NMSI To Select Teacher of the Year Award Winners

The National Math and Science Initiative will select three “Teacher of the Year” awards winners (one each for AP math, science and English) from each state participating in the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program.  Applications are due March 1, 2012 and winners will be notified in March. Eligible teachers are those who have pre-qualified on the basis of their outstanding AP results in 2010-2011. Winners will receive $2,000 as well as an expense paid trip to Washington, D. C. to participate in an awards ceremony and special meetings with members of Congress. 
Teachers listed below are eligible to apply based on the following criteria:

1. Be one of the top ten teachers in your discipline, among all 238 NMSI schools, in the raw number of passing scores in 2011.
2. Be one of the top ten teachers in your discipline, among all 238 NMSI schools, in the raw increase in number of passing scores in 2011 compared to the number of passing scores in 2010.
3. Be the “best in your school” as determined by a formula developed by NMSI based on the number of passing scores in 2011 and other factors.

 
 “Top ten teachers in your discipline in the raw number of passing scores” include: LaVonda Napier, Environmental Science, Hartselle; Chad Smith, Environmental Science, LAMP; Leigh Brown, Chemistry, Huntsville; Debbie Anderson, Chemistry, JCIB; Clarence Hann, Chemistry, LAMP; Marilyn Neimann, Biology, JCIB; Becky Sharp, Biology, LAMP; Nancy Lianos, Physics B, Huntsville; Scott Sharp, Calculus AB, Huntsville; Mary Harmon, Calculus AB, LAMP; Mary Sahawneh, Calculus BC, JCIB; Kelley Rouze, Calculus BC, LAMP; Mark Maddox, Computer Science, Sparkman; Crys Hodgens, Language, Sparkman; Ashley Fitch, Language, Sparkman; Diann Frucci, Language, LAMP; Kate Wilson, Language, LAMP; Sharon Garrison, Literature, LAMP; Laura Griffo, Literature, JCIB; Julie Culpepper, Literature, Huntsville; Nicole Schwarts, Literature, Huntsville.
 
“Top ten teachers in your discipline in raw number increase in passing scores” include: Susan Caraway, Literature, Clay-Chalkville; Amy Gay, Literature, Clay-Chalkville; Erica Griffin, Language, Hartselle; Donna Keeton, Language, Muscle Schoals; Susan Dial, Biology, Gardendale; Marilyn Neimann, Biology, JCIB; Becky Sharp, Biology, LAMP; LaVonda Napier, Environmental Science, Hartselle; Clarence Hann, Chemistry, LAMP; Nancy Lianos, Physics B, Huntsville; Nicholas Gerontakis, Physics C&M, Shades Valley; Mary Sahawneh, Calculus BC, JCIB; Kelly Rouze, Calculus BC, LAMP; Kathy Graben, Physics C&E, LAMP; Frank McKenzie, Calculus AB, Sparkman; Mark Maddox, Computer Science, Sparkman; David Bloom, Computer Science, New Century.
 
“Best In Your School” teachers include:Zestlan Simmons, Language, Booker T. Washington; Emily Wheeles, Biology, Benjamin Russell; Kelly Summerlin, Chemistry, Brewbaker; Carrie Bates, Statistics, Buckhorn; Samuel Holiday, Physics B, Clay Chalkville; Mike Altman, Calculus AB, Cleburne County; Shawnda Walker Price, Language, Columbia; Amy Calvert, Literature, Corner; Donnie Chambers, Physics B, Dothan; TaSharra McLemore, Language, Erwin; Steve Brown, Calculus AB, Gadsden City; Susan Dial, Biology, Gardendale; LaVonda Napier, Environmental Science, Hartselle; Mary Barnes, Language, Hazel Green; Brenda Pearce, Language, Hazel Green; Marcia Farabee, Language, Hokes Bluff; Jennifer Negron, Language, Hueytown; Shani Forbes, Biology, Huffman; Leigh Brown, Chemistry, Huntsville; Burt Lavender, Calculus AB, Jacksonville; Marilyn Neimann, Biology, JCIB; Kathryn Dugan, Biology, Jefferson Davis; Clarence Hann, Chemistry, LAMP; Stephanie Hyatt, Language, Lee-Huntsville; Brody Ballinger, Chemistry, Madison County; Steven McDaniel, Calculus AB, McAdory; Sybil Sexton, Chemistry, Minor; Shea Walker, Language, Mortimer Jordan; Donna Keeton, Language, Muscle Shoals; David Bloom, Computer Science, New Century; Jim Smith, Chemistry, New Hope; Jane Folds, Calculus AB, Northview; Dee Dee Stanfield, Calculus AB, Oxford; Ronda Beaudoin, Literature, Pell City; Lynne Sargent, Language, Pinson Valley; Suzanne Freeman, Language, Pleasant Grove; Bethany Barnes, Calculus AB, Ramsay; Lee Ann Latta, Calculus AB, Ramsay; Teresa Richburg, Literature, Robert E. Lee; Nicholas Gerontakis, Physics C&M, Shades Valley; Jean Lowther, Literature, Smiths Station; Kenny Clevenger, Language, Southside; Ashley Fitch, Language, Sparkman; Crys Hodgens, Language, Sparkman; Mary Berry, Calculus AB, Wenonah; Virgina Vilardi, Biology, Wetumpka