Ann Haley MacKenzie (teacher education) has received the
Award for Excellence in Encouraging Equity by the National
Association of Biology Teachers (NABT).
The award recognizes efforts to encourage, promote and strive
for equity in the educational community.
MacKenzie has been involved with equity issues at the national
level for 20 years with the American Association for the Advancement
of Science, NABT, American Physiological Society and Girls
Inc. She has served as the external evaluator on numerous
equity projects funded by the National Science Foundation
and other funding agencies. She was one of the founders of
NABT's section on the Role and Status of Women in Biology
Education and has developed curriculum materials geared towards
introducing students to the lives and contributions of women
scientists from past to present. MacKenzie was just named
editor of the NABT's “The American Biology Teacher.”
The award is sponsored by Science Kit and Boreal Laboratories
and will be awarded at the national convention of NABT in
Chicago, Ill., Nov. 10-14.
MacKenzie taught high school biology, general science and
anatomy/physiology in St. Louis, Mo., and Kings Mills, Ohio,
and is a former Ohio Teacher of the Year.
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