2009 Minnesota Presidential Award Finalists

The National Science Foundation has announced the three state finalists for the 2009 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). In mathematics, the finalists are:  Karen Hyers of Tartan High School, Kathleen Meyer of Stillwater Jr. High School, and Meredith Boucher of North Jr. High School in Saint Cloud.

They will be honored at the Minnesota Spring Mathematics Conference in Duluth April 29 - May 1, 2010. The Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics honors each of the state finalists with a commemorative gold coin, a paid two-year membership in MCTM, and a complimentary registration for the 2010 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 in the Spring of 2010. 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 2009 award was open to teachers in grades 7 - 12. The 2010 award is open to teachers in grades K-6 with at least five years of teaching experience.