Kathy Tebow
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Kathy Tebow (born 23 June 1957) is from Anchorage, Alaska
and competed in the 1977 Miss America
Scholarship Pageant.
. She graduated magna cum laude in 1996 from University of Alaska Fairbanks
with a bachelor's degree
and teaching certificates in Music Education
K-12 and Elementary Education K-8. She went on to graduate summa cum laude in 2004 from University of Alaska Southeast
with a Masters degree and teaching certificate in Educational Technology K-12. Tebow (Sharp) now teaches school in Wasilla, Alaska
, the hometown of famous Miss Alaska runner-up, Sarah Heath Palin (widely known as Governor of Alaska and Vice Presidential
running mate
of John McCain
).
Pageant and won the title; reigning during the nation's bicentennial year. An accomplished violin
ist and member of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
, Tebow performed a Hungarian
folk dance
for the Miss Anchorage Pageant talent competition, and a footstomping rendition of Orange Blossom Special
for the Miss Alaska Pageant. However, it was Tebow's performance of a classical violin piece at the Miss America 1977 Pageant that earned her a respected non-finalist talent award; the first Miss Alaska award at the national pageant in 12 years.
greeting duties. They later became engaged and set a wedding date for a couple weeks following the end of her Miss Alaska reign. Sharp had been transferred with the military to the Lower 48 states and returned to the state to see his fiance finish her duties on the final pageant night. The next morning he left on a Kodiak Brown Bear
hunt and was mauled four days into the trip. The couple were still wed on time two weeks later, although Sharp was released from the hospital on an overnight pass to attend in a wheelchair and underwent many more months of recovery. The harrowing account of the bear mauling was the cover story of Outdoor Life
and Alaska
, a scary tale in The National Enquirer
, and part of several successful books about bears including Alaska Bear Tales by Larry Kanuit; and Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance.
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
and competed in the 1977 Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
Scholarship Pageant.
Early life
Tebow is a 1975 graduate of Dimond High SchoolDimond High School
A. J. Dimond High School is a public four-year high school in Anchorage in Alaska, and is a part of the Anchorage School District. It has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Dimond High operates on a traditional six period schedule, with a nine-month school...
. She graduated magna cum laude in 1996 from University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska Fairbanks
The University of Alaska Fairbanks, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska System, and is abbreviated as Alaska or UAF....
with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
and teaching certificates in Music Education
Music education
Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...
K-12 and Elementary Education K-8. She went on to graduate summa cum laude in 2004 from University of Alaska Southeast
University of Alaska Southeast
The University of Alaska Southeast is a regional university in the University of Alaska System. Its main campus is located in Juneau and it has extended campuses in Sitka and Ketchikan....
with a Masters degree and teaching certificate in Educational Technology K-12. Tebow (Sharp) now teaches school in Wasilla, Alaska
Wasilla, Alaska
Wasilla is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, United States and the sixth-largest city in Alaska. It is located on the northern point of Cook Inlet in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of the southcentral part of the state. The city's population was 7,831 at the 2010 census...
, the hometown of famous Miss Alaska runner-up, Sarah Heath Palin (widely known as Governor of Alaska and Vice Presidential
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
running mate
Running mate
A running mate is a person running together with another person on a joint ticket during an election. The term is most often used in reference to the person in the subordinate position but can also properly be used when referring to both candidates, such as "Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen were...
of John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
).
Pageant
Tebow won her first pageant title in March 1976 when she was crowned Miss Anchorage 1976 in her first attempt at the title. Two weeks later she represented Anchorage in the 1976 Miss AlaskaMiss Alaska
The Miss Alaska competition is a scholarship pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss America pageant.Alaska's highest placement occurred in 1998, when Joslyn Tinker was selected for the Top Ten. One Miss Alaska won a preliminary swimsuit and another won a...
Pageant and won the title; reigning during the nation's bicentennial year. An accomplished violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist and member of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra is a semi-professional symphony orchestra located in Anchorage, Alaska. Randall Craig Fleischer is the director and conductor, and Linn Weeda is the assistant director and conductor....
, Tebow performed a Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
folk dance
Folk dance
The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes:*They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music or music based on traditional music....
for the Miss Anchorage Pageant talent competition, and a footstomping rendition of Orange Blossom Special
Orange Blossom Special (song)
The fiddle tune "Orange Blossom Special", about the passenger train of the same name, was written by Ervin T. Rouse in 1938. The original recording was created by Ervin and Gordon Rouse in 1939. It is considered the best known fiddle tune of the twentieth century and is often called simply The...
for the Miss Alaska Pageant. However, it was Tebow's performance of a classical violin piece at the Miss America 1977 Pageant that earned her a respected non-finalist talent award; the first Miss Alaska award at the national pageant in 12 years.
Personal life
While serving as Miss Alaska, Tebow met U. S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Creig Sharp who escorted her to visiting Navy ships as part of her BicentennialUnited States Bicentennial
The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to the historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic...
greeting duties. They later became engaged and set a wedding date for a couple weeks following the end of her Miss Alaska reign. Sharp had been transferred with the military to the Lower 48 states and returned to the state to see his fiance finish her duties on the final pageant night. The next morning he left on a Kodiak Brown Bear
Kodiak Bear
The Kodiak bear , also known as the Kodiak brown bear or the Alaskan grizzly bear or American brown bear, occupies the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in South-Western Alaska. Its name in the Alutiiq language is Taquka-aq. It is the largest subspecies of brown bear.- Taxonomy :Taxonomist C.H...
hunt and was mauled four days into the trip. The couple were still wed on time two weeks later, although Sharp was released from the hospital on an overnight pass to attend in a wheelchair and underwent many more months of recovery. The harrowing account of the bear mauling was the cover story of Outdoor Life
Outdoor Life
Outdoor Life is an outdoors magazine about hunting, fishing, survival and camping. It is a sister magazine of Field & Stream. Together with Sports Afield, they are considered the Big Three of American outdoor publishing. Outdoor Life launched in Denver, Colorado in January 1898. Founder and...
and Alaska
Alaska magazine
Alaska is a periodical devoted to news and discussion of issues and features of and from Alaska. A great deal of its readership consists of persons outside of Alaska who are interested in the Alaskan way of life....
, a scary tale in The National Enquirer
The National Enquirer
The National Enquirer is an American supermarket tabloid now published by American Media Inc . Founded in 1926, the tabloid has gone through a variety of changes over the years....
, and part of several successful books about bears including Alaska Bear Tales by Larry Kanuit; and Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance.