Area Teachers of the Year meet with Stephanie Canada (front row, center), the 2007-08 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year, before being honored at the annual Marvin Stokes Endowed Lectureship Monday night [OCT. 29] at East Central University. The teachers and their schools are (front row, from left) Mary Shivers, Latta; June Hughes, Ada; Stephanie Canada, Shawnee; Jeannette Behne, Stratford; Nickole Bowie, Allen; and (back row) Dr. Bill Osborne, dean of the College of Education and Psychology; Sandra Johnson, Konawa; Prentice Redman, a finalist in the state competition, McAlester; Betty Allred, Byng; and Dr. Richard Rafes, president of ECU.
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