President Honors Outstanding Math and Science Teachers

WASHINGTON, DC — President Obama today named 85 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.  The educators will receive their awards in Washington, D.C. later this year.
 
The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is awarded annually 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 done at the state level.  Each year the award alternates between teachers teaching kindergarten through 6th grade and those teaching 7th through 12th grades.  The 2010 awardees named today teach kindergarten through 6th grade.
 
Winners of this Presidential honor receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation to be used at their discretion. They also receive an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for an awards ceremony and several days of educational and celebratory events, including visits with members of Congress and the Administration.
 
President Obama has committed to strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and prepare 100,000 effective science and mathematics teachers over the next decade.  These commitments build on the President’s “Educate to Innovate” campaign, which has attracted more than $700 million in donations and in-kind support from corporations, philanthropies, service organizations, and others to help bolster science and technology education in the classroom.
 
“The teachers we honor today have demonstrated uncommon skill and devotion in the classroom, nurturing the young minds of tomorrow’s science and math leaders,” said President Obama.  “America’s competitiveness rests on the excellence of our citizens in technical fields, and we owe these teachers a debt of gratitude for strengthening America’s prosperity.”
 
The recipients of the 2010 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching are:
 
Alabama
Leslie Marshall, Hoover (Math)
Susan Ogle, Hoover (Science)
 
Alaska
            Dorothea Culbert, Eagle River (Math)
            Mary Janis, Elmendorf Air Force Base (Science)
 
Arizona
Jessica Boland, Phoenix (Math)
 
Arkansas
Stacey Dominguez, Springdale (Math)
Eva Arrington, Monticello (Science)
 
California
Kathleen McCarthy, San Leandro (Math)
            Anne Marie Bergen, Oakdale (Science)
 
Colorado
Susan Parsons, Boulder (Math)
            Patricia Astler, Castle Rock (Science)
 
Connecticut
Lori Farkash, Wallingford (Science)
 
Delaware
Linda Bledsoe, Middletown (Math)
           
Department of Defense Education Activity
Erika Meadows, Hohenfels, Germany (Math)
Lisa Zimmerman, Hohenfels, Germany (Science)
 
District of Columbia
Lisa Suben (Math)
            Lauren Tate (Science)
 
Florida
Timothy Kenney, Jacksonville (Math)
            Megan Tucker, Fort Walton Beach (Science)
 
Georgia
Linda Fountain, Augusta (Math)
            Amanda McGehee, Dunwoody (Science)
 
Hawaii
Melanie Ah Soon, Honolulu (Science)
 
Idaho
Holly Dee Archuleta, Meridian (Math)
            Vana Richards, Emmett (Science)
 
Illinois
Jill Cheatham, Champaign (Math)
            Lucretia Weck, Oblong (Science)
 
Indiana
Laura Baker, Indianapolis (Math)
            Alicia Madeka, Hammond (Science)
 
Iowa
Barbara Leise, Des Moines (Math)
            Brandon Schrauth, Johnston (Science)
 
Kansas
Angie McCune, Wamego (Math)
            Claire Overstake, Goessel (Science)
 
Kentucky
Charles Rutledge, Grayson (Math)
            Andrea Broyles, Corbin (Science)
 
Louisiana
Paige Falcon, Terrytown (Math)
            Michelle Morvant, Thibodaux (Science)
 
Maine
            Laurette Darling, Waterville (Science)
 
Maryland
Josepha Robles, Takoma Park (Math)
            Susan Madden, Davidsonville (Science)
 
Massachusetts
Michael Flynn, Southampton (Math)
            Wai Chin Ng, Boston (Science)
 
Michigan
Kathleen Muza, Sterling Heights (Math)
            Benjamin Jewell, Hudsonville (Science)
 
Minnesota
Paulette Saatzer, West St. Paul (Science)
 
Mississippi
Kristen Wheat, Picayune (Science)
 
Missouri
Elizabeth O'Day, Hallsville (Science)
 
Montana
Courtney Niemeyer, Billings (Math)
            Jon Konen, Great Falls (Science)
 
Nebraska
Laura Callahan, Omaha (Science)
 
Nevada
Janda Lannigan-Piekarz, Reno (Math)
            Arlene Hayman, Las Vegas (Science)
 
New Hampshire
Stephanie Wheeler, Manchester (Math)
 
New Jersey
Kathy Burgin, Mullica Hill (Math)
 
New Mexico
Michelle Estrada, Las Cruces (Science)
 
New York
Julie Broderick, New York (Math)
            Gregory Benedis-Grab, New York (Science)
 
North Carolina
Amanda Northrup, Clyde (Math)
            Zebetta King, Raleigh (Science)
 
Ohio
Erin King, Felicity (Science)
 
Oklahoma
Paige Bergin, Tulsa (Math)
            Denise Thomas, Tulsa (Science)
 
Oregon
Melinda Knapp, Bend (Math)
 
Pennsylvania
Gail Romig, State College (Math)
            Phyllis Glackman, Merion (Science)
 
Rhode Island
Beverlee Powell, Warwick (Math)
            Charlene Tuttle, Jamestown (Science)
 
South Carolina
Brook Wiant, Duncan (Math)
            Mirandi Squires, Johnsonville (Science)
 
South Dakota
            Constance Ahrens, Rapid City (Math)
            Deborah Thorp, Lead (Science)
 
Tennessee
Jonathan Sheahen, Nashville (Math)
 
Texas
Elizabeth Hudgins, Austin (Math)
            Martha McLeod, Fulton (Science)
 
US Territories
Adam Kloper, Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands (Math)
 
Utah
Linda L'Ai, Logan (Math)
            Mathilda Uribe, Salt Lake City (Science)
 
Vermont
Ann Thompson, Proctorsville (Science)
 
Virginia
Victoria Hugate, Moseley (Math)
 
Washington
Barbara Franz, Moses Lake (Math)
            Dawn Sparks, Thorp (Science)
 
West Virginia
            Michele Adams, Martinsburg (Science)
 
Wisconsin
Patricia Agee-Aguayo, Green Bay (Math)
            John Hushek, Franklin (Science)
 
Wyoming
LeAnn Uhling, Saratoga (Math)
            Rebecca Qualm, Buffalo (Science)