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Honoring Outstanding Teachers And Their Programs To Foster Economic Literacy In Our Nation's Middle Schools and High Schools

The NASDAQ National Teaching Awards are designed to advance economic literacyin our nation's schools by recognizing middle school and high school teacherswho are helping students to think, make sound, informed decisions, and functionwell in the economy.

Please note that we have completed the final year of the NASDAQ Teaching Awards. Please check this site for announcements of future teacher recognition programs.

winners announced

2005 Regional Winners and Semi-Finalists

Region 1 ‚ Northeast (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont)

• Regional Winner
  Bradley Charles Siegel, Student Entrepreneurs Seeking Profit in the US Economy, Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, NJ


• Semi-Finalists
  Frank Charles Rossi, The Business Cycle Throughout History, Notre Dame High School, West Haven, CT
  Laurel Ann Butler, Creative Dreams with Enterprising Themes, Mt. Mansfield Union High School, Jericho, VT
  Eric R. Chamberlin, My So Called Life, Boothbay Region Elementary School (K-8), Boothbay Harbor, ME
  Darren James Gurney, Small Business Project, New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, NY

Region 2 ‚ Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia and West Virginia)

• Regional Winner
  John C. Miliziano, How Now Mad Cow: The Ripple Effects of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in the Market Place, Alonso High School, Tampa, FL
• Semi-Finalists
  Kathryn H. Morrison, A Personal Econ Spin on Global Awareness, Chickahominy Middle School, Mechanicsville, VA
  Shirley Yvonne Burton, Going Beyond the Textbook, Meridian High School, Meridian, MS
  Ryan Eugene Ritter, That'$ Life, Broadway High School, Broadway, VA
  Lynne F. Stover, Magic: Linking Literature to Economics, Wilbur S. Pence Middle School, Dayton, VA

Region 3 ‚ Midwest (Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin)

• Regional Winner
  Scott Arlin Wolla, Classroom Debate: The Minimum Wage, Hibbing High School, Hibbing, MN
• Semi-Finalists
  Karen L. Ray, Lucy Loves Economics, Good Hope Christian Academy, Milwaukee, WI
  Nicole Suzanne Eldred, Introduction to the Business Cycle, Cedar Mountain High School, Morgan, MN
  Kristen S. McDaniel, Economics in My Hometown, Fort Atkinson High School, Fort Atkinson, WI
  Matt Pedlow, The Great Economists Trading Game, Jackson High School, Jackson, MI

Region 4 ‚ Southwest (Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah)

• Regional Winner
  Judith Allene Schieszer, Production Economics, Trailridge & Antioch Middle Schools, Shawnee Mission, KS
• Semi-Finalists
  Tamra Prince Lambert, eBay Entrepreneurs, Bryant Middle School, Bryant, AR
  Patti Ann Blanton, Life Prep Mathematics - A Course for Consumers, Nixa High School, Nixa, MO
  Traquel Rae Dayley, Saving for Santa: Meaningful Money Management, Millcreek High School, St. George, UT
  Sarah E. Lewis, Urban Sprawl and Our Streams, Washington Junior High School, Bentonville, AR

Region 5 ‚ West (Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)

• Regional Winner
  Lance Alexander Suzuki, What Does $2 Trillion Buy? Maryknoll High School, Honolulu, HI
• Semi-Finalists
  Sharilyn Ann Scharf, Ready for Reality: Merging Economic Theory with Personal Finance, Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, CA
  Shirley B. Compton-Sugars, 8th Grade Economics Unit, John Adams Middle School, Santa Monica, CA
  Murray Scott Hogan, Practical Analysis of the Public Subsidy of Professional Sports in Phoenix, AZ, Ocotillo High School, Phoenix, AZ
  John Lloyd Rinks, Life Project, Valley Christian High School, Cerritos, CA

The National Finalist will be announced at a dinner in New York City in April 2005. For more information, please contact Renée Colombo: rcolombo@ncee.net

Check out the previous winners.