In order to be considered for the award, eligible teachers must first be nominated by a colleague, parent, or student. After receiving a nomination, teachers must submit a resume, teaching materials, and a letter of recommendation to be considered for the state award. History Teacher of the Year winners are selected by a committee of educators and education professionals in their state. For more information on the award process, please review the requirements listed here.
Alabama
Caitlin Halperin
Auburn High School, Auburn
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Alaska
Perry Lewis
Eagle River High School, Eagle River
Arizona
Ian McDougall
San Luis High School, San Luis
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Arkansas
Brick Cullum
Conway High School, Conway
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California
Jeni Boulanger
Oak Hills High School, Oak Hills
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Colorado
Manuela Tari
Overland Trail Middle School, Brighton
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Connecticut
Abigail Esposito
Conard High School, West Hartford
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Delaware
John Thomas
Brandywine Springs School, Wilmington
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District of Columbia
Lisa Rauschart
Georgetown Day School
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DoDEA
Tricia Surniak
Ansbach Middle High School, Germany
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Florida
Daniel Flint
Westside High School, Jacksonville
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Georgia
John Garner
Temple High School, Temple
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Hawaii
Misha Matsumoto
St. Andrew’s Schools - The Priory, Honolulu
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Idaho
Colin Donovan
Coeur d’Alene High School, Coeur d’Alene
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Illinois
Samantha Stearns
Roosevelt Middle School, River Forest
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Indiana
Kari Catanzaro
Maconaquah High School, Bunker Hill
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Iowa
Suzan Turner
Nashua-Plainfield High School, Nashua
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Kansas
Lori Rice
West Elementary USD 320, Wamego
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Kentucky
Toni Gorrell
East Carter Middle School, Grayson
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Louisiana
Bernadette Fruge
Belle Place Middle School, New Iberia
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Maine
Geoffrey Wingard
Bangor High School, Bangor
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Maryland
Lauren Merroth
South Hagerstown High School, Hagerstown
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Massachusetts
Adda Santos
Somerville High School, Somerville
Michigan
Adam Sakel
Airport High School, Carleton
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Minnesota
Ron Hustvedt
Salk STEM Middle School, Elk River
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Mississippi
Jenna Murphy
St. Joseph Catholic School, Madison
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Missouri
Jan Jacobi
The St. Michael School of Clayton, Saint Louis
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Montana
Jordann (Bright Trail Woman) Lankford
Great Falls Public Schools, Great Falls
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Nebraska
Alise Pape
Lincoln East High School, Lincoln
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Nevada
Emily Roberts
North Valleys High School, Reno
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New Hampshire
Mallory Langkau
Groveton High School, Groveton
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New Jersey
Caroline Blanchard
West Essex High School, North Caldwell
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New Mexico
Dionelia "Martina" Gutierrez
Rio Rancho High School, Rio Rancho
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New York
Caitlin Goodwin
McGraw Jr. Sr. High School, McGraw
North Carolina
Kelly Dunbar
Charles D. Owen High School, Black Mountain
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North Dakota
Elizabeth Carlson
Red River High School, Grand Forks
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Ohio
Lucas George
Franklin High School, Franklin
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Oklahoma
Emily Busey
Edmond Memorial High School, Edmond
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Oregon
Tyler Nice
Thurston High School, Springfield
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Pennsylvania
Amy Palo
Cornell High School, Coraopolis
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Rhode Island
Lawrence Verria
North Kingstown High School, North Kingstown
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South Carolina
Tracy Todd
Easley High School, Easley
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South Dakota
Justin Palmer
George S. Mickelson Middle School, Brookings
Tennessee
Melissa Collins
John P. Freeman School, Memphis
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Texas
Elizabeth Howson
North Belton Middle School, Temple
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US Territories
Rachel Ale-Kersten
Leone High School, American Samoa
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Utah
Ryan Mueller
Mount Logan Middle School, Logan
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Virginia
Edward “Chad” Ingold
Open High School, Richmond
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Washington
James Nau
Lakeside School, Seattle
West Virginia
Tommy Nester
Keyser Middle School, Keyser
Wisconsin
Kevin Podeweltz
Riverside Elementary School, Ringle
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Wyoming
Traci Schladweiler
Thunder Basin High School, Gillette