The award winners for 2004 are Ruth Casey of Anderson County High School in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky and Bob Hart formerly of the Calgary Board of Education.
Ruth Casey received her undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Kentucky and her Masters' Degree in secondary education from Georgetown College. She is a National Board Certified Teacher in Adolescent and Young Adult Mathematics. About to complete her 27th year teaching, Ruth has taught many levels of mathematics from eighth grade math through AP Calculus. As a member of the C²PC class of '90, she was moved by the Demana/Waits "power of visualization," and her life as a mathematics educator was forever changed.
Her husband Kerry, a physics teacher, and 17 year-old son Brian have given their unwavering support over the years as her involvement in education has taken her beyond the classroom. Her role as a leader in professional development has offered many opportunities to work with teachers at the local, state, and national level.
Ruth received the Presidential Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics and has been recognized as a Tandy Scholar, and was selected as a Christa McAuliffe Fellow. She also served on the development team for T³ materials and was an author for the Glencoe 2003 Algebra 1 & Algebra 2 books. She is currently serving on the Teacher Advisory Council of the National Academy of Sciences and is a member of the editorial panel for the NCTM Student Math Notes. She is a department chair at Anderson County High School in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, where she teaches Data and Measurement.
Bob Hart beloved husband of Lynwen Hart of Calgary, Alberta passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2003 at the age of 58 years. Bob received his Bachelor of Education in 1969. Bob and Lynwen were married in 1969. Bob loved being an educator for thirty years, primarily in the area of Mathematics. Bob was President of MCATA from 1991-1993 and was on the Alberta Teachers Association Board, Local 38 from 1989-1993.
Bob was a highly respected Teacher and Educator. He related well to his students and his fellow teachers. You've probably heard the line - "only in the dictionary does success come before work". Bob believed in hard work… he worked hard and he encouraged his students to do the same. Bob had a 30-year career teaching with the Calgary Board of Education. After he retired he worked with Texas Instruments teaching teachers how to use TI Handhelds.
Math was one of Bob's passions. Strengthening visualization, as a means of learning for students was one aspect of math that Bob really enjoyed. Bob had the unique ability to give others the confidence to tackle difficult tasks. Bob put teachers and students at ease with technology and mathematics. No t long before his death Bob mentioned that he couldn't sleep the night before so he had spent several hours figuring out how many Palandromic years there had been since the birth of Christ. Bob believed in keeping his mind active.
Bob touched the lives of over 6,000 students in his 30 year teaching career. In addition he spent countless hours with other students in extra-curricular activities, coaching high school curling, and swimming as well as refereeing football and driving the team's school bus.
Congratulations to Ruth and Bob!
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