755 S.C. Teachers Earn National Certified Status

A total of 755 South Carolina educators earned National Board Certified Teachers status, according to data released Tuesday by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

This is the most teachers to obtain the nation’s highest teaching credential since 2002 when 1,072 teachers earned the distinction. Twenty-one school districts had at least 11 teachers become certified, led by Greenville which had 77 teachers certify.

This year’s number of newly certified teachers increases the total number of nationally-certified teachers in the Palmetto State to 6,499, which is the third highest in the country behind North Carolina and Florida.

“National Board is a rigorous process that requires dedication, countless hours of hard work and a great deal of sacrifice, not only by our teachers, but by their families as well,“ said State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex in a written release.  “Achieving teachers tell me that it strengthens what they do in the classroom and forever changes them. That can only have a positive impact on instruction. I congratulate all of them.“

South Carolina became involved in the National Board process 15 years ago.  In 1994, five teachers earned the designation.

Teachers from Upstate school districts who earned National Board Certification (2007-2008)

Mary Campbell Abbeville County School District
Melissa Rhodes Abbeville County School District
Sara Crawford Abbeville County School District

Jane Broadwell Anderson Career Technology Center
Carolann Groshans Anderson Career Technology Center
Kimberly Shuey Anderson County School District 01
Hope Meares Anderson County School District 01
Sonya Pack Anderson County School District 01
Alyson Fricks Anderson County School District 01
Tabitha G Weston Anderson County School District 01
Marcia Mims Anderson County School District 01
Kristie Campbell Anderson County School District 01
Melissa Dymond Anderson County School District 01
Nealie Owings Anderson County School District 01
Maryann Pool Anderson County School District 01
Judy Griggs Anderson County School District 01
Amanda Moore Anderson County School District 01
Deborah Simmons Anderson County School District 01
Charlean Mullikin Anderson County School District 03
Jennifer Woody Anderson County School District 04
Martha Duncan Anderson County School District 04
Lottye Powell Anderson County School District 04
Susan Ladines Anderson County School District 04
Michael Vickery Anderson County School District 05
Kellie Twitty Anderson County School District 05
Tiffany Osborne Anderson County School District 05
Loretta Davidson Anderson County School District 05
Karen Threlkeld Anderson County School District 05
Katherine Berry Anderson County School District 05
Patricia Cartwright Anderson County School District 05
Donnis Finet Anderson County School District 05

Mary Mcdaniel Cherokee County School District
Gayla Millwood Cherokee County School District
Donna Howell Cherokee County School District
Carolyn Glasgow Cherokee County School District
Julie Walker Foster Cherokee County School District
Holly Patterson Nix Cherokee County School District
Rebecca Scruggs Cherokee County School District

Thelma Blair Greenville County School District
Julia Kelly Greenville County School District
Kristi Martin Greenville County School District
Heather Hardaway Greenville County School District
Jennifer Johnston Greenville County School District
Carolyn Simmons Greenville County School District
Jobie Henderson Greenville County School District
Marion Windley Greenville County School District
Larry Bounds Greenville County School District
Vicky Toney Greenville County School District
Gail Woods Greenville County School District
Thomas Chamness Greenville County School District
Karyn Smith Greenville County School District
Pell Culler Greenville County School District
Robert Bouton Greenville County School District
Bonnie Mcferren Greenville County School District
Linda Manley Greenville County School District
Denise Thomas Greenville County School District
Laura Hervey Greenville County School District
Rita Erwin Greenville County School District
Marleen Hygema Greenville County School District
Kerry Baggett Greenville County School District
Martha Reed Greenville County School District
Peggy Groover Greenville County School District
Darrell Wilson Greenville County School District
Teri Goolsby Greenville County School District
Scott Stevens Greenville County School District
Martha Bohnenberger Greenville County School District
Shella Columbia Greenville County School District
Judith Baker Greenville County School District
Tracy Oliver Greenville County School District
Mary Ries Greenville County School District
Deann Reid Greenville County School District
Whitnee Grant Greenville County School District
Elizabeth Woods Greenville County School District
Freddie Pitman Greenville County School District
Stephanie Gamble Greenville County School District
Carolyn Lucas Greenville County School District
Jason Thompson Greenville County School District
Donna Jent Greenville County School District
Candice Moore Greenville County School District
Katherine Gorney Greenville County School District
Barbara Zinkovich Greenville County School District
Vicki Fowler Greenville County School District
Katrina Hester Greenville County School District
Karla Goodman Greenville County School District
Paul O’Neal Greenville County School District
Jeffrey Leonard Greenville County School District
Elizabeth Stump Greenville County School District
Lindsay Sanders Greenville County School District
Brian Harris Greenville County School District
Amanda Powell Greenville County School District
Amy George Greenville County School District
Mary Anderson Greenville County School District
Jennifer Mathis Greenville County School District
Sabrina Thomas Greenville County School District
W. Joann Clanton Greenville County School District
Deborah Foulkes Greenville County School District
Stacey Merritt Greenville County School District
Jennifer Snow Greenville County School District
Kim Harrington Whitmire Greenville County School District
Kyle Herr Greenville County School District
Jessica Hutcheson Greenville County School District
Crescens Roach Greenville County School District
Erica Lewis Greenville County School District
Kathleen Beatty Pitts Greenville County School District
Margaret Black Greenville County School District
Gwendolynn Shealy Greenville County School District
Sarah Tillery Greenville County School District
Melissa Mitchell Greenville County School District
Ann Marie Bamonti Greenville County School District
Nathanael Deese Greenville County School District
Pamela Moore Greenville County School District
Stephanie Wright Greenville County School District
Lisa Wofford Greenville County School District
Mary Lu Hinner Greenville County School District
Corey Parker Greenville County School District

Linda Moore Greenwood County School District 50
Emily Polatty Garrett Greenwood County School District 50
Shannon Cullens Greenwood County School District 50
Felicia Williams-Miller Greenwood County School District 50
Carolyn Fennell Greenwood County School District 50
Bernetha Culbreath Greenwood County School District 50
Ashley Hollingsworth Greenwood County School District 50
Carol Hopkins Greenwood County School District 50
Dianne Calvert Greenwood County School District 50
Melinda Austin Greenwood County School District 50
Frances Hitt Greenwood County School District 50
Jennifer Lindler Greenwood County School District 50
Sarah Justesen Greenwood County School District 50

Deborah Burton Laurens County School District 55
Jody Bagwell Laurens County School District 55
Anna Rose Laurens County School District 55
Dusty Swartzel Laurens County School District 55
Amy Adams Laurens County School District 55
Kristina Stollger Laurens County School District 55
Elisabeth Carenen Laurens County School District 56

Kelly Whitlock Newberry County School District
Kevin Pettit Newberry County School District
Jennie Band Newberry County School District
Roberta Hall-Kinard Newberry County School District
Thais Williams Newberry County School District
Robin White Newberry County School District

Faith Davis Oconee County School District
Jonas Crooks Oconee County School District
Katie Barnes Oconee County School District
Ashley Merck Oconee County School District
Henry Tindal Oconee County School District
Lynn Durham Oconee County School District
Christy Lawhorne Oconee County School District
Angela Lee Oconee County School District
Tiffany Arnold Oconee County School District
Lisa Jensen Oconee County School District

Heather Mckenzie Pickens County School District
Angela Ballard Pickens County School District
Cindy Miller Pickens County School District
Melanie Johnson Pickens County School District

Jody Dambrosio Spartanburg County School District 01
Kimberly Settle Spartanburg County School District 01
Christine Chapman Spartanburg County School District 01
Kellie Lee Spartanburg County School District 01
Sam Price Spartanburg County School District 01
Maria Morrow Spartanburg County School District 02
Sandra Morris Spartanburg County School District 02
Julie Sprinkles Spartanburg County School District 02
Stephanie Cash Spartanburg County School District 02
Teresa Burnett Spartanburg County School District 02
Fredrick Mccaskill Spartanburg County School District 02
Diana Sheriff Spartanburg County School District 02
Christine Lewis Spartanburg County School District 02
Elizabeth Rogers Spartanburg County School District 02
Crystal Atkins Spartanburg County School District 02
Lexa Jones Spartanburg County School District 02
Deborah Smith Spartanburg County School District 02
Tabatha Duckett Spartanburg County School District 02
Margaret Cooksey Spartanburg County School District 02
Regina Huskey Spartanburg County School District 02
Richard Garland Spartanburg County School District 02
Krystal Poole Spartanburg County School District 02
Norma Dillard Spartanburg County School District 02
Rita Reams Spartanburg County School District 02
Tiffany Jolly Spartanburg County School District 03
Mary Camp Spartanburg County School District 03
Kennedy Norungolo Spartanburg County School District 03
Jami Guker Spartanburg County School District 04
Sheri Cash Spartanburg County School District 05
Erica Clyburn Spartanburg County School District 05
Lee Gosnell Spartanburg County School District 05
Terri Barnett Spartanburg County School District 05
Elizabeth Simpson Spartanburg County School District 05
Alice Moraes Spartanburg County School District 05
Betsy Meccia Spartanburg County School District 05
Natalie Jacobson Spartanburg County School District 05
Kathryn Cantrell Spartanburg County School District 05
Keturah Tripp Spartanburg County School District 05
Bernetta Geter Spartanburg County School District 05
Christie Summers Spartanburg County School District 06
Jennifer Turner Spartanburg County School District 06
Stephanie Wofford Spartanburg County School District 06
Lanetra Ebron Spartanburg County School District 06
April Amick Spartanburg County School District 06
Kimberly Blackwell Spartanburg County School District 06
Glenda Snead Spartanburg County School District 06
Anna Nissen Doyle Spartanburg County School District 06
Christina Duvall Spartanburg County School District 06
Ronisha Fullenwider Spartanburg County School District 06
Michael Lancaster Spartanburg County School District 06
Jessica Rodriguez Spartanburg County School District 07
Dawn Burgess Spartanburg County School District 07
Angela Haley Spartanburg County School District 07
James Hartell Spartanburg County School District 07
Sunshine Furner Spartanburg County School District 07

Michael Mullinax Union County School District
Carolyn Brown Union County School District
Jennifer Mcgee Union County School District