Professional of the Year for 2007 in High School Education: Joan F. Harper, Educator

	Joan F. Harper, Educator
Industry	Education
Title	Teacher (Retired)
Expertise	36 years experience in teaching and preparing children for the future
Current Organization	Chinle Public Schools Navajo Reservation/Retired Teachers Organization. Eufala, Checotah Oklahoma Retired Teachers Organization
Type of Organization	High school, junior high school
Major Product	Middle and secondary education
Area of Distribution	Chinle, Arizona
University/Degree	B.S., Home Economics, English, Northeastern State University, 1956; Master's Equivalency Degree, Connors State College, Warner, OK; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Born	September 6, 1928, Stilwell, Oklahoma
Honors & Awards	Outstanding Teaching Awards; Awards from Navajo leaders for outstanding teaching; Picture displayed at Times Square in New York City; Who's Who Among America's Teachers; America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, Professional of the Year, 2007 and 2008; America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, VIP member, 2007
Affiliations	Retired Teachers Association
Hobbies & Sports	Poetry, arts and crafts, drawing, cooking, gardening, reading, home decorating, time with family
Career Accomplishments	Mrs. Harper feels that preparing children for a bright future is one of the most rewarding experiences one can have. She truly enjoyed her career and shared that love with her late husband who taught in the same school with her.
Children	Patricia Ann Harper, Larry Joe Harper; Grandchildren: Christian Ste. Marie Kamps, Cyan Callihan Banister, Joseph Afshin Noorbakhsh; Great grandchildren: Montana Alexandra Kamps, Devin Banister
Spouse	Joseph H. Harper
Married	July 24, 1950
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