Hall of Fame inductees will receive the following awards each year : Educators inducted into the Hall of Fame include : On June 13 , 2013 , the NTHF executive director Carol Strickland , along with former ESU President Michael Shonrock , Bill Maness , representing U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran , and former mayor Rob Gilligan , broke ground by the one-room school house located on the Emporia State campus to build a memorial for the educators who have fallen in the " line of duty " . The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was the main inspiration for the memorial . On June 6 , 2014 , the granite memorial markers were placed along with granite benches . The official dedication was on June 12 , 2014
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
National Teachers Hall of Fame