NCS-AAPT Awards

The Walter C. Connolly Award for Teaching at the Pre-College Level

The Walter C. Connolly Award has been set up to reward excellence in teaching physical science at the pre-college level. An Awards Committee of the North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers headed by the Section Representative seeks nominations from members and others describing the qualities of such individuals teaching in North Carolina schools. Nomination forms and more detailed information can be gotten by contacting the Section Representative or the Secretary-Treasurer. Recipients receive a certificate, a cheque for $300, a one-year membership in the national AAPT, and donated items from sponsors.

Contributions to the fund are encouraged and are tax deductible.

Walter C. Connolly Award Recipients:

Spring 1999 Elizabeth Woolard
Spring 2000 Patricia (Patty) Blanton
Spring 2006 Teresa (Terri) McMurray

 

Best Pedagogical Paper

At each meeting of the NCS-AAPT, pedagogical papers are considered for an award that includes a cheque for $150 toward expenses to present a similar paper at a national meeting. Attendees submit suggestions to any officer and the officers meet and vote on a suitable candidate.

Best Pedagogical Paper Recipients:

Spring 1996 Elizabeth A. Rieg
Fall 1996 NO AWARD
Spring 1997 Robert J. Beichner
Fall 1997 J. Aaron McAlexander
Spring 1998 Plinio Santos -Filho
Fall 1998 Donald F. Collins
Spring 1999 P. Joseph Heafner
Fall 1999 Donald F. Collins
Spring 2000 NO AWARD
Fall 2000 NO AWARD
Spring 2001 Tom Tretter
Fall 2001 Aaron Titus
Spring 2002 Thomas A Dooling
Fall 2002 J.B. Sharma
Spring 2003 Michael Paesler
Fall 2003 Harlan Devore
Spring 2004 Duane Deardorff
Fall 2004 Anthony Crider
Spring 2005 Wolgang Christian
Fall 2005 Bruce Sherwood
Spring 2006 J.B. Sharma
Fall 2006 Joe Heafner
Spring 2007 Mario Belloni
Fall 2007

 

Best Graduate Student Paper

At each meeting of the NCS-AAPT graduate student papers are considered for an award that includes a cheque for $100. Attendees submit suggestions to any officer and the officers meet and vote on a suitable candidate.

Best Graduate Student Paper Recipients:
Spring 1996 Eric Ayars & Otis Petefer (tied)
Fall 1996 Nicholas Remmes
Spring 1997 Aaron Titus
Fall 1997 Duane Deardorff
Spring 1998 Suzanne Huerth
Fall 1998 NO AWARD
Spring 1999 Duane Deardorff
Fall 1999 Lisa Grable
Spring 2000 Melissa Dancy
Fall 2000 NO AWARD
Spring 2001 NO AWARD
Fall 2001 NO AWARD
Spring 2002 NO AWARD
Fall 2002 NO AWARD
Spring 2003 NO AWARD
Fall 2003 NO AWARD
Spring 2004 Tonya Coffey
Fall 2004
Spring 2005 Lin Ding
Fall 2005
Spring 2006 Shawn Weatherford
Fall 2006
Spring 2007
Fall 2007

Best Undergraduate Student Paper

At each meeting of the NCS-AAPT, undergraduate student papers are considered for an award that includes a cheque for $100. Attendees submit suggestions to any officer and the officers meet and vote on a suitable candidate.

Best Undergraduate Student Paper Recipients:

Fall 1998 Sarah Baxter
Spring 1999 John Conowall
Fall 1999 NO AWARD
Spring 2000 NO AWARD
Fall 2000 NO AWARD
Spring 2001 Chuck Olbert & Chris Clearfield (Joint)
Fall 2001 Sam Hendrix
Spring 2002 Oliver Serang
Fall 2002 Jean Rockford
Spring 2003 Ji-Seon Park
Fall 2003 Bryan Nelsen
Spring 2004 Katie Scholl
Fall 2004 Jennifer Cooper
Spring 2005 Kiril Simov
Fall 2005 Michelle Snyder
Spring 2006 Tie: Cyrus Buffum and Laura Gilbert
Fall 2006 David Sheibley
Spring 2007 Jason York
Fall 2007

 

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award

An annual award to recognize broad academic achievement in a rising junior or senior as indicated by such factors as: GPA, GPA in physics courses, reference letters, research projects or seminars carried out, and a brief narrative provided by the nominee describing what excites him or her about physics, and a description of his or her future plans. The Awards Committee seeks nominations from any NCS-AAPT member. Awardees will receive a certificate and a cheque for $100.

The John L. Hubisz Award for Outstanding Service to the Section

The Awards Committee considers on an irregular schedule nominations for this award. The awardee receives a certificate and a cheque for $500.

The John L. Hubisz Award for Outstanding Service to the Section Recipients:

Spring 1999 John L. Hubisz
Fall 2004 Wolfgang Christian
Spring 2006 Charles A (Chuck) Stone

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