The principals of 55 elementary and middle schools were formally recognized in Washington late last month as outstanding educators by U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett and Samuel G. Sava, executive director of the National Association of Elementary School Principals.
The principals were selected from each state, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Overseas Schools; three were chosen from private schools. Those honored include:
Alabama: Glenys T. Mason, Mary B. Austin Elementary School, Mobile
Alaska: Virginia R. Maesner, Sears Elementary School, Kenai
Arizona: Jean F. Loving, Washington Elementary School, Prescott
Arkansas: Edwin S. Jackson, McDermott Primary School, Little Rock
California: Charles E. Corr, Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Santa Clara
Colorado: David E. Rose, Henderson Elementary School, Henderson
Connecticut: Helen C. Martin, Ina E. Driscoll Elementary School, Wilton
Delaware: Paul G. Carlson, Anna P. Mote Elementary School, Wilmington
District of Columbia: Inez G. Wood, E.A. Clark Elementary School, Washington
Florida: Roland T. Montanus, Robert H. Prine Elementary School, Bradenton
Georgia: Guy W. Sims, Fox Elementary School, Columbus
Hawaii: Betty S. Shishido, Kaimiloa Elementary School, Ewa Beach
Idaho: Dan Hicks, Borah Elementary School, Coeur d’Alene
Illinois: C. Richard Ellis, Hufford Junior High School, Joliet
Indiana: Charlie D. Popplewell, James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School, New Castle
Iowa: Duane T. Boehmke, Denver Elementary School, Denver
Kansas: Gerald L. Duncan, Mary Herbert Elementary School, Emporia
Kentucky: Nancy W. West, Stonewall Elementary School, Lexington
Louisiana: Henry M. Soileau, Vinton Elementary School, Vinton
Maine: Suzanne I. McGee, Bloomfield and North Elementary Schools, Skowhegan
Maryland: Edna May Merson, Lansdowne Elementary School, Baltimore
Massachusetts: C. Kenneth Delani, Josiah Haynes School, Sudbury
Michigan: Gerald A. Jennings, Mars and Sylvester Elementary Schools, Berrien Springs
Minnesota: Robert J. Ziegler, Rockford Elementary School, Rockford
Mississippi: James P. Grissom, Eastlawn Elementary School, Pascagoula
Missouri: Otis V. Wheeler Jr., Ridgeway Elementary School, Columbia
Montana: Warren L. Morehouse, Four Georgians Elementary School, Helena
Nebraska: Delbert L. Emerson, Evelyn Kahoa Elementary School, Lincoln
Nevada: Judy M. Doctor, Rita Cannan School, Reno
New Hampshire: David Michaud, Stratham Memorial School, Stratham
New Jersey: Thomas M. Niland, Pomona and Sixth Avenue Elementary Schools, Smithville
New Mexico: Kenneth C. Lachmann, Inez Elementary School, Albuquerque
New York: Thomas N. Schwob, Thomas Edison Elementary School, Tonawanda
North Carolina: Vera W. Taylor, Brevard Middle School, Brevard
North Dakota: Wayne A. Peterson, Viking Elementary School, Grand Forks
Ohio: Georgia L. Mixon, Buhrer Elementary School, Cleveland
Oklahoma: Roger E. Tomlinson, Charles William Eliot School, Tulsa
Oregon: Gary D. Salyers, Linwood and Wichita Elementary Schools, Milwaukie
Pennsylvania: M. Anne McDaniel, Locust Grove and Pleasant View Elementary Schools, York
Rhode Island: James F. Cofone, Gladstone Street School, Cranston
South Carolina: Marilynn C. Williams, Plain Elementary School, Simpsonville
South Dakota: Raymond K. Willard, Longfellow Elementary School, Mitchell
Tennessee: Marvin D. Lane, Lookout Mountain Elementary School, Lookout Mountain
Texas: David Walvoord, Oak Dale Elementary School, Amarillo
Utah: Lincoln J. Card, Edgemont Elementary School, Provo
Vermont: David A. Ford, Craftsbury Schools, Craftsbury Common
Virginia: Lillian M. Brinkley, Crossroads Elementary School, Norfolk
Washington: James C. Van Matre, Medical Lake Elementary School, Medical Lake
West Virginia: Lois S. Casto, Ripley Elementary School, Ripley
Wisconsin: Thomas J. O’Hearn, Highlands Elementary School, Appleton
Wyoming: Bruce Heimbuck, Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary School, Guernsey
Department of Defense Dependents School: F. Ronald Warner, MacArthur Elementary School, Clark Air Base, APO San Francisco
Private Schools: Carl J. Eastvold, Gloria Dei Lutheran School, Sacramento, Calif.; Bonnie J. Pryor, Saint Cecilia’s Cathedral Elementary School, Omaha; Elizabeth A. Costello, St. Rose of Lima School, Denver.
