United States Recipients

Alaska

	Name: Loralie Heagy Award Year: 2011 School: Glacier Valley Elementary School, Juneau, AK Grades: K-5 Specialty: Music and Library
	Name: Bob Williams Award Year: 2009 School: Colony High School – Palmer, AK Grades: 9-12 Specialty: Secondary Mathematics Read More: “Teacher of the Year Bob Williams: Mathematical Calling” *Enrolled in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration program through the School of Public Policy and Administration
	Name: Jackie Lee Johnson Award Year: 2010 School: Pioneer Peak Elementary School, Palmer, AK Grades: 5 Specialty: Elementary

Arkansas

	Name: Jackie Lee Johnson Award Year: 2010 School: Pioneer Peak Elementary School, Palmer, AK Grades: 5 Specialty: Elementary
	Name: Paul Gray Award Year: 2008 School: Russellville High School, Russellville, AR Grades: 10-12 Specialty: Social Studies/Geography

California

Name: Lewis Chappelear
Award Year: 2008
School: James Monroe High School, North Hills, CA
Grades: 9-12
Specialty: Engineering Design

Connecticut

	Name: Michelle Pearson Award Year: 2011 School: Hulstrom Options School K-8, Northglenn, CO Grades: K-8 Specialty: Language Arts & Social Studies
	Name: Susan Elliott Award Year: 2009 School: Highlands Ranch High School, Highlands Ranch, CO Grades: 9–12 Specialty: English & Social Studies

Connecticut

Name: Kristi Luetjen
Award Year: 2010
School: Whiting Lane School, West Hartford, CT
Grade: Kindergarten
Specialty: Elementary

Delaware

Name: Courtney Fox
Award Year: 2008
School: Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Wilmington, DE
Grades: 1
Specialty: Elementary

Florida

	Name: Cheryl Conley Award Year: 2011 School: Osceola Magnet Elementary School, Vero Beach, FL Grades: 4 Specialty: Science
	Name: Megan Allen Award Year: 2010 School: Cleveland Elementary School, Tampa, FL Grades: 4 Specialty: Elementary
	Name: Megan Allen Award Year: 2010 School: Cleveland Elementary School, Tampa, FL Grades: 4 Specialty: Elementary
	Name: Jean Lamar Award Year: 2009 School: Callahan Middle School - Callahan, FL Grades: 9 Specialty: Language Arts

Georgia

Name: Pamela Williams
Award Year: 2011
School: Appling County High School, Baxley, GA
Grades: 9–12
Specialty: Economics

Hawaii

Name: Bebi Davis
Award Year: 2009
School: W. R. Farrington High School, Honolulu, HI
Grades: 9–12
Specialty: Physics & Chemistry

Idaho

	Name: Robin Sly Award Year: 2009 School: Trail Wind Elementary School – Boise, ID Grade: 1 Specialty: Elementary
	Name: Carol Scholz Award Year: 2008 School: Idaho Arts Charter School, Nampa, ID Grade: 3, 4 Specialty: Elementary

Illinois

Name: Annice Brave
Award Year: 2011
School: Alton High School, Alton, IL
Grades: 9–12
Specialty: Journalism

Indiana

	Name: Melanie Park Award Year: 2012 School: Riverview Middle School, Huntington, IN Grades: 6-8 Specialty: Reading Remediation
	Name: Stacy McCormack Award Year: 2011 School: Penn High School, Mishawaka, IN Grade: 11-12 Specialty: Chemistry, Physics, General Science
	Name: Tania Harman Award Year: 2009 School: Warren Primary Center, Warren, IN Grade: 1 Specialty: ESL Read More: “Language Lessons[need link]”
	Name: Byron Ernest Award Year: 2010 School: Lebanon High School, Lebanon, IN Grades: 9–12 Specialty: Agricultur

Iowa

Name: Andrew Mogle
Award Year: 2008
School: Norwalk High School, Norwalk, IA
Grades: 9–12
Specialty: Family and Consumer Sciences
Read More: “A Taste for Learning”
View a video testimonial from Andrew Mogle

Kentucky

	Name: Durrell “Butch” Hamm Award Year: 2010 School: Larry A. Ryle High School, Union, KY Grade: 9–12 Specialty: Librarian
	Name: Chandra Emerson Award Year: 2008 School: Oldham County Middle School, Buckner, Kentucky Grade: 7 Specialty: Language Arts

Louisiana

	Name: Holly Boffy Award Year: 2010 School: Paul Breaux M.S., Lafayette, LA Grades: 8 Specialty: Gifted Social Studies
	Name: Laurie Carlton Award Year: 2008 School: Belle Chasse High School, Belle Chasse, LA Grades: 9, 12 Specialty: English
	Name: Deborah Tonguis Award Year: 2009 School: Mandeville High School, Mandeville, LA Grades: 9–12 Specialty: Social Studies

Maine

Name: Gloria Noyes
Award Year: 2009
School: Congin Elementary School, Westbrook, ME
Grade: 5
Specialty: Elementary
View a video testimonial from Gloria Noyes

Massachusetts

Name: Michael Flynn
Award Year: 2008
School: William E. Norris Elementary School, Southampton, MA
Grade: 2
Read More: “Making Every Child a Star”

Michigan

Name: Robert Stephenson
Award Year: 2010
School: Wardcliff Elementary School, East Lansing, MI
Grades: 3
Specialty: Elementary

Mississippi

Name: Stacey Donaldson
Award Year: 2010
School: Murrah High School, Jackson, MS
Grades: 9–12
Specialty: English

Missouri

	Name: Margaret Williams Award Year: 2009 School: University City High School, University City, MO Grade: 9-12 Specialty: Social Studies and Mock Trial Team Coach
	Name: Eric Langhorst Award Year: 2008 School: South Valley Junior High School, Liberty, MO Grade: 8 Specialty: Social Studies Read More: “Plugged into the Future” View a video testimonial from Eric Langhorst

Montana

Name: Steve Gardiner
Award Year: 2008
School: Billings Senior High School, Billings, MT
Grades: 9-12
Specialty: English
Read More: “Silent Leadership”

Nebraska

Name: Mary Schlieder
Award Year: 2008
School: Norris High School, Firth, NE
Grades: 6–12
Specialty: Special Education
Read More: “Redefining Normal”
View a video testimonial from Mary Schlieder

Nebraska

Name: LeAnn Morris
Award Year: 2008
School: Empire Elementary School – Carson City, NV
Grades: K-5
Specialty: Technology
View a video testimonial from LeAnn Morris

New Hampshire

Name: Deborah Fogg
Award Year: 2009
School: Lancaster School, Lancaster, NH
Grade(s)/Specialty: PreK–8
Specialty: Language Arts
Read More: “Let’s Do Lunch”

New Jersey

	Name: Danielle Kovach Award Year: 2011 School: Tulsa Trail Elementary School, Hopatcong, NJ Grade: 3 Specialty: Special Education
	Name: Maryann Woods-Murphy Award Year: 2010 School: Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale, NJ Grade: 9-12 Specialty: Spanish
	Name: Jeanne Muzi Award Year: 2009 School: Benjamin Franklin Elementary School - Lawrenceville, NJ Grade: 1 Specialty: Elementary

New Mexico

	Name: Diana Fesmire Award Year: 2011 School: Chaparral Middle School, Alamogordo, NM Grades: 6 Specialty: Mathematics
	Name: Denise Cannon Award Year: 2008 School: Katherine Gallegos Elementary School, Los Lunas, NM Grades: K-4 Specialty: Elementary

New Mexico

Name: Debra Calvino
Award Year: 2010
School: Valley Central High School, Montgomery, NY
Grade: 9-12
Specialty: Mathematics

North Carolina

Name: Jennifer Facciolini
Award Year: 2011
School: Midway High School, Newton Grove, NC
Grades: 9-12
Specialty: Social Studies

North Dakota

	Name: Karen Toavs Award Year: 2011 School: Williston Middle School, Williston, ND Grade: 8 Specialty: Language Arts
	Name: Mary Eldredge-Sanbo Award Year: 2010 School: Des Lacs-Burlington High School, Des Lacs, ND Grades: 9-12 Specialty: Biology

Ohio

Name: Jennifer Walker
Award Year: 2010
School: East High School, Youngstown, OH
Grade: 7-12
Specialty: English/Language Arts

Oregon

	Name: Colleen Works Award Year: 2011 School: Corvallis High School, Corvallis, OR Grades: 9-12 Specialty: U.S. History, Government, Sociology
	Name: Donna Dubois Award Year: 2010 School: Camas Ridge Community School, Eugene, OR Grades: 4 Specialty: Elementary

Rhode Island

Name: Barbara Walton-Faria
Award Year: 2009
School: Thompson Middle School
Grade: 8
Specialty: Science
View a video testimonial from Barbara Walton-Faria and Lori Neurohr

South Carolina

	Name: Kelly Nalley Award Year: 2011 School: Fork Shoals School, Pelzer, SC Grades: Elementary Specialty: Spanish
	Name: Bryan Coburn Award Year: 2010 School: Northwestern High School, Rock Hill, SC Grades: 9–12 Specialty: Pre-engineering, computer programming, and business
	Name: Ann Marie Taylor Award Year: 2008 School: Pine Tree Hill Elementary School, Camden, SC Grades: K–5 Specialty: Special Education Read More: “Truly Special Ed”
	Name: Buffy Murphy Award Year: 2007 School: Irmo Elementary School – Irmo, SC Grade(s)/Specialty: 5th grade Read More: “Teach Kids, Not Robots”

Tennessee

Name: LuaJean Bryan
Award Year: 2009
School: Walker Valley High School, Cleveland, TN
Grade(s): 9–12
Specialty: Mathematics

Texas

	Name: Daniel Leija Award Year: 2011 School: Esparza Elementary School, San Antonio, TX Grades: 5 Specialty: Math and Science
	Name: Yushica Walker Award Year: 2010 School: Moreshead Middle School, El Paso, TX Grades: 6 Specialty: Science

Virginia

	Name: LaTonya Waller Award Year: 2011 School: Lucille M. Brown Middle School, Richmond, VA Grades: 6 & 8 Specialty: Science
	Name: Stephanie Doyle Award Year: 2009 School: Breckinridge Middle School, Roanoke, VA Grade: 6 Specialty: History

Washington

Name: Laura Jones
Award Year: 2008
School: Pasco High School, Pasco, WA
Grades: 9–12
Specialty: Career and Technical Education
Read More: “A Market for Learning”

West Virginia

Name: Eric Kincaid
Award Year: 2008
School: Morgantown High School, Morgantown, WV
Grades: 9–12
Specialty: Science
Read More: “Always Learning”

Wisconsin

Name: Maureen Look-Ainsworth
Award Year: 2011
School: Horning Middle School, Waukesha, WI
Grades: 7–8
Specialty: Science

Name: Beth Oswald
Award Year: 2008
School: J.C. McKenna Middle School, Evansville, WI
Grades: 7–8
Specialty: World History
Read More: “Curating Education”
View a video testimonial from Beth Oswald

Name: Lori Neurohr
Award Year: 2009
School: Kohler Elementary School, Kohler, WI
Grade: 2
Speciality: Elementary
View a video testimonial from Barbara Walton-Faria and Lori Neurohr

Wyoming

	Name: Laurie Graves Award Year: 2011 School: Big Horn Elementary School, Big Horn, WY Grade: 3 Specialty: Elementary
	Name: Alice King Award Year: 2009 School: Campbell County High School, Gillette, WY Grades: 10-12 Specialty: English, Speech View a video testimonial from Alice King
	Name: Christina Mills Award Year: 2010 School: Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School, Lingle, WY Grades: 9-11 Specialty: Language Arts