Nancy Berry, 1974 IU Kokomo Graduate, One of Twenty Chosen for the All-USA Teacher Team
November 9, 2007
KOKOMO, IN—Indiana University Kokomo congratulates Nancy Berry, M.S.Ed. who was recently named as one of 20 winners in its tenth USAToday’s All-USA Teacher Team. She is a Royal Center resident, graduate of Royal Center High School, and earned her B.S. in elementary education from IU Kokomo in 1974. She taught first grade at Franklin Elementary for many years and was also the principal at Columbia Elementary for five years. Berry began teaching first grade at a Disney Charter School in Florida a few years ago, where she resides during the school year at Liza Jackson Preparatory School, a charter school in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
Throughout her 29-year career in education, Berry has received many honors. In 1975 she was chosen as Cass County and Indiana State's Outstanding Young Educator, in 1980 she was selected by the State of Indiana Department of Education Network of Outstanding Teachers in Elementary Science and Mathematics, and in 1985 won Cass County’s Celebrate Literacy Award in conjunction with the Indiana Reading Association. Berry was Educations Pillar of the Logansport Community School Corporation for 1987, Cass County and State of Indiana’s Outstanding Environmental and Conservation Educator of the Year for 1991 and 1992, and became 1992’s The State of Indiana Wildlife Teacher of the Year. In 1993, she won Indiana University Kokomo Distinguished Alumna Award, The Shining Star Teaching Award of Indiana, Central Indiana’s Teacher of the Week, and Disney’s Excellence in Education Award. Berry obtained the honor of Cass County’s Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen in 1994, and in 1996 she received Disney’s American Teacher Awards, Early Childhood education.
USAToday’s All-USA Teacher Team honors individuals and instructional teams throughout the country who are selected by a panel of judges from nominees across the country. Teachers could be nominated by school administrators, students (past or present), students’ parents, colleagues, or family members. Teachers were then asked to describe their schools and students' needs and how they go about meeting those needs. Each teacher wins $500 and $2,000 for his or her school, and all are honored in USAToday as representatives of outstanding teachers.
"We're pleased to honor these remarkable teachers who enhance education with initiative, enthusiasm and insight. They make a real difference for their students, schools and communities," said USA TODAY Editor Ken Paulson.
