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| Former Inductees into the Tennessee
Teachers Hall of Fame |
| 2004 |
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Robert Allen |
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Ernestine W. Gordon has had an
illustrious career in education. She has taught in Robertson
County and the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, teaching
elementary, middle, and high school students. Her teaching career
has been marked by boundless energy, creativity, passion, and a love for
youngsters that is unquenchable. The positive influence she has
had on her students is a gift that keeps giving as they exercise her
wisdom in their own lives and pass it on to others. She has former
students all over the world making their mark in the workplace and in
their communities. Mrs. Gordon is currently teaching English
composition as an adjunct professor at Tennessee State University.
Ernestine Gordon passed away. |
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Harriet S. Harris was born in
Centreville, Alabama and received her degree from the University of
Chattanooga. She received Career Ladder III certification.
Her 40-year teaching career in the Hamilton County School System was in
fourth and fifth grades. Mrs. Harris was a 1992 Tennessee Teacher
of Year. She is past president of Alpha Xi Chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma and Freedoms Foundation. She serves on the executive board
of the East Ridge Education Committee. She has served as education
and administrative vice presidents of the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera
Guild. She is a volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House. Mrs.
Harris is continuing her life-long pursuit of teacher after retirement
both as a part-time tutor at Honors Learning Center and a substitute
teacher in the school system. |
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Jean Litterer was born in East
Tennessee where she and her brother, Floyd, were nurtured by their
parents, Frank and Stella Harris Gray. Her education began in a
country school, advanced to Claiborne High School, the University of
Tennessee, George Peabody College and Vanderbilt University where she
received a PhD degree. Graduations were filled with nostalgia,
excitement and memories of excellent teachers. She was married to
(late) William Litterer, has one daughter, Elizabeth, and a
granddaughter, Mary Britt Nichols.
During a 53-year career she received many
accolades, served in numerous leadership roles on the local, state and
national levels, and may be remembered for her 20-yeear tenure as
principal of Hillsboro High School. She often quoted the words of
the poet, "Gladly will I learn and gladly teach." |
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Gary A. Walker graduated from
Carter High School (Knox County Schools) in 1960, from Carson-Newman
College in 1964, and completed the work for his master's degree at the
University of Tennessee Knoxville in 1966. He began his teaching
career at the Tennessee Military Institute in Sweetwater, Tennessee in
the fall of 1966 and continued to teach there through the summer of
1969. He was married in the summer of 1969 and began teaching at
Carter High School in January, 1970, where he taught until his
retirement at the end of the 2002-2003 school year. During his
teaching career Mr. Walker coached wrestling for about ten years.
He was a member of the Smoky Mountain Mathematics Educators Association
from about 1975 until his retirement. He served as the chairperson
of the Carter High School mathematics department for the last twenty
years that he taught. Mr. Walker sponsored a very active chapter
of Mu Alpha Theta from 1970 until his retirement, serving on the
national board of directors from 1999 through 2002. |
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Willie Mae Wilson received her
early education in Martin, Tennessee (Salutatorian of Martin High
School). Mrs. Wilson then attended Abilene Christian College and
graduated from George Peabody College for Teachers with a Bachelor of
Arts degree. Her 42-year teaching career encompassed the subjects
of English, Algebra, Speech and French. She taught at Palmersville,
Sharon and Martin High Schools and for 26 years served as the English
and Speech teacher at Lexington, Tennessee High School.
Mrs. Wilson has served on numerous
evaluation committees, tutored students for the GED examinations and
received a National Lion Oil Scholarship for her essay on improving
education in the South.
Deceased September 2007 |
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