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2005 State Teachers of the Year
Each year, the National Teacher of the Year is chosen from the pool of 56 teachers who represent their home states as State Teachers of the Year. The state winners of 2005 are:

Alabama
Cynda Fickert
Auburn Junior High School
332 Samford Avenue
Auburn, AL 36830
Mathematics
6-8
cfickert@auburn
schools.org

Alaska
Ronnie Stanford
Barrow High School
P.O. Box 960
Barrow, AK 99723
Music
6-12
ronnie.stanford@
nsbsd.org

stanford@barrow.com

American Samoa
Pati T. Pati, Jr.
Leone High School
Department of Education
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Music
9-12
patipatiz@yahoo.com

Arizona
Kimberly A. Babeu
Flowing Wells Junior High School
1556 W. Prince Road
Tucson, AZ 85705
Physical Education
7-8
babeuk@flowingwells.
k12.az.us

Arkansas
Pamela Y. England
Forrest City Junior High School
1133 North Division Street
Forrest City, AR 72335
Mathematics
9
pam.england@
fcsd.grsc.k12.ar.us

California
Stanley W. Murphy
San Diego High School
1405 Park Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92101
Social Studies
9-12
stanman32@aol.com

Colorado
Kathy Heavers
Montrose High School
P.O.Box 10500
600 South Selig
Montrose, CO 80401
Freshmen/Sophomore Seminar
MHS Press
Senior Seminar
9-12
kheavers@bresnan.net
kheavers@mcsd.
k12.co.us

Connecticut
Burt Saxon
James Hillhouse High School
480 Sherman Parkway
New Haven, CO 06511
History
Psychology
10-12
burtsaxon@aol.com

Delaware
Kathleen H. Thomas
Caesar Rodney High School
239 Old North Road
Camden-Wyoming, DE 19934
Marketing Education
10-12
kathleen.thomas@
cr.k12.de.us

Department of Defense Dependents Schools
Irene Dugdale Lee
Seoul American High School
Unit 15549
DoDDS Box 128
APO
AP 96205
Instrumental Music
9-12
Irene.Lee@pac.
dodea.edu

District of Columbia
Jason Kamras
John Philip Sousa Middle School
3650 Ely Place
SE
Washington, DC 20019
Mathematics
7-8
jskamras@aol.com

Florida
Kerri Ann Walukiewicz
Forest Grove Middle School
3201 South 25th Street
Ft. Pierce, FL 34981
Reading
Language Arts
7
walukiewiczk@
stlucie.
k12.fl.us

Georgia
Chase Puckett
Sereven County Middle School
126 Friendship Road
Sylvania, GA 30467
Language Arts
Reading
Social Studies
8
cpuckett@doe.
k12.ga.us

Hawaii
Winona Z. Oato
Kailua High School
451 Ulumanu Drive
Kailua, HI 96734
Mathematics
9-12
winona_oato@notes.
k12.hi.us

Idaho
Paula E. Conley
Canfield Middle School
East 1800 Dalton Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815
English
7
pconley@sd271.
k12.id.us

Illinois
Deborah Perryman
Elgin High School
1208 Maroon Drive
Elgin, IL 60120
Biology
Environmental Science
9-12
d.perryman@
comcast.net

Indiana
Molly S. Seward
Snacks Crossing Elementary School
5455 West 56th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46254
Elementary
2
mseward@
pike.k12.in.us

Iowa
Vicki Lynn Goldsmith
Roosevelt High School
4419 Center Street
Des Moines, IA 50312
English
Women's Studies
Theories of Knowledge
12
vicki.goldsmith@
dmps.
k12.ia.us


Kansas
Brett D. Potts
Blue Valley Northwest High School
13260 Switzer
Overland Park, KS 66213
Biology
9
bpotts@bluevalley
k12.org

Kentucky
Billie Travis
Georgetown Middle School
730 South Hamilton
Georgetown, KY 40324
Mathematics
7
btravis@scott.
k12.ky.us

Louisiana
Tessie E. Adams
Acadian Elementary School
1020 Saadi Street
Houma, LA 70363
Elementary
2
tessieabteacher@
aol.com

tessieadams@
tpsd.org

Maine
Sherri Grant Gould
Nokomis Regional High School
P.O. Box 100
Newport, ME 04953
English
9-12
shgould@
msad48.org

Maryland
Bradford Charles Engel
Kent Island High School
900 Love Point Road
Stevensville, MD 21666
Social Studies
9-12
engelb@qacps.
k12.md.us

Massachusetts
Nancy Tyler Scheon
Remington Middle School
628 Washington Street
Franklin, MA 02038
Music
6-8
nschoen@franklin.
k12.ma.us

nscheon.massed
@rcn.com

Michigan
Heidi Louise Capraro
Hillside Middle School
775 North Center Street
Northville, MI 48167
Science
6
capraroh@
michigan.gov

Minnesota
Tom R. Keating
Turning Point Alternative Learning Program
1248 Oakwood Drive East
Monticello, MN 55362
Alternative Learning (multiple subjects)
9-12
tkeating48@
hotmail.com

Mississippi
Christina Ross Daniels
Picayune Center for Alternative Education
900 East Third Street
Picayune, MS 39466
Special Education/Behavior Modifications
1-5
drcdaniels@pcu.
k12.ms.us

Missouri
Linda Louise Eisinger
West Elementary School
100 Dix Road
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Elementary
3
deisinge@aol.com
linda.eisinger@jcps.
k12.mo.us

Montana
Mary Wren
Great Falls High School
1900 2nd Avenue South
Great Falls, MT 59405
Mathematics
9-12
mary_wren@
mail.gfps.
k12.mt.us

Nebraska
Brenda Zabel
Westside High School
8701 Pacific Street
Omaha, NE 68114
Science
9-12
brendazabel@
westside66.org

Nevada
Scott Panik
Green Valley High School
460 Arroyo Grande Boulevard
Henderson, NV 89014
Physics
10-12
panikteach@
yahoo.com

New Hampshire
Randy J. Wormald
Belmont High School
255 Seavey Road
Belmont, NH 03220
Mathematics
9-12
rwormald@shaker.
k12.nh.us

New Jersey
Peggy Stewart
Vernon Township High School
P.O. Box 800
Vernon, NJ 07462
Social Studies
9-12
pstewart@
vtsd.com

New Mexico
Nancy Schick
Los Alamos High School
1300 Diamond Drive
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Social Studies
10-12
n.schick@
laschools.net

New York
Elizabeth F. Day
Mechanicville Middle School
25 Kniskern Avenue
Mechanicville, NY 12118
Elementary
6
stormydayz@
aol.com

North Carolina
Lizbeth Alfaro
Lyle Creek Elementary School
1845 Edgewater Drive
NW
Conover, NC 28613
English as a Second Language
K-6
lizbeth_alfaro@
catawba.k12.nc.us

North Dakota
Joan Nelson
Longfellow Elementary School
20 29th Avenue, NE
Fargo
ND 58102
Elementary
5
nelsonj1@fargo.
k12.nd.us

Northern Mariana Islands
Lavena Castro Babauta
Tanapag Elementary School
P.O. Box 1370
Saipan, MP 96950
Elementary
1
accb2bdb@
gtepacifica.net

Ohio
Kathy S. Rank
Bennett Elementary School
625 South Main Street
Piqua, OH 45356
Elementary
4
rankk@piqua.org

Oklahoma
Susan Illgen
Grove Lower Elementary School
P.O. Box 450789
Grove, OK 74344
Elementary
K
j.s.illgen@
sbcglobal.net

Oregon
Steven Wyborney
Nyssa Elementary School
908 Bower
Nyssa, OR 97913
Elementary
5
swyborney@nyssa.
k12.or.us

Pennsylvania
Nikki Salvatico
General Wayne Elementary School
20 Devon Road
Malvern, PA 19355
Elementary
1
nsalvatico@gvsd.org

Rhode Island
Althea A. Telford
Barrington Middle School
Middle Highway
Barrington, RI 02806
Language Arts
7-8
telforda@bpsmail.org

South Carolina
Linda Blanc Winburn
Summit Parkway Middle School
200 Summit Parkways
Columbia, SC 29229
Social Studies
8
lwinburn@richland2.org

South Dakota
Jensi Kellogg-Andrus
Watertown High School
200 9th Street NE
Watertown, SD 57201
Biology
9-12
andrusj@wtn.k12.sd.us

Tennessee
Karen C. Blooding
Homer Pittard Campus School
923 East Lytle Street
Murfreesboro, TN 31730
General Vocal Music
K-6
kblooding@aol.com

Texas
Sheryl Lynn Lindemann
Hirschi Math/Science International Baccalaureate Magnet High School
3106 Borton Lane
Wichita Falls, TX 76306
History
11-12
slindemann@
wfisd.net

Utah
Ember Eskelson Storrs
Cyprus High School
8623 West 3000 South
Magna, UT 84044
Mathematics
10-12
ember.storrs@
granite.
k12.ut.us

Vermont
Karen Heath
Barre City Elementary & Middle School
50 Parkside Terrace
Barre, VT 05641
Language Arts
3-6
heathnhowe
@aol.com

Virgin Islands
Jane N. Meade
John H. Woodson Jr. High School
Rural Route #1 Kingshill
St. Croix, VI 00850
Science
7
knathalie77@
yahoo.com

Virginia
Joseph Hills
Lake Braddock Secondary School
9200 Burke Lake Road
Burke, VA 22015
Social Studies
9-12
sjhills75@
yahoo.com

Washington
Tamara Steen
Mabton Junior-Senior High School
P.O. Box 38
500 B Street
Mabton, WA 98935
English
Art
9-12
tjorrk@bentonrea.com

West Virginia
Jason Erik Hughes
St. Marys High School
1002 Second Street
St. Marys, WV 26170
Agriculture
9-12
jehughes@access.
k12.wv.us

Wisconsin
Mark Kohl
Lodi High School
1100 Sauk Street
Lodi, WI 53555
U.S. History
Speech Communication
9-12
thekohls@charter.net

Wyoming
Debi L. Gaines
Saratoga Elementary School
311 West Spring
Saratoga, WY 82331
Elementary
1
mgaines@carbon
power.net