Teacher of the Year
State Teachers
Teacher 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 for 2002 are:
Alabama
Theresa Farmer
Oak Mountain Intermediate School
5486 Caldwell Mill Road
Birmingham, AL 35242
Elementary, 4, 5

Alaska
Mary Vivian Montoya
Harborview Elementary School
10014 Crazy Horse Drive
Juneau, AK 99801
Elementary, K-1 (Looping)

Am. Samoa
Saouila Fanene Lousiale Kava
Tafuna High School
Department of Education
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Business, 9-12

Arizona
Maria C. Frontain
Flowing Wells High School
3725 North Flowing Wells Road
Tucson, AZ 85705
Special Education (Life Skills), 9-12

Arkansas
Karen Denise Norton
Eastside Elementary School
408 North Bradley
Warren, AR 71671
Elementary, Kindergarten

California
Chauncey Veatch
Coachella Valley High School
83-800 Airport Boulevard
Thermal, CA 92274
Social Science, 9-12

Colorado
Deborah Johnston
Eaglecrest High School
5100 South Picadilly Street
Aurora, CO 80017
English, 9-12

Connecticut
Marian Galbraith
West Side Middle School
250 Brandegee Avenue
Groton, CT 06340
Reading/Language Arts, 8

Delaware
Tanya Marcinkewicz
David W. Harlan Elementary School
3601 Jefferson Street
Wilmington, DE 19802
Elementary, 6

Dept. of Defense Dependents Schools
Jolene Jenkins
Mahaffey Middle School
585 South Carolina Avenue
Fort Campbell, KY 42223
Language Arts, 7

District of Columbia
Doris Jean Hurd Savoy
Calvin Coolidge Senior High School
5th and Tuckerman Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20011
Spanish, 9-12

Florida
Henry L. Brown, III
Hallandale Adult Community Center Alternative High School
1000 Southwest 3rd Street
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
Mathematics, 9-12

Georgia
Mark A. Stallings
Gilmer High School
408 Bobcat Trail
Elligay, GA 30540
Biology, 9-12

Hawaii
Jill S. Hirota
Waialua Elementary School
67-020 Waialua Beach Road
Waialua, HI 96791
Elementary, 2

Idaho
Jennifer Lynne Williams
Skyview High School
1303 East Greenhurst
Nampa, ID 83686
Art, 9-12

Indiana
Terri L. Boutin
S. Ellen Jones Elementary School
600 East Eleventh Street
New Albany, IN 47150
Elementary, 5,6 Loop

Iowa
Jennifer Erbe
Starry Elementary School
700 South 15th Street
Marion, IA 52302
Elementary, 3

Kansas
Tracy Taylor Callard
Horace Mann Elementary Foreign Language Magnet School
1243 North Market Street
Wichita, KS 67214
Elementary, 4


Kentucky
Stephen Houng Tze Lin
Atherton High School
3000 Dundee Road
Louisville, KY 40205
Music, 9-12

Louisiana
Joel R. Johnson
Dry Prong Junior High School
800 North Grove
Dry Prong, LA 71423
Special Education (Community-Based Training), 7-8

Maine
Peter J. Lancia
Saccarappa Primary School
110 Huntress Avenue
Westbrook, ME 04092
Elementary, 2

Maryland
Linda Eberhart
Mt. Royal Elementary School
121 McMechen Street
Baltimore, MD 21217
Mathematics and Science, 4-5

Massachusetts
Dawn Eileen McNair
Bowen Elementary School
280 Cypress Street
Newton Centre, MA 02459
Elementary, 1

Michigan
James F. Linsell
Eastern Elementary School
P. O. Box 32
Traverse City, MI 49685
Language Art, Social Studies, 6

Minnesota
Barb Stoflet
Gatewood School
14900 Gatewood Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55345
Elementary, 1-2

Mississippi
Renee A. Moore
Broad Street High School
P. O. Box 149
Shelby, MS 38774
English, Journalism, 9-12

Missouri
Jill Ann Bergee
Shepard Elementary School
2616 Shepard Boulevard
Columbia, MO 65201
Elementary, 2

Montana
Judie Woodhouse
Polson High School
111 4th Avenue East
Polson, MT 59660
English, Journalism, 10-12

Nebraska
Anne M. Cognard
Lincoln East High School
1000 South 70th Street
Lincoln, NE 68510
English, 10-12

Nevada
Erin J. Hill
Green Valley High School
460 Arroyo Grande
Henderson, NV 89014
Health, Physical Education, 9

New Hampshire
Nancy B. McIver
Lin-Wood Public School
P. O. Box 97, Lin-Wood Drive
Lincoln, NH 03251
Family and Consumer Science, 6-12

New Jersey
Janet M. Wilson
Nottingham High School
1055 Klockner Road
Hamilton Township, NJ 08619
Visual Art, 9-12

New Mexico
Susan Benjamin
Pinon Elementary School
90 Grand Canyon
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Elementary, 6

New York
Barbara Gordon
Liverpool High School
4338 Wetzel Road
Liverpool, NY 13090-2098
French, 10-12

North Carolina
Carmen Kincaid Wilson
Ashe County High School
184 Campus Drive, P. O. Box 450
West Jefferson, NC 28694
Mathematics, 9-12

North Dakota
Julia Koble
Minot High School-Central Campus
215 1st St. SE
Minot, ND 58701
Biology, 10

Northern Mariana Islands
Happy L. Miller-Retwaiut
Koblerville Elementary School
P. O. Box 501370CK
Saipan, MP 96950
Reading, 3-6

Ohio
Maureen L. Reedy
Wickliffe Informal Alternative
Elementary School
2405 Wickliffe Road
Upper Arlington, OH 43221
Elementary, 5

Oklahoma
Mike Bynum
Charles Page High School
Park and Adams Road
Sand Springs, OK 74063
Chemistry, Physics, 11,12

Oregon
Deborah Jean White
Lyle Elementary School
185 SW Levens Street
Dallas, OR 97338
Reading, Math, 1-3

Pennsylvania
Ralph Maltese
Abington Senior High School
900 Highland Avenue
Abington, PA 19001
English, 10-12

Rhode Island
David Neves
Scituate High School
94 Trimtown Road
Scituate, RI 02857
Music, 7-12

South Carolina
Traci Young Cooper
C. A. Johnson Preparatory Academy
2219 Barhamville Road
Columbia, SC 29204
English, Reading
(Curriculum Resource), 9-11

South Dakota
Jeffrey D. Lukens
Roosevelt High School
6600 West 41st Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Biology, 9-12

Tennessee
Melinda K. Webster
Lenoir City Elementary School
203 Kelley Lane
Lenoir, TN 37771
Elementary, 5

Texas
Marta E. Galindo
Rubin Chavira Elementary School
P. O. Box 420128
2253 South Highway 277
Del Rio, TX 78840
Elementary, 1

Utah
Tim Bailey
Washington Elementary School
420 North 200 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Elementary, 5

Vermont
Janet Steward
Morristown Elementary School
548 Park Street
Morrisville, VT 05661
Elementary, 1

Virgin Islands
Tracey Thompson-Johnson
Ivanna Eudora Kean High School
6305 Red Hood Plaze, Suite 3
St. Thomas, VI 00802
English, 9-12

Virginia
Ruth S. Grillo
Onancock Learning Center
6 College Avenue
Onancock, VA 23417
Gifted Education, K-5

Washington
David McKay
Aberdeen High School
414 North "I" Street
Aberdeen, WA 98520
English, 9-12

West Virginia
Jeanne Gren
Woodburn Elementary School
Parsons and Fortney Streets
Morgantown, WV 26505
Elementary, 1

Wisconsin
Alexis Ann Ludewig
St. Germain Elementary School
8234 Highway 70 West
St. Germain, WI 54558
Elementary, 3

Wyoming
Marcia Patton
Kelly Walsh High School
3500 East 12th Street
Casper, WY 82609
Vocal Music, 10-12


NOTE: Illinois is not participating this year due to a change in the state's Teacher of the Year selection timeline.

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