Outstanding Educator
Susan Ward

Susan Ward teaches science to seventh graders at Whittemore Park Middle School in Conway, South Carolina, where she helped correlate PLT materials to state standards.

Outstanding Educator
Brita Hampton

Brita Hampton teaches science to grades 6-8 and is the science coordinator at Star of the Sea Regional Catholic School, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Outstanding Educator
Kathryn Roberts

Kathryn Roberts teaches science to grades 9-12 at Lakeside High School in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where she created the school’s first outdoor classroom.

Outstanding Educator
Summer Zephyr

Summer Zephyr is a media specialist at A.D. Harris High School in Panama City, Florida, where she sponsors projects focused on native species.

Outstanding Educator
Daniel Edmiston

Daniel Edmiston teaches fifth grade science at E.A. Harrold Elementary School in Millington, Tennessee. He also organizes a science fair and Earth Day celebration.

Outstanding Educator
Ginger Boswell

Ginger Boswell is a substitute teacher in Magnolia, Texas, who invites school groups to visit her forestland and leads PLT activities for pre=service educators.

Outstanding Educator
Michelle Hunter

Michelle Hunter teaches fourth grade at Shadeville Elementary School in Crawfordville, Florida, and organizes a school-wide, week-long environmental education unit.

Outstanding Educator
Gail Lutowski

Gail Lutowski is an education program specialist for the Mary Kahrs Warnell Forest Education Center in Guyton, Georgia, whose programs have reached over 20,000 people.