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closeThree educators from Northern, Central and southeastern Kentucky have been named the state's teachers of the year.
Durrell "Butch" Hamm, who teaches English at Larry A. Ryle High School in Boone County, was named overall Kentucky Teacher of the Year.
Jan Vaughn Horn, a fifth-grade language arts teacher at Clark County's Shearer Elementary School, is the Elementary School Teacher of the Year.
The Kentucky Department of Educa - Durell ÒButchÓ Hamm, an English teacher at Larry A. Ryle High School in Boone County, was named Kentucky Teacher of the Year Oct. 23, 2009 in Frankfort, Ky. Photo by Amy Wallot
The Kentucky Department of Educa - Jan Vaughn Horn, a 5th-grade language arts teacher at Shearer Elementary School in Clark County, was named 2010 Elementary School Teacher of the Year Oct. 23, 2009 in Frankfort, Ky. Photo by Amy Wallot
The Kentucky Department of Educa - Melissa Evans, a 7th-grade science teacher at Corbin Middle School in the Corbin Independent school district, was named 2010 Middle School Teacher of the Year during the 2010 Teacher of the Year Awards Oct. 23, 2009 in Frankfort, Ky. Photo by Amy Wallot
Melissa Evans, who teaches seventh-grade science at Corbin Middle School, was named Middle School Teacher of the Year.
The awards, sponsored by Ashland Inc., were announced Friday in Frankfort.
Hamm received $10,000 and a commemorative glass bowl from Ashland Inc. and will receive a sabbatical or suitable alternative gift from the state Education Department.
Horn and Evans each received $3,000 and a customized art-glass vase from Ashland Inc.
Twenty-one other teachers from around the state received awards.
Reach Jim Warren at (859) 231-3255 or 1-800-950-6397 Ext. 3255.
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