2000 – 

Marilyn Whirry – English, Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach, CA
1999 – 

Andy Baumgartner – Kindergarten, A. Brian Merry Elementary School, Augusta, GA
1998 –  Philip Bigler – Humanities/History, Thomas Jefferson High School, Alexandria, VA

1997 –  Sharon M. Draper – English, Language Arts, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, OH

1996 –  Mary Beth Blegen – History, Humanities, Writing, Worthington Senior High School, Worthington, MN

1995 –  Elaine B. Griffin – 4-10 Self Contained Classroom, Chiniak School, Chiniak, AK

1994 –  Sandra L. McBrayer – Self Contained Classroom, Homeless Outreach School, San Diego, CA

1993 –  Tracey Leon Bailey – Science, Satellite High School, Satellite Beach, FL

1992 –  Thomas A. Fleming – Special Education, Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Ann Arbor, MI

1991 –  Rae Ellen McKee – Remedial Reading, Slanesville Elementary School, Slanesville, WV

1990 –  Janis Gabay – English, Junipero Serra High School, San Diego, CA

1989 –  Mary V. Bicouvaris – Government/International Relations, Bethel High School, Hampton, VA

1988 –  Terry Weeks – Social Studies, Central Middle School, Murfreesboro, TN

1987 –  Donna H. Oliver – Biology, Hugh M. Cummings High School, Burlington, NC
1986 –  Guy R. Doud – Language Arts, Brainerd Senior High School, Brainerd, MN

1985 –  Therese Knecht Dozier – World History, Irmo High School, Columbia, SC

1984 –  Sherleen Sisney – History, Economics and Political Science, Ballard High School, Louisville, KY

1983 –  LeRoy E. Hay, Ph.D. – English, Manchester High School, Manchester, CT

1982 –  Bruce E. Brombacher – Mathematics, Jones Junior High School, Upper Arlington, OH

1981 –  Jay Sommer – Foreign Languages, New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, NY

1980 –  Beverly J. Bimes–Michalak – English, Hazelwood East High School, St. Louis, MO

1979 –  Marilyn W. Black – Elementary Art, Bernice A. Ray School, Hanover, NH

1978 –  Elaine Barbour – Sixth Grade, Coal Creek Elementary School, Montrose, CO

1977 –  Myrra L. Lee – Social Living, Helix High School, La Mesa, CA

1976 –  Ruby Murchison – Social Studies, Washington Drive Junior High School, Fayetteville, NC

1975 –  Robert G. Heyer – Science, Johanna Junior High School, St. Paul, MN

1974 –  Vivian Tom – Social Studies, Lincoln High School, Yonkers, NY

1973 –  John A. Ensworth – Sixth Grade, Kenwood School, Bend, OR

1972 –  James M. Rogers – American History and Black Studies, Durham High School, Durham, NC
1971 –  Martha M. Stringfellow – First Grade, Lewisville Elementary School, Chester County, SC

1970 –  Johnnie T. Dennis – Physics and Math Analysis, Walla Walla High School, Walla Walla, WA

1969 –  Barbara Goleman – Language Arts, Miami Jackson High School, Miami, FL
1968 –  David E. Graf – Vocational Education and Industrial Arts, Sandwich Community High School, Sandwich, IL

1967 –  Roger Tenney – Music, Owatonna Junior–Senior High School, Owatonna, MN
1966 –  Mona Dayton – First Grade, Walter Douglas Elementary School, Tucson, AZ

1965 –  Richard E. Klinck – Sixth Grade, Reed Street Elementary School, Wheat Ridge, CO

1964 –  Lawana Trout – English, Charles Page High School, Sand Springs, OK

1963 –  Elmon Ousley – Speech, American Government, Bellevue Senior High School, Bellevue, WA

1962 –  Marjorie French – Mathematics, Topeka High School, Topeka, KS

1961 –  Helen Adams – Kindergarten, Cumberland Public School, Cumberland, WN
1960 –  Hazel B. Davenport – First Grade, Central Elementary School, Beckley, WV
1959 –  Edna Donley – Mathematics and Speech, Alva High School, Alva, Oklahoma
1958 –  Jean Listebarger Humphrey – Second Grade, Edwards Elementary School, Ames, IA
1957 –  Eugene G. Bizzell – Speech, English and Debate, A.N. McCallum High School, Austin, TX. And Mary F. Schartz – Third Grade, Bristol Elementary School, Kansas City, MO

1956 –  Richard Nelson – Science, Flathead County High School, Kalispell, MT

1955 –  Margaret Perry – Fourth Grade, Monmouth Elementary School, Monmouth, OR

1954 –  Willard Widerberg – Seventh Grade, DeKalb Junior High School, DeKalb, IL

1953 –  Dorothy Hamilton – Social Studies, Milford High School, Milford, CT

1952 –  Geraldine Jones – First Grade, Hope Public School, Santa Barbara, CA
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