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SU Claims One in Four Local Maryland Teachers 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)