Humbled to receive this award from my colleagues as an early co-founder, course designer, instructor, and researcher with the nationally recognized UTeach Program. It has been deeply meaningful to remain involved as the program has grown to more than 50 universities and helped prepare over 10,000 highly qualified STEM teachers across the country. The program has been well-received, cited by the National Academy of Sciences as a model program addressing the need for more highly qualified STEM teachers.

