Top science and math teachers receive Presidential Award

"We are delighted to have an opportunity to honor the teachers with these events," said NSF Director Arden L. Bement, Jr. "Excellent teachers are crucial to our children's success in science and mathematics, and they have a tremendous impact on their students' future interests and pursuits. As a nation, our future innovation and competitiveness depends upon young people who have a solid foundation in these disciplines and an interest in further study."

Diane Schnellhammer is one of 99 teachers recognized in the 2007 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Here, she works with AP Calculus students on building mathematical... Click here for more information.

Established by Congress in 1983, the Presidential awards program annually identifies highly qualified mathematics and science teachers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories and the U.S. Department of Defense schools.

An alphabetical listing of the PAEMST winners and their schools appears below. For more information, visit http://www.paemst.org/.