Awards Committee

Effective Dates: 
2023 to 2024
Membership Division
2022 to 2025
Kristen Apraiz, University of Florida, kapraiz@coe.ufl.edu (AVP-Designee)
Kristin Harbour, University of South Carolina, kharbour@mailbox.sc.edu
2023 to 2026
Candies Winfun-Cook, University of Mississippi, cnwinfun@olemiss.edu
Melissa Gallagher, University of Houston, magallagher2@uh.edu
2024 to 2027
Toni Collett, Cleveland ISD, tonimcollett@gmail.com
Kristy Litster, Valdosta State University, klitster@valdosta.edu

Associate Vice-President for Awards

Term: 
2022 to 2025
Kristen Apraiz
University of Florida

Solicits nominations and selects AMTE members for awards recognizing outstanding teaching, research, and service in mathematics teacher education.

The Awards Committee is charged to promote the mission and goals of AMTE by:

  • Overseeing the awards program of AMTE, including reviewing current established awards and proposing new awards, as appropriate, to the Board.
  • Establishing the process and criteria for selecting AMTE awardees.
  • Administering the process of selection of AMTE award recipients (e.g., Outstanding Performance Awards in Teaching, Research and Service, Early Career Award, Judith Jacobs Lecturer).
  • Providing information to the AMTE Executive Director so that he/she can maintain files of the nomination and selection process as well as a history of past nominees and awardees.
  • Preparing an annual report for the AMTE Board of Directors.