cf trim

Hello,
Can somebody tell me if I'm right with this syntax :

I have these values in DB :
AL,AK,AZ,AR,CA,CO,CT,DE,DC,FL,GA,HI,ID,IL,IN,IA,KS,KY,LA,ME,MD,MA,MI,MN,MS,MO,MT,NE,NV,NH,NJ,NM,NY,NC,ND,OH,OK,OR,PA,RI,SC,SD,TN,TX,UT,VT,VA,WA,WV,WI,WY

and i want to put out the full name of state.

<cfquery name="getArtists" datasource="cfartgallery">
SELECT state
FROM Artists
</cfquery>

<cfoutput query="getArtists">
<cfif Trim(state) is "AL">Alabama</cfif>
<cfif Trim(state) is "AK">Alaska</cfif>
<cfif Trim(state) is "AZ">Arizona</cfif>
<cfif Trim(state) is "AR">Arkansas</cfif>
<cfif Trim(state) is "CA">California</cfif>
<cfif Trim(state) is "CO">Colorado</cfif>
<cfif Trim(state) is "CT">Connecticut</cfif>
<cfif Trim(state) is "DE">Delaware</cfif>
<cfif Trim(state) is "DC">District of Columbia</cfif>
<cfif Trim(state) is "FL">Florida</cfif>
</cfoutput> etc. ...