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Student Teacher Academic Recognition (STAR)

STAR State Winners Since 1959

Year
STAR STUDENT
STAR TEACHER
SCHOOL
1959
David W. Brown
Mr. Rufus Godwin
Grady High School, Atlanta City
1960
Bradley K. Martin
Ms. Edna Lee
Marietta High School, Marietta City
1961
Marshall E. Gesner
Ms. Helen P. Taylor
Grady High School, Atlanta City
1962
James Westmoreland, III
Ms. Laura Sue Hawkins
Griffin High School, Spalding
1963
Paul M. Parvis
Ms. Margaret Wight
Druid Hills High School, DeKalb
1964
Joseph T. Bivins
Ms. Norman Padgett
Bowdon High School, Carroll
1965
Aileen Jacobson – TIE
Ms. Margaret Williams
North Fulton High School, Fulton
1965
Alexander Hunter – TIE
Ms. Helen Shepherd
Jordan Vocational High School, Muscogee
1966
Robert Holland Cassell
Mrs. Sara R. Prescott
Briarcliff High School, DeKalb
1967
Thomas O. Stair
Mr. James P. Rudolph
Westminster Boys School, Atlanta
1968
Bayard Taylor Van Hecke
Mr. Ralph J. D. Dorminey
Darlington School, Rome
1969
William Dawson Alexander
Mr. Elliott Galloway
Westminster Boys School, Atlanta
1970
William Preston Peyton
Ms. Susan Bennett
Decatur High School, Decatur
1971
John Patrick Huffaker
Ms. Ramona Hooker
Lakeside High School, DeKalb
1972
Alan Preston Williamson
Ms. Sally Ritchey
Wheeler High School, Cobb
1973
Kevin F. Price
Rev. J. W. Stonebraker
Gainesville High School, Gainesville City
1974
Ben Irvin Cooper
Mr. Alfred Joseph Clark
Clarke Central High School, Clarke
1975
Ivey Brent Laminack
Mr. Wallace Gary Walker
Bremen High School, Bremen City
1976
Andrew Ayers Martin
Mrs. Dorothy Cochran
Stephens High School, Stephens
1977
Ila Leola Burdette
Mrs. Mildred Burdette
Hogansville High School, Troup
1978
William Lawrence Smith
Ms. Mary Bundrick Boland
Crisp County High School, Crisp
1979
Stephen Richard Fleming
Mr. Lindell E. Polk
Woodward Academy, Fulton
1980
James Lawrence Dudley
Mr. Preston E. Hodges, Jr.
Brookstone School, Muscgoee
1981
David Paul DeMille
Ms. Jean Burton
Wills High School, Cobb
1982
David Nahmias
Ms. Camille Cheatwood
Briarcliff High School, DeKalb
1983
Barbara E. Petzen
Mr. Dale Lyles
East Coweta High School, Coweta
1984
Mark Freeman Aaron
Mr. Garnett Edward Zeagler
Jenkins County High School, Jenkins
1985
Robert Ken Woo, Jr.
Ms. Selma Levy
Henderson High School, DeKalb
1986
Heather Burns Gunn
Ms. Mercedes Paxton
Lakeside High School, DeKalb
1987
Marc Lipsitch
Dr. Thomas B. Curtis
The Westminster Schools, Atlanta
1988
Chris R. Stovall
Ms. Sharon Ingram
Parkview High School, Gwinnett
1989
Edward Adam Webb
Ms. Nan Pate
Brookstone School, Muscogee
1990
Charles David Fargason
Ms. Marilyn Cater
Parkview High School, Gwinnett
1991
Judith Rebecca Budnitz
Ms. Mary Shelfer
Lakeside High School, DeKalb
1992
Angela Sue Janssen
Ms. Judith J. Atkins
Jonesboro High School, Clayton
1993
Eric Mayfield
Ms. Dorothy Berry
Gilmer High School, Gilmer
1994
Eric Sheu
Dr. Frances Dubner
Dunwoody High School, DeKalb
1995
Joseph Abraham
Ms. Jeanette Martin
Walton High School, Cobb
1996
Franklin Jonathan Leonard
Mrs. Kathleen Franklin Leonard
Brookstone School, Muscogee
1997
William Henry Kitchens, Jr.
Mr. Jere Link
The Westminster Schools, Atlanta
1998
Catherine Cooper McCann
Ms. Christina Epperson
Brookstone School, Muscogee
1999
Michael Wade Payne
Ms. Margaret Altman
Glynn Academy, Glynn
2000
Matthew Gray Fulton
Ms. Sandra Case
Sprayberry High School, Cobb
2001
Victor A. Perry, IV
Mr. Jeff Stachura
The Lovett School, Atlanta
2002
Dustin Chad Alligood
Ms. Mary Gentry
Perry High School, Houston
2003
Evan Sussenbach
Mr. Young S. Won
Columbus High School, Muscogee
2004
Grace Tiao
Dr. Cheryl Crooks
Wheeler High School, Cobb
2005
Lucas Bermudez
Mr. Philip Heier
Parkview High School, Gwinnett
2006
Sameer G. Gupta
Mr. Stanford Brown
Central High School, Bibb
2007
Keru Cai
Dr. Anne Blanchard
Campbell High School, Cobb
2008
Edwin Allen Page
Dr. Dale Epperson
Brookstone School, Muscogee
2009
Annie Wang
Ms. Jenifer Snoody
George Walton High School, Cobb
2010
Michael Eric Lomax
Mrs. Carole Wiles
Westover High School, Dougherty
2011
Matthew Shackelford
Mr. Tim Howard
The Westminster Schools, Atlanta
2012
Lisa Wang
Dr. Tina Link
George Walton High School, Cobb
2013
William Franklin Morris
Ms. Pamela Rollins Michelsen
Gainesville High School, Gainesville
2014
Anastasia (Audy) Mulia
Mr.Thomas Wellnitz
Alpharetta High School, Fulton
2015
Carter Lewis Guensler
Mr. Lee Pope
Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta
2016
Rohan Rao
Dr. Jack Bucsko
Johns Creek High School, Fulton
2017
Bill Zhang
Ms. Ashley Ulrich
Northview High School, Fulton
2018
Devon Boatright
Dr. Grant Fossum
Douglas County High School, Douglas
2019
Joyce Liu
Mrs. Rebecca Martin
Lowndes High School, Lowndes
2021
Riley Durbin
Mr. Stuart Reynolds
South Forsyth High School, Forsyth
2022
Jon Qiaoen Liu
Mrs. Rebecca Martin
Lowndes High School, Lowndes
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