year
John-David Bowman
Arizona State Teacher of the Year
Ouida Newton
Arkansas State Teacher of the Year
Maggie Mabery
California State Teacher of the Year
Kathleen Thirkell
Colorado State Teacher of the Year
Cara Quinn
Connecticut State Teacher of the Year
Megan Szabo
Delaware State Teacher of the Year
Sarah Loomis
Department of Defense Education Activity
Jennifer Ramacciotti
District of Columbia State Teacher of the Year
Christie Crawford Bassett
Florida State Teacher of the Year
Amanda Miliner
Georgia State Teacher of the Year
Mary Anne Angeles
Guam State Teacher of the Year
Catherine Caine
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
Kim Zeydel
Idaho State Teacher of the Year
Steven Elza
Illinois State Teacher of the Year
Kathy Nimmer
Indiana State Teacher of the Year
Clemencia Spizzirri
Iowa State Teacher of the Year
Shannon Ralph
Kansas State Teacher of the Year
Sarah Reed
Kentucky State Teacher of the Year
Carla Jackson
Louisiana State Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Dorman
Maine State Teacher of the Year
Jody Zepp
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Jeffrey Shea
Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year
Melody Arabo
Michigan State Teacher of the Year
Thomas Rademacher
Minnesota State Teacher of the Year
Mary King
Mississippi State Teacher of the Year
Chris Holmes
Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Craig Beals
Montana State Teacher of the Year
Shelby Aaberg
Nebraska State Teacher of the Year
Ian Salzman
Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Elizabeth Lichtenberg
New Hampshire State Teacher of the Year
Mark Mautone
New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Debra Minyard
New Mexico State Teacher of the Year
Charles Giglio
New York State Teacher of the Year
James Ford
North Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Dean Aamodt
North Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Marvin Tamangided
Northern Mariana Islands State Teacher of the Year
Lori Michalec
Ohio State Teacher of the Year
Jason Proctor
Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year
Michael Lindblad
Oregon State Teacher of the Year
Anthony Grisillio
Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year
David Moscarelli
Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Ainsworth
South Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Allen Hogie
South Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Karen Vogelsang
Tennessee State Teacher of the Year
Mohsen Ghaffari
Utah State Teacher of the Year
Rebecca Haslam
Vermont State Teacher of the Year
Jeune Provost
Virgin Islands State Teacher of the Year
Jaclyn Roller Ryan
Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Lyon Terry
Washington State Teacher of the Year
Gail Adams
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Diana Callope
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Tyler Bartlett
Wyoming State Teacher of the Year
Sean McComb
2014 National Teacher of the Year
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Denise Lisac
Alaska State Teacher of the Year
Claire Bacus-DeWees
American Samoa State Teacher of the Year
Catherine Maloney
Arizona State Teacher of the Year
Jonathan Crossley
Arkansas State Teacher of the Year
Timothy Smith
California State Teacher of the Year
Elizabeth Miner
Colorado State Teacher of the Year
John Mastroianni
Connecticut State Teacher of the Year
Lea Wainwright
Delaware State Teacher of the Year
William Day
District of Columbia Teacher of the Year
Dorina Sackman
Florida State Teacher of the Year
Jemelleh Coes
Georgia State Teacher of the Year
Matthew Lawrence
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
Jamie Esler
Idaho State Teacher of the Year
Pamela Reilly
Illinois State Teacher of the Year
Steven Perkins
Indiana State Teacher of the Year
Jane Schmidt
Iowa State Teacher of the Year
Jeff Baxter
Kansas State Teacher of the Year
Holly Mayo Bloodworth
Kentucky State Teacher of the Year
La’Keisha Smith McKinney
Louisiana State Teacher of the Year
Karen MacDonald
Maine State Teacher of the Year
Anne Marie Osheyack
Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year
Gary Abud, Jr.
Michigan State Teacher of the Year
Megan Hall
Minnesota State Teacher of the Year
Joshua Lindsey
Mississippi State Teacher of the Year
Jamie Manker
Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Anna Baldwin
Montana State Teacher of the Year
Kristi Bundy
Nebraska State Teacher of the Year
Jeffrey Hinton
Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Joseph Lee
New Hampshire State Teacher of the Year
Kathleen Assini
New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Carolyn Torres
New Mexico State Teacher of the Year
Ashli Dreher
New York State Teacher of the Year
Karyn Dickerson
North Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Aaron Knodel
North Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Paul Miura
Northern Mariana Islands State Teacher of the Year
Debra McDonald
Ohio State Teacher of the Year
Peter Markes
Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year
Brett Bigham
Oregon State Teacher of the Year
Ryan Devlin
Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year
Patricia Page
Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year
Darleen Simpson Sutton
South Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Louise Lindskov
South Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Wanda Napier Lacy
Tennessee State Teacher of the Year
Monica Washington
Texas State Teacher of the Year
Allison Riddle
Utah State Teacher of the Year
Lucas Foley
Vermont State Teacher of the Year
Shabre Providence
Virgin Islands State Teacher of the Year
Melissa Porfirio
Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Katie Brown
Washington State Teacher of the Year
Erin Lloyd Sponaugle
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Jane McMahon
Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year
Milton Wiest
Wyoming State Teacher of the Year
Jeffrey Charbonneau
2013 National Teacher of the Year
Washington State Teacher of the Year
Suzanne Bishop Culbreth
Alabama State Teacher of the Year
Christopher Benshoof
Alaska State Teacher of the Year
Iose Afu
American Samoa State Teacher of the Year
Nancie Lindblom
Arizona State Teacher of the Year
Alexia Weimer
Arkansas State Teacher of the Year
I’Asha Warfield
California State Teacher of the Year
Amanda Westenberg
Colorado State Teacher of the Year
Blaise Messinger
Connecticut State Teacher of the Year
John Sell
Delaware State Teacher of the Year
Daniele Massey
Department of Defense Education Activity
Julia King
District of Columbia Teacher of the Year
Alexandre Lopes
Florida State Teacher of the Year
Lauren Eckman
Georgia State Teacher of the Year
Karen Kutsunai
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
Katie Pemberton
Idaho State Teacher of the Year
Brian Curtin
Illinois State Teacher of the Year
Suzanne Whitton
Indiana State Teacher of the Year
Tania Johnson
Iowa State Teacher of the Year
Dyane Smokorowski
Kansas State Teacher of the Year
Kristal Doolin
Kentucky State Teacher of the Year
Amy Linder Weems
Louisiana State Teacher of the Year
Shannon Shanning
Maine State Teacher of the Year
Rhonda Holmes-Blankenship
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Kathleen Turner
Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year
Bobbi Jo Kenyon
Michigan State Teacher of the Year
Jackie Roehl
Minnesota State Teacher of the Year
Stacey Todd
Mississippi State Teacher of the Year
Catherine Cartier
Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Eileen Sheehy
Montana State Teacher of the Year
Angela Mosier
Nebraska State Teacher of the Year
Adam Whatley
Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Heidi Welch
New Hampshire State Teacher of the Year
Lauren Marrocco
New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Pamela Cort
New Mexico State Teacher of the Year
Gregory Ahlquist
New York State Teacher of the Year
Darcy Grimes
North Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Andrea Noonan
North Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Peter Loken
Northern Mariana Islands State Teacher of the Year
Carole Morbitzer
Ohio State Teacher of the Year
Elaine Hutchinson
Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year
Nanette Lehman
Oregon State Teacher of the Year
Tricia Miller
Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year
Jessica Waters
Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year
Amy McAllister
South Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Katie Anderson
South Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Allyson Chick
Tennessee State Teacher of the Year
Jeremy Wagner
Texas State Teacher of the Year
Sara Hacken
Utah State Teacher of the Year
Jay Hoffman
Vermont State Teacher of the Year
Kathryn Galford
Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Michael Funkhouser
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
JoAnn Miller
Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year
Laura Drake
Wyoming State Teacher of the Year
Rebecca Mieliwocki
2012 National Teacher of the Year
California State Teacher of the Year
Gay Barnes
Alabama State Teacher of the Year
Phil Wilson
Alabama State Teacher of the Year
Cara Heitz
Alaska State Teacher of the Year
Lita Timoteo
American Samoa State Teacher of the Year
Kristie Martorelli
Arizona State Teacher of the Year
Kim Wilson
Arkansas State Teacher of the Year
Kristin Donley
Colorado State Teacher of the Year
David Bosso
Connecticut State Teacher of the Year
Amber Augustus
Delaware State Teacher of the Year
Angela Wilson
Department of Defense Education Activity
Perea Brown-Blackmon
District of Columbia Teacher of the Year
Alvin Davis
Florida State Teacher of the Year
Jadun McCarthy
Georgia State Teacher of the Year
Chad Miller
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
Erin Lenz
Idaho State Teacher of the Year
Josh Stumpenhorst
Illinois State Teacher of the Year
Melanie Park
Indiana State Teacher of the Year
Charity Campbell
Iowa State Teacher of the Year
Tiffany Richard
Kansas State Teacher of the Year
Kimberly Shearer
Kentucky State Teacher of the Year
April Giddens
Lousiana State Teacher of the Year
Alana Margeson
Maine State Teacher of the Year
Joshua Parker
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Adam Gray
Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year
Paul Galbenski
Michigan State Teacher of the Year
Katy Smith
Minnesota State Teacher of the Year
Birdette Hughey
Mississippi State Teacher of the Year
Kristen Merell
Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Thomas Pedersen
Montana State Teacher of the Year
Luisa Palomo Hare
Nebraska State Teacher of the Year
Deanna LeBlanc
Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Bethany Bernasconi
New Hampshire State Teacher of the Year
Jeanne DelColle
New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
MaryBeth Britton
New Mexico State Teacher of the Year
Kathleen Ferguson
New York State Teacher of the Year
Tyronna Hooker
North Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Brenda Werner
North Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Jonathan Cabrera
Northern Mariana Islands State Teacher of the Year
Tim Dove
Ohio State Teacher of the Year
Kristin Shelby
Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year
Elena Garcia-Valasco
Oregon State Teacher of the Year
Julie Lima Boyle
Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year
Patti Tate
South Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Patrick Moller
South Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Byron Booker
Tennessee State Teacher of the Year
Karen Morman
Texas State Teacher of the Year
Leigh VandenAkker
Utah State Teacher of the Year
Tong Chen
Vermont State Teacher of the Year
Nneka Howard-Sibilly
Virgin Islands State Teacher of the Year
Margaret Smith
Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Mark Ray
Washington State Teacher of the Year
Robert Morris
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Bradley Markhardt
Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year
Herbert Daly
Wyoming State Teacher of the Year
Michelle Shearer
2011 National Teacher of the Year
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Lorrie Heagy
Alaska State Teacher of the Year
Gingerlei Uili
American Samoa State Teacher of the Year
Amanda McAdams
Arizona State Teacher of the Year
Kathy Powers
Arkansas State Teacher of the Year
Darin Curtis
California State Teacher of the Year
Michelle Pearson
Colorado State Teacher of the Year
Kristen Record
Connecticut State Teacher of the Year
Joseph Masiello
Delaware State Teacher of the Year
Angelica Jordan
Department of Defense Education Activity
Jon Rolle
District of Columbia Teacher of the Year
Cheryl Conley
Florida State Teacher of the Year
Pamela Lynch Williams
Georgia State Teacher of the Year
Kristen Brummel
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
Stefani Cook
Idaho State Teacher of the Year
Annice Brave
Illinois State Teacher of the Year
Stacy McCormack
Indiana State Teacher of the Year
Molly Boyle
Iowa State Teacher of the Year
Curtis Chandler
Kansas State Teacher of the Year
Erika Schmelzer Webb
Kentucky State Teacher of the Year
Julia Williams
Louisiana State Teacher of the Year
Shelly Moody
Maine State Teacher of the Year
Floris Ortiz
Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year
Matinga Ragatz
Michigan State Teacher of the Year
Ryan Vernosh
Minnesota State Teacher of the Year
Brad Shonk
Mississipi State Teacher of the Year
Robert Becker
Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Paul Andersen
Montana State Teacher of the Year
Robert Feurer
Nebraska State Teacher of the Year
Cheryl Macy
Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Angie Miller
New Hampshire State Teacher of the Year
Danielle Kovach
New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Diana Fesmire
New Mexico State Teacher of the Year
Jeffry Peneston
New York State Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Joyner Facciolini
North Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Karen Toavs
North Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Raena Bermudes
Northern Mariana Islands State Teacher of the Year
Natalie Wester
Ohio State Teacher of the Year
Elizabeth Smith
Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year
Colleen Works
Oregon State Teacher of the Year
Jeffrey Chou
Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year
Shannon Donovan
Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year
Kelly Hall Nalley
South Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Susan Turnipseed
South Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Cheryl Deaton
Tennessee State Teacher of the Year
Daniel Leija
Texas State Teacher of the Year
Gay Beck
Utah State Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Lawson
Vermont State Teacher of the Year
Daniela Roumou
Virgin Islands State Teacher of the Year
LaTonya Waller
Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Jay Maebori
Washington State Teacher of the Year
Drema McNeal
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Maureen Look-Ainsworth
Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year
Laurie Graves
Wyoming State Teacher of the Year
Sarah Brown Wessling
2010 National Teacher of the Year
Iowa State Teacher of the Year
Yung Bui-Kincer
Alabama State Teacher of the Year
Jackie Johnson
Alaska State Teacher of the Year
Merwyden Suluai
American Samoa State Teacher of the Year
Joy Weiss
Arizona State Teacher of the Year
Vandy Nash
Arkansas State Teacher of the Year
Kelly Kovacic
California State Teacher of the Year
Justin Darnell
Colorado State Teacher of the Year
Kristi Luetjen
Connecticut State Teacher of the Year
Mary Pinkston
Delaware State Teacher of the Year
Susan Morris
Department of Defense Education Activity
Stephanie Day
District of Columbia Teacher of the Year
Megan Allen
Florida State Teacher of the Year
Gwen Desselle
Georgia State Teacher of the Year
Salvador Avilla
Guam State Teacher of the Year
Wima Chulakote
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
Kelli Smith
Idaho State Teacher of the Year
Kevin Rutter
Illinois State Teacher of the Year
Byron Ernest
Indiana State Teacher of the Year
Karen Tritt
Kansas State Teacher of the Year
Durell Hamm
Kentucky State Teacher of the Year
Kevin Grover
Maine State Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Burdock Rankin
Maryland State Teacher of the Year
Jae Goodwin
Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year
Robert Stephenson
Michigan State Teacher of the Year
Amber Damm
Minnesota State Teacher of the Year
Stacey Donaldson
Mississipi State Teacher of the Year
Susanne Mitko
Missouri State Teacher of the Year
Anne Keith
Montana State Teacher of the Year
Michael Fryda
Nebraska State Teacher of the Year
Kathleen Schaeffer
Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Eric Nash
New Hampshire
Maryann Wood-Murphy
New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Peggy Jackson
New Mexico State Teacher of the Year
Debra Calvino
New York State Teacher of the Year
Jessica Garner
North Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Mary Eldredge-Sandbo
North Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Maria Ornes
Northern Mariana Islands State Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Walker
Ohio State Teacher of the Year
Brian Grimm
Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year
Donna DuBois
Oregon State Teacher of the Year
Michelle Switala
Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year
Dana Ramey
Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year
Bryan Coburn
South Carolina State Teacher of the Year
Tom Mead
South Dakota State Teacher of the Year
Patty Kiddy
Tennessee State Teacher of the Year
Yushica Walker
Texas State Teacher of the Year
Mary Jane Morris
Utah State Teacher of the Year
Craig Divis
Vermont State Teacher of the Year
Moordale Bryan
Virgin Islands State Teacher of the Year
Catherine Webb
Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Jamie Yoos
Washington State Teacher of the Year
Gretchen Shaeffer
West Virginia State Teacher of the Year
Leah Lechleiter-Luke
Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year
Christina Mills
Wyoming State Teacher of the Year
SCHOOL: Rising Starr Middle School
CONTENT AREA: Music Technology Community for Creativity Program
GRADE LEVEL: 6-8
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American Samoa
SCHOOL: Manu’a High School
SUBJECT AREA: Social Studies
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
Ty White
Arizona
SCHOOL: Wilcox High School
SUBJECT AREA: Chemistry
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
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Carolyn Kielma
Connecticut
SCHOOL: Bristol Eastern High School
SUBJECT AREA: Science
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
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Delaware
SCHOOL: Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School
SUBJECT AREA: English Language Arts and Social Studies
GRADE LEVEL: 5