Excellence in Elementary Mathematics Teaching Award

Guidelines for Nomination

The nominee should meet all of the following requirements:

  1. Be a highly motivated and effective PK-6 school teacher in Illinois whose current assignment must include time teaching mathematics.
  2. Employ a variety of sound teaching strategies and instructional resources.
  3. Participate in professional activities.
  4. Represent the profession with enthusiasm to students, teachers, and parents.
 

 Past Winners

1988 Jan Brown   2019 Melissa Wise
1989 Donna DeMuth   2020 Maria Hull
1990 Shirley King   2021 Amanda Zimolzak
1991 Pamela Samulis   2022 Anna Waszak
1992 Diane Leib   2024 Cyndi Lopardo
1993 Linda North   2025 Carrie Smith
1994 Angela Andrews   2026 Heidi Heiman
1995 Mary Modene      
 1996  Cindy Meinardi      
 1998  Dorothy Luchtefeld      
 2006  Thomas R. Lewis      
 2008  Christina Arney-Thompson      
 2010  Lisa J. Bernstein      
 2011  Tina Johnson      
 2014  Denise Brown      
2016 Reggie Duncan      
2018 Kara Sand