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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

    20. Rick Marks

    21. Crystal Mills

    22. David Foster

 (* 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 Monday, February 1, 2010, to be considered for this year's award:

Please provide the following information about the Nominee:

  1. Name

  2. Home Address, City and zip

  3. Home Phone

  4. School Affiliation

  5. Years of experience in education

Nominator's name and contact information (email and phone number).

In one or two pages, explain

  • why this nominee is an exceptional educator

  • how this nominee has supported and encouraged the mission of CMC.

Additional information may be needed to help gather background information in support of the nomination.  Please include the names and contact information for other people who could be contacted.

 

RETURN BY February 1, 2010 TO:

Carol Piercy
CMC Awards & Recognition Co-Chair
carol@piercy.us