THE WHITE HOUSE
\nOffice of the Press Secretary
\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
\nAugust 22, 2016<\/p>\n
President Obama Honors Outstanding Mathematics and Science Teachers<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON, DC — President Obama today named 213 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. These awardees represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity schools. The educators will receive their awards at a ceremony in Washington, DC on September 8.<\/p>\n
The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is awarded to outstanding K-12 science and mathematics teachers from across the country. The winners are selected by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians, and educators following an initial selection process at the state level. Each nomination year of the award alternates between teachers in the kindergarten through 6th grade level, and those teaching 7th through 12th grades. The cohort of awardees named today represent two nomination years, one of teachers in kindergarten through 6th grade classrooms and the other in 7th through 12th grade classrooms.<\/p>\n
Winners of this Presidential honor receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation to be used at their discretion, and are invited to Washington, DC, for an awards ceremony, as well educational and celebratory events, and visits with members of the Administration.<\/p>\n
“The recipients of this award are integral to ensuring our students are equipped with critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are vital to our Nation\u2019s success,\u201d President Obama said. \u201cAs the United States continues to lead the way in the innovation that is shaping our future, these excellent teachers are preparing students from all corners of the country with the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics skills that help keep us on the cutting-edge.\u201d<\/p>\n
President Obama and his Administration have taken significant steps to strengthen education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields in order to fully harness the promise our Nation\u2019s students. The President\u2019s Educate to Innovate campaign, launched in November 2009, has resulted in more than $1 billion in private investment for improving K-12 STEM education. Additionally, in 2011, the President set an ambitious goal to put 100,000 additional excellent STEM teachers in America\u2019s classrooms by 2021. Thanks to the work of more than 280 organizations, 30,000 new STEM teachers have already been trained, and resources are in place to train an additional 70,000 STEM teachers by 2021. In parallel, the President has called for increasing the proficiency of America\u2019s existing STEM teachers with a Master Teacher Corps initiative, which would identify the most effective K-12 STEM teachers and support them in a program to propagate their best practices with their peers. You can read more about the President\u2019s commitment to science, technology, and innovation HERE.<\/p>\n
The recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching are listed below, by nomination cohort and then by state.<\/p>\n
To learn more about these extraordinary teachers, please visit: https:\/\/recognition.paemst.org<\/p>\n
Grades K-6 Award Cohort<\/p>\n
Alabama
\nKimberly Bowen, Rainbow Elementary School, Mathematics
\nJulie Neidhardt, Dawes Intermediate School, Science<\/p>\n
Alaska
\nJoey Jigliotti, Alpenglow Elementary School, Science
\nMaryLee Tung, Sand Lake Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Arizona
\nTabetha Finchum, Centennial Elementary School, Mathematics
\nJanice Mak, Fireside Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
Arkansas
\nAshley Kasnicka, Harvey Jones Elementary School, Mathematics
\nCassie Kautzer, Monitor Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
California
\nAndrew Kotko, Mather Heights Elementary School, Mathematics
\nErica Rood, CHIME Charter School, Science<\/p>\n
Colorado
\nDawn Bauer, Carson Elementary School, Science
\nCarolyn Jordan, Normandy Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Connecticut
\nLiesl Fressola, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Science
\nNicole Gilson, Peck Place School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Delaware
\nKristin Gray, Richard A. Shields Elementary School, Mathematics
\nKimberly Simmons, W. Reily Brown Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
District of Columbia
\nKristina Kellogg, Watkins Elementary School, Mathematics
\nMichael Mangiaracina, Brent Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
DoDEA
\nBridget Lester, Ft. Rucker Primary School, Science
\nRebecca Sterrett, Ramstein Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Florida
\nJanet Acerra, Forest Lakes Elementary School, Science
\nAngela Phillips, Chets Creek Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Georgia
\nAmanda Cavin, Unity Grove Elementary School, Mathematics
\nSteven King, Whit Davis Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
Hawaii
\nEliza Akana Yoshida, Pu’u Kukui Elementary School, Mathematics
\nStan Mesina, August Ahrens Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
Idaho
\nGiselle Isbell, Anser Charter School, Mathematics
\nLinda Truxel, Barbara Morgan Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
Illinois
\nCatherine Ditto, Burley Elementary School, Mathematics
\nJames O’Malley, Thomas A. Edison Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
Indiana
\nMartin Briggs, Crichfield Elementary School, Mathematics
\nKristen Poindexter, Spring Mill Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
Iowa
\nAnn Johnson, Sageville Elementary School, Mathematics
\nJoshua Steenhoek, Jefferson Intermediate School, Science<\/p>\n
Kansas
\nMichelle Kelly, Basehor Elementary School, Mathematics
\nBrandi Leggett, Prairie Ridge Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
Kentucky
\nVivian Bowles, Kit Carson Elementary School, Science
\nGina Kimery, Farmer Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Louisiana
\nMary Legoria, Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School, Science
\nKristen Mason, L. W. Ruppel Academy for Advanced Studies, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Maine
\nLauree Gott, Veazie Community School, Science
\nLaura Stevens, Dora L. Small Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Maryland
\nHilarie Hall, The Woods Academy, Science
\nJennifer Kiederer Lawrence, Warren Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Massachusetts
\nJohn Heffernan, Anne T. Dunphy School, Science
\nKaren Schweitzer, Anne T. Dunphy School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Michigan
\nGary Koppelman, Blissfield Elementary School, Science
\nFrancie Robertson, Pine Tree Elementary, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Minnesota
\nFrances Stang, O. H. Anderson Elementary School, Science
\nCarissa Tobin, Nellie Stone Johnson Community School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Mississippi
\nKarin Bowen, Brandon Middle School, Mathematics
\nVicki Moorehead, St. Anthony Catholic School, Science<\/p>\n
Missouri
\nNancy McClintock, Center for Creative Learning, Science
\nKatherine Schack, Lakeview Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Montana
\nKara Nelson, Meadowlark Elementary School, Mathematics
\nColleen Windell, Lolo Middle School, Science<\/p>\n
Nebraska
\nAmy Falcone, Hillside Elementary School, Mathematics
\nKyla Hall, Kloefkorn Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Nevada
\nArvella Jergesen, Fernley Intermediate School, Mathematics
\nKathleen Schaeffer, Bob Miller Middle School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
New Hampshire
\nRebecca Cummings, Pelham Elementary School, Science
\nAnn Gaffney, Londonderry Middle School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
New Jersey
\nJulia Ogden, Woodcliff Middle School, Science
\nCoshetty Vargas, Washington Park School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
New Mexico
\nCynthia Colomb, Hermosa Middle School, Science
\nBernadine Cotton, Tombaugh Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
New York
\nEliza Chung, The School at Columbia University, Mathematics
\nLisbeth Uribe, The School at Columbia University, Science<\/p>\n
North Carolina
\nJustin Osterstrom, Martin Gifted and Talented Magnet Middle School, Science
\nKayonna Pitchford, Stoney Point Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
North Dakota
\nLoni Miller, Saxvik Elementary School, Science
\nAngela Stoa-Lipp, Kennedy Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Ohio
\nMarcy Burns, Main Street Intermediate School, Science
\nSusan Dankworth, Thomas E. Hook Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Oklahoma
\nRebekah Hammack, Stillwater Middle School, Science
\nMoriah Widener, Jenks West Intermediate School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Oregon
\nMaureen Murphy-Foelkl, Chapman Hill Elementary School, Science
\nSarah Luvaas, Redland Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania
\nKaren Bungo, Horace Mann Elementary School, Mathematics
\nGeoffrey Selling, Germantown Friends School, Science<\/p>\n
Puerto Rico
\nEsther Alvarez-Mel\u00e9ndez, Academia San Ignacio de Loyola, Science
\nCarmen Olmo, Saint John’s School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Rhode Island
\nBarbara Pellegrino, Harold F. Scott Elementary School, Mathematics
\nDebra Turchetti-Ramm, Sarah Dyer Barnes Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
South Carolina
\nTammy Joiner, Little Mountain Elementary School, Mathematics
\nRebecca Strong, Thomas C. Cario Middle School, Science<\/p>\n
South Dakota
\nRoby Johnson, Holgate Middle School, Science
\nCrystal McMachen, East Middle School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Tennessee
\nTheresa Feliu, John Adams Elementary School, Mathematics
\nNicole Resmondo, Gresham Middle School, Science<\/p>\n
Texas
\nErika Hassay, Live Oak Elementary School, Mathematics
\nCelena Miller, Cesar Chavez Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
U.S. Territories
\nFina Leon Guerrero, Manuel Ulloa Lujan Elementary School, Mathematics
\nRichard Carlos Velasco, FBLG Middle School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Utah
\nJalyn Kelley, Wilson Elementary School, Mathematics
\nBritnie Powell, Salt Lake Center for Science Education, Science<\/p>\n
Vermont
\nLaura Botte Fretz, Edmunds Middle School, Mathematics
\nLisa Marks, Ludlow Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
Virginia
\nBarbara-Ann Adcock, Pocahontas Elementary School, Science
\nEric Imbrescia, Peak View Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Washington
\nMeredith Gannon, Sacajawea Elementary School, Science
\nDeborah Halperin, Laurelhurst Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
West Virginia
\nCynthia Evarts, Orchard View Intermediate School, Mathematics
\nNancy Holdsworth, New Manchester Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
Wisconsin
\nLori Baryenbruch, River Valley Elementary Spring Green, Science
\nTina Parker, Sam Davey Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Wyoming
\nGayla Hammer, Lander Middle School, Science
\nNancy Windholz, Saratoga Elementary School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Grades 7-12 Award Cohort<\/p>\n
Alabama
\nRyan Reardon, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School, Science
\nJoel White, Brooks High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Alaska
\nChristopher Benshoof, Lathrop High School, Mathematics
\nCatherine Walker, Romig Middle School, Science<\/p>\n
Arizona
\nMarizza Bailey, BASIS Scottsdale, Mathematics
\nMichael McKelvy, Basha High School, Science<\/p>\n
Arkansas
\nDaniel Moix, Bryant High School, Mathematics
\nDiedre Young, Ridgway Christian High School, Science<\/p>\n
California
\nMaria McClain, Deer Valley High School, Mathematics
\nMichael Towne, Citrus Hill High School, Science<\/p>\n
Colorado
\nLisa Bejarano, Aspen Valley High School, Mathematics
\nJessica Noffsinger, STEM Magnet Lab School, Science<\/p>\n
Connecticut
\nRichard Broggini, Smith Middle School, Science
\nElizabeth Capasso, Jettie S. Tisdale School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Delaware
\nRobin Corrozi, Cape Henlopen High School, Mathematics
\nJohn Scali, MOT Charter High School, Science<\/p>\n
District of Columbia
\nShira Printup, McKinley Technology High School, Mathematics
\nMelanie Wiscount, McKinley Technology Education Campus, Science<\/p>\n
DoDEA
\nMichal Turner, Vicenza Middle School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Florida
\nTracy Smith, Bak Middle School of the Arts, Science
\nKelly Zunkiewicz, Dr. Earl J. Lennard High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Georgia
\nMarc Pedersen, Paulding County High School, Science
\nCindy Apley Rose, Couch Middle School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Hawaii
\nAlicia Nakamitsu, Aiea High School, Mathematics
\nBryan Silver, Kalani High School, Science<\/p>\n
Idaho
\nJason George, Vision Charter School, Science
\nMicah Lauer, Heritage Middle School, Science<\/p>\n
Illinois
\nMichael Fumagalli, East Leyden High School, Science
\nLisa Nicks, Thornton Township High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Indiana
\nHugh Ross, Guerin Catholic High School, Science
\nMichael Spock, Columbus North High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Iowa
\nLynnetta Bleeker, Parkview Middle School, Science
\nRichard Brooks, Johnston High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Kansas
\nTrissa McCabe, Reno Valley Middle School, Mathematics
\nDenise Scribner, Eisenhower High School, Science<\/p>\n
Kentucky
\nCarly Baldwin, Boyd County High School, Science
\nChristine Bickett, North Bullitt High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Louisiana
\nLinda Messina, Saint Joseph’s Academy, Science
\nDonna Patten, West Monroe High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Maine
\nMarielle Edgecomb, Peninsula School, Mathematics
\nCary James, Bangor High School, Science<\/p>\n
Maryland
\nElizabeth Lazaro, Buck Lodge Middle School, Science
\nElizabeth Megonigal, Huntingtown High School, Science<\/p>\n
Massachusetts
\nNeil Plotnick, Everett High School, Mathematics
\nKeith Wright, The Springfield Renaissance School, Science<\/p>\n
Michigan
\nBrian Langley, Novi High School, Science
\nWendy Osterman, Sashabaw Middle School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Minnesota
\nMorgan Fierst, South High, Mathematics
\nLisa Houdek, Central Senior High School, Science<\/p>\n
Mississippi
\nMarshall Hobbs, Jackson Preparatory School, Science
\nLauren Zarandona, Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Missouri
\nCarol Robertson, Fulton High School, Science
\nDeanna Wasman, David H. Hickman High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Montana
\nJessica Anderson, Powell County High School, Science
\nKerry Gruizenga, Skyview High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Nebraska
\nNicole Miller, Lakeview Jr-Sr High School, Science
\nGregory Sand, Central High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
New Hampshire
\nRobin Ellwood, Rye Junior High School, Science
\nPatrick Kaplo, Windham High School, Science<\/p>\n
New Jersey
\nVictoria Gorman, Medford Memorial Middle School, Science
\nAmy Mosser, Seneca High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
New Mexico
\nKathleen Boerigter, Los Alamos High School, Science
\nKevin Gant, Nex+Gen Academy, Science<\/p>\n
New York
\nDaniel Mattoon, Niskayuna High School, Mathematics
\nAmanda Zullo, Saranac Lake High School, Science<\/p>\n
North Carolina
\nLauren Baucom, Forest Hills High School, Mathematics
\nKaren Newman, Durham Academy, Science<\/p>\n
North Dakota
\nJonathan Fugleberg, May-Port CG High School, Mathematics
\nMichelle Strand, West Fargo High School, Science<\/p>\n
Ohio
\nAmy Roediger, Mentor High School, Science
\nBeth Vavzincak, Normandy High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Oklahoma
\nTeri Kimble, Hydro-Eakly Middle School\/High School, Science
\nJamie Rentzel, Norman High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Oregon
\nKatharine Dean, Centennial High School, Science
\nBrian Hanna, Newport High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania
\nElizabeth Allen, Saucon Valley High School, Mathematics
\nJaunine Fouch\u00e9, Milton Hershey School, Science<\/p>\n
Puerto Rico
\nNelson Franqui Flores, Saint John’s School, Mathematics
\nKeyla Soto Hidalgo, University High School, Science<\/p>\n
Rhode Island
\nAnthony Borgueta, Barrington Middle School, Science
\nKristen Jahnz, Cumberland High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
South Carolina
\nGail Vawter, Springfield Middle School, Science
\nJennifer Wise, Hand Middle School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
South Dakota
\nJennifer Fowler, South Middle School, Science
\nBjorg Remmers-Seymour, East Middle School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Tennessee
\nLaura Darnall, Goodpasture Christian School, Science
\nMary Vaughan, Oak Ridge High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Texas
\nPatty Hill, Kealing Middle School, Mathematics
\nCara Johnson, Allen High School, Science<\/p>\n
U.S. Territories
\nThora Henry Letang, Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School, Science
\nDora Borja Miura, Saipan Southern High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Utah
\nMagdalene Huddleston, Sand Ridge Junior High, Science
\nVicki Lyons, Lone Peak High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Vermont
\nKatherine McCann, U-32 Middle High School, Mathematics
\nMary Louise McLaughlin, Barre Town Middle and Elementary School, Science<\/p>\n
Virginia
\nKelle Lyn Scott, Robinson Secondary School, Mathematics
\nCamilla Walck, Princess Anne High School, Science<\/p>\n
Washington
\nScott Cooley, University High School, Mathematics
\nJeffery Wehr, Odessa High School, Science<\/p>\n
West Virginia
\nMaureen Miller, Hurricane Middle School, Science
\nSarah Snyder, Fairmont Senior High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Wisconsin
\nJuan Botella, Monona Grove High School, Science
\nJohn Hayes, Northland Pines High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n
Wyoming
\nLesley Urasky, Rawlins High School, Science
\nPatricia Urasky, East High School, Mathematics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2016 President Obama Honors Outstanding Mathematics and Science Teachers WASHINGTON, DC — President Obama today named 213 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential … Continue reading