AWARDS PROGRAM
BIOCLUB STUDENT AWARDS
Malar Muthukumar
The Independent School, Wichita, KS
Evelyn Crowley
Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN
Outstanding student members of a NABT BioClub are eligible for this textbook scholarship, with
one student from a BioClub high school chapter
and one student from a community college chapter
being eligible each year.
Sponsored by Carolina Biological Supply Company
BIOLOGY EDUCATOR LEADERSHIP
SCHOLARSHIP (BELS)
Not awarded in 2019
The Biology Educator Leadership Scholarship
(BELS) supports teachers who are furthering their
education in the life sciences or science education.
The award recipient is a practicing educator who
has been accepted into a graduate program at a
Masters or Doctoral level.
Sponsored by NABT Member Donations
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Bonnie Bassler
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Established in 1988 to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the NABT, the Distinguished Service Award is presented to a nationally recognized
individual who has made major contributions to
biology education through his or her research,
writing, and teaching.
Sponsored by the National Association of Biology
Teachers
ECOLOGY/ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
TEACHING AWARD
Christine Brothers
Falmouth High School, Falmouth, MA
This award recognizes a middle or high school
teacher who has successfully developed and
demonstrated an innovative approach in the
teaching of ecology/environmental science and has
carried their commitment to the environment into
the community.
Sponsored by Vernier Software and Technology
EVOLUTION EDUCATION AWARD
John Mead
St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX
This award recognizes innovative classroom
teachers and their e;orts to promote the accurate
understanding of biological evolution within the
larger community.
Sponsored by BEACON and BSCS
FOUR;YEAR COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY
SECTION BIOLOGY TEACHING AWARD
Peter White
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
This award recognizes creativity and innovation
in undergraduate biology teaching, including
curriculum design, teaching strategies, and laboratory utilization that have been implemented and
demonstrated to be e;ective.
Sponsored by NABT’s Four-Year College &
University Section
FOUR;YEAR COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY
SECTION RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY
EDUCATION AWARD
Brian Couch
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Recognizing innovation in research that furthers
our understanding of undergraduate biology
teaching, this award is given to an individual who
displays creativity in scholarship and research in
biology education.
Sponsored by NABT’s Four-Year College &
University Section
GENETICS EDUCATION AWARD
Don Pinkerton
Revere High School, Revere, MA
This award recognizes innovative, student-centered classroom instruction that promotes the
understanding of genetics and its impact on inheritance, health, and biological research.
Sponsored by ASHG and GSA
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
Dennis Gathmann
Lake Land College (retired), Ma;oon, IL
The highest honor from the association, the
Honorary Membership recognizes those individuals who have achieved distinction in teaching,
research, or service in the biological sciences and
designates them lifetime members of NABT.
Sponsored by the National Association of
Biology Teachers
JENNIFER PFANNERSTILL TRAVEL
AWARD
Yekaterina (Kate) Cillu;o
J.P. Stevens High School, Edison, NJ
Established to honor the memory of Jennifer
Pfannerstill, this award is a need-based scholarship to support a teacher who has demonstrated a
commitment to personal and professional development by helping that individual attend the NABT
Conference for the first time.
Sponsored by NABT & Private Donations
THE KIM FOGLIA AP® BIOLOGY
SERVICE AWARD
Kelly Riedell
Brookings High School, Brookings, SD
The Kim Foglia AP® Biology Service Award
recognizes an AP® Biology teacher who displays a
willingness to share materials, serves as a mentor to
both students and professional colleagues, creates
an innovative and student centered classroom
environment, and exemplifies a personal philosophy that encourages professional growth as a
teacher and member of the AP® community.
Sponsored by the Neil A. Campbell Educational
Trust and Pearson
OUTSTANDING BIOLOGY TEACHER
AWARD (OBTA)
See the full OBTA listing for
2019 Honorees
For over 50 years, the Outstanding Biology Teacher
Award (OBTA) honors outstanding biology educators from grades 7-12 who are judged on their
teaching ability and experience, cooperativeness
in the school and community, creativity, inventiveness, initiative, and student-teacher relationships.
Sponsored by Carolina Biological Supply
Company, with special consideration from Bio-Rad
Laboratories, the Botanical Society of America,
Flinn Scientific, The MiniOne System,
PASCO Scientific, and Population Connection.
OUTSTANDING NEW BIOLOGY TEACHER
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tina Vega
Proviso East High School, Maywood, IL
This award recognizes outstanding teaching in
grades 7-12 by a “new” biology/life science instructor within their first three years of teaching biology
who has developed an original and outstanding
program or technique while also making a contribution to the profession at the start of their career.
Sponsored by the Neil A. Campbell Educational
Trust and Pearson
PROF. CHAN TWO;YEAR COLLEGE
AWARD FOR THE ENGAGED TEACHING
OF BIOLOGY
Wendy Kuntz
Kapi’olani Community College, Honolulu, HI
This award recognizes a two-year college faculty
member who has successfully developed and
demonstrated an innovative, hands-on approach in
the teaching of biology and has carried their commitment into the community to promote biology
education.
Sponsored by Sarah McBride and John Melville
THE RON MARDIGIAN BIOTECHNOLOGY
TEACHING AWARD
Tatiana Tatum Parker
Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL
This award recognizes a secondary school teacher
or undergraduate college biology instructor who
demonstrates outstanding and creative teaching of
biotechnology by incorporating active laboratory
work in the classroom.
Sponsored by Bio-Rad Laboratories
TWO;YEAR COLLEGE BIOLOGY
TEACHING AWARD
Tami Imbierowicz
Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD
This award recognizes a two-year college biology
educator who employs new and creative techniques to demonstrate excellence in teaching and
scholarship through publications, teaching strategies, curriculum design, or laboratory utilization.
Sponsored by NABT’s Two-Year College Section
and Cell Zone, Inc.
