Greenville, NC – Alan Faulkner, an ECU senior, received the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Outstanding Mathematics Education Student Award at the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Awards Breakfast, Koury Convention Center, Greensboro, NC on Friday, October 31, 2008. Dr. Bampia Bangura, chair of the committee, recognized Alan’s academic excellence and his exceptional service to the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics, teachers of mathematics, and mathematics students in eastern North Carolina. Alan also received a plaque and a check for $100.
Alan will present a plaque recognizing the Department of Mathematics and Science Education as his major department at an upcoming meeting of the ECU chapter of the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The plaque will be given to Dr. Ron Preston, Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Science Education in the College of Education at the Wednesday department meeting at 5:00 in Flanagan 352.