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
Alaska
Perry Lewis
Eagle River High School, Eagle River
Arizona
Ian McDougall
San Luis High School, San Luis
Arkansas
Brick Cullum
Conway High School, Conway
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California
Jeni Boulanger
Oak Hills High School, Oak Hills
Colorado
Manuela Tari
Overland Trail Middle School, Brighton
Connecticut
Abigail Esposito
Conard High School, West Hartford
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Delaware
John Thomas
Brandywine Springs School, Wilmington
District of Columbia
Lisa Rauschart
Georgetown Day School
DoDEA
Tricia Surniak
Ansbach Middle High School, Germany
Florida
Daniel Flint
Westside High School, Jacksonville
Georgia
John Garner
Temple High School, Temple
Hawaii
Misha Matsumoto
St. Andrew’s Schools - The Priory, Honolulu
Idaho
Colin Donovan
Coeur d’Alene High School, Coeur d’Alene
Illinois
Samantha Stearns
Roosevelt Middle School, River Forest
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Indiana
Kari Catanzaro
Maconaquah High School, Bunker Hill
Iowa
Suzan Turner
Nashua-Plainfield High School, Nashua
Kansas
Lori Rice
West Elementary USD 320, Wamego
Kentucky
Toni Gorrell
East Carter Middle School, Grayson
Louisiana
Bernadette Fruge
Belle Place Middle School, New Iberia
Maine
Geoffrey Wingard
Bangor High School, Bangor
Maryland
Lauren Merroth
South Hagerstown High School, Hagerstown
Massachusetts
Adda Santos
Somerville High School, Somerville
Michigan
Adam Sakel
Airport High School, Carleton
Minnesota
Ron Hustvedt
Salk STEM Middle School, Elk River
Mississippi
Jenna Murphy
St. Joseph Catholic School, Madison
Missouri
Jan Jacobi
The St. Michael School of Clayton, Saint Louis
Montana
Jordann (Bright Trail Woman) Lankford
Great Falls Public Schools, Great Falls
Nebraska
Alise Pape
Lincoln East High School, Lincoln
Nevada
Emily Roberts
North Valleys High School, Reno
New Hampshire
Mallory Langkau
Groveton High School, Groveton
New Jersey
Caroline Blanchard
West Essex High School, North Caldwell
New Mexico
Dionelia "Martina" Gutierrez
Rio Rancho High School, Rio Rancho
New York
Caitlin Goodwin
McGraw Jr. Sr. High School, McGraw
North Carolina
Kelly Dunbar
Charles D. Owen High School, Black Mountain
North Dakota
Elizabeth Carlson
Red River High School, Grand Forks
Ohio
Lucas George
Franklin High School, Franklin
Oklahoma
Emily Busey
Edmond Memorial High School, Edmond
Oregon
Tyler Nice
Thurston High School, Springfield
Pennsylvania
Amy Palo
Cornell High School, Coraopolis
Rhode Island
Lawrence Verria
North Kingstown High School, North Kingstown
South Carolina
Tracy Todd
Easley High School, Easley
South Dakota
Justin Palmer
George S. Mickelson Middle School, Brookings
Tennessee
Melissa Collins
John P. Freeman School, Memphis
Texas
Elizabeth Howson
North Belton Middle School, Temple
US Territories
Rachel Ale-Kersten
Leone High School, American Samoa
Utah
Ryan Mueller
Mount Logan Middle School, Logan
Virginia
Edward “Chad” Ingold
Open High School, Richmond
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