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Connie Balturshot
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Connie Balturshot is a graduate of Ohio University in Athens,
Ohio. She taught for four
years in Ohio and taught third grade for 17
years at Guild Elementary in Sumner
County. During
her tenure as a teacher she received numerous honors including the First
Union Bank's Outstanding Educator Award, a four-time recipient of the Who's
Who of American Teachers, and a Channel 4 Apple for the Teacher Award.
Ms. Balturshot was a successful grant writer
earning more than $22,000 for her school, a mentor, Support Team Member, SAC
Chairperson, team leader, and co-sponsor of Family Reading Night, and
Writer's Workshop. She retired in 2006 and plans to travel and spend
more time with her family.
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Ann Dunn
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Ann Dunn graduated from Tennessee State
University with a
bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. Her philosophy for life and
teaching is; If you have a dream, follow it, if you catch a dream, nurture
it, and if that dream comes true, celebrate it.
Ms. Dunn's father wanted her
to be a teacher. She followed her father's and her dream and became a
teacher. Now that she is retired she is celebrating her dream.
She misses the interaction she had with the children she taught. The
memories she has will last forever in her heart. She knows her father
is proud.
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Ruth
Gaines
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Ruth Horton
Gaines taught at Unicoi County High School
for 35 years. She received her BS in history and English at ETSU and
her master's at Tusculum College.
She is married to W.J. (Bill) Gaines. They have one daughter, Kristen
and son-in-law, Roger Allen. Ruth was the yearbook sponsor for 33
years. During her tenure, she also sponsored the cheerleaders, FTA,
Newspaper, and junior and senior classes and was Award's Day and Graduation
Director. Active in her church and community, she has received numerous
community honors, including Unicoi County Citizen of the year. Her
philosophy - Teach each child as an individual.
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Joan Payne
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Joan N.
Payne embodies the
phrase "To teach is to touch lives forever." One student
recalls that Mrs. Payne "makes us all feel special and
worthwhile." After graduating from ETSU, Mrs. Payne taught
elementary, middle, high school and post secondary students. Subjects
included social studies, mathematics, science, health, and physical
education. She was also considered a source of strength for her
colleagues. She is remembered not only for her academic contributions,
but also respected by other coaches for her teams' athletic successes.
Her 32 years of service were devoted entirely to the Johnson County
school system. Mrs. Payne retired in 2006 to care for her disabled
husband.
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Mary Lou
Murphy
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Mary Lou Murphy, is a retired middle-school reading and language arts teacher from
Jefferson in Oak Ridge, TN.
She taught for 34 years, primarily with fifth and sixth grade
students.
Mary Lou has served on numerous curriculum and text-book committees. In retirement, she is an officer in the
Retired Teacher Association. She is a
member of PEO, a women’s group, which assists in helping in continuing
education for Tennessee
women. She looks forward to working
with a middle-school Sunday School class this year at St. Stephen’s Episcopal
Church.
Mary Lou and her husband
have four children and nine grandchildren.
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Mary Ann
Stuart
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Mary Ann
Stewart, Career Ladder
III teacher and Outstanding Teacher of Humanities recipient, taught Advanced
Placement English, theatre, and humanities at Lenoir City
High School.
Ms. Stewart served as an officer for East Tennessee Association of Teachers
of English, as a Gateway English instructor, and as a member of the Advisory
Council for Humanities Outreach in Tennessee.
After teaching for thirty-three years, she became the Curriculum Specialist
and Federal Projects Director for Lenoir
City until retirement
in 2006. Currently, she travels the world with her friends and family
as she enjoys being a wife, mother, and grandmother.
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