Past Winners 

The National Association of Biology Teachers, with the assistance of our generous sponsors, is proud to offer a variety of awards to recognize both teachers and students. We congratulate the 2020 NABT Award Recipients and are honored to recognize their achievements.

2020 Award Recipients

BioClub Student Award (High School) -
Natalie Fullerman, Lake Metroparks, Concord, OH
     Sponsored by Carolina Biological Supply Company

BioClub Student Award (Undergraduate) -
Aubrey Ukena, Snow College, Ephraim, UT
     Sponsored by Carolina Biological Supply Company

Biology Educator Leadership Scholarship (BELS) -
Adronisha Frazier, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
     Support provided by NABT member donations

Distinguished Service Award -
Not Awarded
     Sponsored by NABT

Ecology/Environmental Science Teaching Award -
Tara Alcorn, Greater Lowell Technical High School, Tyngsborough, MA
     Sponsored by Vernier Software & Technology

Evolution Education Award -
Glenn Branch, National Center for Science Education, Oakland, CA
     Sponsored by BSCS Science Learning and NABT

Four-Year College & University Section Biology Teaching Award -
Kelly Hogan, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
     Sponsored by the NABT Four-Year College & University Section

Four-Year College & University Section Research in Biology Education Award -
Amanda Glaze - Crampes, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
     Sponsored by the NABT Four-Year College & University Section

Genetics Education Award -
Elizabeth Forrester, Baylor School, Chattanooga, TN
     Sponsored by ASHG and GSA

Honorary Membership -
Bob Melton, Putnam City Schools (retired), Oklahoma City, OK
     Sponsored by the NABT

Jennifer Pfannerstill Travel Award -
Nicole Werner, Interboro High School, Prospect Park, PA
     Sponsored by the NABT and Private Donations

Kim Foglia AP Biology Service Award -
Chris Monsour, Columbian High School, Tiffin, OH
     Sponsored by the Neil A. Campbell Educational Trust and Pearson

Outstanding Biology Teacher Award(s) - Complete list of 2020 Honorees 
     Sponsored by NABT and Carolina Biological Supply Company, with special consideration       from the Botanical Society of American, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Flinn Scientific,
     The MiniOne Systems, miniPCR, and Population Connection.

Outstanding New Biology Teacher Achievement Award -
Matthew Holden, Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, AR
     Sponsored by the Neil A. Campbell Educational Trust and Pearson

Professor Chan Two-Year College Award for the Engaged Teaching of Biology -
Not Awarded
     Sponsored by Sarah McBride and John Melville

The Ron Mardigian Biotechnology Teaching Award -
Not Awarded
     Sponsored by Bio-Rad Laboratories

Two-Year College Biology Teaching Award -
Heather Seitz, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS
     Sponsored by the NABT Two-Year College Section and Cell Zone, Inc.

2020 NABT Poster Award Winners

Mentored Undergraduate Research Competition 

1st Place: "Characterization of Teosinte Branched1 Mutants in Setaria viridis" by Hannah Oliver*, Julie Angle, & Andrew Doust, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

2nd Place: "Annotation of the GemG Bacteriophage" by Amanda Gregg*, Rene Brenckman, Jianna Calcinari, & Sharon Gusky, Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT; Louise Leonard & Skylar Robinson, Torrington High School, Torrington, CT

3rd Place: "Undergraduate Perceptions of Bioethics Topics" by Baylee Edwards*, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ; Elizabeth Barnes; Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 

Biology Education Research Competition: Undergraduate Level 

1st Place: "Where do instructors come from? An analysis of influential institutions on current and future faculty" by Anna Abraham*, Daniel Grunspan, Sara Etebari, Samantha Maas, Julie Roberts & Sara Brownell, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ  

2nd Place: "Maintaining Student Engagement During an Abrupt Instructional Transition: Lessons Learned from COVID-19" Sienna Senn* & David Wessner, Davidson College, Davidson, NC

3rd Place: "Student Ideas about Gene Expression: Making Proteins vs. Punnett Squares" by Aidan Link, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; Aeowynn Coakley, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; Korinne Mills, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL; Dina Newman & L. Kate Wright, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Biology Education Research Competition: Graduate 

1st Place: "Call on me! Undergraduates’ perceptions of voluntarily asking questions in front of large- enrollment science classes" by Erika Nadile*, Katelyn Cooper, Sara Brownell, & Yi Zheng, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ; Michelle Stephens, Translation Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ

* Denotes student winner

View all 2020 NABT Conference Posters and watch the award-winning presentations here. 

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