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2007 Minnesota Presidential Award Finalists

STATE FINALISTS FOR THE 2007 PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHING ANNOUNCED

The National Science Foundation has announced the three state finalists for the 2007 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).  In mathematics, the finalists are, Liza Conzemius from Detroit Lakes High School, Donna Forbes from Mahtomedi High School and Karen Hyers from Tartan High School. 

They will be honored at the Minnesota Spring Mathematics Conference in Duluth this April.  The Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics honors each of the state finalists with a $500 cash award, a commemorative gold coin, a paid two-year membership in MCTM, and a complimentary registration for the 2008 Spring Mathematics Conference. 

One of the three state finalists will be selected by a National Selection Committee as The Presidential Award winner for Minnesota.  The state Presidential Award winner will be announced by the White House this spring.  The state Presidential Award winner will receive a $10,000 cash award from the National Science Foundation and will be invited to Washington, DC for a week of recognition.  The 2007 award was open to teachers in grades 7 - 12.  The 2008 award is open to teachers in grades K-6 with at least five years of teaching experience.

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