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Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Awards

The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST) Awards are administered by the Geological Society of America (GSA). This is a yearly award that recognizes excellence in earth-science teaching at the precollege level.

The Geological Society of America awards the section recipients $500 travel money to attend a GSA meeting. The winners can also apply for up to $500 for classroom supplies. The Award also includes an award certificate, a complimentary membership in GSA for three years for section recipients and a one year complimentary membership for state recipients, plus information on GSA educational programs and events.

Click here for more information on the OEST Award.

2007 Award Recipients
Section Winners State Winners

Central Section
Paul Varsho
Menomonie Middle School
Menomonie, WI 

Eastern Section
Debra Faulkner
Halifax County High School
South Boston, VA

FarWest Section
Diane Kelsey
Schurr High School
Montebello, CA

New England Section
David Eatough
Revere High School
Revere, MA

Pacific Northwest Section
Clay Good
Juneau-Douglas High School
Juneau, AK

Southeast Section
Patricia Royle
Camden Junior High School
Camden, TN

Southwest Section
Carol Tichio
Arcadia High School
Scottsdale, AZ

 
No awardees for the
Mid-continent
North Central
Texas Sections

Alabama
Natalie Lane
Mountain Gap Middle School
Huntsville, AL

Alaska
Clay Good
See Pacific NW Section award winner

British Columbia
Chris Loewen
W. J. Mouat Secondary
Abbotsford, BC

Deleware
Michael Smith
Wilmington Friends School
Wilmington, DE

Florida
Tonya Camaratta
Buchholz High School
Gainesville, FL

Georgia
William Witherspoon
Fernbank Science Center
Atlanta, Georgia

Idaho
Mike Emory
Woodland Middle School
Coeur d’Alene, ID            

Iowa
Amanda Rae Schiller
Van Buren Middle School
Keosauqua, IA

Louisiana
Michelle Brand-Buchanan
Alexandria Middle Magnet School
Alexandria, LA

Maryland
Linda Murphy
Sykesville Middle School
Sykesville, MD           

Missippi
Patti Brooks
D’Iberville Middle School
D’Iberville, MS         

New York           
David Robison
Wilson High School
Wilson, NY

North Carolina
Sam Fuerst
Northern High School
Durham, NC

Ohio
Chantelle M. Rose
Graham High School
Paris, OH

Pennsylvania
Tiffany Hays
The Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr, PA

Puerto Rico
Julio DeJesus
Radians School
Cayey, Puerto Rico

South Carolina
Ina Eaton
Sangaree Middle School
Ladson, SC

Tennessee
Patricia Royle
See Southeastern Section award winner

Virginia
Debra Faulkner
See Eastern Section award winner

Washington
Sheila Guard
Canyon Park Junior High
Bothell, WA

West Virginia     
Stefan Smolski
Oak Glenn High School
New Cumberland, WV

Wisconsin
Paul Varsho
See Central Section award winner       

 

Michigan-Honorable Mention Certificate
Sue Merrill
Hartland High School
Howell, MI

Minnesota-Honorable Mention Certificate
Cheryl Sill
Coon Rapids Middle School
Coon Rapids, MN

 

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