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State math and science teachers receive national recognition

Eight Wisconsin educators have been nominated for Presidential Awards for Excellence. The awards honor excellence in mathematics and science instruction.

The mathematics finalists are:

• Susan Popelka, River Falls High School;
  
• Beth Schefelker, Thoreau Elementary School, Milwaukee;
  
• Kathleen Snyder, Southern Bluffs Elementary School, La Crosse.

The science finalists are:

• Dana Krejcarek, Kohler School District;
  
• James Schmitt, North High School, Eau Claire;
  
• Susan Sewell, Columbus Middle School;
  
• Ellen Van Pay, Martin Luther King Elementary School, Green Bay;
  
• Susan Whitsett of Oshkosh, Fond du Lac High School.

Each finalist will receive $750 and will be recognized at an awards ceremony this fall. Four of the nominees will be selected to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Those winners will receive a $7,500 cash award to improve science and mathematics instruction. Each winner will also meet the winners from other states during a conference and ceremony at the White House.

Posted July 26, 2002