Middle (6-8)

Outstanding Educator
Pam Wilson

Pam Wilson is a K-8 substitute teacher and facilitator with the Oregon Natural Resources Program in Corvallis who introduces PLT to pre-service teachers.

Outstanding Educator
Cherie Wyatt

Cherie Wyatt teaches life science and physical science to grades 7 and 8 at Burlington Middle School, Burlington, Colorado, and helps them teach younger students.

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
Jim Chandler

Jim Chandler is a consulting teacher in science for the Auburn School Department, Auburn, Maine, and director of the Auburn Land Lab, an environmental center.

Outstanding Educator
Hazel Scharosch

Hazel Scharosch teaches grades K-6 at Red Creek Elementary School, a one-room schoolhouse in Casper, Wyoming, where she has led many PLT workshops.

Outstanding Educator
Gail Milligan

Gail Milligan teaches English language arts and literature to sixth graders at Adair County Elementary School in Columbia, Kentucky. She is also a PLT facilitator.

Outstanding Educator
Barbara Cook

Barbara Cook teaches science, reading, and computers to grades 7-8 at Greenfield Middle School in Greenfield, Ohio. She also facilitates environmental education presentations.