Awards
CSTA Awards Program Statement of Philosophy
CSTA believes that the importance of science education cannot
be overstated. Given the essential presence of the sciences
in understanding the past and planning for the future, science
education remains and will increasingly be one of the most
important disciplines in education. CSTA is committed to recognizing
and encouraging excellence in science teaching through the
presentation of awards to science educators who have made
outstanding contributions in science education in the state
and who are poised to continue the momentum of providing high
quality, relevant science education into the future. Meet
the 2012 award winners!
The CSTA Awards Program includes the following awards:
The Margaret Nicholson Distinguished Service Award,
which honors an individual who has made a significant contribution
to science education in the state and who, through years of
leadership and service, has truly made a positive impact on
the quality of science teaching. Click to view
past recipients.
The CSTA Future Science Teacher Award, which
recognizes college students who demonstrate an interest in
and commitment to science education through volunteer, teaching,
and professional organization activities and who show promise
to become outstanding science educators. No more than two
Future Science Teacher Awards will be awarded in any year.
Click to view past recipients.
Nominations for the 2013 awards are closed.
Applications for the 2014 CSTA awards will be available in
January 2014. Please check back then.
For information on the Presidential Awards for Excellence
in Math and Science Teaching, see www.paemst.org.
Past Recipients of the Margaret
Nicholson Distinguished Service Award
2012 Dean Gilbert
2010 Larry Malone and Linda De Lucchi
2009 Bill Ritz
2008 David Andrews
2005 Phil Lafontaine
2002 Eugenie Scott
2001 VivianLee Ward
2000 Art Sussman
1999 Bonnie Brunkhorst
1998 Kathy DiRanna
1997 Jennifer Harris
1996 Brad Huff
1994 Tom Smithson
1993 Kay Sain
1992 Zack Taylor
1991 Roxie Esterle
1990 Dick Merrill
1989 Margaret Nicholson
1988 David Stronck
1987 Kay Weil
1986 Garland Johnson
1985 Dick Smith
1984 Margaret Nicholson
1983 Norman McRae
1982 Dan Shannon
1981 Bob Rice
Past Recipients of the
Future Science Teacher Award:
2012 Josiah Jones, CSU Long Beach
2011 Guadalupe de la O, CSU Long Beach
2010 Angela Lewis, CSU Long Beach
2009 Bernice “Jeanne” Lepowsky, CSU Long Beach
2008 Caroline Potter, CSU Long Beach
2007 William M. Berkstresser, CSU Long Beach and Padma Haldar,
CSU Long Beach
2006 Tierra Rice, CSU Sacramento
2005 Genevieve Finch, CSU Long Beach
2003 Laura Miller, U.C. Berkeley
2001 Nadia Smith, Head-Royce School, Oakland
2000 Iris Zippora Ahronowitz, Harvard University
1999 Heather Wolfe, Lincoln High School, Lincoln
1998 Erica Garcia, U. C. Berkeley
1996 Michelle Coppoletta, U.C. Berkeley and Winifredo Naval,
Chapman University
1994 Jeffrey Marc Castle, Aragon High School, San Mateo
1993 Alisa Moynagh, San Diego State University |
