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Annual Confucius' Birthday / Educators of the Year Awards


On September 24, 2009, Tulare County Superintendent of Schools Jim Vidak joined the Central California Chinese Cultural Center in honoring three individuals as part of the Annual Confucius' Birthday / Educators of the Year Celebration.


The 2009 honorees are:

Linda Warner Linda Warner
Elementary
Educator of the Year


Ms. Warner teaches third/fourth-grade at Three Rivers Union Elementary School.

View the video about Linda Warner. (11MB)
Dean Miller
Middle School
Educator of the Year


Mr. Miller is a seventh/eighth-grade science teacher at Palo Verde Union Elementary School.

View the video about Dean Miller. (10MB)
Dean Miller
Nancy Wills Nancy Wills
High School
Educator of the Year


Ms. Wills is a music teacher at Lindsay High School.

View the video about Nancy Wills. (9MB)




Educators of the Year Hall of Fame

2008
Melissa Hill-Stanfield, Oak Valley Union Elementary School District, Elementary
Courtney Hengst, Woodlake Union Elementary School District, Middle School
James Stanaway, Exeter Union High School District, High School

2007
Carolyn Hill, Kings River Union Elementary School District, Elementary
Hoss McNutt, Burton School District, Middle School
Dennis Borges, Tulare Union High School District, High School

2006
Nona Wilson, Earlimart Elementary School District, Elementary
William A. Fulmer, Monson-Sultana Jt. Union Elementary School District, Middle School
Carol Tuttle-Pilling, Farmersville Unified School District, High School

2005
Janet Kelly, Kings River Union Elementary School District, Elementary
Gail Grasmick, Strathmore Union Elementary School District, Middle School
Lawrence Chan, Visalia Unified School District, High School

2004
Dawn Dutto, Sundale Union Elementary School District, Elementary
Joy Soares, Kings River Union Elementary School District, Middle School
Suzanne Zuiderweg-McElmoyl, Lindsay Unified School District, High School

2003
Barbara Gaffrey, Porterville Unified School District, Elementary
Tim Perrotta, Exeter Elementary School District, Middle School
Scott Hodges, Dinuba Unified School District, High School

2002
Flora Welch, Tulare City School District, Elementary
Glen Zimmerman, Dinuba Unified School District, Middle School
Doris Lowe, Visalia Unified School District, High School

2001
Judy Vaccaro, Cutler-Orosi Unified School District, Elementary
Wendy Jay, Lindsay Unified School District, Middle School
Sharon Smith, Tulare High School District, High School

2000
Carol Hele, Terra Bella School District, Elementary
Nancy Ruble, Pixley School District, Middle School
Kathleen Lagrutta, Exeter High School District, High School

1999
Marilynn Gaddy, Visalia Unified School District, Elementary
Mike Wood, Tulare City School District, Middle School
Cecil Reed, Cutler-Orosi Unified School District, High School

1998
Kathie Halterman, Earlimart School District, Elementary
Jesse Harris, Terra Bella School District, Middle School
Dale Anderson, Porterville Unified School District, High School

1997
Deane Reed, Tulare City School District, Elementary
Robert Otto, Porterville Unified School District, Middle School
Frank Bell, Visalia Unified School District, High School

1996
Elena Vawter, Pixley School District, Elementary
Randy Darnell, Kings River School District, Middle School
Frank Ainley, Woodlake High School District, High School

1995
Kim Canterbury, Visalia Unified School District, Elementary
Chris Young, Cutler-Orosi Unified School District, Middle School
Mark Harriger, Lindsay Unified School District, High School






Jim Vidak
County Superintendent of Schools


Tulare County Office of Education
2637 West Burrel
P.O. Box 5091
Visalia, CA 93278-5091
phone: (559) 733-6300
fax: (559) 737-4378
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