The John A. Timm Award

Current Timm Award Committee Chair:

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The John Arrend Timm award was created in 1972 to memorialize this outstanding teacher and textbook author from Simmons College. The award is not necessarily given every year.

This award is given to recognize an individual who has been instrumental in the furtherance of the study of chemistry. The recipient should be a person who has made exceptional contributions to the education of young people in chemistry.

Achievements worthy of recognition might be:

  1. effective motivation of students to continue their study of Chemistry
  2. development of new and effective instructional techniques
  3. assistance of the work of chemistry teachers in general
  4. promotion of public recognition of the importance of Chemistry
  5. others in a similar vein.

Please fill out the form below to suggest a nominee for the John A. Timm Award. Preference is given to NEACT members, but all nominees will be given thorough consideration. The deadline for all nominations is March 1st of each calendar year.
 

Please enter a detailed explanation as to why you think s/he should get this award.

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Name Professional Affiliationsort icon Year of Award
Robert F. O’Malley Boston College 1984
Morton Hoffman Boston University 2002
Dana W. Mayo and Ronald M. Pike, jointly Bowdoin College and Merrimack College, respectively 1987
Wallace J. Gleekman Brookline, MA High School 1981
Leallyn B. Clapp Brown University 1974
Madeline P. Goodstein Central Connecticut State College, CT 1991
Barbara B. Lewis Champlain Valley Union HS and University of Vermont 1990
Mark Turnbull Clark University 2016
Mary Virginia Orna College of New Rochelle 2001
Benjamin A. Peterson East Providence High School, RI 1977
Mary C. Christian Exeter-West Greenwich HS, RI 1992
Stephen J. Stepenuck Keene State College [NH] 2008
David J. Olney Lexington, MA High School 2006
David Harpp McGill University, Montreal, Que. 1996
Marco H. Scheer Nashua High School, NH 1976
Rose M. Paternostro Newington High School, CT 1980
Rein Kirss Northeastern University 2019
Irwin Talesnick Queen's College, Ontario, Canada 1995
Bette Bridges Raynham-Bridgewater High School, MA 1998
James and Elaine Magyar Rhode Island College 2003