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| Maureen Festi receives the 2007 National History Teacher of Year Award from Laura Bush |
First Lady Laura Bush presented the fourth annual Preserve America History Teacher of the Year award to Maureen Festi, a fifth grade teacher at Stafford Elementary School in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, in a ceremony that took place at the Museum of the City of New York on November 16, 2007.
History Teacher of the Year: State Winners - 2007
- Alabama
Winner: Mary Beth Pugh, Bluff Park School, Hoover
State Coordinator: Carolyn Townsend (ctownsend@alsde.edu) - Alaska
Winner: Mary McCaffrey, Skagway City School, Skagway
State Coordinator: Steve Ex (Ex_Steve@asdk12.org) - Arizona
State Coordinator: Adria Lugo (adria.lugo@azed.gov) - Arkansas
Winner: Gina DeVore, ML King, Jr. Interdistrict Magnet Elementary School, Little Rock
State Coordinator: Maggie Herrick (Margaret.herrick@arkansas.gov) - California
Winner: Meri Fedak, Charles F. Kettering Classical Elementary School, Long Beach
State Coordinator: Linda Mehlbrech (lmehlbrech@lbusd.k12.ca.us) - Colorado
Winner: Jen Almquist Lehman, Superior Elementary School, Superior
State Coordinator: Mary Anne Hoffman (gmahoffman@msn.com) - Connecticut
Winner: Maureen Festi, Stafford Elementary School, Stafford Springs
State Coordinator: Daniel Gregg (Dan.Gregg@ct.gov) - Delaware
Winner: Rodney Collins, Lake Forest South Elementary School, Harrington
State Coordinator: Preston Shockley (pshockley@doe.k12.de.us) - Florida
State Coordinator: Levon Terrell (Levon.Terrell@fldoe.org) - Georgia
Winner: Gina Esposito McGowan, A. Brian Merry Elementary School, Augusta
State Coordinator: Peggy Caldwell (peggy@gabar.org) - Hawaii
Winner: Paul Waite, Kahuku Elementary School, Kahuku
State Coordinator: Robert Buss (rbuss@hihumanities.org) - Idaho
Winner: Sharon Wagner, Ponderosa Elementary School, Post Falls
State Coordinator: Russ Heller (russ.heller@boiseschools.org) - Illinois
Winner: Theresa Bartsch, Maud E. Johnson Elementary School, Rockford
State Coordinator: John Craig (jcraig@isbe.net) - Indiana
Winner: Connie Lynn Diaz, Sugar Grove Elementary School, Greenwood
State Coordinator: Don Adams (bethelpond@gmail.com) - Iowa
Winner: Kimberly Heckart, Prairie Ridge Elementary School, Cedar Rapids
State Coordinator: Tom Connors (thomas.connors@cfu-cybernet.net) - Kansas
Winner: Deborah C. Shaffer, Guthridge Elementary School, Parsons
State Coordinator: Glenn Wiebe (glennw@essdack.org) - Kentucky
Winner: Tammy Spratt, Sheperdsville Elementary School, Sheperdsville
State Coordinator: Rebecca Hanly (Rebecca.hanly@ky.gov) - Louisiana
Winner: Ann Majeste, Anastasia C. Alexander Elementary School, Kenner
State Coordinator: Nikki Bray- Clark (nclark4@lsu.edu) - Maine
Winners: Barbara Judge and Marilyn Philbrook, Harrison C. Lyseth Elementary School, Portland
State Coordinator: Carolin Collins (ccollins@mainehistory.org) - Maryland
Winner: Charla Helmers, Dundalk Elementary School, Baltimore
State Coordinator: Donna Olszewski (dolszewski@msde.state.md.us) - Massachusetts
Winner: Ann B. O’Halloran, Albert Angier Elementary School, Waban
State Coordinator: Deborah Walker (djwalker@doe.mass.edu) - Michigan
Winner: Rena L. Heleniak, Galesburg-Augusta Intermediate School, Galesburg
State Coordinator: Gordon Andrews (gandrews@portageps.org) - Minnesota
Winner: Mark Cotter, Eisenhower Elementary School, Coon Rapids
State Coordinator: Michael Foster (michael.foster@state.mn.us) - Mississippi
State Coordinator: Chauncey Spears (CRSpears@mde.k12.ms.us) - Missouri
Winner: Lana Dicus, Tipton Elementary School, Tipton
State Coordinator: William Gerling (bill.gerling@dese.mo.gov) - Montana
Winner: Peter T. Strand, Irving International School, Bozeman
State Coordinator: John Gallagher (john.gallagher@bsd7.org) - Nebraska
Winner: Evelyn Johnson, Campbell Elementary School, Lincoln
State Coordinator: Larry Starr (larry.starr@nde.ne.gov) - Nevada
Winner: Andrew Morss, Spanish Springs Elementary School, Sparks
State Coordinator: Susan Davis (shdavis@washoe.k12.nv.us) - New Hampshire
Winner: Judith A. Harvey, Bernice A. Ray Elementary School, Hanover
State Coordinator: John Krueckeberg (jkrueckeberg@plymouth.edu) - New Jersey
Winner: Dale Baumwoll, Randolph Middle School, Randolph
State Coordinator: John Dougherty (john.dougherty@doe.state.nj.us) - New Mexico
Winner: Connie Marston Guy, Manzano Day School, Albuquerque
State Coordinator: Denise Johnston (djohnston@sfps.info) - New York
Winner: Robert J. Alonso, Bay Avenue Elementary School, Patchogue
State Coordinator: Gloria Sesso (gsesso@pmschools.org) - North Carolina
Winner: Suzanne M. Blaszak, Providence Spring Elementary School, Charlotte
State Coordinator: Melissa Lara (mlara@dpi.state.nc.us) - North Dakota
Winner: Renae Weisenburger, West Elementary School, Grand Forks
State Coordinator: Kimberly Porter (kimberly_porter@und.nodak.edu) - Ohio
Winner: Sharon E. Ricklic, York Elementary School, New Philadelphia - Oklahoma
Winner: Sandy Forrest, Cross Timbers Elementary School, Edmond
State Coordinator: Kelly Curtright (kelly_curtright@sde.state.ok.us) - Oregon
Winner: Margaret Cowens, Manzanita Elementary School, Grants Pass
State Coordinator: Andrea Morgan (andrea.morgan@state.or.us) - Pennsylvania
Winner: Robert C. Slamp, Elizabeth M. Carter and Iris S MacRae Elementary School, Lancaster
State Coordinator: Jeffrey Zeiders (jzeiders@state.pa.us) - Rhode Island
Winner: Maureen Finneson, St. Philomena School, Portsmouth
State Coordinator: Marie Parys (mparys@rihs.org) - South Carolina
State Coordinator: James Bryan (palmettoguard@sc.rr.com) - South Dakota
Winner: Jane Olson, Lincoln Elementary School, Watertown
State Coordinator: Brenda Robertson (brenda.robertson@state.sd.us) - Tennessee
Winner: Kyla Krengel, W.A. Bass Middle School, Nashville
State Coordinator: Rebecca Verner (rebecca.verner@mnps.org) - Texas
Winner: Marcia Looper, Valley Oaks Elementary School, Houston
State Coordinator: Judy Brodigan (judybrodigan@hotmail.com) - Utah
Winner: Barbara Tippets, Majestic Elementary School, West Jordan
State Coordinator: Robert Austin (robert.austin@schools.utah.gov) - Vermont
Winner: Linda S. Horn, Leicester Central School, Leicester
State Coordinator: Mike Austin (Mike.Austin@castleton.edu) - Virginia
Winner: Susan V. Groundwater, Bennett Elementary School, Manassas
State Coordinator: Betsy S. Barton (betsy.barton@doe.virginia.gov) - Washington , DC
Winner: Mary Jean Judd, Park View Elementary School
State Coordinator: Jesse Nickelson (jesse.nickelson@dc.gov) - Washington State
Winner: Paula Cautrell, Sunrise Elementary School, Redmond
State Coordinator: Caleb Perkins (Caleb.Perkins@k12.wa.us) - West Virginia
Winner: Lynette Swiger, Monongah Elementary School, Monongah
State Coordinator: Regina Scotchie (escotchi@access.k12.wv.us) - Wisconsin
Winner: Cathie Ann Schmid Rohloff, Stockbridge Elementary School, Stockbridge
State Coordinator: Walter Herscher (herscherw@aol.com) - Wyoming
Winner: Alice Kerns, Tongue River Elementary School, Ranchester
State Coordinator: Sherry Tavegie (wga@uwyo.edu) - U.S. Virgin Islands
State Coordinator: Annie Smith (asmith1@sttj.k12.vi) - U.S. Territories
Territories Coordinator: Bernadette Eshima (eshimab@prel.org) - Department of Defense Education Agency
Winner: Jessica Buckley, Bitz Intermediate School, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
State Coordinator: Dr. Mark Bignell (Mark.Bignell@hq.dodea.edu)
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