| STEM educators, advocates, and leaders gathered on November 16, 2022 to recognize the most innovative and dedicated STEM educators working in The First State today through the 8th Delaware STEM Educator Awards. The Delaware STEM Council and the Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education (DFSME) hosted the ceremony in a hybrid format from Buena Vista Country Estate in New Castle. The special evening was made possible thanks to the event’s signature sponsor, Ashland, as well as sponsors Labware, DuPont and Agilent. To view the following clips on YouTube, click here. |
| 1st Place Middle School Certified STEM Educator Award WinnerGAIL MORRIS | Gauger-Cobbs Middle School Morris is a Computer Science and Business Education Teacher at Gauger-Cobbs Middle School and the 2019-2020 Gauger-Cobbs Middle School Teacher of the Year. 1st Place High School Certified STEM Educator Award Winners (Tie)MELISSA BLAIR TRACEY | Odyssey Charter School Tracey is a Social Studies Teacher and Model UN and Youth in Government Adviser.DANIEL RICE & PETER BURNHAM | Delmar Senior High SchoolRice is a Science teacher and Burnham is a Manufacturing and Engineering Technology teacher. 1st Place Elementary Community Educator Award WinnerJACKIE MEANS Means is the founder of the Wilmington Urban STEM Initiative and a medical diagnostics major at University of Delaware. She is awarded for her initiative to educate elementary school students about 3D printing technology. Armbrecht Award WinnerTONYEA MEAD | Delaware Department of Education Mead is a Science Education Associate at Delaware Department of Education. Jon Manon STEAM Team Award Winner | Middletown High SchoolGENE BEITMAN, MATTHEW JUCK, DAVID WESSELL, ATILANO RODRIGUEZ A group of Math and Science educators from Appoquinimink High School. As the Council and DFSME look forward to the Eighth Delaware STEM Educator Awards ceremony slated for fall of 2022, the evening’s ceremony concluded with a reminder to all Delaware educators that the application for the 2022 running is now available online. |