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2024

2024 State History Teachers of the Year

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State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Mindy Walker	Holt High School	Tuscaloosa, AL
Alaska	Stephanie Meek	West Anchorage High School	Anchorage, AK
Arizona	Ashley Crose	Saguaro High School	Scottsdale, AZ
Arkansas	Jessica Culver	Ozark High School	Ozark, AR
California	Katherine Orenberg	Pleasanton Middle School	Pleasanton, CA
Colorado	Odette Edbrooke	Broomfield High School	Broomfield, CO
Connecticut	Rhonan Mokriski	Salisbury School	Salisbury, CT
Delaware	Anthony Swierzbinski	John Dickinson School	Wilmington, DE
District of Columbia	Adrienne Glasgow	Paul Laurence Dunbar High School	Washington, DC
DoDEA	Rachel Billups	Robert D. Edgren High School	APO
Florida	Nayyat Bogosyan	Spanish River Community High School	Boca Raton, FL
Georgia	Amanda Fanelli	Sol C. Johnson High School	Savannah, GA
Hawaii	Shiloh Francis	Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS	Waipahu, HI
Idaho	Kelly Richmond	North Junior High School	Boise, ID
Illinois	Danielle Hegerty	Grayslake Central High School	Grayslake, IL
Indiana	Jeffrey Swisher	Griffith High School	Griffith, IN
Iowa	Catherine Mein	Ballard High School	Huxley, IA
Kansas	Kimberly Gilman	Hocker Grove Middle School	Shawnee, KS
Kentucky	Kendrick Bryan	Larue County High School	Hodgenville, KY
Louisiana	Emmitt Glynn	Baton Rouge Magnet High School	Baton Rouge, LA
Maine	Jessica Graham	Waterville Senior High School	Waterville, ME
Maryland	Emma Harris	Westminster East Middle School	Westminster, MD
Massachusetts	Darcy Daniels	Nipmuc Regional High School	Upton, MA
Michigan	Jessica Wood	Arbor Preparatory High School	Ypsilanti, MI
Minnesota	Grace Díaz	Valley View Middle School	Bloomington, MN
Mississippi	Michelle Rafach	Pearl River Central High School	Carriere, MS
Missouri	Jessica Barnes	St. Clair Junior High School	St. Clair, MO
Montana	April Wills	Bainville School	Bainville, MT
Nebraska	Nathan Kackmeister	Crawford Public Schools	Crawford, NE
Nevada	Amanda Laca	Carson Valley Middle School	Gardnerville, NV
New Hampshire	Valerie Wolfson	Oyster River Middle School	Durham, NH
New Jersey	Jazmin Puicon	Bard Early College High School	Newark, NJ
New Mexico	Stacy Cooley	La Cueva High School	Albuquerque, NM
New York	Elizabeth Haynes	Cleveland Hill Middle School	Cheektowaga, NY
North Carolina	Colin Richardson	Green Hope High School	Cary, NC
North Dakota	Melissa Evensen	Fargo North High School	Fargo, ND
Ohio	Andy Klinker	Piketon Junior/Senior High School	Piketon, OH
Oklahoma	Julie Berryhill	Moore High School	Moore, OK
Oregon	Alyson Battistel	Milwaukie High School, Academy of the Arts	Milwaukie, OR
Pennsylvania	Joseph Daniels II	Westtown School	West Chester, PA
Rhode Island	Maeve Kennedy	Ponaganset High School	Glocester, RI
South Carolina	Sarah Kelly	Carolina Springs Middle School	Lexington, SC
South Dakota	Erik Iverson	Stevens High School	Rapid City, SD
Tennessee	Alex Oldham	Maryville High School	Maryville, TN
Texas	Lorraine Dumerer	R. L. Turner High School	Carrollton, TX
US Territories	Antonio Prieto Colón	Colegio San Antonio Abad	Humacao, PR
Utah	Amanda Eskeets	Centennial Middle School	Provo, UT
Vermont	Ron Eisenman	Rutland High School	Rutland, VT
Virginia	Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason	Riverbend High School	Fredericksburg, VA
Washington	Barbara Bromley	Hazelwood Elementary School	Lynnwood, WA
West Virginia	Brian Casto	Milton Middle School	Milton, WV
Wisconsin	Gina Rollins	Cuba City Middle School	Cuba City, WI
Wyoming	Paula Volker	Kelly Walsh High School	Casper, WY

2023

2023 State History Teachers of the Year

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State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Jennifer Broadhead	New Vistas Center for Education	Homewood, AL
Alaska	Theresa Reich	Trailside Elementary School	Anchorage, AK
Arizona	Stacey Trepanier	New Vistas Center for Education	Chandler, AZ
Arkansas	Pam Cummings	Benton High School	Benton, AR
California	Karen Richey	Tobey Johnson Middle School	Elk Grove, CA
Colorado	Matthew Fulford	East High School	Denver, CO
Connecticut	Karen Boyea	Greenwich High School	Greenwich, CT
Delaware	Melissa Rapp	Caesar Rodney High School	Camden, DE
District of Columbia	Rodger Perkins	Sojourner Truth Montessori Public Charter	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Helen Rose	Shape High School	Belgium
Florida	Patrick Whelan	Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School	Bradenton, FL
Georgia	Arminda Lawrence	Pace Academy	Atlanta, GA
Hawaii	Andrea Pratt	Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School	Honolulu, HI
Idaho	Shanna Marshall	Sorensen Magnet School for Arts and Humanities	Coeur d'Alene, ID
Illinois	Tyrone Williams, Jr.	Oak Park River Forest High School	Oak Park, IL
Indiana	Eric Bowers	Penn High School	Mishawaka, IN
Iowa	Jennifer Paulsen	Holmes Junior High School	Cedar Falls, IA
Kansas	Rachel Swearengin	Manchester Park Elementary School	Lenexa, KS
Kentucky	Sarah Wilder	W. R. McNeill Elementary School	Bowling Green, KY
Louisiana	Kurt Hargis	Destrehan High School	Destrehan, LA
Maine	Ethan Brownwell	Maine Central Institute	Pittsfield, ME
Maryland	Amie Dryer	Calvert High School	Prince Frederick, MD
Massachusetts	Jessica Lander	Lowell High School	Lowell, MA
Michigan	Matthew Vriesman	East Kentwood High School	Kentwood, MI
Minnesota	Scott Glew	Salk STEM Middle School	Elk River, MN
Mississippi	Malisha Siders	Sumrall High School	Sumrall, MS
Missouri	Joelie McCrary	Smithville High School	Smithville, MO
Montana	Casey Visser	Billings Career Center	Billings, MT
Nebraska	Jason Krueger	Park Middle School	Lincoln, NE
Nevada	Jessica Eichstedt	Edward C. Reed High School	Sparks, NV
New Hampshire	Andrew Pyszka	Goffstown High School	Goffstown, NH
New Jersey	Joseph Refinski	East Orange STEM Academy High School	East Orange, NJ
New Mexico	Venessa Urioste	Atrisco Heritage Academy High	Albuquerque, NM
New York	Mandel Holland	Woodlands Middle High School	Hartsdale, NY
North Carolina	Angel Ledbetter	Rutherford Early College High School	Forest City, NC
North Dakota	Mike Bisenius	Red River High School	Grand Forks, ND
Ohio	Marilyn Orseno	North Royalton High School	North Rovalton, OH
Oklahoma	Lisa McBride	Owasso High School	Owasso, OK
Oregon	Emily Staat	Liberty High School	Hillsboro, OR
Pennsylvania	Jason Haley	Cumberland Valley High School	Mechanicsburg, PA
Rhode Island	Christine Costa	Tiverton Middle School	Tiverton, RI
South Carolina	Michael Burgess	River Bluff High School	Lexington, SC
South Dakota	Carrie Huber	Stevens High School	Rapid City, SD
Tennessee	Clay Huffaker	Chattanooga Christian School	Chattanooga, TN
Texas	Evangeline Mitchell	Klein High School	Klein, TX
US Territories	Diann Torres	Marianas High School	Saipan
Utah	Julia Winslow	Providence Hall Junior High School	Herriman, UT
Vermont	Jason Barney	Missisquoi Valley Union High School	Swanton, VT
Virginia	Craig Blackman	Indian River High School	Chesapeake, VA
Washington	Sue Metzler	Mariner High School	Everett, WA
West Virginia	Brian Allman	Buckhannon-Upshur High School	Buckhannon, WV
Wisconsin	Justin Glodowski	Marshfield High School	Marshfield, WI
Wyoming	Allen Doty	Meeteetse School	Meeteetse, WY

2022

2022 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Caitlin Halperin	Auburn High School	Auburn, AL
Alaska	Perry Lewis	Eagle River High School	Eagle River, AK
Arizona	Ian McDougall	San Luis High School	San Luis, AZ
Arkansas	Brick Cullum	Conway High School	Conway, AR
California	Jeni Boulanger	Oak Hills High School	Oak Hills, CA
Colorado	Manuela Tari	Overland Trail Middle School	Brighton, CO
Connecticut	Abigail Esposito	Conard High School	West Hartford, CT
Delaware	John Thomas	Brandywine Springs School	Wilmington, DE
District of Columbia	Lisa Rauschart	Georgetown Day School	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Tricia Surniak	Ansbach Middle High School	Germany
Florida	Daniel Flint	Westside High School	Jacksonville, FL
Georgia	John Garner	Temple High School	Temple, GA
Hawaii	Misha Matsumoto	St. Andrew’s Schools	The Priory, Honolulu, HI
Idaho	Colin Donovan	Coeur d’Alene High School	Coeur d’Alene, ID
Illinois	Samantha Stearns	Roosevelt Middle School	River Forest, IL
Indiana	Kari Catanzaro	Maconaquah High School	Bunker Hill, IN
Iowa	Suzan Turner	Nashua-Plainfield High School	Nashua, IA
Kansas	Lori Rice	West Elementary USD 320	Wamego, KS
Kentucky	Toni Gorrell	East Carter Middle School	Grayson, KY
Louisiana	Bernadette Fruge	Belle Place Middle School	New Iberia, LA
Maine	Geoffrey Wingard	Bangor High School	Bangor, ME
Maryland	Lauren Merroth	South Hagerstown High School	Hagerstown, MD
Massachusetts	Adda Santos	Somerville High School	Somerville, MA
Michigan	Adam Sakel	Airport High School	Carleton, MI
Minnesota	Ron Hustvedt	Salk STEM Middle School	Elk River, MN
Mississippi	Jenna Murphy	St. Joseph Catholic School	Madison, MS
Missouri	Jan Jacobi	The St. Michael School of Clayton	Saint Louis, MO
Montana	Jordann (Bright Trail Woman) Lankford	Great Falls Public Schools	Great Falls, MT
Nebraska	Alise Pape	Lincoln East High School	Lincoln, NE
Nevada	Emily Roberts	North Valleys High School	Reno, NV
New Hampshire	Mallory Langkau	Groveton High School	Groveton, NH
New Jersey	Caroline Blanchard	West Essex High School	North Caldwell, NJ
New Mexico	Dionelia "Martina" Gutierrez	Rio Rancho High School	Rio Rancho, NM
New York	Caitlin Goodwin	McGraw Jr. Sr. High School	McGraw, NY
North Carolina	Kelly Dunbar	Charles D. Owen High School	Black Mountain, NC
North Dakota	Elizabeth Carlson	Red River High School	Grand Forks, ND
Ohio	Lucas George	Franklin High School	Franklin, OH
Oklahoma	Emily Busey	Edmond Memorial High School	Edmond, OK
Oregon	Tyler Nice	Thurston High School	Springfield, OR
Pennsylvania	Amy Palo	Cornell High School	Coraopolis, PA
Rhode Island	Lawrence Verria	North Kingstown High School	North Kingstown, RI
South Carolina	Tracy Todd	Easley High School	Easley, SC
South Dakota	Justin Palmer	George S. Mickelson Middle School	Brookings, SD
Tennessee	Melissa Collins	John P. Freeman School	Memphis, TN
Texas	Elizabeth Howson	North Belton Middle School	Temple, TX
US Territories	Rachel Ale-Kersten	Leone High School	American Samoa
Utah	Ryan Mueller	Mount Logan Middle School	Logan, UT
Virginia	Edward “Chad” Ingold	Open High School	Richmond, VA
Washington	James Nau	Lakeside School	Seattle, WA
West Virginia	Tommy Nester	Keyser Middle School	Keyser, WV
Wisconsin	Kevin Podeweltz	Riverside Elementary School	Ringle, WI
Wyoming	Traci Schladweiler	Thunder Basin High School	Gillette, WY

2021

2021 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Jaclyn Foster	Tuscaloosa Academy	Tuscaloosa, AL
Alaska	Myla Liljemark	Seward Middle School	Seward, AK
Arizona	William Kibler	Cesar Chavez High School	Laveen, AZ
Arkansas	Kristy Brasfield	Blytheville High School New Tech	Blytheville, AR
California	Lindsey Charron	Horace Ensign Intermediate School	Newport, CA
Colorado	David Benson	Colorado Springs School	Colorado Springs, CO
Connecticut	Nataliya Braginsky	Metropolitan Business Academy	New Haven, CT
Delaware	Thomas Leighty	Dover High School	Dover, DE
District of Columbia	Caneisha Mills	Hardy Middle School	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Mark Fairchild	Kaiserslautern High School	Germany
Florida	Lindsay Brinkmann	DeLand High School	DeLand, FL
Georgia	Jose Gregory	Marist High School	Atlanta, GA
Hawaii	Melissa Perkins	Iolani School	Honolulu, HI
Idaho	Benjamin Harris	Bishop Kelly High School	Boise, ID
Illinois	Rivanna Jihan	Simeon Career Academy	Chicago, IL
Indiana	Emily Lewellen	Brown County High School	Nashville, IN
Iowa	Amber Davison	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA
Kansas	Dave McIntire	The Independent School	Wichita, KS
Kentucky	Justin Mitchell	Franklin-Simpson Middle School	Franklin, KY
Louisiana	Chris Dier	Benjamin Franklin High School	New Orleans, LA
Maine	Michelle Strattard	Gray-New Gloucester High School	Gray, ME
Maryland	Adam Laye	Parkville High School	Baltimore, MD
Massachusetts	Christina O'Conner	Hingham High School	Hingham, MA
Michigan	Ryan Werenka	Troy High School	Troy, MI
Minnesota	Martin Marrin	DeLaSalle High School	Minneapolis, MN
Mississippi	Steven White	Pearl High School	Pearl, MS
Missouri	Dale Hoggatt	Cecil Floyd Elementary School	Joplin, MO
Montana	Jennifer Zirbel	Belgrade High School	Belgrade, MT
Nebraska	Nathan Bassett	Lincoln Lutheran Middle/High School	Lincoln, NE
Nevada	Brooke Wheatley	Valley High School	Las Vegas, NV
New Hampshire	Jake Goodwin	Exeter Regional Cooperative Middle School	Stratham, NH
New Jersey	Medha Kirtane	Ridgewood High School	Ridgewood, NJ
New Mexico	Michelle Van Sant	Rio Rancho Middle School	Rio Rancho, NM
New York	Andrew Savage	Brooklyn High School of the Arts	Brooklyn, NY
North Carolina	Hannah Page	Raleigh Charter High School	Raleigh, NC
North Dakota	Denise Bervig	Williston High School	Williston, ND
Ohio	Emily Marty	Marion L. Steele High School	Amherst, OH
Oklahoma	Alona Whitebird	Southmoore High School	Moore, OK
Oregon	Gregory Garcia	Franklin High School	Portland, OR
Pennsylvania	Olivia Good	Manheim Township Middle School	Lancaster, PA
Rhode Island	Charles Laurent	Rocky Hill Country Day School	East Greenwich, RI
South Carolina	Saudah Collins	Jackson Creek Elementary School	Columbia, SC
South Dakota	Tamra Huffman	Harrisburg North Middle School	Sioux Falls, SD
Tennessee	Duke Richey	McCallie School	Chattanooga, TN
Texas	Corey Butler	Talkington School for Young Women Leaders	Lubbock, TX
US Territories	James Glenn	Marianas High School	Northern Mariana Islands
Utah	Quinn Rollins	Cyprus High School	Magna, UT
Vermont	Emmet Quinn	St. Johnsbury Academy	Saint Johnsbury, VT
Virginia	Benjamin Overcash	Trailside Middle School	Ashburn, VA
Washington	Leslie Heffernan	Mica Peak High School	Spokane Valley, WA
West Virginia	Adena Barnette	Ripley High School	Ripley, WV
Wisconsin	Kate Van Haren	Pittsville Elementary School	Pittsville, WI
Wyoming	Stephany Anderson	Cody High School	Cody, WY

2020

2020 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Marcee Hinds	Baker High School	Mobile, AL
Alaska	Jayme Gafford	Fairbanks North Star School District	Fairbanks, AK
Arizona	Katherine Reddy	Westwood High School	Mesa, AZ
Arkansas	Neil Oatsvall	Arkansas School of Math and Science	Hot Springs, AR
California	Sergio de Alba	R.M. Miano Elementary	Los Banos, CA
Colorado	Barbara Taylor	Pomona High School	Arvada, CO
Connecticut	Federico Fiondella	North Haven High School	North Haven, CT
Delaware	Andrew Bedell	Cab Calloway School of the Arts	Wilmington, DE
District of Columbia	Edward Donnellan	Gonzaga College High School	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Todd Cobb	Ramey Unit School	Puerto Rico
Florida	Jennifer Jolley	Palm Bay Magnet High School	Melbourne, FL
Georgia	Kari Slaten	Central Gwinnett High School	Lawrenceville, GA
Hawaii	Daniel Lewer	Honokaa High and Intermediate School	Honokaa, HI
Idaho	Stacie Christensen	Horizon Elementary School	Boise, ID
Illinois	Corey Winchester	Evanston Township High School	Evanston, IL
Indiana	Matthew Barnett	Lewis Cass Junior-Senior High School	Walton, IN
Iowa	Janet Wills	Southeast Valley Middle School	Burnside, IA
Kansas	Casey Meier	Campus High School	Wichita, KS
Kentucky	Jami Allen	Eastern High School	Louisville, KY
Louisiana	Christine Law	Cooper Mill Elementary School	Zachary, LA
Maine	Sarah Bailey	South Portland High School	South Portland, ME
Maryland	Matthew Gresick	Reservoir High School	Fulton, MD
Massachusetts	NDia Riegler	Eliot K-8 School	Boston, MA
Michigan	Zachary MacIntosh	Baker Middle School	Troy, MI
Minnesota	Mark J. Westpfahl	Capitol Hill Gifted and Talented Magnet School	St. Paul, MN
Mississippi	Brent Grisham	Blue Mountain High School	Blue Mountain, MS
Missouri	Rhett Oldham	Ste. Genevieve Middle and High School	Ste. Genevieve, MO
Montana	Christina Cote-Reinhart	Gardiner Public School	Gardiner, MT
Nebraska	Katherine Steinkamp	Norfolk Senior High School	Norfolk, NE
Nevada	Kristen Tester	Winnemucca Junior High School	Winnemucca, NV
New Hampshire	Kelsie Eckert	Moultonborough Academy	Moultonborough, NH
New Jersey	Michael Martirone	Egg Harbor Township High School	Egg Harbor Township, NJ
New Mexico	Amy Page	Moriarty High School	Moriarty, NM
New York	Ed Finney	Maple Hill Jr./Sr. High School	Castleton, NY
North Carolina	Elizabeth Shaver	Holly Springs High School	Holly Springs, NC
North Dakota	Lisa Johnson	Red River High School	Grand Forks, ND
Ohio	Mona Al-Hayani	Toledo Early College High School	Toledo, OH
Oklahoma	Jill Markman	Norman High School	Norman, OK
Oregon	Catherine Saks	David Douglas High School	Portland, OR
Pennsylvania	James Lowe	Altoona Area School District	Altoona, PA
Rhode Island	Claudia Traub	DelSesto Middle School	Providence, RI
South Carolina	Timothy Hicks	Dent Middle School	Columbia, SC
South Dakota	Carissa VanderLey	Chamberlain High School	Chamberlain, SD
Tennessee	Brittany Taylor	Rockvale Middle School	Rockvale, TN
Texas	John Irish	Carroll Senior High School	Southlake, TX
US Territories	Christian Saalea	Tafuna High School	American Samoa
Utah	Cali Dansie	Timberline Middle School	Alpine, UT
Vermont	Keighan Chapman	Windsor School	Windsor, VT
Virginia	India Meissel	Lakeland High School	Suffolk, VA
Washington	Mary Anne Henderson	The Northwest School	Seattle, WA
West Virginia	Jo Phillips	Ripley High School	Ripley, WV
Wisconsin	Jeff Ryan	Prescott School District	Prescott, WI
Wyoming	Shannon Hall	Johnson Junior High School	Cheyenne, WY

2019

2019 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Scott Taylor Morris	Montgomery Academy	Montgomery, AL
Alaska	Jennifer Klaameyer	Bartlett High School	Anchorage, AK
Arizona	William Reimers	Trevor G. Browne High School	Phoenix, AZ
Arkansas	Jessica Brown	Parkers Chapel High School	El Dorado, AR
California	Karalee Nakatsuka	First Avenue Middle School	Arcadia, CA
Colorado	Carla Flanhofer	Peak to Peak Charter School	Lafayette, CO
Connecticut	Karen Cook	Norwich Free Academy	Norwich, CT
Delaware	Melissa Tracy	Odyssey Charter School	Wilmington, DE
District of Columbia	Alysha Butler	McKinley Technology High School	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Andrea Petz	Ryukyu Middle School	Japan
Florida	Lindsey Bunrick	Crooms Academy of Information & Technology	Sanford, FL
Georgia	Karrie Palmer	Crabapple Lane Elementary School	Peachtree City, GA
Hawaii	Sarah Campbell Johnson	'Iolani School	Honolulu, HI
Idaho	Pat Sullivan	Grangeville High School	Grangeville, ID
Illinois	Keisha Rembert	Clifford Crone Middle School	Naperville, IL
Indiana	Mariah Pol	Barker Middle School	Michigan City, IN
Iowa	Kelly Steffen	Vinton-Shellsburg High School	Vinton, IA
Kansas	Adam Topliff	Wamego Middle School	Wamego, KS
Kentucky	Doug Logan	Randall K. Cooper High School	Union, KY
Louisiana	Karen Soileau	Caddo Parish Magnet High School	Shreveport, LA
Maine	Shana Goodall	Orono High School	Orono, ME
Maryland	Alexandra Weakland	Boonsboro High School	Boonsboro, MD
Massachusetts	Michael Neagle	JG Pyne Arts Magnet School	Lowell, MA
Michigan	Paul Scheidler	Hartland High School	Hartland, MI
Minnesota	Scott Noet	Owatonna Junior High School	Owatonna, MN
Mississippi	Kevin Allemand	Hancock High School	Kiln, MS
Missouri	Jeff Benes	Antioch Middle School	Gladstone, MO
Montana	Cheyenne Aldrich	Billings West High	Billings, MT
Nebraska	Michael Sandstrom	Chadron Senior High School	Chadron, NE
Nevada	Trey Takahashi-Brummer	Ed Von Tobel Middle School	Las Vegas, NV
New Hampshire	Ellen Fisher	Frances C. Richmond Middle School	Hanover, NH
New Jersey	Meghan Stratton	Melvin H. Kreps Middle School	East Windsor, NJ
New Mexico	Leslie Lawner	Sidney Guitierrez Middle School	Roswell, NM
New York	Alhassan Susso	International Community High School	Bronx, NY
North Carolina	Amy King	Chatham Central High School	Bear Creek, NC
North Dakota	Brian Ham	Dickinson High School	Dickinson, ND
Ohio	Joseph Boyle	Morrison R. Waite High School	Toledo, OH
Oklahoma	Sarah Morehead	Tinker Elementary School	Oklahoma City, OK
Oregon	Frank White	Central High School	Independence, OR
Pennsylvania	Lindsay Bowman	Harrisburg Academy	Wormleysburg, PA
Rhode Island	Shori Ruscito	Coventry High School	Coventry, RI
South Carolina	Leslie Martin	Powdersvill High School	Greenville, SC
South Dakota	Taylor Hamblin	Georgie Morse Middle School	Pierre, SD
Tennessee	Dustin Brannon	Rocky Fork Middle School	Smyrna, TN
Texas	Nancy Palmarchuk	Springtown Middle School	Springtown, TX
US Territories	Riya Nathrani	Hopwood Middle School	Northern Mariana Islands
Utah	Melinda Reay	Skyline High School	Salt Lake City, UT
Vermont	Erin Brady	Colchester High School	Colchester, VT
Virginia	Mary Beth Donnelly	Swanson Middle School	ArlingtonJohn Zingale, VA
Washington	John Zingale	Vancouver iTech Preparatory	Vancouver, WA
West Virginia	Matthew Cox	Capital High School	Charleston, WV
Wisconsin	Daniel Hoppe	Stevens Point Area Senior High	Stevens Point, WI
Wyoming	Inga McCoy	Kelly Walsh High School	Casper, WY

2018

2018 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Erin Coggins	Sparkman High School	Harvest, AL
Alaska	Lem Wheeles	A.J. Dimond High School	Anchorage, AK
Arizona	Christopher Raso	Canyon Ridge School	Surprise, AZ
Arkansas	Martene Campbell	Episcopal Collegiate School	Little Rock, AR
California	Daniel Jocz	Downtown Magnets High School	Los Angeles, CA
Colorado	Deirdre Boyd	Steamboat Springs High School	Steamboat Springs, CO
Connecticut	LeAnn Cassidy	Memorial Middle School	Middlebury, CT
Delaware	Javier Ergueta	Wilmington Friends School	Wilmington, DE
District of Columbia	Bill Stevens	The SEED Public Charter School	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Emily McCormick	Seoul American High School	Korea
Florida	Michele Mar	School for Advanced Studies	Miami, FL
Georgia	Laura LaChappelle	Jackson High School,	Jackson, GA
Hawaii	Robert Tam	Punahou School	Honolulu, HI
Idaho	Kelly Holder	Maple Grove Elementary School	Boise, ID
Illinois	Mark Foley	Urbana High School	Urbana, IL
Indiana	Susan Tomlinson	Franklin Central High School	Indianapolis, IN
Iowa	Kimberly Meller-Angus	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA
Kansas	Thomas Fulbright	Hope Street Academy Charter School	Topeka, KS
Kentucky	April Deener	Edythe J. Hayes Middle School	Lexington, KY
Louisiana	Joe Adragna	St. Scholastica	Covington, LA
Maine	Kathryn Kennedy	Bangor School Department	Bangor, ME
Maryland	Molly Smith	Friends School of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD
Massachusetts	Brinda Tahiliani	New Mission Collegiate Academy	Hyde Park, MA
Michigan	Adam Hellebuyck	University Liggett School	Grosse Point Woods, MI
Minnesota	Heather Loeschke	Cannon Falls Independent School District	Cannon Falls, MN
Mississippi	Cathy Lee	Petal Middle School	Petal, MS
Missouri	Rhonda Koppelmann	Rolla Jr. High School	Rolla, MO
Montana	Jake Rhoades	Roy High School	Roy, MT
Nebraska	Tracy Jakubowski	Grand Island Senior High School	Grand Island, NE
Nevada	Aaron Dunning	West Career and Technical Academy	Las Vegas, NV
New Hampshire	Nicole Woulfe	Sanborn Regional Middle School	Newton, NH
New Jersey	Erica Galinski	Freehold Township High School	Freehold, NJ
New Mexico	Diane Ball	East Mountain High School	Sandia Park, NM
New York	Dennis Urban	John F. Kennedy High School	Bellmore, NY
North Carolina	Brandon Brown	Lake Norman Charter School	Huntersville, NC
North Dakota	Donna Davidson	Center-Stanton High School	Center, ND
Ohio	Charles McDougall	Crestwood High School	Mantua, OH
Oklahoma	Jane Williams	Centennial Elementary School	Edmond, OK
Oregon	Andrew Beyer	Academy of Internation Studies	Woodburn, OR
Pennsylvania	Joseph Welch	North Hills Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA
Rhode Island	Frederick Taylor	Nathan Bishop Middle School	Providence, RI
South Carolina	Kason Dalton	Dent Middle School	Columbia, SC
South Dakota	Jeremy Risty	Brandon Valley School District	Brandon, SD
Tennessee	Connie Lopez-Fink	University School of Nashville	Nashville, TN
Texas	Cherry Whipple	Austin High School	Austin, TX
US Territories	Latalata Samuelu	Leone High School	American Samoa
Utah	Megan Osborn	Sunset Ridge Middle School	West Jordan, UT
Vermont	Carly Fox	Vermont Academy	Saxtons River, VT
Virginia	Russell Carlock	Albermarle High School	Charlottesville, VA
Washington	Mary Anne Christy	Lakeside High School	Seattle, WA
West Virginia	Kizmet Chandler	Nitro High School	Nitro, WV
Wisconsin	Chuck Taft	University School of Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI
Wyoming	Rhonda McPherson	Wright Junior/Senior High School	Wright, WY

2017

2017 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	W. Blake Busbin	Auburn High School	Auburn, AL
Alaska	Adam Johnson	Romig Middle School	Anchorage, AK
Arizona	John-David Bowman	Westwood High School	Mesa, AZ
Arkansas	Rebecca Luebker Moll	Haas Hall Academy	Fayetteville, AR
California	Carol Grossi	Towers Elementary School	Torrance, CA
Colorado	Christine Howard	Steele Elementary School	Colorado Springs, CO
Connecticut	Kathleen Boland	Trumbull High School	Trumbull, CT
Delaware	Michael Green	Caesar Rodney High School	Camden, DE
District of Columbia	Paul Howard	LaSalle-Backus Education Campus	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Kristanne Heaton	WT Sampson MS/HS	Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Florida	John Burkowski	Academy for Advanced Academics South	Miami, FL
Georgia	Margaret Duncan	Eagles Landing High School	McDonough, GA
Hawaii	Amy Diegel	Mililani Waena Elementary School	Mililani, HI
Idaho	Mari Harris	Vallivue High School	Caldwell, ID
Illinois	Aaron Weiss	Walter Payton College Prep	Chicago, IL
Indiana	Andrew Smith	Scecina Memorial High School	Indianapolis, IN
Iowa	Rebecca Helland	Jefferson Intermediate School	Pella, IA
Kansas	Katherine Harrell	Tonganoxie Middle School	Tonganoxie, KS
Kentucky	Jennifer Faith	Eastside Middle School	Mt. Washington, KY
Louisiana	Melanie Boulet	New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School	New Orelans, LA
Maine	Karen Doughty	Hall-Dale High School	Farmingdale, ME
Maryland	Michael Curran	DeMatha Catholic High School	Hyattsville, MD
Massachusetts	Kevin Dua	Somerville High School	Somerville, MA
Michigan	Brenda Mayes	Bates Elementary School	Woodhaven, MI
Minnesota	Caroline Young	Rockford High School	Rockford, MN
Mississippi	Elise Rodriguez Cuevas	Our Lady Academy	Bay St. Louis, MS
Missouri	Robert Prichard	St. Clair High School	St. Clair, MO
Montana	Danny Waldo	Hyalite Elementary School	Bozeman, MT
Nebraska	Matthew Heys	Millard West High School	Omaha, NE
Nevada	Ethan Petite	Douglas High School	Minden, NV
New Hampshire	David Alcox	Milford High School	Milford, NH
New Jersey	Cheryl Anne Amendola	Montclair Kimberley Academy	Montclair, NJ
New Mexico	Randy Martin	Desert Ridge Middle School	Albuquerque, NM
New York	Jason Steinagle	Hamburg Middle School	Hamburg, NY
North Carolina	Renny Taylor	Nash Central High School	Rocky Mount, NC
North Dakota	Sarah Crossingham	Wishek Public School	Wishek, ND
Ohio	Sara Ziemnik	Rocky River High School	Rocky River, OH
Oklahoma	Diane Walker	Muskogee High School	Muskogee, OK
Oregon	Barbara Kraft	Liberty High School	Hillsboro, OR
Pennsylvania	Georgette Hackman	Cocalico Middle School	Denver, PA
South Carolina	Nicole Bishop	Irmo Elementary School	Irmo, SC
South Dakota	Lance VanderVorst	Herreid Independent School District	Herreid, SD
Tennessee	Andrea Guy	Hardin Valley Academy	Knoxville, TN
Texas	Patience Le Blanc	Fowler Middle School	Plano, TX
US Territories	Rosalee Tela-Shoulders	Nu’uuli Vocational Technical High School	American Samoa
Utah	Richard Ochoa	Alta High School	Sandy, UT
Vermont	Kevin Martell	Brattleboro Union High School	Brattleboro, VT
Virginia	Luke Roadcap	Elkton Middle School	Elkton, VA
Washington	Elizabeth Doughty	Battle Ground School District	Brush Prairie, WA
West Virginia	Rebecca Berry	Morgantown High School	Morgantown, WV
Wisconsin	Rhonda Watton	Templeton Middle School	Sussex, WI
Wyoming	Casey Swift	Lander Middle School	Lander, WY

2016

2016 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Amy Maddox	Vestavia Hills High School	Vestavia Hills, AL
Alaska	Heather Damario	West Valley High School	Fairbanks, AK
Arizona	Sandy Morse	Horizon High School	Scottsdale, AZ
California	Brian Rodriguez	Alameda Science and Technology Institute	Alameda, CA
Colorado	David Hazlett	Fountain-Fort Carson High School	Fountain, CO
Connecticut	James Kravontka	Newington High School	Newington, CT
Delaware	Emily VanSickle	Caesar Rodney High School	Camden, DE
District of Columbia	Kevin Fox	Cardozo Education Campus	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Caletha Ellis	Lakenheath High School	APO
Florida	Mary Sternberg	Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School	Bradenton, FL
Georgia	Chad Hoge	Centennial High School	Roswell, GA
Hawaii	Scott Clarke	H.P. Baldwin High School	Waikulu, HI
Idaho	Carly Hill	Timberline High School	Boise, ID
Illinois	Meghan Thomas	Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center	Chicago, IL
Indiana	Kevin Cline	Frankton High School	Frankton, IN
Iowa	James Heithoff	Winterset Junior High	Winterset, IA
Kansas	Jill Weber	Cheney Middle School	Cheney, KS
Kentucky	Emmanuel Stone	Shelby West Middle School	Shelbyville, KY
Louisiana	Suzanne Perlis	Metairie Park Country Day School	Metairie, LA
Maine	Shane C. Gower	Maranacook Community High School	Readfield, ME
Maryland	Jimmy Grant	Fallston High School	Fallston, MD
Massachusetts	Susan Miller	Middleborough High School	Middleboro, MA
Michigan	Anthony Salciccioli	Clarenceville High School	Livonia, MI
Minnesota	Kelsey Snyder	Eden Prairie High School	Eden Prairie, MN
Mississippi	Bruce Mize	West Point High School	West Point, MS
Missouri	Rob Good	Ladue Horton Watkins High School	St. Louis, MO
Montana	Sean O'Donnell	Flathead High School	Kalispell, MT
Nebraska	Lori Broady	Johnson Brock Public School	Johnson, NE
Nevada	Joyce O'Day	Western High School	Las Vegas, NV
New Hampshire	Jane Officer	Lyme Elementary School	Lyme, NH
New Jersey	Kory Loyola	High Point Regional High School	Sussex, NJ
New Mexico	Julie Ornelas	Tony Hillerman Middle School	Albuquerque, NM
New York	Sean Enos-Robertson	Harlem Academy	New York, NY
North Carolina	Jennifer Ferguson-Attardi	Chicod School	Greenville, NC
North Dakota	Kelli Isaacson	LaMoure Public Schools	LaMoure, ND
Ohio	Justin Emrich	Olentangy Berkshire Middle School	Galena, OH
Oklahoma	Margo Loflin	Norman High School	Norman, OK
Oregon	Andrew Demko	Rainier Junior/Senior High School	Rainier, OR
Pennsylvania	Joseph Harmon	Redbank Valley Junior/Senior High School	Bethlehem, PA
Rhode Island	Chris Stanley	Ponaganset High School	North Scituate, RI
South Carolina	Albert Robertson	Meadow Glen Middle School	Lexington, SC
South Dakota	Mel Fathke	Avon Public High School	Avon, SD
Tennessee	Whitney Kennon	Margolin Hebrew Academy Feinstone Yeshiva of the South	Memphis, TN
Texas	Mary Lagleder	Earl Warren High School at Northside ISD	San Antonio, TX
Utah	Kaye Rizzuto	Elk Ridge Middle School	South Jordan, UT
Vermont	Katherine Cadwell	Harwood Union High School	South Duxbury, VT
Virginia	Nicole Winter	Cosby High School	Midlothian, VA
Washington	Shari Conditt	Woodland High School	Woodland, WA
Wisconsin	Jen Wachowski	Mishicot High School	Mischicot, WI
Wyoming	Rose Robertson	Pinedale High School	Pinedale, WY

2015

2015 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Harrow Strickland	Pick Elementary School	Auburn, AL
Alaska	Nicole Sarrazin-Strong	Barnette Magnet School	Fairbanks, AK
Arizona	Angela Mullen	Fireside Elementary School	Phoenix, AZ
Arkansas	Steven Helmick	Don R. Roberts Elementary School	Little Rock, AR
California	Kimberly Leyden	Ygnacio Valley Elementary School	Concord, CA
Colorado	Deborah Marshall	Coronado Elementary School	Littleton, CO
Connecticut	Jennifer Murrihy	Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School	Plainville, CT
Delaware	Taylor Domenici	Heritage Elementary School	Wilmington, DE
District of Columbia	Amanda Ingram	Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Randi Dalton	Liberty Intermediate School	APO
Florida	Brian Lassiter	Astoria Park Elementary School	Tallahassee, FL
Georgia	Sally Meyer	Crabapple Lane Elementary School	Peachtree City, GA
Hawaii	Irene Yamashita	Kainalu Elementary School	Kailua, HI
Idaho	John McCutcheon	Cynthia Mann Elementary School	Boise, ID
Illinois	Jane Szybowicz	Fox River Grove Middle School	Fox River Grove, IL
Indiana	DeAnne Conn	Model Elementary School	Goshen, IN
Kansas	Jolene Pennington	Sunflower Elementary School	Paola, KS
Kentucky	Geco Ross	McNabb Elementary School	Paducah, KY
Maine	Cyndi Broyer	New Suncook Elementary School	Lovell, ME
Maryland	Anne Highfield	Cecilton Elementary School	Cecilton, MD
Massachusetts	David McGlothlin	Provincetown School	Provincetown, MA
Michigan	Barbara Davis	Maire Elementary School	Grosse Pointe, MI
Minnesota	Brooke Haubrick	Adams Spanish Magnet School	St. Paul, MN
Mississippi	Ruth Ferris	Washington Elementary School	Billings, MS
Nebraska	Nicholas Kleve	Lewis & Clark Elementary School	S. Sioux City, NE
Nevada	Ashley Hogan	Dayton Elementary School	Dayton, NV
New Hampshire	Steven Glazer	Crossroads Academy	Lyme, NH
New Jersey	Jaclyn Becker	Apshawa Elementary School	West Milford, NJ
New Mexico	Sharon Sharp	Chelwood Elementary School	Albuquerque, NM
New York	Timothy Miller	Barton Elementary School	Patchogue, NY
North Dakota	Ellen Ista	Kindred Elementary School	Kindred, ND
Oklahoma	Vanna Owens	Little Axe Elementary School	Norman, OK
Oregon	Sarah Segal	Hood River Middle School	Hood River, OR
Pennsylvania	Evelyn Evans	Park Forest Elementary School	State College, PA
Rhode Island	Denise Moretti-Foggo	Hope Valley Elementary School	Hope Valley, RI
South Carolina	Mary Huffman	Charles Pinckney Elementary School	Mt. Pleasant, SC
Tennessee	Kelly Willingham	Nolan Elementary School	Signal Mtn., TN
Texas	Gayle Kidd	Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School	Rowlett, TX
US Territories	Mei Reedstrom	Gregorio T. Camacho Elementary School	Saipan
Utah	Rachel Van Orden	Elk Meadows Elementary School	South Jordan, UT
Virginia	Abigail Seeley	Orange Hunt Elementary School	Springfield, VA
Wyoming	Beth Marlatt	Hulett School	Hulett, WY

2014

2014 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Dieatra Davis	Northview High School	Dothan, AL
Alaska	Mona Grib	Romig Middle School	Anchorage, AK
Arizona	Marci Olsen	Desert Shadows Middle School	Scottsdale, AZ
Arkansas	Cherese Smith	Ozark Junior High	Ozark, AR
California	Bonnie Belshe	Monta Vista High School	Cupertino, CA
Colorado	Shannon Shelton	Cimarron Middle School	Parker, CO
Connecticut	Kathleen Welch	Saint John Paul II Catholic School	New Britain, CT
Delaware	Holly Golder	Cab Calloway School of the Arts	Wilmington, DE
District of Columbia	Barrie Moorman	E.L. Haynes Public Charter School	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Kurt Kiefer	Landstuhl Elementary-Middle School, Landstuhl	Germany
Georgia	Nina Kendall	Eagle's Landing High School	McDonough, GA
Hawaii	James Chun	Kamehameha Schools	Honolulu, HI
Illinois	David Elbaum	Adlai Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire, IL
Indiana	Dawn Crone	Brownsburg High School	Brownsburg, IN
Iowa	James Hardy	East Union High School	Afton, IA
Kansas	Joel Schaefer	Andover High School	Andover, KS
Kentucky	Sharon Graves	Clark Moores Middle School	Richmond, KY
Maine	Janice Eldridge	Noble High School	North Berwick, ME
Maryland	Robert Rinehart	Southhampton Middle School	Bel Air, MD
Massachusetts	Kevin Delaney	Wayland High School	Wayland, MA
Michigan	Michele Anderson	John Glenn High School	Westland, MI
Minnesota	Matt Moore	Mankato High School	Mankato, MN
Missouri	Renee Maples	Blair Oaks Middle School	Jefferson City, MS
Nebraska	Barry Jurgensen	Arlington Public Schools	Arlington, NE
Nevada	Richard Clark	Reno High School	Reno, NV
New Jersey	Gary Klotzki	Belleville High School	Belleville, NJ
New Mexico	Ella-Kari	Loftfield Cleveland High School	Rio Rancho, NM
New York	Robert Sandler	Stuyvesant High School	New York, NY
North Carolina	Amanda Smith	Beaufort CountyEarly College High School	Washington, NC
North Dakota	Colin Kloster	North High School	Fargo, ND
Ohio	Melanie Stuthard	Revere Middle School	Bath, OH
Oklahoma	James LeGrand	Altus High School	Altus, OK
Oregon	Clint Rodreick	Phoenix High School	Phoenix, OR
Pennsylvania	Kevin Wagner	Carlisle High School	Carlisle, PA
Rhode Island	Valerie Carnevale	North Smithfield Middle School	North Smithfield, RI
South Carolina	Ruth Ann Hinson	Southside Middle School	Florence, SC
Tennessee	Seth Swihart	Hillsboro High School	Nashville, TN
Texas	Emily Anderson	Del Valle Middle School	Del Valle, TX
US Territories	Charles Algaier	Marianas High School	Saipan
Utah	Sara Olds	Summit Academy Junior High School	Draper, UT
Vermont	David Rider	Bellows Free Academy	St. Albans, VT
Virginia	John Struck	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology	Alexandria, VA
Washington	Ed Bergh	Yelm High School	Yelm, WA
West Virginia	John Quesenberry	Woodrow Wilson High School	Beckley, WV
Wisconsin	Paul Rykken	Black River Falls High School	Black River Falls, WI
Wyoming	Max Mills	Shoshoni High School	Shoshoni, WY

2013

2013 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Leslie Clark	Bluff Park Elementary School	Hoover, AL
Alaska	Tammy Duff	Northern Lights ABC School	Anchorage, AK
Arizona	Kevin McBeth	Naco Elementary School	Naco, AZ
Arkansas	Chrissy Hallwachs	Cooper Elementary School	Bella Vista, AR
California	Joan Bain	Camino Real Elementary School	Jurupa Valley, CA
Colorado	Jeff Siener	Liberty Common School	Fort Collins, CO
Connecticut	Jeff Cowan	Webster Hill School	West Hartford, CT
Delaware	Jill Szymanski	Brandywine Springs School/Red Clay Consolidated School District	Wilmington, DE
District of Columbia	Serena Barton	E.W. Stokes	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Tina Lisk	E.C. Killin Elementary School, Okinawa	Japan
Florida	Kassie Erenstoft	Holland Elementary School	Satellite Beach, FL
Georgia	Janeen McAbee	Shuman Elementary School	Savannah, GA
Hawaii	Colleen Spring	Laie Elementary School	Laie, HI
Illinois	Laura Font	Madison Elementary School	Lombard, IL
Indiana	Linda Crady	Sycamore School	Indianapolis, IN
Iowa	Josh Culberson	Lamoni Community Schools	Lamoni, IA
Kansas	Terry Healy	Woodrow Wilson Elem. School and Marlatt Elem. School	Manhattan, KS
Kentucky	Christina Cornelius	James E. Farmer Elementary School	Louisville, KY
Louisiana	Kathleen Faherty	Gretna No. 2 Academy	Gretna, LA
Maine	Janet Ventrella	Livermore Elementary School	Livermore, ME
Maryland	Jeanne Minnick	Fourth Presbyterian School	Potomac, MD
Massachusetts	Jeanne Lenza	Plympton School	Waltham, MA
Michigan	Peter Alburtus	Lawrence Elementary School	Lawrence, MI
Minnesota	Laura Tessmer	Clover Ridge Elementary School	Chaska, MN
Mississippi	Kimberly Yawn	Oak Grove Upper Elementary School	Hattiesburg, MS
Missouri	April Fulstone	Wydown Middle School	Clayton, MO
Montana	Jodi Delaney	Broadwater Elementary School	Helena, MT
Nebraska	Sarah Winans	Kloefkorn Elementary School	Lincoln, NE
Nevada	Linda Hudson	Alexander Dawson School	Las Vegas, NV
New Hampshire	Brad Wolff	Ashland Elementary School	Ashland, NH
New Jersey	Mary Byat	Birches Elementary School	Turnersville, NJ
New Mexico	Kelly Pearce	Vista Grande Elementary School	Rio Rancho, NM
New York	Angel Brea	P.S. 257	Brooklyn, NY
North Carolina	Justin Ashley	McAlpine Elementary School,	Charlotte, NC
North Dakota	Debra Forward	Dorothy Moses Elementary School	Bismarck, ND
Ohio	Beth Kelly	Paulding Exempted Village School	Paulding, OH
Oklahoma	Teresa Potter	Fisher Elementary School	Oklahoma City, OK
Oregon	Anna Meunier	Jacksonville Elementary School	Jacksonville, OR
Pennsylvania	Lorraine McGarry	Park Forest Elementary School	State College, PA
Rhode Island	Christine Turilli Bernardo	Jamestown Lawn Avenue School	Jamestown, RI
South Carolina	Sarah Turpin	Clemson Elementary School	Clemson, SC
South Dakota	Denise Allen	Langford Elementary School	Langford, SD
Tennessee	John Crenshaw	Spring Hill School	Trenton, TN
Texas	Steve Sonksen	Kent Elementary School	Carrollton, TX
Utah	Michelle Lindsey	Herriman Elementary School	Herriman, UT
Vermont	Shelley Townsend	Mount Holly Elementary School	Mount Holly, VT
Virginia	Kathryn Blomquist	Sunrise Valley Elementary School	Reston, VA
Washington	Amy Johnson	Northlake Elementary School	Longview, WA
West Virginia	Yvonne Martin	Montrose Elementary School	South Charleston, WV
Wisconsin	Julie Welch	North Woods International Elementary School	La Crosse, WI
Wyoming	Donna Coulson	Jessup Elementary School	Cheyenne, WY

2012

2012 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Cory Callahan	Auburn High School, Auburn	Auburn, AL
Alaska	Amy Gallaway	West Valley High School	Fairbanks, AK
Arizona	Barbara Hatch	Cactus Shadows High School	Cave Creek, AZ
Arkansas	Sonja Williams	Hall High School	Little Rock, AR
California	Jennifer Rosebrook	Arcata High School	Arcata, CA
Colorado	Bradley Johnson	ThunderRidge High School	Highlands Ranch, CO
Connecticut	Theresa Vara-Dannen	University High School of Science & Engineering	Hartford, CT
Delaware	Erin Sullivan	Cab Calloway School of the Arts	Wilmington, DE
District of Columbia	Julian Hipkins, III	Capital City Public Charter School	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Susan Payne	Alconbury Middle High School	United Kingdom
Florida	Eric Johnson	Fivay High School	Hudson, FL
Georgia	Thomas Wolff	South Forsyth High School	Cumming, GA
Hawaii	Amy Perruso	Mililani High School	Mililani, HI
Idaho	David Skinner	Bishop Kelly High School	Boise, ID
Illinois	Joshua Bill	Waukegan High School	Waukegan, IL
Indiana	Ashley Greeley	Harrison High School	West Lafayette, IN
Iowa	Monte DeArmoun	Northwood-Kensett Junior/Senior High School	Northwood, IA
Kansas	Carla Hibbs	Cheney High School	Cheney, KS
Kentucky	Ron Adkisson	South Oldham Middle School	Crestwood, KY
Louisiana	Jane Toomey	Warren Easton Charter High School	New Orleans, LA
Maine	Marsha Newick	Frank Harrison Middle School	Yarmouth, ME
Maryland	Mark Howell	Westlake High School	Waldorf, MD
Massachusetts	Richard Houston	Harwich High School	Harwich, MA
Michigan	Kelly Eddy	Livonia Churchill High School	Livonia, MI
Minnesota	James Haney	Albert Lea High School	Albert Lea, MN
Mississippi	Connie Lambert	Alcorn Central High School	Glen, MS
Missouri	Eric Langhorst	South Valley Junior High School	Liberty, MO
Montana	Bruce Wendt	Billings West High School	Billings, MT
Nebraska	David Nebel	Lincoln Southeast High School	Lincoln, NE
Nevada	Jennifer Chandler	Carson High School	Carson City, NV
New Hampshire	Molly Stevenson	Exeter High School	Exeter, NH
New Jersey	Jeanne DelColle	Burlington County Institute of Technology	Westampton, NJ
New Mexico	Stacy Moses	Sandia Preparatory School	Albuquerque, NM
New York	Dana Robbins	Massapequa High School	Massapequa, NY
North Carolina	Edward Dickson	Providence Day School	Charlotte, NC
North Dakota	Kari Hall	Williston High School	Williston, ND
Ohio	Joseph Foster	Waynesfield-Goshen High School	Waynesfield, OH
Oklahoma	Jan McClaren	Claremore High School	Claremore, OK
Oregon	Sol Joye	Neil Armstrong Middle School	Forest Grove, OR
Pennsylvania	Elizabeth Lewis	Donegal High School	Mount Joy, PA
Rhode Island	Lisa Johansen	Coventry High School	Coventry, RI
South Carolina	Karen Ambrose	Ralph Chandler Middle School	Simpsonville, SC
South Dakota	Mary Schmitz	Roosevelt High School	Sioux Falls, SD
Tennessee	Barbara Marks	Watertown High School	Watertown, TN
Texas	Robyn Elliott	RL Turner High School	Carrollton, TX
US Territories	Donald Mataese	Manu'a High School	American Samoa
Utah	Tabatha Mayne	Entheos Expeditionary Learning Academy	Kearns, UT
Vermont	Robert MacLeod	Harwood Union High School	Duxbury, VT
Virginia	Brian Heintz	West Springfield High School	Springfield, VA
Washington	Steven Lawrence	Meridian High School	Bellingham, WA
West Virginia	Cynthia Allred	Scott High School	Madison, WV
Wisconsin	Margo Stewart	Oconto Falls High School0	Oconto Falls, WI
Wyoming	Cynthia Webb	University of Wyoming Lab School/Middle School	Laramie, WY

2011

2011 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Anita Schaffer	Columbia Elementary School	Madison, AL
Alaska	Mary Lee Tung	Sand Lake Elementary	Anchorage, AK
Arizona	Kathryn Bauer	Patterson Elementary School	Mesa, AZ
Arkansas	Lisa Lacefield	Nettleton Middle School	Jonesboro, AR
California	Jed Larsen	Ethel I. Baker Elementary	Sacramento, CA
Colorado	Mark Wilensky	Stevens Elementary School	Wheat Ridge, CO
Connecticut	Michael Currier	Dr. James H. Naylor School	Hartford, CT
Delaware	Melisa Stilwell	Townsend Elementary School	Townsend, DE
District of Columbia	Lisa Jensen	Lafayette Elementary School	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Pamela Anthony	Seoul American Elementary School	Korea
Florida	Andrew Samuelson	MetroWest Elementary School	Orlando, FL
Georgia	Elizabeth Kennedy	Big Shanty Elementary School	Kennesaw, GA
Hawaii	Lori Kidani	Mokapu Elementary School	Kailua, HI
Illinois	Don Jolly	Our Saviour School	Jacksonville, IL
Indiana	Mary Nine	Edgewood Intermediate School	Indianapolis, IN
Iowa	Lisa Zylstra	Jefferson Intermediate School	Pella, IA
Kansas	Amanda Jessee	Westwood View Elementary School	Shawnee Mission, KS
Kentucky	Donnie Wilkerson	Jamestown Elementary School	Jamestown, KY
Louisiana	Stacy Erwin	Eden Gardens Magnet School	Shreveport, LA
Maine	Jayne Perkins	Eric L. Knowlton School	Berwick, ME
Maryland	Danielle Taylor	Church Creek Elementary School	Belcamp, MD
Massachusetts	Jessica Kodys	Stacy Middle School	Milford, MA
Michigan	Katherine Hribar	Westwood Elementary School	Warren, MI
Minnesota	Diane Munson	Red Rock Elementary School	Woodbury, MN
Mississippi	Jill Lipski	Reeves Elementary School	Long Beach, MS
Missouri	Sarah Showalter	Gratz Brown Elementary School	Moberly, MO
Montana	Evelyn Ybarra	Irving Elementary School	Bozeman, MT
Nebraska	Pamela Bornemeier	Cavett Elementary School	Lincoln, NE
Nevada	Heather Rampton	Elaine Wynn Elementary School	Las Vegas, NV
New Hampshire	Bruce Freeberg	Crossroads Academy	Lyme, NH
New Jersey	Leslie Russell	Martin Luther King Intermediate School	Piscataway, NJ
New Mexico	Georgia Babb	Puesta del Sol Elementary	Rio Rancho, NM
New York	I-Huei Go	Saint Ann’s School	Brooklyn, NY
North Carolina	Julia DeLaney	Ravenscroft School	Raleigh, NC
North Dakota	Janice Harildstad	Carrington Elementary School	Carrington, ND
Ohio	Diane Runyon	Edison Intermediate Middle School	Grandview Heights, OH
Oklahoma	Deji Dugger	Fairview Elementary School	Oklahoma City, OK
Oregon	Karen Olsen	McCornack Elementary School	Eugene, OR
Pennsylvania	Ryan Stephens	Pocopson Elementary School	West Chester, PA
Rhode Island	Carol Glanville	Colt Andrews Elementary School	Bristol, RI
South Carolina	Margaret Bounds	Burgess Elementary School	Myrtle Beach, SC
South Dakota	Amber Stout	Jefferson Elementary School	Pierre, SD
Tennessee	Tracy Foxx	Lockeland Design Center	Nashville, TN
Texas	Tim Bryant	Windsor Elementary School	Amarillo, TX
Utah	Janice Rolan	Oakridge Elementary School	Salt Lake City, UT
Vermont	Frank Kelley	Chester-Andover Elementary School	Chester, VT
Virginia	Stacy Hoeflich	John Adams Elementary School	Alexandria, VA
Washington	Karen Morley-Smith	Sunset Elementary School	Vancouver, WA
West Virginia	Susan Long	Union Elementary School	Buckhannon, WV
Wisconsin	Terry Kaldhusdal	Magee Elementary School	Genesee Depot, WI
Wyoming	Joan James	UW Lab School	Laramie, WY

2010

2010 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Rebecca Bidwell	E. B. Erwin High School	Birmingham, AL
Alaska	Chadwick Frey	Schoenbar Middle School	Ketchikan, AK
Arizona	Nancie Lindblom	Skyline High School	Mesa, AZ
Arkansas	Scott Shaddox	Omaha High School	Omaha, AR
California	Valerie Ziegler	Lincoln High School	San Francisco, CA
Colorado	Kurt Knierim	Rocky Mountain High School	Fort Collins, CO
Connecticut	Jean Golicz	Glastonbury High School	Glastonbury, CT
Delaware	Barbara Markham	Padua Academy	Wilmington, DE
District of Columbia	Carlton Ackerman	School Without Walls	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Gregory Jacobs	Rota High School, Rota Naval Station	Spain
Florida	Tom Glaser	Mater Academy Middle/High School	Hialeah Gardens, FL
Georgia	Janet Barger	North Forsyth High School	Cumming, GA
Hawaii	Wendi Vincent	Sacred Hearts Academy	Honolulu, HI
Idaho	Jean Chantrill	North Fremont Junior/Senior High School	Ashton, ID
Illinois	Christine Adrian	Jefferson Middle School	Champaign, IL
Indiana	Greg Lewis	Columbus East High School	Columbus, IN
Iowa	Brian Connick	Algona Community High School	Algona, IA
Kansas	Nathan McAlister	Royal Valley Middle School	Mayetta, KS
Kentucky	Ashley Adkins	Paducah Tilghman High School	Paducah, KY
Louisiana	Nicole Hall-Mitchell	Destrehan High School	Destrehan, LA
Maine	Della Martin	Blue Hill Consolidated School	Blue Hill, ME
Maryland	Joseph Anderson	George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology	Towson, MD
Massachusetts	Kelley Brown	Easthampton High School	Easthampton, MA
Michigan	James Cameron	Saline High School	Saline, MI
Minnesota	Tom Hilgren	Chatfield Public Schools	Chatfield, MN
Mississippi	Julie Heintz	Mississippi School of Mathematics and Science	Columbus, MS
Missouri	Angelia Moore	Oakville Senior High School	St. Louis, MO
Montana	Derek Strahn	Bozeman High School	Bozeman, MT
Nebraska	Lindsay Behne	Bryan High School	Omaha, NE
Nevada	Everett Shropshire	Virginia City High School	Virginia City, NV
New Hampshire	Mark Bingham	Prospect Mountain High School	Alton, NH
New Jersey	Yvonne Beatrice	Mahwah High School	Mahwah, NJ
New Mexico	Nikolina Keyes	San Andres High School	Mesilla, NM
New York	William Carpluk	Patchogue-Medford High School	Medford, NY
North Carolina	Scott Culclasure	American Hebrew Academy	Greensboro, NC
Ohio	Paul LaRue	Washington High School	Washington Court House, OH
Oklahoma	Jennifer Seal	Putnam City North High School	Oklahoma City, OK
Oregon	Marsha Klosterman	Siuslaw Middle School	Florence, OR
Pennsylvania	Marc Brasof	Constitution High School	Philadelphia, PA
Rhode Island	Gracieta Small	Lincoln High School	Lincoln, RI
South Carolina	Jeffrey Eargle	Mid-Carolina High School	Prosperity, SC
South Dakota	Rebecca Kelley	Washington High School	Sioux Falls, SD
Tennessee	Mark Scott	East High School	Memphis, TN
Texas	Gwen Cash	Clear Creek High School	League City, TX
US Territories	Rodney A. Pama	Luis P. Untalan Middle School, Barrigada	Guam
Utah	Debra Cline	Granite Peaks Alternative High School	Salt Lake City, UT
Vermont	John Peterson	Rutland High School	Rutland, VT
Virginia	James Percoco	West Springfield High School	Springfield, VA
Washington	Doug Perry	Gig Harbor High School	Gig Harbor, WA
West Virginia	James Wendt	Nitro High School	Nitro, WV
Wisconsin	Christine Kadonsky	Wausau West High School	Wausau, WI
Wyoming	Sally O'Brien	Kelly Walsh High School	Casper, WY

2009

2009 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Paige R. Raney	East Elementary School	Cullman, AL
Arizona	Kate Gilbert	Safford Middle School	Tucson, AZ
Arkansas	Vicki Gonterman	Gibbs Magnet Elementary School	Little Rock, AR
California	Jennifer Brouhard	Glenview Elementary School	Oakland, CA
Colorado	Christi Kurtz	Haaf Elementary School	Pueblo, CO
Delaware	Kelly Whitaker	P.S. du Pont Middle School	Wilmington, DE
Hawaii	Laura M.Y. Brown	Pearl Ridge Elementary School	Aiea, HI
Idaho	Tonya Holmes	Midvale School District No. 433	Midvale, ID
Illinois	Kathy Fuller	Unity Point School	Carbondale, IL
Indiana	Carol Holzback	Milroy Elementary School	Milroy, IN
Iowa	Donna Wynn	Clark Elementary School	Sioux City, IA
Kentucky	Martha Elizabeth Randolph	The School for Creative and Performing Arts at Bluegrass	Lexington, KY
Maine	Cynthia Stevens	W. G. Mallet School	Farmington, ME
Maryland	Georgia K. Chaney Ladd	Tracey's Elementary School	Tracys Landing, MD
Massachusetts	Jennifer Leith	Dr. Leroy E. Mayo Elementary School	Holden, MA
Michigan	Danielle M. Ozanich	Angell Elementary School	Berkley, MI
Minnesota	Gale R. Bergstrom	Washington Elementary School	Anoka, MN
Missouri	Shirley Hillhouse	Labadie Elementary School	Labadie, MO
Montana	Robin Lovec	East Side School	Livingston, MT
Nevada	Denise Boswell	Lena Juniper Elementary School	Reno, NV
New Hampshire	Edith Tatulis	Deerfield Community School	Deerfield, NH
New Jersey	Joseph J. Trentacosta	Macopin Middle School	West Milford, NJ
New York	Stephanie Palmer	Bedford Road School	Pleasantville, NY
North Carolina	Theresa P. Pierce	Horizons Unlimited, Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Salisbury, NC
North Dakota	Brent Jiran	Schroeder Middle School	Grand Forks, ND
Ohio	Loraine K. Dorn	Harry Russell Elementary School	West Carrollton, OH
Oklahoma	Cynthia E. Young	Washington Irving Elementary School	Edmond, OK
Oregon	Patty Williams Sage	Guy Lee Elementary School	Springfield, OR
Rhode Island	Gail S. Lury Johnston	The Greenwood Elementary School	Warwick, RI
South Carolina	Joann Wood	H. E. Corley Elementary School	Irmo, SC
South Dakota	Julie Relf	Flandreau Elementary School	Flandreau, SD
Tennessee	Tamra Lanning	Benton Elementary School	Benton, TN
Texas	Sally Hunter	Highland Park Elementary School	Austin, TX
US Territories	Merwyden Suluai	Matafao Elementary School, Pago Pago	American Samoa
Utah	Tim Bailey	Escalante Elementary School	Salt Lake City, UT
Vermont	David Marr	Castleton Elementary School	Castleton, VT
Virginia	Christine Esposito	Walker Upper Elementary School	Charlottesville, VA
Washington	Jason Eng	Mt. Stuart Elementary School	Ellensburg, WA
West Virginia	Mary Ann Gaston	Pleasant Valley School	Fairmont, WV
Wisconsin	Mary Catherine Alexander	Potosi School District	Potosi, WI
Wyoming	P. LeeAnn Holt	Clear Creek Elementary School	Buffalo, WY

2008

2008 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Diane Blocker	Huntsville High School	Huntsville, AL
Alaska	Stephanie Thornton	Anchorage School District	Anchorage, AK
Arizona	Gina Bedene	Mountain Ridge High School	Phoenix, AZ
Arkansas	Billie J. Handly	Star City High School	Star City, AR
California	Kirk S. Goddard	Jacoby Creek School	McKinleyville, CA
Colorado	Frank E. Deserino	South High School	Denver, CO
Connecticut	Tracey Wilson	Conard High School	West Hartford, CT
Delaware	Robert J. Lingenfelter	Skyline Middle School	Wilmington, DE
District of Columbia	Cosby Hunt	Columbia Heights Education Center	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Patricia Robblee	Lejeune High School	Camp Lejeune, NC
Florida	Delia Chacon	Oak Ridge High School	Orlando, FL
Hawaii	Cynthia Tong	Mililani High School	Mililani, HI
Idaho	Douglas P. StanWiens	Timberline High School	Boise, ID
Illinois	Cynthia Lightle	Maud Griggsville-Perry CUSD #4	Griggsville, IL
Indiana	Tom Haywood	Indian Creek Middle School	Trafalgar, IN
Iowa	Gina Hanna	Prairie Central Springs Middle School	Nora Springs, IA
Kansas	Timothy J. Warsnak	USD 440 Halstead-Bentley	Halstead, KS
Kentucky	Keely C. J. Green	North Oldham Middle School	Goshen, KY
Louisiana	Jennifer Johnson-Velasquez	Trinity Episcopal School	New Orleans, LA
Maine	Diana Dionne-Morang	Gardiner Regional Middle School	Gardiner, ME
Maryland	Thomas Acampora	Baltimore Talent Development High School	Baltimore, MD
Massachusetts	David B. Mitchell	Masconomet Regional High School	Topsfield, MA
Michigan	Karen Lessenberry	Wylie E. Groves High School	Beverly Hills, MI
Minnesota	Jerry L. Benson	Luverne Middle/High School	Luverne, MN
Mississippi	Charles M. Yarborough	Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science	Columbus, MS
Missouri	Terence M. Verstraete	Webster Groves High School	Webster Groves, MS
Nebraska	James Bates	Wilber-Clatonia High School	Wilber, NE
Nevada	Jeffrey A. Hinton	Sierra Vista High School	Las Vegas, NV
New Hampshire	Caroline E. Storrs	Cornish School	Cornish, NH
New Jersey	Glenn Healy	Marlboro Memorial Middle School	Morganville, NJ
New York	Henry Dircks	W. C. Mepham High School	Bellmore, NY
North Carolina	Thomas D. Perry	South Caldwell High School	Hudson, NC
North Dakota	Keith W. Thompson	A. L. Hagen High School	Dickinson, ND
Oklahoma	Ann Kennedy	Southeast High School	Oklahoma City, OK
Oregon	Ernest L. Sowards	William Lord High School	Woodburn, OR
Pennsylvania	Mark Wallace	Gateway High School	Monroeville, PA
Rhode Island	Teresa Murray	Winman Junior High School	Providence, RI
South Carolina	Perry McLeod	Richland Northeast High School	Columbia, SC
South Dakota	Stephanie Kaufman	Sturgis Brown High School	Sturgis, SD
Tennessee	Henry Camp	Sequatchie County High School	Dunlap, TN
Texas	Helen Bradley	Nimitz High School	Irving, TX
Utah	Steven Miller	Kearns High School	West Jordan, UT
Vermont	Craig W. Willey	Mill River Union High School	North Clarendon, VT
Virginia	Candace Schafer-Southard	Warhill High School	Warhill, VA
Washington	Mary Elizabeth Gottschalk	Assumption Catholic School	Bellingham, WA
West Virginia	Stanley Ray Duncan	Summers County High School	Hinton, WV
Wisconsin	John DeRose	Whitefish Bay High School	Whitefish Bay, WI
Wyoming	Sheila M. Munger	Newcastle Middle School	Newcastle, WY

2007

2007 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Mary Beth Pugh	Bluff Park School	Hoover, AL
Alaska	Mary McCaffrey	Skagway City School	Skagway, AK
Arkansas	Gina DeVore	ML King Jr. Interdistrict Magnet Elementary School	Little Rock, AR
California	Meri Fedak	Charles F. Kettering Classical Elementary School	Long Beach, CA
Colorado	Jen Almquist Lehman	Superior Elementary School	Superior, CO
Connecticut	Maureen Festi	Stafford Elementary School	Stafford Springs, CT
Delaware	Rodney Collins	Lake Forest South Elementary School	Harrington, DE
District of Columbia	Mary Jean Judd	Park View Elementary School	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Jessica Buckley	Bitz Intermediate School	Camp Lejeune, NC
Georgia	Gina Esposito McGowan	A. Brian Merry Elementary School	Augusta, GA
Hawaii	Paul Waite	Kahuku Elementary School	Kahuku, HI
Idaho	Sharon Wagner	Ponderosa Elementary School	Post Falls, ID
Illinois	Theresa Bartsch	Maud E. Johnson Elementary School	Rockford, IL
Indiana	Connie Lynn Diaz	Sugar Grove Elementary School	Greenwood, IN
Iowa	Kimberly Heckart	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA
Kansas	Deborah C. Shaffer	Guthridge Elementary School	Parsons, KS
Kentucky	Tammy Spratt	Sheperdsville Elementary School	Sheperdsville, KY
Louisiana	Ann Majeste	Anastasia C. Alexander Elementary School	Kenner, LA
Maine	Barbara Judge and Marilyn Philbrook	Harrison C. Lyseth Elementary School	Portland, ME
Maryland	Charla Helmers	Dundalk Elementary School	Baltimore, MD
Massachusetts	Ann B. O’Halloran	Albert Angier Elementary School	Waban, MA
Michigan	Rena L. Heleniak	Galesburg-Augusta Intermediate School	Galesburg, MI
Minnesota	Mark Cotter	Eisenhower Elementary School	Coon Rapids, MN
Missouri	Lana Dicus	Tipton Elementary School	Tipton, MO
Montana	Peter T. Strand	Irving International School	Bozeman, MT
Nebraska	Evelyn Johnson	Campbell Elementary School	Lincoln, NE
Nevada	Andrew Morss	Spanish Springs Elementary School	Sparks, NV
New Hampshire	Judith A. Harvey	Bernice A. Ray Elementary School	Hanover, NH
New Jersey	Dale Baumwoll	Randolph Middle School	Randolph, NJ
New Mexico	Connie Marston Guy	Manzano Day School	Albuquerque, NM
New York	Robert J. Alonso	Bay Avenue Elementary School	Patchogue, NY
North Carolina	Suzanne M. Blaszak	Providence Spring Elementary School	Charlotte, NC
North Dakota	Renae Weisenburger	West Elementary School	Grand Forks, ND
Ohio	Sharon E. Ricklic	York Elementary School	New Philadelphia, OH
Oklahoma	Sandy Forrest	Cross Timbers Elementary School	Edmond, OK
Oregon	Margaret Cowens	Manzanita Elementary School	Grants Pass, OR
Pennsylvania	Robert C. Slamp	Elizabeth M. Carter and Iris S. MacRae Elementary School	Lancaster, PA
Rhode Island	Maureen Finneson	St. Philomena School	Portsmouth, RI
South Dakota	Jane Olson	Lincoln Elementary School	Watertown, SD
Tennessee	Kyla Krengel	W. A. Bass Middle School	Nashville, TN
Texas	Marcia Looper	Valley Oaks Elementary School	Houston, TX
Utah	Barbara Tippets	Majestic Elementary School	West Jordan, UT
Vermont	Linda S. Horn	Leicester Central School	Leicester, VT
Virginia	Susan V. Groundwater	Bennett Elementary School	Manassas, VA
Washington	Paula Cautrell	Sunrise Elementary School	Redmond, WA
West Virginia	Lynette Swiger	Monongah Elementary School	Monongah, WV
Wisconsin	Cathie Ann Schmid Rohloff	Stockbridge Elementary School	Stockbridge, WI
Wyoming	Alice Kerns	Tongue River Elementary School	Ranchester, WY

2006

2006 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Mary Lee	Central School	Huntsville, AL
Alaska	Sean Murphy	Houston High School	Big Lake, AK
Arizona	Heather E. Robinson	Desert Canyon Elementary School	Scottsdale, AZ
Arkansas	Toney McMurray	Alma High School	Alma, AR
California	Jerry Mittleholtz	Anacapa Middle School	Ventura, CA
Colorado	Scott DeVries	Preston Junior High School	Fort Collins, CO
Connecticut	Peter C. Vermilyea	Housatonic Valley Regional High School	Falls Village, CT
Delaware	Melissa Buchanan	Smyrna High School	Smyrna, DE
District of Columbia	Katherine Spellacy	Bell Multicultural High School	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Deborah Bridges	Mahaffey Middle School	Fort Campbell, KY
Florida	Nicole Marsala	Coral Springs Middle School	Coral Spring, FL
Georgia	Andrew P. Adams	Walton High School	Marietta, GA
Hawaii	Kevin Chaitin	Moanalua High School	Honolulu, HI
Idaho	Jock Summers	Mary McPherson Elementary School	Meridian, ID
Illinois	Marcy Vancil	Flossie Wiley School	Urbana, IL
Indiana	Ruth E. Baize	West Terrace Elementary School	Evansville, IN
Iowa	Nancy J. Daley	St. Patrick Elementary School	Waukon, IA
Kansas	Jason Pendleton	Lawrence Free State High School	Lawrence, KS
Kentucky	Tim S. Foster	DuPont Manual High School	Louisville, KY
Louisiana	Judith Carollo	Mandeville Junior High School	Mandeville, LA
Maine	Nancy Ponzetti	Catherine McAuley High School	Portland, ME
Maryland	K. Wise Whitehead	West Baltimore Elementary School	Baltimore, MD
Massachusetts	Alicia Kersten	Somerville High School	Somerville, MA
Michigan	Craig Booher	Napoleon High School	Napoleon, MI
Minnesota	James Fisketti	Duluth Central High School	Duluth, MN
Mississippi	Silas Thompson	Petal High School	Petal, MS
Missouri	Claire Hasemeier	Elsberry Middle School	Elsberry, MO
Montana	Merle Johnston	Frenchtown High School	Frenchtown, MT
Nebraska	Scott Wilson	Omaha Central High School	Omaha, NE
Nevada	Shanna A. Krueger	Dayton High School	Dayton, NV
New Hampshire	Susan M. Frost	Canaan Elementary School	Canaan, NH
New Jersey	Jesse M. O’Neill	Warren Hills Regional High School	Washington, NJ
New Mexico	Sandy McMurray	Eldorado High School	Albuquerque, NM
New York	Catherine M. Turso	Baruch College Campus High School	New York, NY
North Carolina	Lindy G. Poling	Millbrook High School	Raleigh, NC
North Dakota	Carl Oberholtzer	Fargo North High School	Fargo, ND
Ohio	George Grampp	Lehman Catholic High School	Sidney, OH
Oklahoma	Julie A. Guild	Carl Albert Jr. High School	Midwest City, OK
Oregon	Lois MacMillan	South Middle School	Grants Pass, OR
Pennsylvania	Tracy Devlin	Marshall Middle School	Wexford, PA
Rhode Island	Sharon Fennessey	Henry Barnard School	Providence, RI
South Carolina	Iris Parker Aschenbrand	Hunt Meadows Elementary School	Easley, SC
South Dakota	Vickie L. Newman	Hillcrest Elementary School	Brookings, SD
Tennessee	Gloria McElroy	Fulton High School	Knoxville, TN
Texas	Elizabeth Gonzales	Cedar Park Middle School	Cedar Park, TX
US Territories	Berlino Martin	Pacific Island Central School	Pohnpei State
Utah	Heidi Ross	East Elementary School	Tooele, UT
Vermont	Marguerite J. Ames	Marion Cross School	Norwich, VT
Virginia	Jamie Sawatzky	Rocky Run Middle School	Chantilly, VA
Washington	Tricia Jenden Billes	Sequim Middle School	Sequim, WA
West Virginia	Gerry R. Kohler	VanDevender Jr. High School	Parkersburg, WV
Wisconsin	Marc Papendieck	Edgerton High School	Edgerton, WI
Wyoming	Janet Becker Radkey	Summit High School	Jackson, WY

2005

2005 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Stephanie C. Robinson	Fultondale High School	Birmingham, AL
Alaska	Linda C. Hulen	Bowman Elementary School	Anchorage, AK
Arizona	L. Mark Sweeney	Cactus Shadows High School	Cave Creek, AZ
Arkansas	Leigh Sullivan	Greene County Tech High School	Paragould, AR
California	Kevin Williams	Davis Senior High School	Davis, CA
Colorado	Sharon R. Rhodes	Dunstan Middle School	Lakewood, CO
Connecticut	Wendy Nelson Kauffman	Metropolitan Learning Center	Bloomfield, CT
Delaware	Darrell Gravatt	Caesar Rodney High School	Camden, DE
District of Columbia	Amy Trenkle	Stuart-Hobson Museum Middle School	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	Martha S. Drane	Patch American High School, Stuttgart	Germany
Florida	Alan N. Kay	East Lake High School	Tarpon Springs, FL
Georgia	Oliver Jack Collins	Stockbridge High School	Stockbridge, GA
Hawaii	Renee Adams	Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate	Makawao, HI
Idaho	Debra Jo Woodard	Skyline High School	Idaho Falls, ID
Illinois	Kristy Lynn Caywood	A. Vito Martinez Middle School	Romeoville, IL
Indiana	Jon D. Carl	F.J. Reitz High School	Evansville, IN
Iowa	Ron VanStrien	Southeast Warren High School	Liberty Center, IA
Kansas	Walt Cochran	Gardner Edgerton High School	Gardner, KS
Kentucky	Virginia Allen Gooch	Hanson Elementary School	Hanson, KY
Louisiana	Jamie Fratello Staub	Grace King High School	Metairie, LA
Maine	Dennis Edmondson	Mt. Ararat High School	Topsham, ME
Maryland	Brian White	Allegany High School	Cumberland, MD
Massachusetts	Beth A. Harding	Sullivan Middle School	Worcester, MA
Michigan	Thomas F. Sleete	Southfield-Lathrup Senior High School	Lathrup Village, MI
Minnesota	Jesse Godzala	Foley Senior High	Foley, MN
Mississippi	Thomas P. Watts	Madison Middle School	Madison, MS
Missouri	Wendy R. Blanton-Kuhl	Carr Lane Visual and Performing Arts Middle School	St. Louis, MO
Montana	Richard Galli	Bridger Alternative School	Bozeman, MT
Nebraska	Daniel M. Jensen	Waverly High School	Waverly, NE
Nevada	John R. Gilbertson	Reno High School	Reno, NV
New Hampshire	Sean M. O’Mara	Keene Middle School	Keene, NH
New Jersey	Rosanne Lichatin	West Morris Central High School	Chester, NJ
New Mexico	Nancy K. Schick	Los Alamos High School	Los Alamos, NM
New York	Adam N. Stevens	Frederick Douglass Academy	New York, NY
North Carolina	Ray Parrish	Northwest Guilford High School	Greensboro, NC
North Dakota	William Landry	Central High School	Grand Forks, ND
Ohio	Joseph R. Bellas	Tippecanoe High School	Tipp City, OH
Oklahoma	Amy J. Schulke	Chisholm Elementary School	Edmond, OK
Oregon	James A. Harms	Waldo Middle School	Salem, OR
Pennsylvania	Krista Rosensteel	Mechanicsburg Middle School	Mechanicsburg, PA
Rhode Island	Diane R. Morel	St. Mary Academy – Bay View	Riverside, RI
South Carolina	John B. Adams III	White Knoll High School	Lexington, SC
South Dakota	Darlene Kaye Telkamp	Spearfish Middle School	Spearfish, SD
Tennessee	Don Roe	North Side High School	Jackson, TN
Texas	Elaine Schwartz	Langham Creek High School	Houston, TX
US Territories	Margarita Kose	Pohnpei Island Central School	Kolonia
US Virgin Islands	Lauren Varlack	Charlotte Amalie High School	St. Thomas
Utah	Rebecca Yvonne Ibarra	Scott M. Matheson Junior High	Magna, UT
Vermont	William K. Olsen Jr.	Rutland High School	Stratton, VT
Virginia	Mary M. Gunsalus	Landstown Middle School	Virginia Beach, VA
Washington	Jim Sawatzki	Bethel High School	Spanaway, WA
West Virginia	Patricia Dillon	Tug Valley High School	Williamson, WV
Wisconsin	John Hallagan	Magee Elementary School	Genesee Depot, WI
Wyoming	Patricia Anne Green	Natrona County High School	Casper, WY

2004

2004 State History Teachers of the Year

State	Teacher	School	Location
Alabama	Marjo Gann	Hoover High School	Hoover, AL
Alaska	Patricia S. Behner	North Pole High School	North Pole, AK
Arkansas	Michael D. Polston	Cabot High School	Cabot, AR
California	Kenneth E. Hooper	Bakersfield High School	Bakersfield, CA
Colorado	Karen Green	Aspen High School	Aspen, CO
Connecticut	Jeanne Marie Benoit	Putnam Middle School	Putnam, CT
Delaware	Sandy Furbush	Sussex Technical High School	Georgetown, DE
District of Columbia	Annie C. Miller	Jefferson Junior High School	Washington, D.C.
DoDEA	N. Wayne Craig	Quantico Middle High School	Quantico, VA
Florida	Regina Stuck	Homestead Middle School	Homestead, FL
Georgia	Andrew G. White	Morrow High School	Morrow, GA
Hawaii	Wray Jose	Moanalua High School	Honolulu, HI
Idaho	Gail Chumbley	Eagle High School	Eagle, ID
Illinois	Robert A. Rodey	Marian Catholic High School	Chicago Heights, IL
Indiana	Stephen S. Hardwick	Indian Creek Elementary School	Indianapolis, IN
Iowa	James Daniel	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA
Kansas	Martha Howard	Indian Hills Middle School	Prairie Village, KS
Kentucky	Patricia J. Morris	Ballard High School	Louisville, KY
Louisiana	Jane Texada	Pineville High School	Pineville, LA
Maine	Gail Lamb	Monmouth Academy	Monmouth, ME
Maryland	Robert Alan Handy	Bel Air High School	Bel Air, MD
Massachusetts	W. Dean Eastman	Beverly High School	Beverly, MA
Michigan	Timothy J. Evans	Marysville Middle School	Marysville, MI
Minnesota	Lonni Skrentner	Edina High School	Edina, MN
Mississippi	Todd E. Boucher	Biloxi High School	Biloxi, MS
Missouri	Joan W. Musbach	Ladue Middle School	St. Louis, MO
Montana	Norman F. Anderson	Great Falls High School	Great Falls, MT
Nebraska	Mark Hunt	Boone Central High School	Albion, NE
Nevada	Carol Hines	The Darrell C. Swope Middle School	Reno, NV
New Hampshire	Thomas Gilfoyle	Nashua North High School	Nashua, NH
New Jersey	Beverly Jones	Trenton Central High School	Trenton, NJ
New Mexico	Jim Smith	Mayfield High School	Las Cruces, NM
New York	Celestine DeSaussure	Mark Twain Intermediate School	Brooklyn, NY
North Carolina	Allen Guidry	J.H. Rose High School	Greenville, NC
North Dakota	Jeffrey C. Stotts	Devils Lake High School	Devils Lake, ND
Ohio	Linda Darus Clark	Padua Franciscan High School	Parma, OH
Oklahoma	Stephen G. Stevens	Latta High School	Ada, OK
Oregon	Kristie Duyckinck	Century High School	Hillsboro, OR
Pennsylvania	Angela Matt	Loomis Elementary School	Broomall, PA
Puerto Rico	Elsa Castro	University Gardens High School	San Juan
Rhode Island	Robert A. Scappini	Central Falls High School	Central Falls, RI
South Carolina	Priscilla McPheeters	Coughman Road Elementary	Columbia, SC
South Dakota	Vikki Hasche	Arlington Elementary School	Arlington, SD
Tennessee	Mary Catherine Bradshaw	Hillsboro High School	Nashville, TN
Texas	Melony Glynn Speer	East Central Heritage Middle School	San Antonio, TX
US Territories	Letoa R. Atafua	Tafuna High School	Pago Pago
US Virgin Islands	Leonice Donovan	Edith Williams Elementary School	St. Thomas
Utah	Conn James Wood	Dixie Middle School	St. George, UT
Vermont	Jerry Desmaris	Spaulding High School	Barre, VT
Virginia	Barbara W. Weaver	Thomas Eaton Middle School	Hampton, VA
Washington	Marshall Mah	Mount Spokane High School	Mead, WA
West Virginia	Robert Wilson	Parkersburg High School	Parkersburg, WV
Wisconsin	Kathleen Cochrane Kean	Nicolet High School	Glendale, WI
Wyoming	Kevin Cates	McCormick Junior High School	Cheyenne, WY

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