History Scholars Program
Winners
2011National Prize:
The Institute presented the 2011 National History Teacher of the Year Award to Stacy Hoeflich, a teacher at John Adams Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia. As she teaches the history of Virginia to her fourth-grade students, Ms. Hoeflich introduces them to primary sources and their importance in the study of the past. Following a summer institute that she attended on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ms. Hoeflich helped her students write, produce and perform three operas on George Mason, Thomas Jefferson and Virginia’s Indians. Her students participate in “Colonial Day” fairs, receive visits from historical reenactors, and take field trips to local historic sites including Jamestown, Monticello, and Mount Vernon. Ms. Hoeflich shares her knowledge and experience in the use of primary sources with colleagues in her community and across the country. She serves as an Educational Consultant for the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University and has also participated and served as a leader in her district’s Teaching American History Grant. She has presented at the national conferences of the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association and the National Council for the Social Studies.
See State Winners for 2011:
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- Alabama
Anita Schaffer, Columbia Elementary School, Madison
- Alaska
Mary Lee Tung, Sand Lake Elementary, Anchorage
- Arizona
Kathryn Bauer, Patterson Elementary School, Mesa
- Arkansas
Lisa Lacefield, Nettleton Middle School, Jonesboro
- California
Jed Larsen, Ethel I. Baker Elementary, Sacramento
- Colorado
Mark Wilensky, Stevens Elementary School, Wheat Ridge
- Connecticut
Michael Currier, Dr. James H. Naylor School , Hartford
- Delaware
Melisa Stilwell, Townsend Elementary School, Townsend
- District of Columbia
Lisa Jensen, Lafayette Elementary School, Washington, D.C.
- Florida
Andrew Samuelson, MetroWest Elementary School, Orlando
- Georgia
Elizabeth Kennedy, Big Shanty Elementary School, Kennesaw
- Hawaii
Lori Kidani, Mokapu Elementary School, Kailua
- Illinois
Don Jolly, Our Saviour School, Jacksonville
- Indiana
Mary Nine, Edgewood Intermediate School, Indianapolis
- Iowa
Lisa Zylstra, Jefferson Intermediate School, Pella
- Kansas
Amanda Jessee, Westwood View Elementary School, Shawnee Mission
- Kentucky
Donnie Wilkerson, Jamestown Elementary School, Jamestown
- Louisiana
Stacy Erwin, Eden Gardens Magnet School, Shreveport
- Maine
Jayne Perkins, Eric L. Knowlton School, Berwick
- Maryland
Danielle Taylor, Church Creek Elementary School, Belcamp
- Massachusetts
Jessica Kodys, Stacy Middle School, Milford
- Michigan
Katherine Hribar, Westwood Elementary School, Warren
- Minnesota
Diane Munson, Red Rock Elementary School, Woodbury
- Mississippi
Jill Lipski, Reeves Elementary School, Long Beach
- Missouri
Sarah Showalter, Gratz Brown Elementary School, Moberly
- Montana
Evelyn Ybarra, Irving Elementary School, Bozeman
- Nebraska
Pamela Bornemeier, Cavett Elementary School, Lincoln
- Nevada
Heather Rampton, Elaine Wynn Elementary School, Las Vegas
- New Hampshire
Bruce Freeberg, Crossroads Academy, Lyme
- New Jersey
Leslie Russell, Martin Luther King Intermediate School, Piscataway
- New Mexico
Georgia Babb, Puesta del Sol Elementary, Rio Rancho
- New York
I-Huei Go, Saint Ann's School, Brooklyn
- North Carolina
Julia DeLaney, Ravenscroft School, Raleigh
- North Dakota
Janice Harildstad, Carrington Elementary School, Carrington
- Ohio
Diane Runyon, Edison Intermediate Middle School, Grandview Heights
- Oklahoma
Deji Dugger, Fairview Elementary School, Oklahoma City
- Oregon
Karen Olsen, McCornack Elementary School, Eugene
- Pennsylvania
Ryan Stephens, Pocopson Elementary School, West Chester
- Rhode Island
Carol Glanville, Colt Andrews Elementary School, Bristol
- South Carolina
Margaret Bounds, Burgess Elementary School, Myrtle Beach
- South Dakota
Amber Stout, Jefferson Elementary School, Pierre
- Tennessee
Tracy Foxx, Lockeland Design Center, Nashville
- Texas
Tim Bryant, Windsor Elementary School, Amarillo
- Utah
Janice Rolan, Oakridge Elementary School, Salt Lake City
- Vermont
Frank Kelley, Chester-Andover Elementary School, Chester
- Virginia
Stacy Hoeflich, John Adams Elementary School, Alexandria
- Washington
Karen Morley-Smith, Sunset Elementary School, Vancouver
- West Virginia
Susan Long, Union Elementary School, Buckhannon
- Wisconsin
Terry Kaldhusdal, Magee Elementary School, Genesee Depot
- Wyoming
Joan James, UW Lab School, Laramie
- Department of Defense Education Activity
Pamela Anthony, Seoul American Elementary School, Seoul