The National Teachers Hall of Fame (NTHF) is a

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that honors exceptional school teachers. It was founded in 1989 by

Emporia State University Emporia State University (Emporia State or ESU) is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School, Emporia State is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. E ...

, the ESU Alumni Association, the City of Emporia, Emporia Public Schools, and the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce. The NTHF has a museum on Emporia State's campus that honors the teachers inducted. It also has a teacher resource center, and a recognition program, which recognizes five of the nation's most outstanding educators each June. The Hall of Fame annually honors five teachers who have demonstrated commitment and dedication to teaching children. The first induction of five teachers was held in June 1992. To date, 130 teachers have been inducted into The National Teachers Hall of Fame representing 37 states and the District of Columbia.

Awards

Hall of Fame inductees will receive the following awards each year: * A plaque bearing their name, picture, and a brief description for display in their school and the Hall of Fame * A signet ring and lapel pin presented by Herff Jones, Inc. * A permanent display in The National Teachers Hall of Fame museum * A cast bronze Belltower Award sculpted by John Forsythe * A personalized print of a one-room school classroom from American Fidelity Assurance * Travel provided by Southwest Airlines, the official airline of The National Teachers Hall of Fame

Inductees

Educators inducted into the Hall of Fame include:

2010s

;2019 * Christopher Albrecht * Dr. David Bosso * Richard Knoeppel * Dr. Mary Jo Murray * Dyane Smokorowski ;2018 * Connie Bagley * Jeffrey Baxter * Maureen Murphy-Foelkl * Peggy Jackson * Bradley Upshaw ;2017 * Ashli Skura Dreher * Jonathan Gillentine * Matinga Ragatz * Joseph Ruhl * Bob Williams ; 2016 * Kimberly Bearden * Debra Hurst * June Teisan * Jennifer Williams * Wade Whitehead ;2015 * Susan Rippe * Richard Ognibene * Patricia Jordan * Ben Talley * Brigitte Tennis ; 2014 * Jan Alderson * Cindy Couchman * Marguerite Izzo * Gary Koppelman * Rebecca Palacios ; 2013 * Deborah Cornelison * Rebecca Gault * Darryl Johnson * Martha McLeod * Beth Vernon ; 2012 * Glenn Lid * Scott Charlesworth-Seiler * James Brooks * David Brock * Deborah Tackmann ; 2011 * Walter Patrick Earle * Debra Howell * Paul Miller * James Percoco * Mark Weaver ; 2010 * Linda Evanchyk * Erlene Nelson * Warren Phillips * Alesia Slocumb-Bradford * Darrell Woods

2000s

; 2009 * Kenneth Bingman * Patrice McCrary * Leslie Nicholas * Jerry Parks * Steve Rapp ; 2008 * Ronald Blanchard * Kathleen Engle * Penny Ferguson * David Lazerson * Suzanne Ransleben ; 2007 * Norman Conard * Edna Rogers * Geri Rohlff * John Snyder * Joseph Underwood ; 2006 * Peggy Carlisle * Pat Graff * Floyd Holt * Harlan Kredit * Linda White ; 2005 *

Marilyn Barrueta Marilyn Barrueta was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame in 2005 after 48 years of teaching. Since 1978, "Señora Barrueta" has taught Spanish 1-6, advanced placement Spanish, and Spanish for Fluent Speakers at Yorktown High School ...

* Randy Granger * John Mahoney * Karen Roark * Merle Saunders ; 2004 * Melanie Hocking * Barbara Kelley * Jane Koszoru * John Sullivan * George Wolfe ; 2003 * Ruth Gaines * Cynthia Jones * Kathleen McGrath * Larry Statler * Carol Strickland ; 2002 * Lisa Crooks * Janice Gould * Dana Kelly * E. Lindquist * Jane Nelson ; 2001 * Mitsuye Conover * Ronald Foreso * Emiel Hamberlin * Ellen Kempler * James Quinlan ; 2000 * Nancy Berry * Susan Haas * Debi Barrett-Hayes * Leslie Revis * Sandra Worsham

1990s

; 1999 *

Jaime Escalante Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutiérrez (December 31, 1930 – March 30, 2010) was a Bolivian-American educator known for teaching students calculus from 1974 to 1991 at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. Escalante was the subject of the 19 ...

* Dorothy Kittaka * Debra Peppers * Ronald Poplau * Vicki Roscoe ; 1998 * George Beyer * Gerard Brooker * Ross Burkhardt * Dale Faughn * Hector Ibarra ; 1997 * Larry Baran * Robert Bruesch * Thomas Fallon * Dorothy Lorentino ; 1996 * Tommy Delaney * Sallie Langseth * Sarah Pratt (teacher) * Stephen Sroka * Gary Swalley ; 1995 * Judy Haller * Michael Kaiser * Thomas Porton * Michael Terrell * Marjorie West ; 1994 * Robert Coleman * Jean Damisch * Francis Mustapha * Renee O'Leary * Richard Ruffalo ; 1993 * Leslie Black * Stewart Bogdanoff * Ida Dark * James Jackson * Christine Lungren-Maddalone ; 1992 * Sheryl Abshire * Anna Alfiero * Helen Case * Shirley Naples * Joseph York

Wall of Fame

The National Teachers Hall of Fame maintains a "Wall of Fame" in their museum which allows individuals, by way of donation to the museum, to honor a teacher with a personalized brick on the wall. Additionally, teachers are presented with a certificate and an online entry in the Wall of Fame database.

National Memorial to Fallen Educators

On June 13, 2013, the NTHF executive director Carol Strickland, along with former ESU President Michael Shonrock, Bill Maness, representing U.S. Sen.

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, and former mayor Rob Gilligan, broke ground by the one-room school house located on the Emporia State campus to build a memorial for the educators who have fallen in the "line of duty". The

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was the main inspiration for the memorial. On June 6, 2014, the granite memorial markers were placed along with granite benches. The official dedication was on June 12, 2014. On September 21, 2015, United States Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas introduced a bill to the

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to designate the memorial as the National Memorial to Fallen Educators. The bill was signed into law April 30, 2018 and does not provide federal funds.

''One in a Million – Educators Who Make a Difference'' initiative

This is a nationwide campaign sponsored by the NTHF which encourages people to honor a favorite educator or one who has made a difference in their life. For a minimum donation of one dollar, and submit their nomination. In turn, the Hall of Fame will preserve the educator's name and information on a webpage as well as in the National Teachers Hall of Fame Museum. The goal of this campaign is to raise awareness of the Hall of Fame and of the importance of the education profession.

References

External links

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National Memorial to Fallen Educators
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