Teacher of the Year
Salisbury University is proud of our graduates who
leave us and earn the honor of Teacher of the Year.
2008 Maryland Teacher of
the Year: April Todd
April Todd, a Language Arts teacher at Somerset Intermediate
School in Somerset County, has been named the 2008 Maryland
Teacher of the Year.
Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick
made the surprise announcement on Friday evening at an evening
gala that included Governor Martin O'Malley, Senator Paul S.
Sarbanes, Congressmen, members of the State Board of Education,
and hundreds of educators, parents, business and community
leaders.
Ms. Todd, a graduate of Washington College and Salisbury
University, holds degrees in anthropology, literature, and a
master's degree with a thesis on Reading Perceptions. As the
Maryland Teacher of the Year, Ms. Todd will receive an Apple
computer, $9,000 in cash awards, a week at National Space Camp,
a 4-day trip to the Teacher of the Year Conference in Dallas,
Texas, a SmartBoard and supporting materials from SMARTer Kids
Foundation valued at over $15,000, and a $25,000 Chevy Malibu
from MD Automobile Dealers Association. She also will be honored
by the President at the White House in April 2008. Ms. Todd will
now go on to the National Teacher of the Year competition. The
National Teacher of the Year will be announced next April.
Previous Maryland Teacher of the Year Award Winners
- 2007 -- Michelle M. Hammond, M.Ed.
(graduated from SU in 2003)
- 2003 --Aaron Deal (graduated from SU in
1993)
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