Christina Celebrates Its Tradition of Outstanding Math Teaching

Marshall Elementary School’s Karen Fredricks was recently awarded the prestigious Presidential Award for Teaching in Elementary Mathematics. The Christina School District has a long history of teachers receiving this award in mathematics, going back more than 20 years to 1988. The impressive list of former recipients of the Presidential Award for Mathematics is provided below. In our next newsletter, we will list the Christina teachers who have received the Presidential Award for Teaching in Science.

• Georgia E. Cressman, Gauger Middle School, Newark, DE
  1988 Award | 7-12 Mathematics
• Patricia L. Gysling, Glasgow High School, Newark, DE
  1989 Award | 7-12 Mathematics
• Lillian Deal-Kopan, Drew/Pyle Intermediate School, Wilmington, DE
  1990 Award | K-6 Mathematics
• Janet Baldwin, West Park Place Elementary School, Newark, DE
  1991 Award | K-6 Mathematics
• Patrice Buchanan, Ramon C. Cobbs Elementary School, Newark, DE
  1993 Award | K-6 Mathematics
• David Scott, Glasgow High School, Newark, DE
  1993 Award | 7-12 Mathematics
• Sharon Meyer, Maclary Elementary School, Newark, DE
  1996 Award | K-6 Mathematics
• Joy Davies, Joseph McVey Elementary School, Newark, DE
  1997 Award | K-6 Mathematics
• Susan Timpson, Henry M. Brader Elementary School, Newark, DE
  2001 Award | K-6 Mathematics
• Carol Antes, Downes Elementary School, Newark, DE
  2002 Award | K-6 Mathematics
• Crystal Lancour, Gauger-Cobbs Middle School, Newark, DE
  2005 Award | 7-12 Mathematics
• Beverly Jordan, Etta J. Wilson Elementary School, Newark, DE
  2006 Award | K-6 Mathematics
• Karen Fredricks, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Newark, DE
  2008 Award | K-6 Mathematics