This award may be given annually to honor a person who has made outstanding contributions in science education over a long and distinguished career in Wisconsin.  This is the WSST’s most prestigious award. Those eligible would include elementary, secondary, or college teachers and any other active support of science education.  The award is a plaque to be presented at the WSST spring conference, dinner for themselves and 1 guest, and a lifetime membership in WSST.

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Past Recipients:

2009

Larry Scheckel(Tomah School District)

2008
Dana Krejcarek(Kohler School District)

2007
Don Vincent (Madison Metropolitan School District)

2006
Rachel Egan (Madison Metropolitan School District)

2005
Wayne LeMahieu (Sheboygan Falls Middle School)

2004
Bruce Smith (Appleton North High School)

2003
Thomas L. Eddy (Green Lake School District)

2002
Merlin Kardin (South Middle School, Eau Claire)

2001
Al Stawicki (Morse Middle School, Milwaukee)

2000
John Whitsett (Goodrich HS, Fond du Lac)

1999
Sharon Nelson (Waunakee HS)

1998
Dr. John Tonnis (UW-LaCrosse)

1997
Gari Walz (Dodgeville-retired)

1996
Floyd R. Henschel (Beaver Dam-retired)

1995
Al Hovey (Madison)

1994
H. Edward Dexler (Pius XI High School)

1993
James Stewart (UW-Madison)

1992
Frank Zuerner (Madison Memorial High School)

1991
Jim Jagler (Sheboygan South High School)

1990
Ben Thompson (UW-Eau Claire)

1989
Bill Cary (Madison Memorial High School)

1988
Alan Stenmark (Oak Creek)

1987
David Braunshweig (Madison West High School)

1986
Hal Liebherr (Nicolet High School)

1985
Ken Dowling (Department of Public Instruction)

1984
John Rusch (UW-Superior)

1983
George O'Hearn (UW-Green Bay)

1982
Bassam Shakhashiri (UW-Madison)

1981
LeRoy Lee (Wisconsin Academy)

1980
Archie Nicolette (Lakeland High School)

1979
Ed Mueller (Neenah)

1978
Don Dailey (UW-Superior)

1977
Jon Harkness (Wausau High School)