Professional of the Year for 2018 in Elementary Education: Teresa J. Hagy

	Teresa J. Hagy
Industry	Education
Title	Teacher
Expertise	Teaching 1st grade
Current Organization	Washington Lee Elementary School
Type of Organization	Public schools
Major Product	Elementary School education
Area of Distribution	Bristol, Virginia
University/Degree	B.A., Elementary Education, Virginia Intermont College, 1972; M.E., Education, University of Virginia, 1976
Born	November 1, 1950, Bristol, Tennessee
Honors & Awards	Outstanding Elementary Teacher of America, 1975; Who's Who of American Women, 1991; Who's Who in American Education, 1992; Southwest Virginia Reading Teacher of the Year, 1994; Life Member, America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, 2001-present; Madison Who's Who 2006; Honoring Our Own, Delta Kappa Gamma, 1992; Premier Who's Who, 2008-present; Marquis Who's Who, 1991-present; Cambridge Who's Who VIP, 2010; Remington Registry, 2010; Ashford Publishing Outstanding Professional Featured Alumni of the Month, 2011-12; Appeared on Ashford Radio Talk Show, 2011
Affiliations	National Education Association; Virginia Education Association; Bristol Virginia Education Association; Delta Kappa Gamma; International Reading Association; Virginia Reading Association; Southwest Virginia Reading Council; Member, Church Librarian, Chair of Women's Circle, Member of Church Choir, Song Leader, Chair of Christian's Women's Fellowship and 1st-3rd grades Sunday School Teacher at the Central Christian Church
Hobbies & Sports	Walking, reading, singing, playing piano, crossword puzzles, gardening
Career Accomplishments	Helped develop curriculum tests for school system; Has conducted workshops on teaching techniques; Has lectured on education topics; Went into public school system in 1975, taught 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades; Had 3 years of private school as Clinical Instructor of Education which gave her a confident, successful start to her career; Her mentor was Dr. Richard W. Van Deren (deceased)
Work History	St. Anne's Demonstration School, 1972-75; Washington Lee Elementary School, 1975-present
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