2008 Great Books Great Teachers

The Foundation proudly announces 13 recipients of the 2008 Great Books Great Teachers award and three educators selected to receive a Lifetime Achievement award.  The teachers will gather in Chicago the weekend of April 25 to attend an awards dinner in their honor and to be the Foundation's guests at Great Books Chicago 2008, an annual cultural event for Great Books enthusiasts from across the country. 

Verizon is a proud sponsor of the 2008 Great Books Great Teachers Awards.

Congratulations and thanks to teachers who truly make a difference.

2008 Great Books Great Teachers

• Rebecca Bowlen, Ketchikan High School, Ketchikan, AK
• Pat Chittick, Gavilan Peak Elementary School, Anthem, AZ
• Amy Freeman, Gavilan Peak Elementary School, Anthem, AZ
• Kaye Gilbert, Fruitdale Elementary School, Grants Pass, OR
• Daaiya Green, Morris Elementary School, Philadelphia, PA
• Melissa Johnson, Eastanollee Elementary School, Eastanollee, GA
• Amy Krumpe, Cascade Elementary School, Cascade, MD
• Sandra Landgraf, Brookside Intermediate School, Friendswood, TX
• Terry Lenderman, Bonaire Elementary School, Bonaire, GA
• Sheila Love, David A. Perdue Elementary School, Warner Robins, GA
• Eleanor Palm, Key Elementary School, Washington, D.C.
• Elizabeth Slattery, Richmond Elementary School, Philadelphia, PA
• Michael Stokes, Cityview Performing Arts Magnet School, Minneapolis, MD

Lifetime Achievement Recipients

• Janet Sanderson Brown, PS 146, New York, NY
• Jim Coe, Aragon High School, San Mateo, IL
• Caren Zayde Moncher , New York City Department of Education