Sister Alice Hess, I.H. M.

Student Nominator: Eileen Moroz - College of Computing and Informatics

Sister Alice Hess, I.H.M., has taught secondary mathematics for 60 years, currently at Archbishop Ryan High School, Philadelphia. A national Presidential Awardee in Secondary Mathematics Teaching, Tandy Technology Scholar, and two-time NCTM Met Mary Dolciani Awardee, she has published numerous articles in professional journals and has conducted in-service presentations nationwide on subjects ranging from algebra to statistics and calculus. She is a certified National Teachers Teaching with Technology Instructor. Sister has served as an AP Statistics Reader, AP Calculus Table Leader, College Board Consultant, and served on the editorial panel for the N.C.T.M. 2006 Yearbook. Sister Alice was honored as Outstanding Mathematics Teacher by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, was chosen by USA Today as one of the top 20 educators in the nation, honored by the National Catholic Educational Association for years of Distinguished Service to Catholic Education, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree in Humane Letters by Holy Family University, received the Siemens Award for Excellence in Teaching Advanced Placement Mathematics and was selected as one of five teachers nationally to be named a U.S. Department of Education 2008 American Star of Teaching!

Mrs. Cheryl Lipko

Student Nominator: Julia Dengler - School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Mrs. Cheryl Lipko has been teaching Mathematics in the Mount Pleasant Area School District in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania for 45 years. She attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees, earning a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Mathematics Education, and a Master of Science in Educational Psychology. Mrs. Lipko is currently teaching Algebra 1, Honors Algebra 2 and AP Calculus at Mount Pleasant Area Senior High School and has been the Math Department Chairperson for the past 25 years. She supervises the high school's After School Study Groups and enjoys selling reserved seat tickets for the MP Viking football games. Mrs. Lipko loves to teach mathematics and is proud of the many relationships she has built with her students and colleagues over the years. She is honored and humbled to be a recipient of this year's Harold W. Pote Award.

Mr. Louis Mazza

Student Nominator: Giavonna Espinoza - Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Mr. Louis Mazza earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The Minneapolis College of Art and Design, a Master of Art in Teaching degree at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and most recently, a Master of Fine Arts degree at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The son of a dedicated high school music teacher, he was raised with a great respect for the arts in education. His first exposure to teaching was as an adjunct in the college where he earned his bachelor's degree. As a museum educator at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, he taught digital media in the Walker's Teen Arts Program, where he witnessed the power of providing young people with a creative voice. Mr. Mazza has been teaching Media Arts and Graphic Design at the Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia for 15 years and believes that a visual education is of great importance in our image-dominant culture. He is very honored to have been nominated by his former student, Giavonna Espinoza, and to receive this award from Drexel University.