An Arlington educator has received the nation’s highest honor for teachers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Geraldine “Gerri” Maskelony, a statistics teacher at Arlington Tech, has earned the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the White House announced this week. With the award, she received $10,000 from the National Science Foundation and a certificate signed by President Joe Biden.
She and over 300 other STEM educators around the country also earned “a trip to Washington, D.C.” to participate in professional development activities, the National Science Foundation said in a press release.
A former statistician and operations researcher, Maskelony teaches 9th through 12th grade students in dual-enrolled statistics and serves as the Arlington Career Center’s STEM and Project-Based Learning Coordinator.
She has been an educator since 2007 and also teaches statistics at Northern Virginia Community College, according to her bio.
“Learning about the work of my co-nominees inspires me and shows me that in every corner of the U.S. teachers are dedicated to helping students see mathematics and science as an accessible, elegant, and crucial way to understand and improve our world,” she said in her bio. “Moving forward, this award is a challenge for us to work to make STEM inclusive and welcoming for all!”
Arlington Tech honored Maskelony in a post this week.
“We are so proud and grateful to have Mrs. Maskelony as a part of our faculty at ACC,” the school wrote.
