Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teachers of the Year

Year Name LEA School Teachers One Pager Awards Program Press Release
2024 Heather Smith Haywood County Schools Waynesville Middle School Teachers One Pager Teachers Program 4/5/2024
2023 Kimberly S. Jones Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Chapel Hill High School; 10th Grade English Teachers One Pager Teachers Program 4/14/2023
2022 Leah Carper Guilford County Schools Northern Guilford High School; High School English Teachers One Pager Teachers Program 4/1/2022
2021 Eugenia Floyd Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Mary Scroggs Elementary; 4th Grade Literacy Teacher Teachers One Pager Teachers Program 4/9/2021
2020 Maureen Stover  
National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Cumberland County Schools Cumberland International Early College High; 9th-10th Grade Biology Teachers One Pager Teachers Program 7/10/2020
2019 Mariah Morris Moore County Schools West Pine Elementary; 2nd Grade Teachers One Pager Teachers Program
2018 Bryan (Freebird) McKinney Alamance-Burlington Schools Walter M. Williams High; 9th-12th Grade History/Philosophy Teachers One Pager Teachers Program
2017 Lisa Godwin Onslow County Schools Dixon Elementary School; Kindergarten Teachers One Pager Teachers Program
2016 Bobbie J. Cavnar Gaston County Schools South Point High School; 9-12 English and Journalism Teachers One Pager Teachers Program
2015 Keana C. Triplett Ashe County Schools Ashe County High School; 9-12 English Teachers One Pager Teachers Program
2014 James Ford Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Garinger High School; Grade 9 World History Teachers One Pager Teachers Program
2013 Karyn Collie Dickerson Guilford County Schools Grimsley High School; Grade 10 and 11 IB English and English II Teachers Program
2012 Darcy Grimes Watauga County Schools Bethel Elementary School; Grade 3 Teacher Teachers One Pager Teachers Program
2011 Tyronna Hooker Alamance-Burlilngton Schools Graham Middle School; Grades 6-8/EC Inclusion Teachers One Pager Teachers Program
2010 Jennifer J. Facciolini Sampson County Schools Midway High School; Grades 9-12/Social Studies Teachers One Pager Teachers Program
2009 Jessica Garner Union County Public Schools Porter Ridge High; High School/Spanish Teachers One Pager Teachers Program
2008 Cindi Rigsbee  
National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Orange County Public Schools Gravelly Hill Middle; Grades 6-8/Reading Teachers One Pager Teachers Program
2007 James Bell Edenton-Chowan Public Schools Chowan Middle School; 8th Grade/Language Arts Teachers One Pager
2006 Diana Beasley Hickory City Schools Hickory City Schools; High School/Biology
2005 Wendy Miller Craven County Schools James W. Smith Elementary School; Grades K-2
2004 Lizbeth Alfaro Catawba County Schools Lyle Creek Elementary School; Grades K-6/ESL
2003 Allison Ormond Rockingham County Schools Rockingham County Middle School; 7th Grade/Language Arts & Social Studies
2002 Melissa Bartlett 
National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Iredell-Statesville Schools Statesville High School; High School/English
2001 Carmen Wilson Ashe County Schools Ashe County High School; High School/Mathematics
2000 Laura Bilbro-Berry Beaufort County Schools John C. Tayloe Elementary School; 2nd Grade
1999 Kimberly H. Hughes Wake County Schools Fox Road Elementary School; Kindergarten
1998 Rebecca O. Hoyle Onslow County Schools Jacksonville Commons Elementary School; Grades K-5/Music
1997 Julian L. Coggins, Jr. Cabarrus County Schools Mount Pleasant High School; High School/Science
1996 Richard Scott Griffin Gaston County Schools 5thGrade
1995 Vernestine Kent Taylor Wilson County Schools High School/Mathematics
1994 Sandra C. Wells Asheville City Schools 1st-4thGrades/Team Teacher
1993 Sarah M. Pratt  
National Teacher of the Year Finalist
McDowell County Schools High School/English & Social Studies
1992 Dixie F. Abernathy Gaston County Schools Jr. High School/Science
1991 Annie Pegram Durham City Schools 1stGrade
1990 Louis Gotlieb Granville County Schools High School/Science
1989 Sandra Davis Rogers Rowan County Schools 1st-3rd Grades
1988 Merv Sessoms Haywood County Schools High School/English
1987 Cynthia B. Zeger-Ostherhus Salisbury City Schools High School/Mathematics
1986 Donna H. Oliver  
National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Burlington City Schools High School/Science
1985 Pamela F. Brewer Person County Schools High School/English & Journalism
1984 Phillip R. Dail Wake County Schools High School/Science
1983 Jean Paul Powell Clinton City Schools 12th Grade/English
1982 James Jerome Williams Burke County Schools High School/Music
1981 Penelope Sue Smith Asheboro City Schools High School/Humanities
1980 Linda Lee Burlington City Schools High School/English
1979 Jo Ann Payne Norris Wake County Schools 1st Grade
1978 Ruth P. Watkins Richmond County Schools High School/Social Studies
1977 Ted Scott Henson Vance County Schools 5thGrade/Language Arts & Social Studies
1976 Ruby Murchison  
National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Fayetteville City Schools 7thGrade/Language Arts & Social Studies
1975 Herman L. Forbes High Point City Schools 6thGrade
1974 Frances A. Kiser Cleveland County Schools High School/English
1973 Sarah E. Spivey  
National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Raleigh City Schools 4th-5th Grades
1972 James M. Jay Rogers  
National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Durham City Schools High School/American History & Black Studies
1971 Genella Allison Hickory City Schools High School/English & Journalism
1970 John McFadden  
National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 6th Grade
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