Mississippi Teacher of the Year

Past Mississippi Teachers of the Year

Year

Name

School/District at time of selection

2023

Dalisay Louise Smith

Gautier Middle School, Pascagoula-Gautier School District

2022

Brittany Skye Morgan

Petal High School, Petal School District

2021

Leslie Tally

Lawhon Elementary School, Tupelo School District

2020

Benjamin Austin

Petal High School, Petal School District

2019

Hannah Gadd-Ardrey

Lafayette High School, Lafayette School District

2018

Whitney Drewrey

Lafayette Upper Elementary School, Lafayette School District

2017

Luke Daniels

Petal Upper Elementary, Petal Public School District

2016

 Jodi McKenzie

Gautier High School, Pascagoula Gautier School District

2015

 Anna Morris

Oak Grove Lower Elementary School, Lamar County School District

2014

 Mary Margarett King

New Albany High School, New Albany Schools

2013

 Joshua Lindsey

Hancock High School, Hancock County Schools

2012

Stacey Todd

Oak Grove High School, Lamar County School District

2011

Birdette Hughey

Greenwood High School, Greenwood Public Schools

2010

Brad A. Shonk

Groenflo Elementary School, Biloxi Public Schools

2009

Stacey Donaldson

Murrah High School, Jackson Public Schools

2008

Chantelle Herchenhahn

Forest High School, Forest Municipal Schools

2007

Cheryl Beene

Center Hill High School, DeSoto County Schools

2006

Lee James

Choctaw County Career and Technology Center, Choctaw County

2005

Betty Belinda Hopkins

Saltillo Elementary, Lee County School District

2004

Dr. Christina Daniels

Picayune Center for Alternative Education, Picayune School District

2003

Andrew Lark

Starkville High School, Starkville School District

2002

Dr. Paul Cuicchi

Starkville High School, Starkville School District

2001

Renee Moore

Broad Street High School, North Bolivar School District

2000

Jackie Parker

Tupelo Middle School, Tupelo Public School District

1999

Mary Beth Boyer-Black

Amory High School, Amory School District

1998

Tina Scholtes

Sudduth Elementary School, Starkville School District

1997

Martha Hutson

Sumner Hill High School, Clinton Public School District

1996

Julie A. Ferris

Webster Elementary School, Yazoo City School District

1995

Sheba Brown

Jeff Davis Elementary School, Biloxi School District

1994

Carolyn Cadney

Biloxi High School, Biloxi School District

1993

Lois Eve Rodgers

Hattiesburg High School, Hattiesburg Public School District

1992

Betty Whitlock

Clinton High School, Clinton Public School District

1991

Mary L. Davidson

MS School for Mathematics and Science

1990

J. P. Luby

Holly Bluff Line School, Holly Bluff School District

1989

Nelle DeLoach Elam

Starkville High School, Starkville School District

1987

Edward Wong

Vicksburg High School, Vicksburg School District

1986

Zelma Conerly

Lawhon Jr. High School, Tupelo Public School District

1985

Carol Madden

Wingfield High School, Jackson Public Schools

1984

Bess Moffatt

Pascagoula High School, Pascagoula School District

1983

Martha H. Morrow

Columbia Primary School, Columbia School District

1982

Tommy Williams

Wingfield High School, Jackson Public Schools

1981

JoAnne Reid

Weir Attendance Center, Choctaw County School District

1980

Imogene Thompson

Meridian School District, Meridian School District

Document
 
  • Mississippi Department of Education
    359 N. West St.
    P.O. Box 771
    Jackson, MS 39205-0771
    Educator Licensure: 601-359-3483
    General Information: 601-359-3513
    Copyright 2024-2025
 
  • Image description