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(MAA). The awards are funded by a bequest from a retired high school

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teacher named

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. Her purpose was to award high school teachers whose students have done well on the

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. She felt students who won in math competitions received honors, but their teachers never received any recognition.

Edyth May Sliffe and her Award

(1901 - 1986)

, a retired teacher who taught at Emery High School, felt that teachers also needed recognition for their contributions toward the students' success. In 1978 she contacted the Governor of the Northern California Section of the MAA, Professor Kenneth Rebman. Kenneth Rebman then told the President of the MAA, Professor Henry Alder, and arranged a meeting with Sliffe. She decided to use her estate to recognize 20 teachers of the highest scoring teams annually. Edyth Sliffe died on December 11, 1986. In accordance with her will, over $250,000 was donated to the MAA. Since 1989, about 20 high school teachers from the top 60

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schools have received the award annually. In 1995, the MAA Committee extended the award to middle school teachers. Five teachers are selected from each of the ten American Mathematics Competition Regions.

Nomination of a Teacher

Three students from each of the top 60 highest scoring teams in the

are asked to nominate a teacher they felt contributed most to their success.

Award

Award-winning teachers win a cash prize of $350-$750, a letter from the president of the MAA, a certificate signed by the president of MAA, Chair of the Committee on the

, and the Executive Director of the

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. In addition, they get one year free membership in the MAA, and recognition in national and regional professional publications. The award ceremony is arranged by the school administrators. For middle school teachers, the award is $100.

Edyth May Sliffe Awards Committee

*Steven R Dunbar *Harold B Reiter *David Hankin *Bonnie Leitch *Elgin H Johnston *Mark E Saul *Cheryl M Hawker *Gail A Kaplan

External links

Edyth May Sliffe Award Official Website
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Edyth May Sliffe and her Award

Nomination of a Teacher

Award

Edyth May Sliffe Awards Committee

See also

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