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The Edward Begle Memorial Award

Mathematics education is much more complicated than you expected, even though you expected it to be more complicated than you expected.  Edward Begle

The Edward Begle Memorial Award may be conferred on an educator or educators who have, for a sustained period of time, been supportive of CMC activities, have offered continual encouragement, and have been actively involved in California mathematics. This may be a college professor, a district superintendent, a mathematics supervisor, a member of the California Department of Education, or any other deserving educator.

Throughout California there are a number of truly outstanding educators, whose presence brings with it strength based on experience, service, success, and vision. These are the educators that CMC endeavors to honor with the Edward Begle Memorial Award.

Previous recipients of the Edward Begle Award are:
    1. Tej Pandey
    2. Bob Hamada
    3. Joan (Akers) Mitchell
    4. Gail Lowe Parrino, Jean Kerr Stenmark
    5. Janet Trentacosta
    6. Gerlena Clark, James Smart*
    7. Linda Dritsas, Vance Mills, Tony Spears
    8. Walter Denham*, Leigh Childs
    9. Ruth Cossey, Judith Mumme
    10. Ellen Lee
    11. Jon Frank, Paul Giganti
    12. Judy Anderson, Nicholas Branca
    13. Joanne Rossi Becker, David Pagni, Julian Weissglass
    14. Marea Channel, Elizabeth Stage
    15. Tom Lester, Elizabeth Sullivan
    16. Kathy Woods
    17. Sara Munshin
    18. Harold Asturias
    19. Joe Fiedler

(* Deceased)



Edward Begle Award Nomination

Nominations are now being accepted for the Edward Begle Memorial Award. As you think about a nominee, please keep in mind that the person you nominate should be one of the two or three finest mathematics education leaders that you have ever known.  Since this award is a statewide award, your nominee should be well-known throughout California, not just in a section or region.

Send the following information by February 1 to be considered for this year's award:
Using no more than two sheets of paper, singe-sided, first include:
  • Nominee's name, address, telephone number, school, and years of experience in education.
  • Nominator's name, phone number, and email.
Next, respond to each of the following questions:
  • What has this educator done to qualify as a truly outstanding leader in mathematics education?
  • How has this educator  been involved in CMC or an affiliate?
  • In what other educational activities has this nominee been involved?


RETURN BY February 1 TO:

Sandie Gilliam
CMC Awards & Recognition Chair

sandie.gilliam@comcast.net

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