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College of Education To Honor Teacher of the Year Alumni

(Savannah, GA, April 28, 2008) The College of Education at Armstrong Atlantic State University will host a reception to recognize nearly 50 alumni who have been named 2009 Teacher of the Year at their respective schools across the region. The reception will be held at 4 p.m., April 30, in the University Hall Atrium on the AASU campus, 11935 Abercorn Street.

The reception will honor Teacher of the Year graduates and introduce them to an emerging group of new teachers who will receive their diplomas from the College of Education during AASU commencement ceremonies on May 3.

"We are proud to recognize the outstanding contributions to the children in southeast Georgia made by Armstrong Atlantic State University alumni," said Leah Fiorentino, interim dean of the College of Education. "This is the second year that the College of Education has invited teacher of the year alumni to campus for a special celebration."

The AASU College of Education trains nearly 45 percent of the teachers who are named Teacher of the Year in Chatham County.

The AASU College of Education alumni who have been named 2009 Teacher of the Year include:

Anna Arms-Isle of Hope Elementary School

Amy Blocker-Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary

Robert Brennan-Taylors Creek Elementary School

Cheryl Brinkley-Screven County Elementary School

Melinda Brown-Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School

Tavares T. Brown-Hubert Middle School

Patricia Carter-Johnson High School

Katrina Chapman-St. Simons Elementary School

Brenda Collins-Gould Elementary School

Avistine Cook-Snelson Golden Middle School

Janice Cooper-Largo-Tibet Elementary School

Allen Cox-Richmond Hill Primary

Merilee Cox-Button Gwinnett Elementary School

Constance Ford-Lyman Hall Elementary School

Lynn Franklin-Charles Ellis Montessori Academy

Julie Gonye-Georgetown Elementary School

Tahisha Gresham-DeRenne Middle School

Lisa Grier-Southwest Elementary School

Debra Grossnickle-West Chatham Middle School

Lorrie Harvey-Jesup Elementary School

Amy Haugen-C.B. Creer Elementary School

Vanessa Horry-Gadsden Elementary School

Dale A. Hungerford-Windsor Forest High School

Beth Jones-Mercer Middle School

Mary Louise Knight-Savannah High School

Lori Lancaster-South Effingham Elementary School

Jean Marie Leonard-Bartow Elementary School

Sharon Logan-Marshpoint Elementary School

Ruth Ann Martin-Sugarmill Elementary School

Anthony Mastrianni-Ebenezer Middle School

Kristi Maynard-Satilla Marsh Elementary School

Kathryn McCallar-Southwest Middle School

Lori Moreland-Sand Hill Elementary School

Paula Pye-Martha Puckett Middle School

Ivory Y. Reese-Windsor Forest Elementary School

Linda Slaughter-South Effingham High School

Rebecca Smith-Needwood Middle School

Patti Strange-Glyndale Elementary School

Carolyn Thomas-Hodge Elementary School

Craig Thomas-Glynn Middle School

Michelle Ussery-Georgia Learning Resources System

Roland Van Horn-Midway Middle School

Karen Tootle Walea-Groves High School

Geraldine Williams-Savannah Corporate Academies

Katrina Wilcox-East Broad Elementary School

Marlon Worrill-Scott Learning Academy


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