Excellence in Pre-College Physics Teaching Award
Established in 1993
The Excellence in Pre-College Physics Teaching Award recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching pre-college physics.
The recipient, an AAPT member for whom pre-college teaching is a primary responsibility, is invited to make a presentation at an AAPT Summer Meeting. The recipient receives a $3,000 monetary award, travel expenses to the meeting, and an Award Certificate.
Previous winners of the Oersted Award or the Robert A. Millikan Award are not eligible for this award, and self-nominations are not appropriate.
Award Winners
| 2007 | Jan Mader, Great Falls High School, Great Falls, MT
"Those Who Can Teach" |
| 2006 | Steve Ethen, Burnsville High School, Burnsville, MN
"On the Shoulders of Giants" |
| 2005 | Patrick Callahan, Delaware Valley Regional H.S., Frenchtown, NJ
"Things I've Learned Along the Road" |
| 2004 | James L. Hicks, Barrington High School (retired), Barrington, IL
"Tango On" |
| 2003 | John Roeder, The Calhoun School, New York, NY
"Energy—A Basic Physics Concept and a Social Value" |
| 2002 | Lowell G. Herr, Catlin Gabel School, Portland, OR
"Project PHYSLab: Improving High School Physics Labs" |
| 2001 | Clarence A. Bakken, Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto, CA
"How Do We Know We're Doing a Good Job?" |
| 2000 | James H. Nelson, Seminole County Public Schools, Sanford, FL
"Reflections on High-School Physics Teaching" |
| 1999 | Arthur Eisenkraft, Foxlane High School, Bedford, NY
"Problems That Don't Remain Solved" |
| 1998 | Robert A. Morse, St. Albans School, Mt. St. Albans, Washington, DC
"Fitting Tool to Task: Tinkering with Technology in Teaching Physics" |
| 1997 | Christopher J. Chiaverina, New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL
"Informal Physics: Using Interactive Exhibits in Schools" |
| 1996 | Paul Hickman, Belmont High School, Belmont, MA
"Improved Instruction by Listening to What Our Students Tell Us They Have Learned" |
