Department of Education
Dr. Tim Webb, Commissioner
Last Update:
07/07/2009
Prior Recipients of the Tennessee Teacher Of the Year Award
| Year | Teacher | School | School System | Subject Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Fayna Kennedy Moore | Franklin County | ||
| 1964 | James Muskelly | Memphis City | ||
| 1965 | John Pechnoick | Jackson | ||
| 1966 | Elizabeth Reed | Giles County | ||
| 1967 | Dr. Flora Joy | Johnson City | ||
| 1968 | Maxie Wilson | |||
| 1970 | Vallie Hunter | Putnam Co. Senior High | Putnam County | English |
| 1971 | Edna Ruth White | Jennie Bell Elementary | Dyersburg City | Special Education |
| 1972 | Ruby Street Cooley | Dyersburg High School | Dyersburg City | Mathematics |
| 1973 | May McGlothin | Coalfield Elementary | Morgan County | Kindergarten |
| 1974 | Evelyn Crunk McBroom | Stratford High | Metro/Nashville | Language & Mathematics |
| 1975 | Woodrow Wilson | |||
| 1976 | Donald Wayne Hood | Ross M. Robinson Jr. HS | Kingsport City | American History |
| 1977 | Cora R. Cox | Andrew Johnson Elem | Kingsport City | Teacher for autistic children |
| 1978 | Delores LeCornu Archie | Milan High School | Milan City | Mathematics |
| 1979 | Joan Newby Edgington | Watertown High | Wilson County | English |
| 1980 | Irene L. Fox | Woodland Elementary | Oak Ridge City | Music |
| 1981 | Dr. Brenda Thompson (Smith) Gulledge | Tusculum View Elementary | Greeneville City | 5th grade Language and Social Studies |
| 1982 | Martha Sue Elkins | Willow Brook Elementary | Oak Ridge City | 6th grade |
| 1983 | Eleanore M. Zurbruegg | Ridgeway Elementary | Memphis City | 2nd grade |
| 1984 | Sandra Hunter Crouch | White Co. High | White County | 9th grade Consumer Homemaking |
| 1985 | Susan Ingram Gendrich | Bradley Elementary | Murfreesboro City | English as a Second Language |
| 1986 | T. Dan Duggar | Ottaway Elementary | Greene County | Reading and Mathematics |
| 1987 | Carol Gardnes Transou | Science Hill High | Johnson City | AP American history |
| 1988 | Terry Weeks | Central Middle | Rutherford County | 7th grade Social Studies |
| 1989 | Edna Loveday | Sevierville Primary | Sevierville County | Kindergarten |
| 1990 | Geraldine Hawes | Cleveland High | Cleveland City | English, Speech and Drama |
| 1991 | Joseph S. York | Fayette-Ware High | Fayette County | AP/11th grade English |
| 1992 | Delores Doyle | Reeves-Rogers Elem | Murfreesboro City | 2nd grade |
| 1993 | James H. Kirk, Jr. | Alcoa Middle School | Alcoa City | 6th grade |
| 1994 | Frank Bluestein | Germantown High | Shelby County | Theatre/Communication Arts |
| 1995 | Pamela Jean Burish | Eakin School | Metro/Nashville | 3rd grade |
| 1996 | Linda L. Cheek | Ingleside Elementary | Athens City | Multiage |
| 1997 | Cathy A. Pihl | Kate Bond Elementary | Shelby County | 4th grade |
| 1998 | Linda Arms Gilbert | Black Fox Elementary | Murfreesboro City | Music, Band,Chorus |
| 1999 | Alana Delise Teague | McNairy Central High | McNairy County | 11th/12th grade English |
| 2000 | SuEllen Whitson | Indian Trail Middle | Johnson City | 6th grade |
| 2001 | Dorene Harris Lowery | Black Fox Elementary | Bradley County | K-5th grade |
| 2002 | Melinda K. Day | Lenoir City Elementary | Lenoir City | 5th grade |
| 2003 | Deborah Smith | Glencliff Elementary | Metro Nashville | Kindergarten |
| 2004 | Tracy L. Hoilman | Unicoi County High | Unicoi County | Drama, Speech, English |
| 2005 | Karen Blooding, NBCT | Homer Pittard Campus | Rutherford County | K-6 Music |
| 2006 | Dawn Heterick Werner | Fairmount Elementary | Bristol City | Title I (K-6) Reading/Math |
| 2007 | Susanne Frensley | Hillsboro High School | Metro Nashville | Art History |
| 2008 | Pamela Rector | Red Bank High School | Hamilton County | English |
| 2009 | Luajean Bryan | Walker Valley High School | Bradley County | Mathematics |