2002 State Winners


Alabama
Natalie Davis

Professor of Political Science
Birmingham-Southern College

Alaska
Steven Johnson

Assistant Professor and Director of Debate
University of Alaska Anchorage

Arizona
Christopher Impey

Professor of Astronomy
The University of Arizona

Arkansas
Gay Stewart

Associate Professor of Physics
University of Arkansas

California
Cecilia Conrad

Associate Professor of Economics
Pomona College

Colorado
Aaron Byerley

Professor of Aeronautical Engineering
United States Air Force Academy

Connecticut
Bruce Saulnier

Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems
Quinnipiac University

District of Columbia
James A. Miller

Professor of English and American Studies
The George Washington University

Florida
Llewellyn M. Ehrhart

Professor of Biology
University of Central Florida

Georgia
Evelyn Dandy

Professor of Education and Director, Pathways
Armstrong Atlantic State University

Idaho
Todd Shallat

Professor of History
Boise State University

Illinois
Nancy Beck Young

Associate Professor of History
McKendree College

Indiana
Leah H. Jamieson

Professor, Co-director of EPICS Program
Purdue University

Iowa
Herman Blake

Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Iowa State University

Kansas
Peer Moore-Jansen

Chair and Associate Professor of Anthropology
Wichita State University

Kentucky
John J. Furlong

Professor of Philosophy
Transylvania University

Louisiana
Kay C. Dee

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Tulane University

Maine
Keith W. Hutchison

Professor of Biochemistry
University of Maine

Maryland
Spencer Benson

Associate Professor of Microbiology
University of Maryland College Park

Massachusetts
Judith Miller

Professor of Biology and Biotechnology
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Michigan
Mark Francek

Professor of Geography
Central Michigan University

Minnesota
Robin Hasslen

Professor of Child and Family Studies
St. Cloud State University

Mississippi
Robert McElvaine

Professor of Arts and Letters
Millsaps College

Missouri
Anthony Vazzana

Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Truman State University

Montana
Esther L. England

Professor of Music
The University of Montana

Nebraska
James H. Wiest

Professor of Sociology
Hastings College

New Hampshire
Davina M. Brown

Professor of Psychology
Franklin Pierce College

New Jersey
Thomas Heed

Associate Professor of History
Ramapo College of New Jersey

New Mexico
Sherry K. Mills

Associate Professor of Accounting
New Mexico State University

New York
George J. Searles

Professor of Humanities
Mohawk Valley Community College

North Carolina
Richard A. Huber

Associate Professor of Curricular Studies
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington

North Dakota
Lorraine Willoughby

Associate Professor of Business Information Technology
Minot State University

Ohio
Dorothy Salem

Professor of History
Cuyahoga Community College

Oklahoma
Christopher Oehrlein

Professor of Mathematics
Oklahoma City Community College

Oregon
Nicole Aas-Rouxparis

Professor of French
Lewis & Clark College

Pennsylvania
Roseanne Hofmann

Professor of Mathematics
Montgomery County Community College

South Carolina
Fred C. James

Professor of Biology
Presbyterian College

South Dakota
Geralyn M. Jacobs

Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
The University of South Dakota

Tennessee
Donald Potter, Jr.

Professor of Geology
University of the South

Texas
Josefina Tinajero

Professor of Teacher Education
The University of Texas at El Paso

Utah
Jan Sojka

Professor of Physics
Utah State University

Vermont
Adrie Kusserow

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Saint Michael's College

Virginia
Robert Benoit

Associate Professor of Microbiology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Washington
Suzanne Wilson Barnett

Professor of History
University of Puget Sound

West Virginia
Elizabeth Fones-Wolf

Associate Professor of History
West Virginia University

Wisconsin
CeCelia Zorn

Professor of Nursing
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire