Former Teachers of the Year
South Carolina Teachers of the Year | 2008 | Ann Marie Taylor Kershaw County School District |
| 2007 | Jennifer (Buffy) Murphy School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties |
| 2006 | Stephanie Seay Spartanburg School District Five |
| 2005 | Linda (Cookie) Winburn Richland School District Two |
| 2004 | Jason S. Fulmer Aiken School District |
| 2003 | Christi W. McCollum Richland School District Two |
| 2002 | Traci Young Cooper Richland School District One |
| 2001 | Christa M. Compton Richland School District Two |
| 2000 | Mary Hamilton Lostetter Kershaw County School District |
| 1999 | Nancy Elizabeth (Libby) Baker Chesterfield School District Fifty |
| 1998 | Christine Fisher Florence School District One |
| 1997 | Kelly G. McCalla Greenwood School District Fifty |
| 1996 | Debra H. Templin Newberry School District |
| 1995 | Cathy S. Scott Lexington School District One |
| 1994 | Dodie Burns Magill Greenville School District |
| 1993 | Dodie Burns Magill Greenville School District |
| 1992 | Jeanne C. Sink Charleston School District |
| 1991 | Nancy C. Townsend Florence School District One |
| 1990 | Maria McAlister Pyles Greenwood School District Fifty |
| 1989 | Carolyn T. Ross Oconee School District |
| 1988 | Angela B. Burkhalter Aiken School District |
| 1987 | Beverly Varnado Charleston School District |
| 1986 | Charles H. Long, Jr. Charleston School District |
| 1985 | Therese (Terry) Dozier Lexington School District Five |
| 1984 | Fanya C. Paouris Greenville School District |
| 1983 | Catherine H. Williams Richland School District One |
| 1982 | Mary Ann Blaskowitz Kershaw County School District |
| 1981 | Sara W. Payne Greenville School District |
| 1980 | Sharon E. Rankin Aiken School District |
| 1979 | Colonel Jerry M. Sage Richland School District Two |
| 1978 | James G. Mattos Greenville School District |
| 1977 | J. Grady Locklear Sumter School District Seventeen |
| 1976 | Elizabeth Smith Cox Pickens School District |
| 1975 | Delura Jane Satterfield Greenville School District |
| 1974 | Marguerite B. McCaskill Lexington School District Two |
| 1973 | Hazel W. Joiner Rock Hill School District Three |
| 1972 | Pamelia S. Cromer Lexington School District Two |
| 1971 | Martha Marian Stringfellow Chester School District |
| 1970 | James K. Brayboy Dillon School District Two |
| 1969 | Agnes Hildebrand Wilson Sumter School District Seventeen |
| 1968 | Vivian McInnis Forgartie Dillon School District Two |
| 1967 | Ruby P. (Bela) Herlong Saluda School District |
| 1966 | Elizabeth A. Godfrey Aiken School District |
| 1965 | Mary A. Mace Richland School District One |
| 1960 | Elizabeth Stewart Florence School District Three |
| 1956 | Maude A. Hudson Greenwood School District Fifty |
National Teachers of the Year
| 1985 | Therese (Terry) Dozier |
| 1971 | Martha Marian Stringfellow |
National Finalists
| 2004 | Jason S. Fulmer |
| 2001 | Christa M. Compton |
| 1994 | Dodie Burns Magill |
| 1990 | Maria McAlister Pyles |
| 1985 | Therese (Terry) Dozier |
| 1971 | Martha Marian Stringfellow |
| 1970 | James. K. Brayboy |
| 1969 | Agnes Hildebrand Wilson |
| 1967 | Ruby P. (Bela) Herlong |
| 1965 | Mary A. Mace |
| 1960 | Elizabeth Stewart |
| 1956 | Maude A. Hudson |