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2005 Disney Teacher Award Honorees

Elementary 
Early Childhood 
Mrs. Carol Baird, Jackson, MS; 1st Grade
* Mrs. Dara McCormick Feldman, Garrett Park, MD; Kindergarten (Named Outstanding Elementary School Teacher)
Mrs. Wanda Jennings, Boise, ID; 1st Grade

Primary 
Mr. Guy Frangipane, Strongsville, OH; 3rd Grade
Mr. Pablo Gaeta, Van Nuys, CA; 3rd Grade
Ms. Carolyn Howes & Ms. Judy Pellarin, Greensboro, NC; 1st & 2nd grades Team Teaching

Intermediate 
Mrs. Top Chum Nguyen, Valencia, CA; 6th Grade
Mrs. Vanessa Nelson, American Fork, UT; 4th Grade
Mr. Michael Powell, Upper Marlboro, MD; 6th Grade

Middle School 
Humanities 
Mr. John Armbruster, Soldiers Grove, WI; American Civics, American History, Practical Law, Adv. Placement US History
Mrs. Dianna Bartles, Cincinnati, OH; 5th Grade Language Arts
* Mr. David Vixie, Paradise, CA; US History (Named 2005 Disney Teacher of the Year and Outstanding Middle School Teacher)

Math 
Mr. Frank Corcoran, Bronx, NY; 7th Grade Pre-Algebra, 8th Grade Algebra
Mrs. Jennifer Dial Santora, Glen Burnie, MD; 8th Grade Algebra I and Geometry, Gifted and Talented Pre-Algebra
Ms. Heather Sullivan, Albuquerque, NM; 7th Grade Pre-Algebra, Algebra

Science 
* Mrs. Cindy Corlett, Parker, CO; 8th Grade Science (Won the 2005 Youth Service America Award)
Mrs. Nancy Elliot, Chillicothe, MO; 7th & 8th Grade Science
Mr. George Radcliffe, Centerville, MD; 7th Grade Science

Interdisciplinary Teams 
Miss Kimberlee Austin, Mrs. Patricia Lefford, Mrs. Melissa Yost, Jamestown, NY; 5th Grade Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Language Arts
Miss Susan Zeek & Miss Danielle Riha, New Stuyahok, AK; 6th - 8th Grade Language Arts, Math, Science, Health & Art

High School 
Humanities 
Mr. Ronald Poplau, Shawnee, KS; 11th - 12th Grades Community Service
Mr. Ronald Maggiano, Springfield, VA; 11th Grade US History, 11th - 12th Grades AP European History
Mrs. Catherine Woodward, Chicago, IL; 9th Grade World Studies, 10th-12th Grades AP European History, 9th - 12th Grades Rome to Renaissance Colloquium

Math 
Mrs. Veronica Carlson, Phoenix, AZ; 9th - 12th grades Algebra
Mr. Brian McCombs, Kent, OH; Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Adv. Pre-Calculus, Statistics & Probability
* Mr. Randy Wormald, Belmont, NH; 9th-12th Grades Applied math, College Geometry, Essential Math, Pre-Engineering (Named Outstanding High School Teacher)

Science 
Harlan Kredit, Lynden, WA; 10th Grade Biology, 12th Grade Adv. Biology, 11th-12th Grades Earth Science
Mr. Michael Lampert, Salem, OR; 9th Grade Physical Science, 10th Grade Microelectronics, 12th Grade Honors Physics
Mr. Jeffrey Wright, Louisville, KY; 9th -12th Grades Physical Science, physics, AP Physics

Kindergarten through 12th Grade 
Applied Fields 
Dr. Penny Makuchal, Newark, MD; 10th-12th Grades Introduction to Nursing, Advanced nursing, First Aid, CPR
Mr. Leslie Nicholas, Plymouth, PA; Communication Arts, Journalism, Adv. Journalism, Broadcast Journalism
Lt. Col. James Sfayer, Colts Neck, NJ, 9th-12th Grades Leadership, Citizenship, Naval History & Strategy, Fitness, Financial Planning

The Arts 
Mr. Randy Granger, Philadelphia, PA; 9th-12th Grades Design Science, Photography, Architecture, Film & Video, Drawing & Painting
Mrs. Elaine Malone, Atlanta, GA; 9th-12th Grades Acting, Theatre, Stage Management, Musical Theatre
Mrs. Roberta Patterson, Long Beach, CA; 9th-12th Grades, Drawing & Painting

Special Needs 
Mrs. Carol Anne McGuire, Anaheim Hills, CA; K-6th Grades students who are Blind and Visually Impaired
* Mrs. Cynthia Pochomis, Wilmington, DE; 4th-5th Grade students who are Physically or Visually Impaired, students who are Educably Mentally Disabled, students who are Learning Disabled (Named Outstanding Educational Specialist)
* Mrs. Mary West, Montrose, CO; 9th-12th Grade students with Severe/profound Needs in Language Arts, Science, Math and Living Skills (Won the 2005 Bubel/Aiken Award)

Wellness & Sports 
Mrs. Janel Horrocks-Boehmer, Hartland, MI; 7th Grade Health
Mrs. Colleen Rowe, Arnold, MD; K - 5th Grades physical Education
Ms. Paula Strande, Hawaiian Gardens, CA; 7th - 8th Grades Physical Education

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