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.

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2012 Award Recipients
Section Winners	State Winners
Eastern Section (& New Jersey State) Edward Cohen Quibbletown Middle School Piscataway, New Jersey New England Section Ray Pavik Concord Carlisle High School Concord, Massachusetts North Central Section Paul Fechtmeister East High School Cheyenne, Wyoming Pacific Northwest Section (& Oregon State) Marie Carver Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School Salem, Oregon Southeastern Section Kevin McMahon Renfroe Middle School Decatur, Georgia Texas Section Julie Dyess Archer Westbrook Intermediate School Friendswood, Texas	Alaska Jennifer Bacus Lower Kuskokwim School Bethel, AK Louisiana Angie Plaisance Golden Meadow Middle School Golden Meadow, LA Maryland Willy Herrera Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts Baltimore, MD New York Jody Suprenant Fort Edward Union Free School District Fort Edwards, NY North Carolina Beverly Owens Crest Middle School Shelby, N	South Carolina Crystal Talley Code Academy Alternative School Seneca, SC Tennessee Chris Vanags School for Science and Math, at Vanderbilt Nashville, TN Virginia Dorothy Edwards Strasburg High School Strasburg, VA West Virginia Richard Sharpe Huntington High School Huntington, WV