Today, President Biden announced 336 teachers and mentors from around the nation as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). These awards honor the vital role that America’s teachers and mentors play in shaping the next generation of technical leaders, including scientists, engineers, explorers, and innovators.

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)

Established in 1983, PAEMST is the highest award K-12 math and science teachers can receive from the U.S. government. Award recipients over the years represent schools and organizations from all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) schools, and the U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands).

Nominees complete a rigorous application process to demonstrate deep content knowledge and an ability to adapt to a broad range of learners and teaching environments.

A panel of distinguished mathematicians, scientists, and educators at the state and national levels assess nominations before recommending awardees to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Teachers are selected based on their distinction in the classroom and dedication to improving STEM education.

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)

Established by Congress in 1995, this award has honored the hard work and dedication mentors exhibit in broadening participation in STEM pathways. This award honors individuals and organizations that have demonstrated excellence in mentoring individuals from groups that are underrepresented in STEM education and the workforce. Colleagues, administrators, and students nominate individuals and organizations for exemplary mentoring sustained over a minimum of five years.

A national selection committee assesses the nominations before recommending awardees to the National Science Foundation and OSTP.

The National Science Foundation, which manages PAEMST and PAESMEM on behalf of OSTP, provides each recipient $10,000. For more information, please visit PAEMST (www.paemst.org) and PAESMEM (www.paesmem.net).

Recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching are listed below:

  • Fatimah Aboueisha, Texas
  • Alicen Adkins, West Virginia
  • Danielle Aina, American Samoa
  • Diana Allen, Maine
  • Krissi Allen, Louisiana
  • Robin Anderson, Kansas
  • Whitney Aragaki, Hawaii
  • Cassandra Arquette, Nevada
  • Heather Baker, Alaska
  • Vivekanand Balija, New Jersey
  • Jessica Barbera, Hawaii
  • Regena Beard, Louisiana
  • Alicia Beggs, Massachusetts
  • Ariel Beggs, Arizona
  • Cathryn Belt, Indiana
  • Kara Benson, Indiana
  • Amy Biagioni-Chmura, Rhode Island
  • John Blackwell, New Hampshire
  • Marcus Blakeney, Kentucky
  • Chasity Bolch, North Carolina
  • Chris Bolognese, Ohio
  • Nicole Bolton, Alabama
  • Andrew Boone, Nebraska
  • Natalie Boyd, Tennessee
  • Amber Brewer, Alaska
  • Lainey Bristow, Minnesota
  • Johanna Brown, Washington
  • Melissa Brown, Utah
  • Ronald Brown, Vermont
  • Matthew Bryant, Kentucky
  • Barbara Budaj, Connecticut
  • Anamarie (Mia) Buljan, California
  • Kirstin Bullington, South Carolina
  • Emily Burrell, Virginia
  • Mark Bussian, Wisconsin
  • Renae Castelluci, Pennsylvania
  • Sidney Cerise, Colorado
  • Jana Chao, Mississippi
  • Michele Cherry, Missouri
  • Kiehl Christie, District of Columbia
  • Jill Christman, Arizona
  • Amy Clapp, Vermont
  • Maria Cobb, Delaware
  • Bryan Colahan, Rhode Island
  • Jason Collins, Alaska
  • Sharon Collins, New York
  • Kimberly Conell, New Mexico
  • Katherine Coppens, Maine
  • Amber Cordova, Arizona
  • Melissa Costantino-Poruben, Pennsylvania
  • Raymond Cotter, Virginia
  • Sandra Crespo, Puerto Rico
  • Sandra Crusa, Arizona
  • Paul Cuaresma, Department of Defense Education Activity
  • David Dai, Alabama
  • Lauren Danner, Connecticut
  • Wesley Davis, Arkansas
  • Noelani Davis Galbreath, District of Columbia
  • Amy de la Torre, Alabama
  • Anita Debarlaben, Illinois
  • Rama Devagupta, Washington
  • Sarah DiMaria, Texas
  • Melanie Dimler, Alabama
  • Kristen Donavan, California
  • Michael Doody, Delaware
  • Kathryn Dornbos, Nebraska
  • Andre Douglas, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Annette Drake, Ohio
  • Michelle Duphorne, Texas
  • Joan Ebel, Nebraska
  • David Ebert, Wisconsin
  • Tiffany Evans, Georgia
  • Dylan Fedell, Pennsylvania
  • Heidi Fee, Rhode Island
  • Meg Fleischmann, Idaho
  • Sarah Flippen, Virginia
  • Linda Flohr, Colorado
  • Wendie Flores, Guam
  • Todd Flory, Kansas
  • Yajaira Fuentes-Tauber, Colorado
  • Amber Fyre, North Dakota
  • Maria Garcia, California
  • Anna Gardikiotis, Nevada
  • Maria Giambanco, New York
  • Joanne Goelzer, New Hampshire
  • Stacy Golden, Alaska
  • Kristen Gonsoir, South Dakota
  • Angela Gray, Kansas
  • Caylah Green, District of Columbia
  • Katelyinne Green, Maine
  • Carla Guarraia, Maryland
  • Adam Haas, North Carolina
  • Patricia Hahn, Connecticut
  • Renee Haines, West Virginia
  • Rachel Hamer, Department of Defense Education Activity
  • Jennifer Hancock, Missouri
  • Kristin Hanley, New York
  • Matthew Hansen, Iowa
  • Ashley Hare, Utah
  • Heather Harrell, New Mexico
  • Emily Harris, Oklahoma
  • Andrea Hayden, Wyoming
  • Elizabeth Hayden, Maine
  • Brian Heeney, Delaware
  • Jennifer Hendrix, Kansas
  • Ella Hereth, Indiana
  • Emmy Hergert, Wyoming
  • Elsa Herraez Hernandez, Massachusetts
  • Nina Hike, Illinois
  • Trilby Hillenbrand, District of Columbia
  • Jennifer Hines, South Carolina
  • Jennifer Hite, Mississippi
  • Charity Hobbs, Oklahoma
  • Lainey Hodge, Louisiana
  • Neven Holland, Tennessee
  • Angela Hoosier, Louisiana
  • Amanda Horan, Indiana
  • Shannon Houtrouw, Michigan
  • Ruth Howell, South Carolina
  • Erica Huggard, Kansas
  • Michael Ida, Hawaii
  • Benjamin Isecke, New Jersey
  • Jasper Isenberg, Nevada
  • Anjana Iyer, New Jersey
  • Amanda Jaquette, Colorado
  • Thomas Jenkins, Jr., Ohio
  • Jorge Jiménez Gonzalez, Puerto Rico
  • Kerry Johnson, Rhode Island
  • Stephanie Johnson, Oregon
  • Jennifer Jones, Nebraska
  • Leigha Jordan, North Carolina
  • Katheryn Kennedy, New Jersey
  • Gregory Kent, Hawaii
  • Lisa Kern, Indiana
  • Amy Kinnett, Nebraska
  • Wade Kinsey, Wyoming
  • Brittany Kozlenko, New York
  • Patrycja Krakowiak-Valdivia, Arkansas
  • Mark Kreie, South Dakota
  • David Kujawski, Massachusetts
  • Jaime Lamkin, Indiana
  • Joshua Langenbach, Idaho
  • Emily Lazur, Oregon
  • Kelly Lee, Missouri
  • Shiela Lee, New York
  • Susan Leifer, New Hampshire
  • Lora Levenseler, Maine
  • Carly Levine, Connecticut
  • Jacqueline Lewis, Mississippi
  • Robin Lockwood, Alaska
  • Montana Lowe Lee, Florida
  • Karleen Lynch, Hawaii
  • Jacqueline Macharia, Massachusetts
  • Joseph Mancino, Connecticut
  • Loreta Mapu Atonio, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Krista Marcum Fleming, Alabama
  • Mary Maris, Arkansas
  • Shanna Marshall, Idaho
  • Kristi Martin, Washington
  • Geraldine Maskelony, Virginia
  • Diana Matthews, Michigan
  • Laura McCreery, Iowa
  • Emily McDonald, Tennessee
  • Miles McGeehan, Montana
  • Allison McPherren, Iowa
  • Hillary McWhorter, Kentucky
  • Kimberly Menard, Minnesota
  • Miranda Messer, Kentucky
  • Kristin Michalski, Wisconsin
  • Victoria Miles, Massachusetts
  • Sarah Milianta-Laffin, Hawaii
  • Chrissy Mitchell, Department of Defense Education Activity
  • Benjamin Molberger, Kentucky
  • Zachary Moore, California
  • Wesley Morgan, Utah
  • Heather Morley, Vermont
  • Phyllis Morrison, Georgia
  • Andrea Murphy, Ohio
  • Laszlo Nagy, Florida
  • Madge Nanney, Florida
  • Jodi Neuharth, South Dakota
  • Nick Nohner, Oregon
  • Erin Nunley, Tennessee
  • John O’Malley IV, Illinois
  • Voke Ogueh, Texas
  • Modupe Olafunmiloye, Maryland
  • Spencer Olmsted, Washington
  • Harry O’Malley, New York
  • Jason Orlen, Delaware
  • Levi Osborne, Montana
  • Susan Palmberg, Connecticut
  • Autumn Palmer, Missouri
  • Tara Palomares, New Mexico
  • Jennifer Panczyszyn, Nevada
  • Anne Paoletti, New Jersey
  • Krishni Patrick, Maryland
  • Emily Payán, Minnesota
  • Marie Peaches, Virginia
  • Kenneth Peagler, Mississippi
  • Leah Peavey, Mississippi
  • Kelly Pelak, Illinois
  • Charity Penn, Wyoming
  • Rachel Peters, Wyoming
  • Kristi Peterson, Arizona
  • Rebecka Peterson, Oklahoma
  • Nova Pleman, Kentucky
  • Emily Pohlonski, Michigan
  • Megan Postak, Ohio
  • Natalie Pough, Georgia
  • Alicia Pressel, Florida
  • Jamie Ramsey, Arkansas
  • Lori Randall, Iowa
  • Krishnan Ranjani, Oregon
  • Amanda Rapstad, Montana
  • Michael Reitemeyer, Delaware
  • Adam Riazi, West Virginia
  • Autumn Rivera, Colorado
  • Bradly Rivera Muñiz, Puerto Rico
  • Minnuette Rodríguez Harrison, Puerto Rico
  • Leigh Roehm, Michigan
  • Nancy Rogers, Department of Defense Education Activity
  • Yung Romano, Florida
  • Nardi Routten, North Carolina
  • Sara Rubio, Washington
  • Marianna Ruggerio, Illinois
  • Paul Ruhle, Rhode Island
  • Lesha Rupert, New Mexico
  • Kate Sandoval, Maryland
  • Ashlee Scherer, Idaho
  • Allison Schmitz, South Dakota
  • Angela Schneden, Iowa
  • Erin Schroeder, Wisconsin
  • Jan Schuettpelz, District of Columbia
  • Brian Schwartz, Vermont
  • Susan Scott, South Carolina
  • Elizabeth Self, Kansas
  • Courtney Selph, Arkansas
  • Sara-Elizabeth Senseney, North Carolina
  • Ariel Serkin, Massachusetts
  • Carrie Settles Livers, Georgia
  • Daniel Seykora, North Dakota
  • Linda Shamy, Arizona
  • Joan Shane, Maryland
  • Jacqueline Sheffield, Florida
  • Lori Sidelinger, Pennsylvania
  • Karen Sleno, Michigan
  • Kerianne Smead, West Virginia
  • Jonathan Smith, Maryland
  • John Smith III, Pennsylvania
  • Erich Sneller, Virginia
  • Christopher Speck, New Mexico
  • Rachel Stagner, District of Columbia
  • Stephanie Steines, Iowa
  • Cindy Stetzer, Wisconsin
  • Brittney Stewart, Delaware
  • Samantha Stickley, California
  • Stacy Stoker, Utah
  • Rhonda Stovall, Missouri
  • Nellie Stowers, American Samoa
  • Jessica Strom, Minnesota
  • Rajini Sundararaj, Georgia
  • Justin Swasey, Alabama
  • Sandra Swiechowicz, New Hampshire
  • Arnold Talero, Nebraska
  • Laurie Templeton, Alaska
  • Judith Terry, Mississippi
  • Jacob Thompson, Colorado
  • Katherine Thompson, South Carolina
  • John Tietjen, New Hampshire
  • Laura Tinsley, Arkansas
  • Jeremy Tomaszewski, Pennsylvania
  • Kaia Tomokiyo Anderson, Washington
  • Dianne Hope Tormon-West, Guam
  • Harvest Tossava, Nevada
  • Denise Trakas, Nevada
  • Jennifer Trochez, California
  • Claudia Troxel, Wyoming
  • Amanda Tuttle, Oklahoma
  • Sarah Urban, Montana
  • Rebecca Van Roekel, South Dakota
  • Rebecca VanSant, Missouri
  • Todd Vawdrey, Utah
  • Aisha Vázquez, Puerto Rico
  • Sarah Volk, North Dakota
  • Heather Voss, Oklahoma
  • Jacob Warner, Montana
  • Jennifer Warner, Montana
  • Sharon Webb, Georgia
  • Rachel Welch, Oklahoma
  • Samantha Wester, Department of Defense Education Activity
  • Lara White, Vermont
  • Shatara White, Texas
  • Nicole Williams, New Jersey
  • Mindi Wimett, Vermont
  • Alexis Wolf, Minnesota
  • Natalie Woods, Idaho
  • Matthew Woolley, Utah
  • Thomas Wright, Jr., Louisiana
  • Kameron Yeggy, Idaho
  • Nicole Yemothy, South Carolina
  • Stacey Zaback, Oregon
  • Gretchen Zaldana, Department of Defense Education Activity
  • Tara Zechman, Ohio
  • Lourdes Zegrí, Puerto Rico
  • Anne Zielske, Minnesota
  • Suzanne Zietlow, Wisconsin

Recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring are listed below:

Individual Recipients

  • Paul Barber
  • Linda Barry
  • Kimberly Benard
  • Karen Butler-Purry
  • Mashrur Chowdhury
  • Margarita Dubocovich
  • Leigh Estabrooks
  • Teresa Feria Arroyo
  • Maria Gini
  • Clay Gloster, Jr.
  • Aldrin Gomes
  • Jenny Greene
  • Rodrigo Gutiérrez
  • Brendan Hanrahan
  • Tayyaba Hasan
  • Terri Long
  • Eugene Mananga
  • Patricia Marsteller
  • Beronda Montgomery
  • Ala Qubbaj
  • Marianne Smith
  • Sabine Stieber
  • Donna Stokes
  • Binod Tiwari
  • Cammi Valdez

Organizational Recipients

  • Akron Public Schools, Science & Health Department
  • The Girls Interested in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science (GEMS) Camp
  • National Research Mentoring Network – Resource Center
  • Oregon State University, Science & Math Investigative Learning Experiences (SMILE) Program and Precollege Programs
  • STEM NOLA (Center for the Innovative Training of Youth)

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