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Two SD teachers win 2003 Presidential Award
for Excellence in Mathematics and Science
Sally Stoll, Vermillion
Middle School science teacher
and Donna Peterson, Belle Fourche Middle School mathematics
teachers, have been named South Dakota’s 2003 Presidential Award winners in
Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The awards were announced during
March.
Each Presidential Awardee will receive a
$10,000 award from the National Science Foundation. Also each Awardee was
invited to attend, along with a guest, all-expense-paid recognition events in
Washington, D.C. during the week
of March 15 - 20. The events included an award ceremony, a Presidential
Citation, meetings with leaders in government and education, sessions to share
ideas and teaching experiences, and receptions and banquets to honor
recipients.
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in
Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program, established in 1983 by the
White House, is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The
program identifies outstanding mathematics and science teachers, kindergarten
through 12th grade, in each state and the four U.S. jurisdictions. These
teachers serve as models for their colleagues and will be leaders in the
improvement of science and mathematics education.
The competition alternates each year between
teachers of grades K-6 and teachers of grades of 7-12. Teachers of grades K-6
will be eligible for the Presidential Awards in 2004.
The state coordinators of the 2003 PAEMST
Program in South Dakota were Diana McCann, Springfield, representing the South
Dakota Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Ramona Lundberg, Deuel High School, Clear Lake. |
