An impressive 36 percent of the nominees for 2005-06 San Diego County Teacher of the Year were National University alumni.
The annual San Diego County Teacher of the Year event was held on October 8, 2005, at 7:00 p.m., at Civic Theatre, downtown San Diego. Sixteen of the 45 nominees earned either their teaching credential, their bachelor's degree or their master's degree at National University. They are as follows:
Harriet Sibley, Escondido Union School District
High Robert Coppo, Escondido Union School District
Vicki Crouch, Fallbrook Union High School District
Diana Lynn, National School District
Samantha Swann, Lemon Grove School District
Blanca Labunog, Poway Unified School District
Kenneth Matson, Poway Unified School District
Kelly Conroy, Ramona Unified School District
Mark Rounds, San Diego Office of Education
David Massey, Santee School District
Mary Young, Sweetwater Union School District
Easter Finley, Sweetwater Union School District
Debbie Weitz, Solana Beach School District
Richard Sanchez, Chula Vista Elementary School District
Jane Clark, La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
Cathy Regan, Oceanside Unified School District
This year, a National University student, Keith Koelzer, was named San Diego County Teacher of the Year (see related story). The announcement was made Saturday, October 8 at the annual production of "Cox Presents A Salute to Teachers" black-tie gala. National University is an annual sponsor of the event, which is televised live on Cox Ch. 4, The production has won eight Emmy Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Keith Koelzer continues what has become a tradition for National University alumni. In the previous 10 years, five National University alumni have been named San Diego County Teacher of the Year.
