Shanna Peeples
Shanna L. Peeples is the Dr. John G. O'Brien Distinguished Chair in Education at West [Texas A&M University]. She was the 2015 National Teacher of the Year.
Education
Peeples has a BA in English from West Texas A&M University, an M.Ed. from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a PhD from Harvard University.Career
Peeples had multiple jobs before she began teaching, starting with a 7th grade class. By 2011, she was teaching at Palo Duro High School in Amarillo, Texas. In 2015, Peeples was named National Teacher of the Year, and was presented her award by President Barack Obama. In 2020 she was named the Dr. John G. O'Brien Distinguished Chair in Education at West Texas A&M University.Peeples has spoken against arming teachers in the classroom and advocates for same sex marriage. Peeples has stated that she is a lesbian.