Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).
Awardees are selected from schools in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States territories which includes American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. Nominations and awards are facilitated by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Science Foundation.
Presidential award for K-12 teachers
Established in 1983, PAEMST is the highest award given by the U.S. Government to kindergarten through 12th grade teachers of mathematics and science, including computer science.
A panel of distinguished mathematicians, scientists, and educators at the State and National levels assess the applications before recommending nominees to OSTP. Teachers are selected based on their distinction in the classroom and dedication to improving science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.
Presidential award for STEM mentors
PAESMEM recognizes the critical role mentors play outside the traditional classroom setting in the academic and professional development of the future STEM workforce.
Colleagues, administrators, and students nominate individuals and organizations for exemplary mentoring sustained over a minimum of five years. Since 1995, PAESMEM has honored the hard work and dedication which mentors exhibit in broadening participation in the STEM pipeline.
Mentors support learners from kindergarten through the collegiate levels, as well as those who recently started their careers in STEM. Mentors share their expertise and guidance with learners, sometimes through formal mentoring programs. Mentors have demonstrated impact on individuals historically underrepresented in STEM.
Recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching:
Alabama
Jessye Gaines
Pamela Hamilton
Alaska
Chohla Moll
Tricia Turley
Arizona
Lynnea Bahm
Christine Mendoza
Arkansas
Mary Hatch
Melodie Murray
California
Janice Coonrod
Brian Shay
Colorado
Linda Cochran
Erin Greenwood
Connecticut
Christopher Newlan
Stephanie Quarato
Delaware
Jordan Estock
Eileen Voltz
District of Columbia
Ashley Kearney
William Stafford
DoDEA
Alysia Durham
Anna Sansone
Florida
Becky Bride
Scott Sowell
Georgia
Megan Heberle
Pamela Hytower
Hawaii
Tessie Ford
Kristie Yamamoto
Idaho
Jerod Morehouse
Illinois
Tanya Katovich
David Sladkey
Indiana
Kirstin Milks
Angela Snyder
Iowa
Bradley Jacobson
Sharon Jaeschke
Kansas
Luke Henke
Margaret Richard
Kentucky
Torri Martin
Keri Meador
Louisiana
Margaret Acree
Paula Callender
Maine
John Cangelosi
Robyn Graziano
Maryland
Hemalatha Bhaskaran
Stacie Marvin
Massachusetts
Douglas Scott
Jedediyah Williams
Michigan
Theodore Emch
Holly Hereau
Minnesota
Eric Friberg
Jessica Macken
Mississippi
Shani Bourn
LeShundra Young
Missouri
Jessica Haskins
Elegan Kramer
Montana
Robert Jensen
Mary McMahon
Nebraska
Debra Bulin
Amy Leising
Nevada
Jodi Cunningham
Richard Scroggie
New Hampshire
Susan Downer
Michelle Morton-Curit
New Jersey
Jennifer Fitzgerald
Alessandra MacFarlane
New Mexico
Jessica Esquibel
Melody Hagaman
New York
Kelly Jakab-Muller
Christina Pawlowski
North Carolina
Tyler Erb
Jill Francis
North Dakota
Kimberly Carpenter
Jessica Gregerson
Ohio
Carolyn Petite
Jeremy Secaur
Oklahoma
Cheryl Fentress
Brigit Minden
Oregon
Jason Galbraith
Kerryn Henderson
Pennsylvania
Susan Matthias
William McWatters
Puerto Rico
Ruth Caraballo
Yamitza Rosas Rodriguez
Rhode Island
Robert Mayne
Jane Ramos
South Carolina
David Degenhardt
Jenny Van Buren
South Dakota
Denise Clemens
Carla Diede
Tennessee
Billie Long
Huguette Williams
Texas
Katherine Fincher
Bridget Matamoros-Mota
United States Territories
Dymphnia Paulyn San Nicolas-Diaz
Lali Thundiyil
Utah
Natalie Darrington
David Morrill
Vermont
Philip Surks
Jennifer Wood
Virginia
Myron Blosser
Aziz Zahraoui
Washington
Carol McKay
Amy Peterson
West Virginia
Karen Donathan
Angela McKeen
Wisconsin
Katie Haas
Karen Olson
Wyoming
Aimee Kay
Jennifer Kelley
Recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring:
Alabama
Overtoun Jenda, Auburn University
California
Olivia A. Graeve, University of California, San Diego
David Eisenbud, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute*
District of Columbia
Paul Charles, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Georgia
Mulatu Lemma, Savannah State University
Maryland
Sara Hook, National Cancer Institute at Frederick*
Mississippi
William Earl McHenry, Mississippi e-Center at Jackson State University
Missouri
Marie T. Mora, University of Missouri-St. Louis
New Jersey
Ivonne Díaz-Claisse, HISPA, Inc.*
New Mexico
Angela Wandinger-Ness, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
New York
Sheldon Weinbaum, The City College of New York
Oklahoma
Joe Cecil, Oklahoma State University
Texas
John Hatherill, Del Mar College
Maria Cristina Villalobos, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Washington
Eve Ann Riskin, University of Washington
* indicates Organizational Awardee
