Finalists for 2018 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 7, 2017) — The Kentucky Department of Education and Valvoline have selected 24 outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2018 Valvoline Teacher Achievement Awards (TAA). All 24 teachers will be honored at a ceremony on May 16 in the State Capitol Building in Frankfort.
These teachers qualify to compete for the 2018 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced in May. The programs have recognized more than 500 teachers and awarded three-quarters of a million dollars since 1988.
Teachers recognized:
Elementary School
- Amber Adams, Wrigley Elementary, Morgan County
- Lori Clements, West Louisville Elementary, Daviess County
- Natasha Craft, Pulaski Elementary, Pulaski County
- Belinda 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
Middle School
- Jennifer Beasley, Meece Middle, Somerset Independent
- Ashley Haynes, Hazard Middle, Hazard Independent
- Kim Joiner, Noe Middle, Jefferson County
- Brianne McDowell, Mason County Middle, Mason County
- Ashley McGaughey, Spencer County Middle, Spencer County
- Jennifer Meo-Sexton, Bondurant Middle, Franklin County
- Apryl Moore, The Academy at Shawnee, Jefferson County
- Olga Payne, Daviess County Middle, Daviess County
High School
- Amy Argo, Lyon County High, Lyon County
- Misty Bivens, LaRue County High, LaRue County
- Kellie Clark, Randall K. Cooper High, Boone County
- Taylor Clements, Atherton High, Jefferson County
- Benjamin Davis, Campbellsville High, Campbellsville Independent
- Cortney Flannery, Betsy Layne High, Floyd County
- Douglas Logan, Randall K. Cooper High, Boone County
- Ryan New, Boyle County High, Boyle County
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