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2017

May 24—AAPT Announces the 2017 U.S. Physics Team
May 18—NSF awards AAPT and partners $3 million for national pilot program to increase female physics majors
April 3—2017 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to be Awarded to Toni Sauncy
April 3—2017 AAPT Fellows Awards Announced
March 31—Paul Elliott Stanley to be Honored with the 2017 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
March 31—Joseph Kozminski to be Recognized as a 2017 Recipient of the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
March 31—Duane Merrell to be Recognized as a 2017 Recipient of the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
March 27—J. Mark Schober to Receive 2017 Paul W. Zitzewitz Excellence in K-12 Teaching Award
March 23—John C. Brown Named as Recipient of the 2017 Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award
March 20—Cindy Schwarz to Receive the AAPT 2017 David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching
March 20—2017 Millikan Medal Awarded to Kenneth Heller
March 3— First AAPT/ALPhA Awardees Named
February 21—Newly Elected AAPT Board of Directors Officers Begin Service
February 21—George A. Amann Becomes AAPT President
February 17—2017 PhysTEC Teacher of the Year
January 19—2016 Barbara Lotze Scholarship Winners

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January 25 - Symposium on Physics Education in Washington, DC, February 16
January 26 - Winter 2010 AAPT Distinguished Service Citations
January 26 - Melba Newell Phillips Medal Presentation to Mary Beth Monroe: The Faces of AAPT
January 27 - Eugene Commins to Receive First J.D. Jackson Excellence in Graduate Education Award
January 28 - AAPT Member, Noah Finkelstein, to Testify at Congressional Hearing
February 13 - Physics for the Nation's Future: Science Education Highlights of the Joint APS/AAPT Meeting
February 14 - Mayor Fenty Declares February 14-20 Physics Education Week in Washington, DC
February 17 - David M. Cook Takes on New Role as AAPT President
February 19 - Jill A. Marshall Assumes New Role as Vice President on AAPT Executive Board
February 19 - Steve L. Shropshire Assumes Role on AAPT Executive Board
February 26 - On the Road to Gold: U.S. Physics Team Semifinalist Announced
April 22 - Harvey Leff Named as Recipient of 2010 AAPT Distinguished Service Award
April 22 - Chris Chiaverina to Receive the AAPT Distinguished Service Citation at 2010 Summer Meeting
April 22 - Sanjay Rebello Receives 2010 AAPT Distinguished Service Citation
April 26 - AAPT Recognizes Diane Riendeau with Excellence in Precollege Teaching Award
April 26 - William P. Hogan Recognized with 2010 AAPT Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching Award
April 27 - AAPT Announces 2010 Klopsteg Memorial Award Winner is Dr. Robert J. Scherrer
April 27 - Patricia M. Heller Awarded 2010 Millikan Medal
May 3 - AAPT Announces the 2010 U.S. Physics Team Selection
May 24 - 2010 U.S. Physics Team Welcomed to Training Camp
May 26 - Members of Congress Meet Top U.S. Physics Students
May 31 - High School Students Chosen for 2010 International Physics Olympiad
July 8 - Oregon Governor, Theodore R. Kulongoski Declares July 18-24, 2010 "Physics Education Week" in Oregon
July 14 - AAPT Announces Summer Meeting 2010 Plenaries
July 15 - PTRA Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
July 19 - AAPT Announces Appointment of Dr. Beth Cunningham as Next Executive Officer
July 26 - US Physics Team Scoops 1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 2 Bronze Medals at International Physics Competition
September 17 - F. James Rutherford Honored as 2011 Oersted Medal Recipient
September 24 - Kathryn Moler Recognized as 2011 Recipient of the Richtmyer Award for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education
September 30 - Dwain Desbien to Receive the AAPT Distinguished Service Citation at 2011 Winter Meeting
September 30 - AAPT Distinguished Service Citation to be Awarded to Gordon Ramsey at 2011 Winter Meeting
September 30 - Jane Bray Nelson Honored for Outstanding Service to AAPT with a Distinguished Service Citation
October 7 - Sam Sampere Honored for Outstanding Contributions with the AAPT Distinguished Service Citation
November 10 - AAPT 2010 National Election Results Announced
November 18 - The 2011 Oersted Award Talk, "The Particle Enigma, High School Physics, and the Search for Science Literacy," by Dr. F. James Rutherford
November 19 - 2011 AAPT Symposium on Physics Education Addresses Education Policy

2009

February 16 - Marina Milner-Bolotin Becomes AAPT Vice Chair, Section Representatives
February 16 - Steve Iona Re-elected as AAPT Secretary
February 16 - Marie Plumb is New AAPT Member-at-Large
February 16 - David R. Sokoloff Assumes New Role as AAPT Vice President
February 16 - Alexander K. Dickison Becomes President of AAPT
March 12 - U.S. Physics Team Semifinalists Announced
March 20 - Barbara Lotze Scholarship Winners
March 25 - Summer 2009 Distinguished Service Citation Awardees
March 25 - Deborah Roudebush Awarded Excellence in Pre-College Physics Teaching
March 25 - Mario Belloni Recognized with Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching Award
March 25 - Lee Smolin Named 2009 Klopsteg Memorial Award Recipient
March 25 - Arthur Eisenkraft is the 2009 Recipient of the Robert A. Millikan Medal
April 21 - 2009 U.S. Physics Team Announced
April 27 - Philip Hammer to Serve as AAPT Associate Executive Officer
May 22 - Physics Boot Camp Preps U.S. Students for International Physics Olympiad
May 26 - Traveling Team Selected to Represent U.S. Physics Team at IPHO
May 27 - Honoring the Life and Work of Science Educator, Betty Preece
July 13 - Go Team USA! Traveling Members of The U.S. Physics Team Are in Mexico to Compete in the International Physics Olympiad
July 13 - Michigan Governor Granholm Proclaims July 25-29 Physics Education Week
July 22 - Bringing Home the Gold: US Physics Team Wins One Silver and Four Gold Medals
August 25 - AAPT Names Marilyn Gardner as Director of Communications and Membership
August 31 - Physics Community Remembers Dr. E. Leonard Jossem
October 29 - Mary Beth Monroe Recognized for Creative Leadership in Physics Education
October 29 - Eugene Commins Named First AAPT J.D. Jackson Excellence in Graduate Physics Teaching Awardee
November 2 - AAPT Executive Board Adopts Statement on Research Experiences for Undergraduates

2008

January 14 - AAPT Announces 2008 Winter Meeting Featured Speakers
January 17 - State of Maryland Declares January 20-26, 2008, Physics Education Week
January 17 - Symposium on Physics Education in Baltimore Next Week
January 18 - Baltimore Meeting Announcements and Highlights
January 21 - AAPT Presidential Citations
June 16 - Edmonton Meeting Announcements and Highlights
July 14 - Eric Mazur Awarded Prize for Creative Physics Teaching (Millikan Award)
July 14 - Michio Kaku Awarded 2008 AAPT Klopsteg Memorial Award
November 17 - Carnegie Institution of Washington's Vera Rubin Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education
December 15 - Nobel Laureate George F. Smoot Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education
December 15 - AAPT Announces Winter 2009 Distinguished Service Awardees

2007

January 10 - AAPT Awards Special Presidential Citations to University of Washington and Whitworth College
January 22 - Washington State Declares January 10, 2007, Physics Education Day
February 1 - 2007 Winners Named in Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Teachers
March 5 - Rocketry Lesson Plan Competition to Generate Educational Best Practices
April 4 - Neil deGrasse Tyson Recognized with Klopsteg Memorial Award
April 6 - David R. Sokoloff Recognized for Notable and Creative Contributions in Physics Education (Millikan Award)
May 3 - Jan Mader Awarded 2007 AAPT Excellence in Pre-College Physics Teaching
May 3 - Steven L. Manly Awarded 2007 AAPT Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching
May 4 - AAPT Announces 2007 Summer Meeting Plenary Sessions
May 11 - A New Look for an Old Tradition
May 15 - Rocketry Lesson Plan Winners Announced
June 7 - Five Students Chosen to Represent United States in Physics Olympiad
July 3 - AAPT Hosts 2007 New Faculty Workshop Reunion
July 23 - U.S. Physics Team Wins Gold and Silver Medals at International Competition
August 7 - High School Photo Contest Winners Announced
September 13 - New Enrico Fermi DVD Now Available
October 11 - AAPT Physics Day at the 2007 NSTA Midwestern Area Conference on Science Education in Detroit
October 30 - AAPT Chief Academic Officer Awarded a 2007 AAAS Fellow
November 19 - Mildred S. Dresselhaus Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education (Oersted Medal)
November 19 - Judy R. Franz Recognized for Creative Leadership in Physics Education (Melba Newell Phillips Medal)
November 27 - Vera Rubin Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education (Richtmyer Memorial Award)

2006

September 18 - Robert Hilborn To Serve as AAPT Senior Physics Fellow
November 07 - AAPT Membership Elects Three to Board
November 29 - Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education