This page contains information on all the 2019 and 2018 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Achievement Award Winners.
2019 Teacher Achievement Award Winners
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2019 Elementary School Teacher Achievement Award Winners
- NyRee D. Clayton-Taylor, Phillis Wheatley Elementary (Jefferson County)
- Lindsey Depenbrock, Wellington Elementary (Fayette County)
- Megen Gearhart, Olive Hill Elementary (Carter County)
- Amanda Klare, Beechwood Elementary (Beechwood Independent)
- Candace A. Nickels, Beaver Creek Elementary (Knott County)
- Matthew Pollock, Brandenburg Primary School (Meade County)
- Samantha Tabor, Concord Elementary (McCracken County)
- Ashley Whitehead-Judd, Tyner Elementary (Jackson County)
2019 Middle School Teacher Achievement Award Winners
- Larry Bailey, Ashland Middle School (Ashland Independent)
- Jessica Duenas, Oldham County Middle School
- Scott Dunn, Meece Middle School (Somerset Independent)
- Hope K. Foster, Murray Middle School (Murray Independent)
- Christina O'Bryan Howard, College View Middle School (Daviess County)
- Brooke Powers, Beaumont Middle School (Fayette County)
- Kerri Stanfield, Mason County Middle School
- Emmanuel A. Stone, Shelby County West Middle School
2019 High School Teacher Achievement Award Winners
- Kelli Akers, Betsy Layne High School (Floyd County)
- Christy Bickett, North Bullitt High School (Bullitt County)
- Steve Easley, Daviess County High School
- Cayeann Cowan, Robertson County High School
- Tiffany Marsh, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fayette County)
- Susan McLaughlin-Jones, Lafayette High School (Fayette County)
- Jeremy Phillips, Madison Central High School (Madison County)
- Abigail Wheaton, Union County High School
2018 Teacher Achievement Award Winners
1st row, left to right: Director Mardi Montgomery, Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton, Jennifer Meo-Sexton, Kellie Clark, Belinda Raye Furman, Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt and CEO Sam Mitchell; 2nd and 3rd rows: Valvoline Teacher Achievement Awards Winners
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2018 Elementary School Teacher Achievement Award Winners
- Amber Meghan Day Adams, Wrigley Elementary (Morgan County)
- Lori Clements, West Louisville Elementary (Daviess County)
- Natasha Craft, Pulaski Elementary (Pulaski County)
- Belinda Raye Furman, Sherman Elementary (Grant County)
- Wendy Gamblin, West Broadway Elementary (Hopkins County)
- Cheryl Nance, Collins Lane Elementary (Franklin County)
- Carla Oetinger, Ryland Heights Elementary (Kenton County)
- Mandy Ridenour, Audubon Traditional Elementary (Jefferson County)
2018 Middle School Teacher Achievement Award Winners
- Jennifer Bea Beasley, Meece Middle School (Somerset Independent)
- Ashley Danielle Haynes, Hazard Middle School (Hazard Independent)
- Kim Joiner, Noe Middle School (Jefferson County)
- Brianne McDowell, Mason County Middle School
- Ashley Marie McGaughey, Spencer County Middle School
- Jennifer Meo-Sexton, Bondurant Middle School (Franklin County)
- Apryl Moore, The Academy at Shawnee (Jefferson County)
- Olga Payne, Daviess County Middle School
2018 High School Teacher Achievement Award Winners
- Amy J. Argo, Lyon County High School
- Misty Bivens, LaRue County High School
- Kellie Clark, Randall K. Cooper High School (Boone County)
- Taylor Clements, Atherton High School (Jefferson County)
- Ben Davis, Campbellsville High School (Campbellsville Independent)
- Cortney H. Flannery, Betsy Layne High School (Floyd County)
- Doug Logan, Randall K. Cooper High School (Boone County)
- Ryan New, Boyle County High School