Maureen Miller Hurricane, WV | 7-12, Science, 2015

The official biography below was current at the time of the award.

Becoming an educator was a second career choice for Maureen Miller. She has taught Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Advanced Placement Environmental Science at the high school level for six years. Maureen has been teaching 8th grade General Science since 2013 at Hurricane Middle School. From training she received at the West Virginia Teacher Leadership Institute, Maureen established a project-based oriented classroom. Her students are often engaged in cross-curricular lessons that are inquiry-based. Her students have won awards at academic competitions such as the West Virginia “You Be the Chemist,” Math Field Day, and the West Virginia Golden Horseshoe Knights in history. In 2012, two of her chemistry students presented with her at the National Science Teachers’ Association Conference.   Maureen earned a B.S. in sports medicine/athletic training from the University of Charleston and a M.S. in exercise physiology from Marshall University. She received her Accelerated Certification for Teaching from Wheeling Jesuit University. Maureen is certified in five-adult General Science, biology, chemistry, and physics. She achieved National Board Certification in 2013 and was awarded the Golden Apple Achievement Award by Arch Coal.

• High-resolution version of the official portrait photograph
• Awardee holding Presidential certificate between Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director, Dr. John P. Holdren, and Assistant Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation, Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy.
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