Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Awards

The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST) Awards are administered by the Geological Society of America (GSA). This is a yearly award that recognizes excellence in earth-science teaching at the precollege level.

The Geological Society of America awards the section recipients $500 travel money to attend a GSA meeting. The winners can also apply for up to $500 for classroom supplies. The Award also includes an award certificate, a complimentary membership in GSA for three years for section recipients and a one year complimentary membership for state recipients, plus information on GSA educational programs and events.

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2011 Award Recipients
Section Winners	State Winners
Eastern Section Rosemarie Sanders Longfellow Middle School Mount Vernon, NY New England Section Karen A. Saul N. A. Ferri Middle School Johnston, R I Pacific Northwest Section & Oregon Frank R. Hladky Coquille High School Coquille, OR Southeastern Section & South Carolina Valerie Willis Camden Middle School Camden, SC Southwestern Section Bonnie B. Dodge Infinity High School Belen, NM Texas Section Michael Brunt Eagle Pass Jr. High School Eagle Pass, TX	Alaska Kathleen Galau Thunder Mountain HS Juneau, AK Georgia Ann S. Lenderman Rising Starr MS Fayetteville, GA Louisiana Barry J. Guillot Harry M. Hurst MS Destrehan, LA Maryland Jeana Essery Fallston Middle School Fallston, MD New Jersey Billy Goodman Passaic Valley HS Little Falls NJ	New York Susan Sharp J.C. Birdlebough HS Phoenix, NY North Carolina Tim Martin Greensboro Day School Greensboro NC Virginia Virginia P. Greenlaw Harrisonburg HS Harrisonburg, VA Washington Dorinda Belcher North Pines MS Spokane Valley, WA West Virginia Michelle Turner Oak Glen High School New Cumberland, WV