IMSA Math Teacher Wins Prestigious Teaching Award
For Immediate Release, July 2001
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AURORA -- Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) mathematics teacher
and Aurora resident Dr. Micah Fogel recently received the Edyth May Sliffe Award
for Distinguished High School Mathematics Teaching, sponsored by the Mathematical
Association of America (MAA). He is one of only 24 high school teachers in the
U.S. and Canada to receive the award.
The Edyth May Sliffe Award is designed to recognize and reward outstanding teachers
for their efforts in the development of mathematical talents of high school students.
Nominations for the award were made by students from the 60 highest scoring American
Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC12) teams in the United States, Canada and American
schools abroad. IMSA students who nominated Dr. Fogel were Daniel Gulotta of
Naperville, Nicholas Rupprecht of Gurnee, Yun Ji of Hoffman Estates, Zhihao Liu
of Lisle and Yuan Gong of Chicago.
“I am fortunate to work at IMSA where students really love and appreciate mathematics,” Fogel
said. “Knowing that you had a positive influence on and made a difference in
a student's life is the real award.”
Dr. Fogel began teaching at IMSA in 1994. In addition to coaching students in
a number of statewide and national competitions, he teaches a wide variety of
high level mathematics courses at IMSA including Number Theory, Multivariable
Calculus, Algebraic Structures and BC Calculus. He currently serves on the national
editorial panel for Student Math Notes, the American Mathematics Contest (AMC)
advisory panel as well as participating in many other state and local professional
activities.
Located in Aurora, IMSA is a learning enterprise that builds the capacity of
students, teachers and policymakers to improve and transform mathematics and
science teaching and learning. IMSA's residential educational program serves
Illinois students (grades 10-12) talented in mathematics and science; its professional
development Center serves schools, educational systems, teachers and students
in Illinois and beyond.