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The Edyth May Sliffe Award is an award giving anually to 70 teachers in the nation by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). The idea came from a retired high school mathematics teacher named Edyth May Sliffe in Emeryville, California. Her purpose is to award high school teacher's who have done well on the AHSME, now the AMC 12. She felt students who won awards always recieved honors, but the teachers never recieved any recognition. The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is a professional society that focuses on undergraduate mathematics education. ...
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Edyth May Sliffe and her Award
(1901 - 1986)
Edyth May Sliffe, a teacher a retired teacher who taught at Emery High School felt that teachers also needed recognition for their cotributions toward's the students success. In 1978, she contacted the Governor of the Northern California Section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), Professor Kenneth Rebman. Kenneth Rebman then told the President of the MAA, Professor Henry Alder, and arranged a meeting with Sliffe. She decided that she would use her estate to recognize 20 teachers of the highest scoring teams annually. She died on December 11, 1986. In accordance to her will, over, $250,000 was donated to the MAA. Since 1989, about 20 high school teachers have recieved the award annually from the the top 60 American and Canadian schools. In 1995, the MAA Committee extended the award to middle school teachers. Five teachers are selected from each of the ten American Mathematics Competition Regions. The award is $100. The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is a professional society that focuses on undergraduate mathematics education. ...
Nomination of a Teacher Three students from each of the top 60 highest scoring teams in the AMC 12 are asked to nominate a teacher they felt contributed most to their success.
Award Award winning teachers win a cash prize of $350-$750, a letter form the president of the MAA, a certificate signed by the president of MAA, Chair of the Committee on the AMC 12, and the Executive Director of the American Mathematics Competitions. In addition, they get one year free membership in the MAA, and recognition in national and regional professional publications. The award ceremnony is arranged by the school administrators. The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) is a series of high school mathematics contests used to select the six-member team to represent the United States at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). ...
Edyth May Sliffe Awards Committee - Steven R Dunbar
- Harold B Reiter
- David Hankin
- Bonnie Leitch
- Elgin H Johnston
- Mark E Saul
- Cheryl M Hawker
- Gail A Kaplan
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