The MAA American Mathematics Competitions has named Shelby Aaberg a winner of the 2022 Edyth May Sliffe Awards for Distinguished Mathematics Teaching in Middle School and High School.
Aaberg, a math teacher at Scottsbluff High School and Bluffs Middle School, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, was nominated by Bluffs principal Jana Mason. The Sliffe awards are given annually to teachers who provide outstanding support to students participating in AMC competitions. Award recipients receive a $500 stipend, and complimentary housing and travel expenses to MAA MathFest in Tampa for August 2023.
Aaberg brings middle school and high school students to UNL Math Day each year. He is a Noyce Master Teaching Fellow and course instructor in the UNL Master of Arts for Teachers program.
Learn more about the award at: https://maa-amc.org/community/spotlight/
Other award winners were:
Amy Hazelton, Beachwood Middle School, Beachwood, OH
Anne Crumm, Ralph Cadwallader Middle Schooll, Las Vegas, NV
Bee Lim, Ingraham High School, Seattle, Washington
Cameo Lutz, Riverton High School, Riverton, Utah
Davut Yildiz, Pioneer Academy, Wayne, New Jersey
Dr. Chuck Garner, Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology, Conyers, GA
Dr. Joanna Papakonstantinou, Episcopal High School, Houston, Texas
Edrick Lin, Saint Clare School, San Jose, CA
Emily Larsen, East Ridge High School, Woodbury, MN
Ismail Marul, Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas-Sandy Ridge Campus, Henderson, NV
Jennifer Smith, Boulan Park Middle School, Troy, Michigan
John Daniel, Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Novato, CA
John Walter, Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Richmond, Virginia
Marilupe Hren, Dulles High School, Sugar Land, Texas
Mark Norton, Northwest Junior High School, Coralville, Iowa
Michelle Binder, Pizitz Middle School, Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Movina Seepersaud, East-West School of International Studies, Flushing, New York
Renee Zacks, Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, MI
Sema Duzyol, Fulton Science Academy, Alpharetta, Georgia
Tatiana Ter-Saakov, Main Line Classical Academy, Bryn Mawr, PA
Tim Chavel, Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy, Charlotte, NC
Warren Tucker, Hanover High School, Hanover, NH
William Lin, Yorba Linda Middle School, Yorba Linda, CA