2008 Texas Instruments Foundation Innovations in STEM Teaching Awards
May 28, 2008
 Teachers Deborah Johnston and Becky Higgs (l-r) captured 2008 Texas Instruments Foundation Innovations in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Teaching Awards. The Schimelpfenig and Bowman middle school educators, respectively, each received $10,000 awards. Four additional Plano teachers were named STEM award finalists.
STEM Award Winners
Winners each earned $5,000 cash awards and $5,000 for classroom technology and professional development from the Texas Instruments Foundation.
Deborah Johnston
Schimelpfenig Middle School Eighth Grade
Regular and Honors Science
Becky Higgs
Bowman Middle School Eighth Grade
On Level and Honors Mathematics
Becky Higgs and Deborah Johnston (seated, l-r) are pictured with (standing, l-r) Ralph Stow, Dr. Jim Wussow, Torrence Robinson, STEM Finalists Terri Silver, Susan Holder, Teresa Michelsen and Kim Gunnels, and curriculum coordinators Linda Flack, science, and Dr. Jim Wohlgehagen, math.
Finalists
Each of four finalists received $500 cash awards from the Plano ISD Education Foundation.
Terri Silver
Vines High School
Career Education Department Chair
Kim Gunnels
Renner Middle School
Seventh Grade Teacher and
Science Department Head
Susan Holder
Jasper High School
Biology I
and Communications Applications Teacher
Teresa Michelsen
Frankford Middle School
Seventh Grade Math Teacher
Teacher winners and finalists were presented with awards at the May 20 meeting of the Plano ISD Board of Trustees.
Presentation remarks were made by Jim Hirsch, associate superintendent for academic and technology services; Ralph Stow, president of the Plano ISD Education Foundation; Torrence Robinson, director of public affairs for Texas Instruments; and Dr. Jim Wussow, Plano ISD executive director of secondary curriculum.
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