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TEACHERS OF THE YEAR

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2011-2012 NC TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Tyronna HookerPiedmont/Triad Central Region Alamance-Burlington Schools

2011-2012 TEACHER OF THE YEAR TEAM

TEACHER OF THE YEAR REGIONAL MAP

Ferdinand CooperNorth Central Region

Weldon City Schools

Marci HousemanSandhills/South Central

RegionMoore County Schools

Eric GrantWestern Region

Buncombe County Schools

Thomas PlecnikSouthwest Region

Gaston County Schools

Suzie SandersNortheast Region

Elizabeth City/Pasquotank Public Schools

Andy BlevinsNorthwest Region

Catawba County Schools

Callie SmithSoutheast Region

Carteret County Schools

Regina JohnstonCharter Schools

Chatham Charter School

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Jason Griffi nPerquimans County Schools

Donna Whitfi eldWashington County Schools

Kurt GarnerPitt County Schools

Kurt GarnerKurt GarnerJason Griffi nJason Griffi n Donna Whitfi eldDonna Whitfi eld

Lori LoliesGates County Schools

Justin FrederesHertford County Schools

Justin FrederesJustin FrederesLori LoliesLori Lolies

Sheila ParkerBertie County Schools

Cristie FieldsCamden County Schools

Cristie FieldsCristie Fields Jessica BalltzglierEdenton/Chowan County

Schools

Sherri CoxHyde County Schools

Patrick Herring IVMartin County SchoolsPatrick Herring IVPatrick Herring IV

James BrysonCurrituck County Schools

James BrysonJames Bryson Chavaleh WetzelDare County Schools

Amy Jo SpencerElizabeth City/Pasquotank

County Schools

REGION 1Northeast

Lisa StaatsNORTHEAST REGION TEACHER OF THE YEAR

BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS

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REGION 2Southeast

Antonio DiazCarteret County Schools

Jacqueline LanierJones County Schools

Suzanna BolinPender County Schools

Andrea BellSampson County Schools

Andrea BellAndrea Bell

Melissa SoutherlandLenoir County Schools

Melissa SoutherlandMelissa Southerland

Janet CarterClinton CitySchools

Janet CarterJanet Carter Roneca WallaceCraven County Schools

Rachael MoserNew Hanover County Schools

Jennifer TyndallWayne County Schools

Jennifer HardyOnslow County Schools

Jennifer HardyJennifer Hardy

Cynthia WallaceDuplin County SchoolsCynthia WallaceCynthia Wallace Kimberly Taybron

Greene County Schools

Cara SheltonPamlico County Schools

Melissa WarrenSOUTHEAST REGION TEACHER OF THE YEAR

BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS

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Jason JowersDurham County Schools

Randy ParkerJohnston County Schools

Stephanie RhodesWake County Schools

Cheryl SebrellWarren County Schools

Cheryl SebrellCheryl Sebrell

Marie MullinsNash-Rocky Mount Public Schools

Marie MullinsMarie Mullins

Susie DavisEdgecombe County Schools

Susie DavisSusie Davis Brian McDowellFranklin County Schools

Monté FreemanNorthampton County Schools

Michael Hawkins, Jr.Weldon City Schools

Ellen BryantRoanoke Rapids City Schools

Ellen BryantEllen Bryant

Janita AllenGranville County Schools

Janita AllenJanita Allen Tammy HedgepethHalifax County Schools

Peggy PriceVance County Schools

REGION 3North Central

Malinda PenningtonNORTH CENTRAL REGION TEACHER OF THE YEAR

WILSON COUNTY SCHOOLS

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REGION 4Sandhills/South Central

Elizabeth ColeBladen County Schools

Mary GilmanMontgomery County Schools

Mary GilmanMary Gilman

Pamela SuttonWhiteville City Schools

Tracy MetcalfMoore County Schools

Tracy MetcalfTracy Metcalf

Nicky HobbsColumbus County Schools

Nicky HobbsNicky Hobbs Dewana HoltCumberland County Schools

Mark BurrRichmond County Schools

Jason BullockRobeson County Schools

Jason BullockJason Bullock

Andy ColeHarnett County Schools

Andy ColeAndy Cole Vincent PienaarLee County Schools

Katie ClarkScotland County Schools

Karrie DetwilerSANDHILLS/SOUTH CENTRAL REGION TEACHER OF THE YEAR

HOKE COUNTY SCHOOLS

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Molly EllingtonAlamance-Burlington Schools

Laura ClodfelterDavidson County Schools

Chrystal ThomasRockingham County Schools

Keri LambAsheboro City Schools

Melonie RectorLexington City Schools

Jennifer ViaStokes County Schools

Emily SmithCaswell County Schools

Christopher HansenOrange County Schools

Jewell BeasleyThomasville City Schools

Iris MuddWinston Salem/Forsyth

County Schools

Allison BowersPerson County Schools

Allison BowersAllison Bowers

Patricia BergeChapel Hill-Carrboro

City Schools

Patricia BergePatricia Berge Neal MorganChatham County Schools

Addie SnotherlyRandolph County Schools

REGION 5Piedmont-Triad/Central

Jennifer ArbergPIEDMONT-TRIAD/CENTRAL REGION TEACHER OF THE YEAR

GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS

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REGION 6Southwest

Kevin AdamsAnson County Schools

Janelle PattersonCabarrus County Schools

Karen MeadowsCharlotte-Mecklenburg

Schools

Jennifer BumgardnerCleveland County Schools

Krista ChapmanKannapolis City Schools

Regina HovisLincoln County Schools

Ellen BlueStanly County Schools

Maya SchultzUnion County Schools

Lenora CrabtreeSOUTHWEST REGION TEACHER OF THE YEAR

GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS

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Sarena FullerBurke County Schools

Michelle BurnopAvery County Schools

Sarah TugmanAshe County Schools

Tammy MarionAlleghany County Schools

Amy HallAlexander County Schools

Rachael MoyerHickory Public Schools

Tonya SmithElkin City Schools

Rebecca MarionDavie County Schools

Lorie FoxCatawba County Schools

Ann MatthewsCaldwell County Schools

Dwayne TroutmanIredell-Statesville Schools

Dwayne TroutmanDwayne Troutman Cheryl DortchMooresville Graded

School District

Olivia ByerlyMount Airy City Schools

Margaret DanielsNewton-Conover City Schools

Theresa PierceRowan-Salisbury Schools

Jonathan AmosSurry County Schools

Reuellyn ThomasWilkes County Schools

Cynthia StoneYadkin County Schools

REGION 7Northwest

Darcy Grimes2012-2013 NC TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Watauga County Schools

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REGION 8Western

Kevin WhiteGraham County Schools

Zachary MossClay County Schools

Elizabeth GilbertCherokee County Schools

Chris BrownBuncombe County Schools

Victoria AngelottiAsheville City Schools

Stephen ParrisHaywood County Schools

Joe ShookHenderson County Schools

Vickie SuttonMacon County Schools

Tina ThorpeMadison County Schools

Gregory FranklinMitchell County Schools

Jodi AntinoriYancey County Schools

Amanda O’ShieldsTransylvania County Schools

Dora MaySwain County Schools

Robyn ElliottRutherford County Schools

Susan McRostiePolk County Schools

Edith CallahanWESTERN REGION TEACHER OF THE YEAR

JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOLS

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Marni FrugéEvergreen Community

Charter

Shavonda Scales-Voorsluis

East Wake Academy

Kay D. LopossayChatham Charter

Stacey MarjoramCharter Day School

Hollis BrownArtSpace Charter School

Hollis BrownHollis Brown

Caroline M. BrownUnion Academy

Winnie LameckSouthern Wake Academy

Larry FrederickSocrates Academy

Megan WrightRoxboro Community School

Charita M. JusticeLake Norman Charter

Clay WooldridgeVoyager Academy

Clay WooldridgeClay Wooldridge

CHARTER SCHOOLS

Jennifer ClaytonCHARTER SCHOOLS TEACHER OF THE YEAR

FORSYTH ACADEMY

NC TEACHERS OF THE YEAR 1970-2011

2011 TYRONNA HOOKER, Alamance-Burlington Schools, EC Inclusion, grades 6-8

2010 JENNIFER J. FACCIOLINI, Sampson County Schools, Social Studies, high school

2009 JESSICA GARNER, Union County Public Schools, Spanish, high school

2008 CINDI RIGSBEE, Orange County Schools, Reading, middle school, “NATIONAL FINALIST”

2007 JAMES BELL, Edenton-Chowan Public Schools, Language Arts, 8th grade

2006 DIANA BEASLEY, Hickory City Schools, Biology, high school

2005 WENDY MILLER, Craven County Schools, grades K-2

2004 LIZBETH ALFARO, Catawba County Schools, ESL, grades K-6

2003 ALLISON ORMOND, Rockingham County Schools, Language Arts/Social Studies, 7th grade

2002 MELISSA BARTLETT, Iredell-Statesville Schools, English, high school, “NATIONAL FINALIST”

2001 CARMEN WILSON, Ashe County Schools, Mathematics, high school

2000 LAURA BILBRO-BERRY, Beaufort County Schools, 2nd grade

1999 KIMBERLY H. HUGHES, Wake County Schools, Kindergarten

1998 REBECCA O. HOYLE, Onslow County Schools, Music, grades K-5

1997 JULIAN L. COGGINS, JR., Cabarrus County Schools, Science, high school

1996 RICHARD SCOTT GRIFFIN, Gaston County Schools, 5th grade

1995 VERNESTINE KENT TAYLOR, Wilson County Schools, Mathematics, high school

1994 SANDRA C. WELLS, Asheville City Schools, (Buncombe Co.), Team Teacher, 1st & 4th grades

1993 SARAH M. PRATT, McDowell County Schools, English/Social Studies, high school, “NATIONAL HALL OF FAME WINNER”

1992 DIXIE F. ABERNATHY, Gaston County Schools, Science, junior high school

1991 ANNIE PEGRAM, Durham City Schools, (Durham Co.), 1st grade

1990 LOUIS GOTLIEB, Granville County Schools, Science, high school

1989 SANDRA DAVIS ROGERS, Rowan County Schools, 1st-3rd grades

1988 MERV SESSOMS, Haywood County Schools, English, high school

1987 CYNTHIA B. ZEGER-OSTHERHUS, Salisbury City Schools, (Rowan Co.), Mathematics, high school

1986 DONNA H. OLIVER, Burlington City Schools, (Alamance Co.), Science, high school, “NATIONAL WINNER”

1985 PAMELA F. BREWER, Person County Schools, English/Journalism, high school

1984 PHILLIP R. DAIL, Wake County Schools, Science, high school

1983 JEAN PAUL POWELL, Clinton City Schools, (Sampson Co.), English, 12th grade

1982 JAMES JEROME WILLIAMS, Burke County Schools, Music, high school

1981 PENELOPE SUE SMITH, Asheboro City Schools, (Randolph Co.), Humanities, high school

1980 LINDA LEE, Burlington City Schools, (Alamance Co.), English, high school

1979 JO ANN PAYNE NORRIS, Wake County Schools, 1st grade

1978 RUTH P. WATKINS, Richmond County Schools, Social Studies, high school

1977 TED SCOTT HENSON, Vance County Schools, Language Arts/Social Studies, 5th grade

1976 RUBY MURCHISON, Fayetteville City Schools, (Cumberland Co.), Language Arts/Social Studies, 7th grade, “NATIONAL WINNER”

1975 HERMAN L. FORBES, High Point City Schools, (Guilford Co.), 6th grade

1974 FRANCES A. KISER, Cleveland County Schools, English, high school

1973 SARAH E. SPIVEY, Raleigh City Schools, (Wake Co.), 4th-5th grade, “NATIONAL FINALIST”

1972 JAMES M. “JAY” ROGERS, Durham City Schools, (Durham Co.), American History/Black Studies, high school, “NATIONAL WINNER”

1971 GENELLA ALLISON, Hickory City Schools, (Catawba Co.), English/Journalism, high school

1970 JOHN MCFADDEN, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 6th grade, “NATIONAL FINALIST”