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Star Teacher | Jackson School of Geosciences | The University of Texas at Austin
December 6, 2024
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Professor Hollylynne Lee wins North Carolina teacher's innovator award
December 2, 2024

NC State College of Education University Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education Hollylynne Lee and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation Karen Hollebrands have been the leaders of a highly impactful project to prepare teachers to teach mathematics with technology that won the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCCTM) Innovator Award. 

The Innovator Award recognizes individuals or groups who have made outstanding and noteworthy contributions to mathematics education by founding, initiating, pioneering or developing a program in mathematics education that serves a region or the entire state of North Carolina. 

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Neil Garg receives David E. Evans Award from American Chemical Society
October 16, 2024
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Giving Back: Researchers help the “Chem Kids” tackle organic chemistry in UCLA children’s camp
September 25, 2024
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Neil Garg receives AAAS Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science
March 8, 2024
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When being a great teacher really pays off
March 8, 2024

A University of Texas professor recently won a top teaching award.

Why it matters: From elementary school to graduate school, teachers deserve recognition.

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Cherry Award Finalist - Professor Kelly Lambert Selected as Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
February 22, 2024


UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND ─ University of Richmond psychology professor Kelly Lambert, a behavioral neuroscientist, has been selected as a 2024–25 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar.

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Cherry on top: Prestigious teaching award to bring Texas professor to Baylor
February 9, 2024

Dr. Jay Banner is moving from Longhorn to Bear territory next year following his Robert Foster Cherry Award win.

The Cherry Award is designed to honor teachers who are bringing value to their field. Banner — who is a professor of earth and planetary sciences at the University of Texas — earned the $250,000 prize and a semester-long teaching position at Baylor. Additionally, his home department will receive $35,000 to develop better teaching opportunities and to assist in hiring a replacement while he is at Baylor.

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UT geosciences professor receives prestigious Cherry Award
February 6, 2024
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Geosciences Professor Honored With Top Teaching Award
January 23, 2024
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Baylor Honors University of Texas Professor with $250,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching
January 23, 2024
Jay L. Banner, Ph.D., 2024 Cherry Award Winner

 WACO, Texas (Jan. 23, 2024) – Baylor University today named Jay L. Banner, Ph.D., F. M. Bullard Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin, as the 2024 recipient of the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching.

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University of Richmond Professor Kelly Lambert Receives National Science Educator Award for Making Neuroscience Accessible
November 6, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND ─ The Society for Neuroscience has awarded University of Richmond psychology professor and behavioral neuroscientist Kelly Lambert its 2023 Science Educator Award.

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2024 Cherry Award for Great Teaching Finalists Set to Lecture on Baylor’s Campus
October 24, 2023
Cherry Award Lecture Series 2023

WACO, Texas (Oct. 24, 2023) – Three finalists for Baylor University’s 2024 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching will present their public lectures in person on the Baylor campus on Oct. 24, Oct. 30 and Nov. 6. In addition, all three lectures will be livestreamed on the Cherry Award’s page at their respective times.

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Distinguished Professor Hollylynne Lee Receives 2023 William D. Warde Statistics Education Award
October 20, 2023

Hollylynne Lee, a Distinguished Professor of mathematics and statistics education in NC State’s College of Education, has been named the recipient of the 2023 William D. Warde Statistics Education Award. 

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Organic chem for kids? UCLA program immerses youngsters in notoriously challenging subject
August 23, 2023
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Baylor University School of Education Celebrates Dr. Lee
June 15, 2023

Dr. Hollylynne Lee, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education at North Carolina State University, is the 2022 recipient of the prestigious national Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, awarded biennially by Baylor University to recognize exemplary teaching by university faculty. As the recipient, Dr. Lee has spent the spring semester of 2023 in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and is teaching two courses for undergraduate education majors — “Critical Issues in Mathematics Education” and “Data and Chance.”

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2024 Cherry Award Finalist Named
March 22, 2023

The Robert Foster Cherry Award Committee has chosen the three finalist for the 2024 Award.

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Dr. Hollylynne Lee and NC State University offer free classes to teachers.
March 11, 2023

With the new InSTEP with Data platform, educators can personalize learning about teaching with data in grades 6-12 -- all designed to meet their professional needs through customized recommendations and a choice of learning modules & microcredentials. InSTEP is built to help you teach statistics and data science that supports students’ understanding of processes, practices and ways of thinking used in Statistics and Data Science.

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2018 Cherry Award Recipient Dr. Neil Garg awarded AAAS Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science
March 10, 2023

Professor Neil Garg is the 2023 recipient of the Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science, an annual award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) presented to scientists and engineers in recognition of their contributions to public engagement with science.

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William and Mary School of Education proud of alumna Dr. Hollylynne Lee
March 7, 2023

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Baylor Celebrates Dr. Hollylynne S. Lee
February 16, 2023

Baylor University celebrated the arrival of 2022 Cherry Award Recipient at the Cherry Award Ceremony and Luncheon. Dr. Lee gave a presentation to a crowd of close to 100.

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2022 Award Recipient, Hollylynne Lee Named Interim Associate Dean, Friday Institute, College of Education
June 1, 2022

NC State College of Education Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education and Friday Institute Senior Faculty Fellow Hollylynne Lee will serve as interim associate dean, Friday Institute, College of Education.

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Education Surges When Students Learn Together
May 25, 2022

When a class becomes a community, students change from being passive to active learners, write 2018 Cherry Award Recipient Neil Garg and Chairman of the Cherry Award Committee Kevin D. Dougherty, who offer suggestions for how to create such an environment.

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Baylor names new Chair for Cherry Award Committee
May 1, 2022

Baylor University is proud to announce that Dr. Kevin Dougherty has been named the new Chair of the Cherry Award Committee. Dr. Dougherty is an award-winning teacher and active researcher in the College of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Sociology.

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Cherry Summit on Great Teaching
March 12, 2021

The Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching partnered with Baylor University's Academy for Teaching and Learning to host the summit, "Empathetic Teaching in Complicated Times", featuring Dr. Cognard-Black and others.

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Finalists for Cherry Award for Great Teaching to Lecture on Baylor’s Campus
October 11, 2019

WACO, Texas (Oct. 11, 2019) – Each of the three finalists for Baylor University’s 2020 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching will present a public lecture on Baylor’s campus beginning Monday, Oct. 14.

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