Elizabeth Carlson, a teacher at Red River High School in Grand Forks, has been named the 2022 North Dakota History Teacher of the Year.
The National History Teacher of the Year is chosen from outstanding history teachers in each state, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and DOD schools. The award is sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Nominations for the National History Teacher of the Year can be made by a student, colleague, principal or school administrator familiar with the teacher’s work. State winners are awarded $1,000 and each winning school receives an archive of books and other resources.
To nominate a teacher or to learn more about the award, visit The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. If you have questions, you may also contact National History Teacher of the Year coordinator at nhtoy@gilderlehrman.org or 646-366-9666, x28. You may also contact North Dakota’s state coordinator at ndstudies@nd.gov.
North Dakota History Teacher of the Year Recipients |
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| 2022 | Elizabeth Carlson | Red River High School, Grand Forks |
| 2021 | Denise Bervig | Williston High School |
| 2020 | Lisa Johnson | Red River High School, Grand Forks |
| 2019 | Brian Ham | Dickinson High School |
| 2018 | Donna Davidson | Center-Stanton Public School, Center |
| 2017 | Sarah Crossingham | Wishek Public School |
| 2016 | Kelli Issacson | LaMoure Public School |
| 2015 | Ellen Ista | Kindred Elementary School |
| 2014 | Colin Kloster | Fargo North High School |
| 2013 | Debra Forward | Dorothy Moses Elementary School, Bismarck |
| 2012 | Kari Hall | Williston High School |
| 2011 | Janice Harildstad | Carrington Elementary School |
| 2010 | No Winner | |
| 2009 | Brent Jiran | Schroeder Middle School, Grand Forks |
| 2008 | Keith Thompson | A.L. Hagan Middle School, Dickinson |
| 2007 | Renae Weisenburger | West Elementary School, Grand Forks |
| 2006 | Carl Oberholzer | Fargo North High School |
| 2005 | William Landry | Grand Forks Central High School |
| 2004 | Jeffrey Stotts | Devils Lake High School |