DISTINGUISHED JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHING
EDYTH MAY SLIFFE AWARD
These awards are the result of a bequest made to the Mathematical Association
of America (MAA) by Edyth May Sliffe, a retired high school teacher of
mathematics at Emeryville, California, who made this bequest for the purpose
of giving awards to high school mathematics teachers whose teams have done
well on the American High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME).
Edyth Sliffe wanted to do this because her students
had always done very well on the AHSME and received various honors, but
she as a teacher had never received any recognition. She had always felt that
such teachers should receive some awards.
In order to recognize Junior High School teachers as well, the MAA Sliffe Award
Committee in 1994 approved the establishment of a new set of awards to begin
in 1995. Five awards are given in each of the ten regions associated with the
AHSME to teachers of grade 8 or below. The selection of the award winners
is determined by the following procedure:
The ranking of a school in a given year for the purposes of this Award is
made on the basis of the sum of the three top student scores at the school.
A list was to be prepared of those schools who ranked within the top one
third of the schools within the region. For all those appearing in the
lists for each of the past three years, the sum of the rankings of the
schools for each of the schools for each of the last three years
shall be calculated for each region. For example, for the awards given
following the 1996 AJHSME, the rankings of the schools in 1994, 1995 and 1996
were calculated for each region. The mathematics teacher whose name
was listed on the Sliffe Award Nomination Form, of the eligible five top
ranking schools, shall be declared the Edyth May Sliffe Award recipient for that
region. The same teacher can only win the award once.
The award winning teachers receive a certificate, a $100 cash
prize, a one-year membership in the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics, including a subscription to Mathematics Teaching in the
Middle School, and a Sliffe award pin.
This Award serves as an excellent illustration of how a single person, in this
case, Edyth May Sliffe, can have a substantial positive influence nationwide
by taking a decisive action to further a cause he or she strongly believes.
1999 AJHSME EDYTH MAY SLIFFE AWARD WINNERS
REGION O
Susan Friedman--
Richboro Junior High School--
Council Rock School District
Richboro, PA
Paula Hodgkins --
Falmouth Mid/High School --
Falmouth, ME
Lisa M. Hohnadel --
Mount Nittany Middle School --
State College, PA
Derrick J. McMichael --
Germantown Friends School --
Philadelphia, PA
Paul Allen Shaffer, Jr. --
Baldi Middle School--
Philadelphia, PA
Erica Voolich--
Solomon Schechter Day School --
Newton, MA
REGION 1
Susan K. Garrison --
Horace Mann School --
Bronx, NY
Linda Kaye Hall--
William Allen III Middle School--
Moorestown, NJ
Richard Mann --
Saint Ann's School --
Brooklyn, NY
Marianne McGarry--
Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School --
Bridgewater, NJ
Patricia McGeehan --
Marlboro Middle School --
Marlboro, NJ
REGION 2
Barbara Burnett --
Longfellow Middle School --
Falls Church, VA
Steven Klarevas--
Lake Braddock Secondary School --
Burke, VA
Darrel L. Prioleau--
Ligon GT Magnet Middle School --
Raleigh, NC
Maura Sleevi --
Robert Frost Middle School --
Fairfax, VA
Carolyn B. Warren --
Aycock Middle School --
Greensboro, NC
REGION 3
Barbara Clanton --
Trinity Prep School of Florida --
Winter Park, FL
Kathleen M. Enriquez --
Tequesta Trace Middle School --
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Annette Howard Prime --
James W. Johnson School #152 --
Jacksonville, FL
Betsy Spruill --
Westminster Junior High School --
Atlanta, GA
Kimberly Logan Wholley --
Taylor Road Middle School --
Alpharetta, GA
REGION 4
Bruce Brombacher --
Jones Middle School --
Upper Arlington, OH
Karen L. Miller--
Saginaw Arts & Science Academy --
Saginaw, MI
Paul J. Benz --
Clay Junior High School --
Carmel, IN
Kelly L. Schultz --
Academically Talented Youth Programs --
at Western Michigan Universlty
Kalamazoo, MI
Timothy Randall Sneed --
Sycamore Junior High School --
Cincinnati, OH
Annette Weiland --
Boulan Park Middle School --
Troy, MI
REGION 5
Lana Lyddon Hatten --
Des Moines Central Academy --
Des Moines, IA
Pamela Heaney --
Thomas Jefferson Middle School --
Madison, WI
Phyllis J. Hoyt --
Topeka Collegiate School --
Topeka, KS
Nancy J. Powers --
Willmar Junior High School --
Willmar, MN
Mike Recker --
Northwest Junior High School --
Coralville, IA
Carol Sams --
Indian Woods Middle School --
Shawnee Mission, KS
REGION 6
Kristine Laska --
The Avery Coonley School --
Downers Grove, IL
Krish Revuluri --
Plum Grove Junior High School --
Rolling Meadows, IL
Phil Seifert --
Pembroke Hill School --
Kansas City, MO
John A. Spurgeon --
Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus --
Barrington, IL
Patricia Wadecki --
New Trier Twp Math Program --
Winnetka, IL
REGION 7
Stephanie Guliano --
Apollo Junior High School --
Richardson, TX
Margaret McKinney --
Kealing Junior High School --
Austin, TX
Felicia L.Morales --
Carpenter Middle School --
Plano, TX
Gregory Lyle Novinski --
Cistercian Preparatory School --
Irving, TX
John Volling --
DeWitt Perry Middle School --
Carrollton, TX
REGION 8
Thomas J. Burke --
Wasatch Junior High School --
Salt Lake City, UT
Melissa Colsman --
Campus Middle School --
Englewood, CO
Raymond A. Devier --
Northshore Junior High School --
Bothell, WA
Susan S. Lee --
Punahou School --
Honolulu, HI
LiAnn T. Wada --
Iolani School --
Honolulu, HI
REGION 9
Sherry L. Cutting --
Stanley Intermediate School --
Lafayette, CA
Barbara R. Greer --
Standley Middle School --
San Diego, CA
Don James --
Piedmont Middle School --
Piedmont, CA
Nancy Schwisow --
Kennedy Middle School --
Cupertino, CA
Marjean D. Swann --
Gretchen Whitney High School --
Cerritos, CA
Penelope S. Waites --
Hyde Junior High School --
Cupertino, CA
1998 AJHSME EDYTH MAY SLIFFE AWARD WINNERS
REGION O
Susie Brinner -- Carlisle Middle School -- Carlisle, MA
Dennis McCowan -- Weston Middle School -- Weston, MA
Linda Lazzaro -- Franklin Regional Junior HS -- Murrysville, PA
Barbara Stitchberry--Radnor Middle School -- Wayne, PA
Michael Squillace -- Baldi Middle School -- Philadelphia, PA
Loretta Minear -- Wyomissing Area Junior HS -- Wyomissing, PA
REGION 1
Nick Fiori -- St Ann School -- Brooklyn, NY
Linda Magner -- Marlboro Middle School -- Marlboro, NJ
Charles Armstrong -- Bridgewater-Raritan MS -- Bridgewater, NJ
Rabbi Ephram Bryks --Yeshiva SheĠArit Israel School-- Brooklyn, NY
Pebbie Ghagan -- William Allen Middle School -- Moorestown, NJ
REGION 2
Vern Williams -- Longfellow Middle School -- Falls Church, VA
Bob Read -- Frost Middle School -- Fairfax, VA
Melissa Spainhour -- Ligon Middle School -- Raleigh, NC
Sue Chuang -- Lake Braddock Secondary School--Burke, VA
Margaret Schram -- Aycock Middle School -- Greensboro, NC
REGION 3
Mark Cutbirth -- Westminster Jr-Sr High School--Atlanta, GA
Sandy Steed -- Taylor Road Middle School -- Alpharetta, GA
Harriet Rubinstein-- Sawgrass Middle School -- Coral Spring, FL
Dorothy Schroeder -- Berkeley Prepratory School -- Tampa, FL
Loraine Todd -- Nova Middle School -- Davie, FL
REGION 4
Paul Eenigenburg -- ATYP at Kalamazoo College -- Kalamazoo, MI
Robert Hage -- Boulan Park Middle School -- Troy, MI
Keith Birdsall -- Center for the Arts \& Sciences--Saginaw, MI
Stephen Hatt -- Smith Middle School -- Troy, MI
Suzanne Lewis -- Cincinnati Country Day Schoo-- Cincinnati, OH
Linda Lewis -- Sycamore School -- Indianapolis, IN
Pete Tanaka -- Sycamore Junior HS -- Cincinnati, OH
REGION 5
Jerry Belshe -- Indian Woods Middle School -- Shawnee Mission, KS
Christina Johnston-- Trinity Junior HS -- Fort Smith, AR
Kim Romig -- Wichita Collegiate School -- Wichita, KS
Samantha Hall -- Chaffin Junior HS -- Fort Smith, AR
Arlene Rea -- Lux Middle School -- Lincoln, NE
REGION 6
Dawn Pisarski -- Plum Grove Junior HS -- Rolling Meadows, IL
Liggy Chien -- New Trier TWP Math Program -- Winnetka, IL
Jeanne Kipp -- The Avery Coonley School -- Downers Grove, IL
Jason Taff -- John Burroughs HS -- Saint Louis, MO
Judy Zielinski -- Barrington MS - Station Campu--Barrington, IL
REGION 7
George Acuff -- St Marks School of Texas -- Dallas, TX
Jackie Sack -- Lanier Middle School -- Houston, TX
Patricia Ruckel -- Carpenter Middle School -- Plano, TX
Charlotte Wiseman -- William James Middle School -- Fort Worth, TX
Teresa McLaughlin -- Memorial Middle School -- Houston, TX
Julie Martinez -- Apollo Junior HS -- Richardson, TX
REGION 8
Ann Yoneshige -- Iolani School -- Honolulu, HI
Mary Acosta -- Campus Middle School -- Englewood, CO
Evelyn Cheong -- Punahou School -- Honolulu, HI
Cindi Trujillo -- Northshore Junior HS -- Bothell, WA
David Howell -- Eckstein Middle School -- Seattle, WA
REGION 9
Beverly Mairs -- Palos Verdes Intermediate School --Palos Verdes
Est, CA
Mary Fay-Zenk -- Miller Junior HS -- San Jose,
CA
Dorothy Scheller -- Kennedy Junior HS -- Cupertino,
CA
Claudia Brown -- Huntington Middle School -- San Marino,
CA
Jan Colburn -- William Hopkins Junior HS -- Fremont,
CA
1997 AJHSME EDYTH MAY SLIFFE AWARD WINNERS
REGION O
Bill Morrissey -- Amherst Regional JHS -- Amherst, --
MA
Frances L. Ostrander -- Solomon Schechter Day School --
Newton, MA
Joseph La Croix -- Boston Latin School -- Boston, MA
Bill Grove -- Centerville MS -- Lancaster,
PA
Margaret Thompson -- Germantown Friends School -- Philadelphia,
PA
Moggs Wright -- Hopkins School -- New Haven, CT
REGION 1
Ephraim Bryrs -- Yeshiva She'arit Israel -- Brooklyn, NY
Beth Bednar -- Bridgewater-Raritan MS -- Bridgewater, NJ
Lionel Garrison Horace Mann School -- Bronx, NY
Jane Sessler -- Manhasset JR/SR HS -- Manhasset, NY
John C. Foulks -- Terrill MS -- Scotch Plains, NJ
REGION 2
Llewellyn Copeland -- Aycock MS -- Greensboro, NC
Mary Lundy -- Langston Hughes MS -- Reston, VA
Carol S. Adler -- Charlotte Country Day MS -- Charlotte, NC
Caroline Wolfe -- Charlotte Latin MS -- Charlotte, NC
Bonnie Lane -- Carl Sandburg MS -- Alexandria, VA
REGION 3
Robert White -- Jackson Hts MS -- Oviedo, FL
Lorie Hudgins -- Taylor Road MS -- Alpharetta, GA
Jean Spiwak -- James W Johnson Sch #152 -- Jacksonville, FL
Guy Barmoha -- Pioneer MS -- Cooper City, FL
George Venketsamy -- Trinity Prep School -- Winter Park, FL
REGION 4
Raymond Fouch -- Traverse City West JHS -- Traverse City, MI
Richard Glove -- Mayfield HS -- Cleveland, OH
Diane M. Gorski -- Greenhills School -- Ann Arbor, MI
Angela Abdoo -- Kimpton MS -- Munroe Falls, OH
Judy D. Spahn -- Houghton MS -- Houghton, MI
REGION 5
Rick Doran -- Southeast JHS -- Iowa City, IA
Carol Salter -- Wichita Collegiate Sch -- Wichita, KS
Charlotte Sands -- Mission Valley MS -- Shawnee Mission, KS
Jill Halberg -- John Glenn MS -- Maplewood, MN
Michael J. Link -- Central Academy -- Des Moines, IA
REGION 6
Lucy Aikerson -- Washington MS -- Aurora, IL
Joe V Lee -- Parkway West MS -- Chesterfield, MO
Mary M. Lancaster -- Edwardsville MS -- Edwardsville, IL
Cheryl Parker -- College View MS -- Owensboro, KY
Frances Wood -- St Paul's Episcopal Day School -- Kansas City,
MO
Betsy Rickenbacker -- Christ the King Elementary -- Lexington, KY
REGION 7
Dr. Richard Newcomb II -- Cistercian Preparatory School -- Irving, TX
Christy Hutson -- Second Baptist HS -- Houston, TX
Terri Weaver -- Memorial MS -- Houston, TX
Janet Scott -- Ben Franklin MS -- Dallas, TX
Karen Davis Grad -- Young JHS -- Arlington, TX
REGION 8
Rich Morrow -- Challenge School -- Denver, CO
Marna Belcher -- Roosevelt MS -- Eugene, OR
Gary R. Wackerly -- Willcox MS -- Willcox, AZ
Randy Moon -- Vail MS -- Tucson, AZ
Anne McEnerny-Ogle -- Waluga JHS -- Lake Oswego, OR
REGION 9
Tom Fukanaga -- Wm Hopkins JHS -- Fremont, CA
Yasuko Morihara -- Chadwick School -- Palos Verdes Pe, CA
Ellie Bernstein -- Walnut Creek Intermediate -- Walnut Creek, CA
Bill Kennedy -- Home Street MS -- Bishop, CA
Jan Blasberg -- Raymond Fisher MS -- Los Gatos, CA
1996 AJHSME EDYTH MAY SLIFFE AWARD WINNERS
REGION O
Ellie Baldelli -- Schaghticoke MS -- New Milford, CT
Mike McConegly -- North Allegheny HS -- Wexford, PA
Rob Quaden -- Carlisle MS -- Carlisle, MA
Helen Quinn -- Park Forest MS -- State College, PA
Gene Woolcock -- Richboro JHS -- Richboro, PA
REGION 1
Fred Billet -- Mt Pleasant MS -- Livingston, NJ
Mark Loftis -- St Anns School -- Brooklyn, NY
Linda M. Penney -- Cranbury Elem Sch -- Cranbury, NJ
Carol Peterson -- H C Crittenden MS -- Armonk, NY
Kathy L. Terwelp -- Summit MS -- Summit, NJ
REGION 2
Mary J. Brown -- Frost MS -- Fairfax, VA
Dr. Lynn Collins -- Howard County G/T Office -- Columbia, MD
Lucy Kay -- Martin MS -- Raleigh, NC
Jim McGivney -- Durham Academy -- Durham, NC
Marie Pulosi -- Longfellow MS -- Falls Church, VA
REGION 3
Ardeth Arnold -- Wilson MS -- Tampa, FL
Downey Dutterer -- Pine View School -- Osprey, FL
Robert Falk -- Paideia School -- Atlanta, GA
Susan B. Neum -- Pinckneyville MS -- Norcross, GA
Thomas N. Trasher -- Cedar Ridge MS -- Decatur, AL
REGION 4
Mike Curtis -- Carleton MS -- Sterling Heights, MI
Robert J. Fischer -- Honey Creek MS -- Terre Haute, IN
Judith Hayhurst -- Canterbury School -- Fort Wayne, IN
Rose Nickodemus -- Center for the Arts & Sci -- Saginaw, MI
Jennifer M. Taylor -- Boulan Park MS -- Troy, MI
REGION 5
John Benda -- Capitol Hill Magnet -- St. Paul, MN
Julie Dewitt -- Velma Hamilton MS -- Madison, WI
Wesley Hogue -- Chaffin JHS -- Fort Smith, AR
Connie Laughlin -- Lake Shore MS -- Mequon, WI
Richard Schmidt -- Willmar JHS -- Willmar, MN
REGION 6
John Benson -- Evanston MS Group -- Evanston, IL
Karen Branding -- Highland Upper School -- Libertyville, IL
Eric Hanson -- John Burroughs HS -- Saint Louis, MO
Rhonda Niemi -- Meyzeek MS -- Louisville, KY
Betty D. Williams -- Memphis University Sc -- Memphis, TN
REGION 7
Claudia T. Allums -- McKinley MS Magnet -- Baton Rouge, LA
Peggy Murphy -- Lanier MS -- Houston, TX
Laura Beckwith Patterson -- William James MS -- Fort Worth, TX
Dorothy Rizzo -- College Station JHS -- College Station, TX
Kristin Sisk -- Carpenter MS -- Plano, TX
REGION 8
Joanne Berryman -- Waiakea Intermed School -- Hilo , HI
David Dwyer -- Northshore JHS -- Bothell, WA
Paul Reiland -- Athey Creek MS -- West Linn, OR
Rhonda Wanger -- Campus MS -- Englewood, CO
Kris A. Warloe -- Cheldelin MS -- Corvallis, OR
REGION 9
Douglas G. Buhler -- South Pasadena MS -- South Pasadena, CA
Patricia Farber -- Kennedy JHS -- Cupertino, CA
William Fitz-Gibbon -- Walter Reed MS -- North Hollywood, CA
Jeanne M. Jennings -- Earl Warren JHS -- Solana Beach, CA
Kathy Robinson -- Polytechnic School -- Pasadena, CA
1995 AJHSME EDYTH MAY SLIFFE AWARD WINNERS
REGION O
Joan B. Elliott -- Shady Side Academy MS -- Pittsburgh,
PA
Carol Gambill -- Sewickley Academy -- Sewickley,
PA
Karyl Maenza -- Radnor MS -- Wayne,
PA
Mike Schockett -- Maimonides School -- Brookline,
MA
Jane Sughrue -- McCall MS -- Winchester,
MA
REGION 1
Judy Hagany -- Manalapan-Englishtown MS -- Englishtown,
NJ
Carol Ann Harlos -- Science Magnet School __ Buffalo, NY
Hal Weinstein -- Hunter College HS -- New York,
NY
Marcia Wilson -- Marlboro MS -- Marlboro, --
NJ
Henry Zymec -- Computer School -- New York,
NY
REGION 2
Darlyn Counihan -- Takoma Park MS -- Silver Spring,
MD
Linda Debord -- Saint Albans School -- Washington,
DC
Sandra Gholson -- Lake Braddock Sec School -- Burke,
VA
Steve Messiter -- Grey Culbreth MS -- Chapel Hill,
NC
Barbara Sydner -- Ligon MS -- Raleigh,
NC
REGION 3
Peter Davenport -- Westminster JR-SR HS -- Atlanta,
GA
Sherri Houp -- Ruckel MS -- Niceville,
FL
Ann Lawrence & Joyce Watts -- Mt Brook JHS -- Birmingham, AL
Jeannine Lenhart -- Nova MS -- Ft Lauderdale,
FL
Margaret Tent -- The Altamont School -- Birmingham,
AL
REGION 4
Bob Fischer -- Woodrow Wilson MS -- Terre Haute,
IN
Patricia Hufford -- W Lafayette JHS -- West Lafayette,
IN
Judy Leybourn -- Detroit Country Day MS -- Beverly Hills,
MI
Dan Mirus -- Sycamore JHS -- Cincinnati,
OH
Sue Vogel -- ATYP-Kalamazoo College -- Kalamazoo,
MI
REGION 5
William Boulger -- St Paul Acad & Summit Sch -- St Paul,
MN
Ellen Johnston -- Trinity JHS -- Fort Smith,
AR
Kay S. Nigg -- Northwest JHS -- Coralville,
IA
Sharon Scherbring -- Stilwell JHS -- West Des Moines,
IA
Stan Stern -- Indian Woods MS -- Shawnee Mission,
KS
REGION 6
Susan Finn -- Hawthorn JHS -- Vernon Hills, IL
Amy Ganaden -- Pembroke Hill Sch -- Kansas City, MO
Mary Ann Griffin -- New Trier TWP JHS -- Winnetka,
IL
Roberta Nelson -- Univ of Chicago Lab Sch -- Chicago,
IL
Rita Sheridan -- Plum Grove JHS -- Rolling Meadows,
IL
REGION 7
John Cocharo -- St Marks School of Texas -- Dallas, TX
Glenna Gammon-- Sherwood MS -- Baton Rouge,
LA
Kim Keany -- St John's School -- Houston,
TX
Kathy Letchworth -- Austin Academy -- Garland,
TX
Patricia Rossman -- Kealing JHS -- Austin, TX
REGION 8
Tom Burke -- Butler MS -- Salt Lake City,
UT
Pam Fitzgerald -- Base Line MS -- Boulder,
CO
William Y. S. Lee -- Iolani School -- Honolulu, HI
Mary Robinson -- Punahou School -- Honolulu,
HI
Alan Vraspir -- Albuquerque Academy -- Albuquerque,
NM
REGION 9
Nora Haydon -- Miller JHS -- San Jose,
CA
Kriste Mencher -- Portola Magnet School -- Tarzana,
CA
Rose Pursley -- Huntington Interm School -- San Marino,CA
Karen Salerno -- Harvard Westlake School -- Los
Angeles,CA
Phyllis Thom -- Palos Verdes Interm School -- Palos Vds Estates,
CA