marilyn barrueta

arlington, va | YEARS TAUGHT: 1957 - Present

Marilyn measures her success yearly, personally, internally, as she hopes her students will, rather than seeing themselves primarily through the eyes of others. Her goal is for her students to gain at the very least a basic understanding and some acceptance of a culture that will more and more impact their society.
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION:
  • 2000      Distinguished Educator, The Governor’s School, Richmond, VA
  • 1994-1997      Nationally elected to the Executive Council of the American Council on the
                             Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
  • 1987      Yorktown High School Recognition Award for Professional Involvement and
                   Contributions to the Profession
  • 1985      Yorktown Faculty Award for Work with Students
  • 1984      Greater Washington Association of Teachers of Foreign Language Recognition
                   Award for Service to the Profession
  • 1983      Yorktown Faculty Award for Work with Students
  • 1954-1957      Phi Beta Kappa
  • 1954-1957      University of Illinois Mortar Board
  • 1954-1957      Phi Kappa Phi
  • 1954-1957      Alpha Lambda Delta
  • 1954-1957      Scholarship Key
  • 1954-1957      ​Class Honors upper 10%

randy granger

philadelphia, pa | YEARS TAUGHT: 1969 - Present

Randy believes that success-centered classrooms are built from an atmosphere of trust, tested expectations, and respect and are defined by a feeling of safe haven for all individuals to grow toward success. At the philosophical core of his approach to teaching and learning, is the belief that all things are possible and that intellectual and artistic growth can happen in individuals at any point in time.
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION:
  • 2005      USA TODAY’s All-USA Teacher Team
  • 2005      Disney Award
  • 2004      Pennsylvania Art Educator of the Year Award—2005, National Art Education
                    Association
  • 2004      Permanent Patent Awarded for “Dignified Broad Footprint Beach Wheelchair”
  • 2004      Elected President of Pennsylvania Art Education Association
  • 2004      The National Teachers Hall of Fame Finalist
  • 2004      Inducted to Point Pleasant Beach Public Education Foundation Hall of Fame
  • 2004      Received Joint Legislative Resolution from state of New Jersey
  • 2004, 2000      Who’s Who Among American Teachers Award
  • 2003      Mentor Teacher and Design Educator-in-Residence Award
  • 2003      Appointed Statewide Supervisor Teacher as Artist in Residence Program
  • 2002-2004      President Elect Pennsylvania Art Education Association
  • 1998      Outstanding Secondary Art Educator of the Year Award from Pennsylvania Art
    ​                Education Association
  • 1991      Outstanding Teacher Award from University of Chicago

john mahoney

washington, d.c.  | Years Taught: 1970 - Present

John believes that a good teacher builds on success, not failure, and that’s what he tries to accomplish with his students. He endeavors to understand the individual needs of his students, to encourage their talents, and to foster their self-esteem. John says he is a mathematics teacher, but his main role is that of a teacher of high school students. Mathematics is his vehicle for teaching students.
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION:
  • 2004       USA Today’s2004 All-USA Teacher Team
  • 2004      Minor Planet #20324 named Johnmahoney by MIT’s LincolnLaboratory in
                    recognition of mentoring of Banneker senior, who placed 9 the in nationwide Intel
                    Science Talent Search
  • 2004      Invited to join the Math Forum’s Board of Advisors for Interaction Math and Math
                    Tech
  • 2004      Invited to 10 the International Congress on Mathematics Education in Copenhagen
  • 2003      Co-recipient of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Young Epidemiology Scholar’s
                    Teacher Competition National Award
  • 2003-2005      Invited to Institute of Advanced Study’s Park City (UT) Mathematics Institute’s
                             High School Teacher Program
  • 2003-2005      Chair of the editorial panel of ON-Math, the NationalCouncil of Teachers of
                              Mathematics Online Journal of School Mathematics
  • 2003-2004      Exam leader at the Advanced Placement Calculus Reading in Colorado
  • 2001      Washington Post, Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award
  • 2001      Featured in two Washington Post articles
  • 2000      Radio Shack National Teacher Award
  • 1999      Fulbright Memorial Fund Award
  • 1997-2000      Editor: Eightysomething! Texas Instruments’ newsletter for users of graphing
    ​                         calculators
  • 1995-1997      Clerk (chair) of the Board of Trustees of Sandy Spring (MD) Friends School
  • 1994      Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching

karen roark

arlington, va | Years Taught: 1982 - Present

Karen believes that dreams are not only what you wish for, but what you can actually work toward, and she tries to instill this message in all of her students. She wants students to become lifetime learners and to understand that an education will not always be learned in school, but through an entire lifetime.
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION:
  • 2004      Appointed Assistant Principal, Arlington Public Schools, Arlington, VA
  • 2004      Teacher of the Year, Staples Corporation, Inc.
  • 2004      Educational Leadership Institute Scholar, Harvard University
  • 2004      Top 3 National Science Teachers, JASON Foundation
  • 2003      Elected Political Action Committee Treasurer, Arlington Education Association
  • 2003      The Inductee, Georgia Teacher Hall of Fame
  • 2002      Appointed, Membership Advisory Committee (National Education Association)
  • 2002      Elected President (5th term), Whitfield County Association of Educators
  • 2002      Facilitator (I, II, III) National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
  • 2002      Elected State Board Member, Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
  • 2002      Examiner, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Excellence
  • 2001      Fulbright Scholar ( Japan) & Georgia School Representative to Japanese Consulate
  • 2001      National Board Certified Teacher (Elementary Curriculum Specialist)
  • 2000      Georgia Elementary Science Teacher of the Year
  • 2000      Governor Appointee, Georgia Leadership Academy and New Leaders Institute
  • 1999      A Top National Educator, Target Corporation, Inc.
  • 1998      Examiner, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

merle saunders

vale, or | Years Taught: 1980 - present

Merle teaches his students and leads by example, the importance of good work habits, work ethics, integrity, and other qualities employers are looking for. His goal is to be the best consistent teacher he can be by constantly evaluating, reevaluating, and improving his teaching style and methods.
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION:
  • 2002      Radio Shack National Teacher of the Year
  • 2001      Milken Family Foundation National Educator
  • 1995      Oregon Automotive Parts Association Person of the Year
  • 1994, 1995      Ford National Instructor of the Year
  • 1993      Educator of the Year Vale Chamber of Commerce
  • 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000      Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Air
    ​                                                                    Award
  • 1992, 1997, 1998      American Automobile Association (AAA) Presidents Cup
  • 1991, 1992, 1993      National Valvoline Automotive Teacher of the Year
  • 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993      Oregon Valvoline Automotive Teacher of the Year