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Student, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Honors
Our alumni do great things every day, and we want to celebrate that. Check out what our featured alumni have been up to.
Congratulations to Jeff Charbonneau, 2013 National Teacher of the Year!
Jeff Charbonneau, a 2000 CWU Science Education alumnus and an Eastern Washington science teacher today was named national Teacher of the Year. Read the Washington Post article here. Charbonneau, from Zillah High in the Yakima Valley, is the first winner from Washington state since 2007, and he will spend a year traveling as an ambassador for the teaching profession. The Council of Chief State School Officers announced the award today. Charbonneau, the 63rd National Teacher of the Year, will be recognized along with all 2013 State Teachers of the Year by President Obama in a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday. Charbonneau was one of four finalists for the teaching honor. The other three finalists were an English teacher from Maryland, a special education teacher from Florida and a music teacher from New Hampshire. Read more about Charbonneau here. Charbonneau is a 2000 CWU graduate in biology education, who also received his biology teaching certificate, in 2000; and his broad area science teaching certificate, in 2004, from CWU. In 2005, he earned his Master Teacher degree from Central. In addition, Charbonneau teaches online professional teacher certification courses and facilities the online National Board Teacher Certification candidate program through the CWU Office of Continuing Education. He also is a teacher in CWU's Cornerstone program, which allow his high school physics students to earn college credit. Photo courtesy of David Goehner, ESD 105. Reprinted from CWU News |
| Name | Student, Faculty or Staff | Year | Award or Honor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Palmquist | Faculty | 2004 | CWU Distinguished Professor Award |
| Bruce Palmquist | Faculty | 2005 | Washington Professor of the Year |
| Ian Quitadamo | Faculty | 2008 | Crystal Apple Award |
| Ian Quitadamo | Faculty | 2008 | John Stanford Educational Achievement Award |
| Martha Kurtz | Faculty/COTS Associate Dean | 2008 | CWU Distinguished Professor Award |
| Martha Kurtz | Faculty/COTS Associate Dean | 2009 | WSTA Science Teacher of the Year |
| Bruce Palmquist | Faculty | 2009 | Crystal Apple Award |
| Martha Kurtz | Faculty/COTS Associate Dean | 2009 | Outstanding Teacher Preparation Professor Award |
| Tim Sorey | Faculty | 2009 | Crystal Apple Award |
| Anne Egger | Faculty | 2012 | Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction |
| Jeff Charbonneau | Alumni | 2013 | 63rd National Teacher of the Year |
| Ana Garcia, Matthew Changar, Payton Kelly | Students | 2018 | Won the Program Exposition category at the 2018 UTeach conference |
| Ian Quitadamo | Faculty | 2018 | CWU Distinguished Professor Award |
Science and Mathematics Education News
Megan Rogers, Senior Reporter September 28, 2022 CWU’s Teach STEM program rec
CWU Teach STEM Receives National Science Foundation Grant To Enrich TeachersBy Rune Torgersen Central Washington University has received a $1.5 million, six-year grant
Dechaine Named CWU Associate Dean/Director Of The School Of EducationBy Rune Torgersen Jenny Dechaine has been named the new Associate Dean/Director of the Scho
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