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from top left clockwise; Leigh VandenAkker, Utah; Kristin Donley, Colorado; MaryBeth Britton, New Mexico; Kristie Martorelli, Arizona
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from left to right; DeAnna LeBlanc, Nevada; Leigh VandenAkker, Utah; MaryBeth Britton, New Mexico; Kristin Donley, Colorado; Kristie Martorelli, Arizona; Karen Morman, Texas
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Leigh VandenAkker, Utah; Rebecca Mieliwocki, California
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Tom Pedersen, Montana; Leigh VandenAkker, Utah
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from left to right; Kim Shearer, Kentucky; Birdette Hughey, Mississippi; Leigh VandenAkker, Utah
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from left to right; Leigh VandenAkker, Utah; Patti Tate, South Carolina; Tong Chen, Vermont; Alana Margeson, Maine
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from left to right; Katie Ferguson, New York; Tyroona Hooker, North Carolina; Leigh VandenAkker, Utah
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from left to right; Kristi Martorelli, Arizona; Leigh VandenAkker, Utah; Rebecca Mieliwooki, California
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from left to right; Leigh VandenAkker, Utah; Katy Ferguson, New York; David Bosso, Conneticut; (standing) Bethany Bernasconi, New Hampshire; Tong Chen, Vermont; Adam Gray, Massachusettes
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Tammie Yong, Director of Scholarships, University of Phoenix, with Leigh VandenAkker, Utah
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Leigh VandenAkker with Andy Drewlinger, National Teacher of the Year Assistant
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Jon Quam, National Teacher of the Year Program Director with Leigh VandenAkker
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Leigh VandenAkker with Michelle Shearer, 2011 National Teacher of the Year from Maryland
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