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Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) recipients are award-winning teachers with expertise in everything from drafting subject standards in their state to implementing a flipped classroom curriculum. If you’re interested in connecting with a past awardee about their expertise, please email us at paemst@nsf.gov with details of your request.

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Awardee Portrait of Megan Bartley
Megan Bartley
Benzie Central High School
Benzonia, Michigan

2017 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Linda Bensyl
Linda Bensyl
Wayland Union High School
Wayland, Michigan

2017 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Suzanne Beute
Lowell Area Schools
Lovell, Michigan

1999 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Herman Boatin, Jr.
Edsel Ford High School
Dearborn, Michigan

1990 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Jeffrey Bradley
Jeffrey Bradley
Slauson Middle School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

2003 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Crystal Brown
Crystal Brown
Parsons Elementary School
Gibraltar, Michigan

2016 Award | K-6 Science

Johanna Brown
Swartz Creek Middle School
Swartz Creek, Michigan

1986 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Jean Buller
Clifford Smart Middle School
Commerce Township, Michigan

1997 Award | K-6 Science

Danise Cantlon
Elliott Elementary School
Holt, Michigan

1996 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Heidi Capraro
Hillside Middle School
Northville, Michigan

2002 Award | K-6 Science

Awardee Portrait of Nathaniel Childers
Nathaniel Childers
Hart Middle School
Rochester Hills, Michigan

2009 Award | 7-12 Science

Anita Clark
Marshall High School
Marshall, Michigan

1992 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Lauriann Coffey
Vandenboom Elementary School
Marquette, Michigan

1993 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Constance Corwin
Tappan Middle School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

1998 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Timothy Vail Craine
Renaissance High School
Detroit, Michigan

1984 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Conni Crittenden
Conni Crittenden
Williamston Explorer Elementary School
Williamston, Michigan

1998 Award | K-6 Science

Ruth Cummins
Cherokee Elementary
Clinton Township, Michigan

1999 Award | K-6 Science

Mark Davids
Grosse Pointe South High School
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

2000 Award | 7-12 Science

Kim Davison
Woods Lake Elementary School
Kalamazoo, Michigan

1991 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Theodore Emch
Theodore Emch
Pioneer High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

2019 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Walter Erhardt
Walter Erhardt
Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center
Battle Creek, Michigan

2013 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Beverly Fanelli
Beverly Fanelli
Fox Elementary School
Macomb, Michigan

2004 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Mandy Frantti
Munising High School
Munising, Michigan

2001 Award | 7-12 Science

Patricia Fraze
Huron High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

1983 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Alan Gibson
Rochester Adams High School
Rochester Hills, Michigan

1988 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Stephanie Giroux Phillips
Stephanie Giroux Phillips
Murphy Elementary School
Metamora, Michigan

2020 Award | K-6 Mathematics

David Glenn
Rochester Adams High School
Rochester Hills, Michigan

1993 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Timothy Graham
Timothy Graham
T. Roosevelt High School
Wyandotte, Michigan

2007 Award | 7-12 Science

Katherine Grzesiak
Eastlawn Elementary School
Midland, Michigan

1994 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Beth Hanna
Beth Hanna
Pattengill Elementary School
Berkley, Michigan

2006 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Cindy Hasselbring
Cindy Hasselbring
Milan High School
Milan, Michigan

2005 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Holly Hereau
Holly Hereau
Lee M. Thurston High School
Redford, Michigan

2019 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Shannon Houtrouw
Shannon Houtrouw
Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan

2021 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Kyle Hughes
Oakland Science, Mathematics & Technology Academy
Clarkston, Michigan

1999 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Benjamin Jewell
Benjamin Jewell
Bauer Elementary
Hudsonville, Michigan

2010 Award | K-6 Science

Pamela Johnson
Marquette Elementary School
Muskegon, Michigan

1995 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Anita Johnston
Napoleon High School
Napoleon, Michigan

1989 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

David Kapolka
Northern High School
Grand Rapids, Michigan

1993 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Sarah Katchorek
Fox Elementary School
Macomb, Michigan

1991 Award | K-6 Science

Thomas Kelly
Grandville Public Schools
Grandville, Michigan

1992 Award | K-6 Science

Susan Kielb
Tappan Middle School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

2001 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Gary Koppelman
Gary Koppelman
Blissfield Elementary School
Blissfield, Michigan

2014 Award | K-6 Science

Susan Krussell
Rochester High School
Rochester Hills, Michigan

1995 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Brian Langley
Brian Langley
Novi High School
Novi, Michigan

2015 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Elizabeth Larwa
Elizabeth Larwa
Spencer Elementary School
Brighton, Michigan

2004 Award | K-6 Science

Thomas LeMonds, Sr.
Hinks Elementary School
Alpena, Michigan

1994 Award | K-6 Science

Peter Lyndrup
Byron Center High School
Byron Center, Michigan

1995 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Efrenia Fe MacLean
Paddock Elementary School
Milan, Michigan

2000 Award | K-6 Science

Marlenn Maicki
Detroit Country Day School
Birmingham, Michigan

1990 Award | K-6 Science

Awardee Portrait of Diana Matthews
Diana Matthews
Detroit Country Day School
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

2022 Award | K-6 Science

Awardee Portrait of Ellen McDonald
Ellen McDonald
Walled Lake Elementary School
Walled Lake, Michigan

2018 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Ann McInnis
Cranbrook Schools Brookside
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

1995 Award | K-6 Science

Rita McNeely
Gearing Elementary School
St. Clair, Michigan

1997 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Valerie Mills
Valerie Mills
Ypsilanti High School
Ypsilanti, Michigan

1988 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Diane Moore
Traverse City East Jr. High
Traverse City, Michigan

1994 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Elizabeth Moore
Saline Middle & High Schools
Saline, Michigan

1987 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Judith Morlan
Brownell Middle School
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

1994 Award | 7-12 Science

Jerald Murdock
Interlochen Arts Academy
Interlochen, Michigan

1990 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Kathleen Muza
Kathleen Muza
Schuchard Elementary
Sterling Heights, Michigan

2010 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Cathey Newhouse
Parnall Elementary School
Jackson, Michigan

2001 Award | K-6 Science

Awardee Portrait of Angela Newing
Angela Newing
Forsythe Middle School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

2003 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Anne Marie Nicoll-Turner
Anne Marie Nicoll-Turner
Tappan Middle School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

2016 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Suzanne O'Brien
Suzanne O'Brien
Fox Elementary School
Macomb, Michigan

2008 Award | K-6 Science

Pamela Ogle
Windemere View Elementary School
Lansing, Michigan

1990 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Suzanne Olson
Lakeside Elementary School
East Grand Rapids, Michigan

1996 Award | K-6 Science

Awardee Portrait of Wendy Osterman
Wendy Osterman
Sashabaw Middle School
Clarkston, Michigan

2015 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Frederick Page
Northwestern High School
Detroit, Michigan

2002 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Donald Pata
Donald Pata
Grosse Pointe North High School
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan

2011 Award | 7-12 Science

Frank Pavia
Renaissance High School
Detroit, Michigan

1985 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Brian Peterson
Brian Peterson
Musson Elementary
Rochester, Michigan

2012 Award | K-6 Science

Robert Peterson
Fraser High School
Fraser, Michigan

1985 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Jon Phillips
Jon Phillips
Jayno Adams Elementary School
Waterford, Michigan

2008 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Russell Pline
Chippewa Middle School
Okemos, Michigan

1997 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Emily Pohlonski
Emily Pohlonski
Novi High School
Novi, Michigan

2021 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Francie Robertson
Francie Robertson
Pine Tree Elementary School
Lake Orion, Michigan

2014 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Leigh Roehm
Leigh Roehm
Saline Middle School
Saline, Michigan

2023 Award | 7-12 Science

Tamie Rosenburg
Traverse City West Senior High School
Traverse City, Michigan

2000 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Dale Rosene
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, Michigan

1996 Award | 7-12 Science

Lynn Royer
Windemere View Elementary School
Lansing, Michigan

1992 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Nancy Rudd
Pattengill Middle School
Lansing, Michigan

1997 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Walter Scheider
Huron High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

1983 Award | 7-12 Science

Therese Schoenherr, O.P.
St. Martin de Porres High School
Detroit, Michigan

1991 Award | 7-12 Science

Stewart Schultz
West Bloomfield High School
West Bloomfield, Michigan

1989 Award | 7-12 Science

Kathleen Scullen
Novi Middle School
Novi, Michigan

1987 Award | 7-12 Science

Carolyn Siebers
Community High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

1996 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Dwight Sieggreen
Ida B. Cooke Middle School
Northville, Michigan

1992 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Karen Sleno
Karen Sleno
Flushing High School
Flushing, Michigan

2023 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Robert Stephenson
Robert Stephenson
Wardcliff Elementary School
East Lansing, Michigan

2006 Award | K-6 Science

Awardee Portrait of Katie Stevenson
Katie Stevenson
Fisher Elementary School
Redford, Michigan

2018 Award | K-6 Science

Awardee Portrait of June Teisan
June Teisan
Harper Woods Secondary School
Harper Woods, Michigan

2005 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Juliana Texley
Juliana Texley
Richmond High School
Richmond, Michigan

1984 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Emily Theriault-Kimmey
Emily Theriault-Kimmey
Pattengill Elementary School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

2012 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Teresita Torres-Dickson
Wainwright Elementary School
Lansing, Michigan

1993 Award | K-6 Science

Awardee Portrait of Dennis Travis
Dennis Travis
Bloomfield Hills Lahser H.S.
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

1986 Award | 7-12 Science

Karrie Tufts
Eastern Elementary School
Traverse City, Michigan

2000 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Heidi von Oetinger-Reed
L'Anse Creuse High School
Harrison Township, Michigan

1998 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Nancy Watson
Nancy Watson
Jonesville Jr./Sr. High School
Jonesville, Michigan

1991 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Luke Wilcox
Luke Wilcox
East Kentwood High School
Kentwood, Michigan

2013 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Wendy Winters
Chestnut Hill Elementary
Midland, Michigan

1998 Award | K-6 Mathematics

Lynda Wood
Levey Middle School
Southfield, Michigan

1999 Award | 7-12 Science

Awardee Portrait of Reneé Yake
Reneé Yake
Iron Mountain High School
Iron Mountain, Michigan

2009 Award | 7-12 Mathematics

Awardee Portrait of Bridget Zahradnik
Bridget Zahradnik
Parkview Elementary School
Novi, Michigan

2020 Award | K-6 Science