Photo - items in the NTHF museumTeacher Recognition

The Hall of Fame annually honors five teachers who have demonstrated commitment and dedication to teaching our nation's children.

Hall of Fame inductees will receive the following awards each year:

  • A plaque bearing their picture, name and brief description for display in their school and the Hall of Fame
  • Signet ring and lapel pin presented by Herff Jones, Inc.
  • A $1,000 scholarship for a student in the inductee's school district who is planning to pursue a degree in education presented by Sodexho
  • $1,000 in materials for their school district presented by Pearson Education
  • A permanent display in The National Teachers Hall of Fame
  • A cast bronze belltower award
  • Marlow woodcut of a country school scene