{"id":48508,"date":"2022-01-27T16:46:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T21:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=48508"},"modified":"2022-01-27T18:00:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T23:00:44","slug":"distinguished-education-professor-hollylynne-s-lee-receives-cherry-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/news\/2022\/01\/27\/distinguished-education-professor-hollylynne-s-lee-receives-cherry-award\/","title":{"rendered":"NC State College of Education Distinguished Professor Hollylynne S. Lee Receives Cherry Award for Great Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hollylynne S. Lee<\/a>, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education at NC State’s College of Education, has been named the 2022 recipient of Baylor University\u2019s Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biennial award, which comes with a $250,000 prize, honors professors with exceptional teaching skills who have a record of having a positive, inspiring and long-lasting impact on students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to make math and statistics relevant to every person\u2019s life and change the experiences they have in schools,\u201d said Lee, who is an expert in the design and use of technology to help students learn math and statistics. \u201cI want to get meaningful curriculum materials in the hands of teachers so they can change the types of experiences students have with relevant data in their classrooms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the Cherry Award recipient, Lee will receive the $250,000 prize and her home department, the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education<\/a>, will receive $25,000. She will also teach in residence at Baylor for a semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProfessor Hollylynne Lee expertly embodies NC State\u2019s mission, and she is a true change-maker when it comes to higher education,\u201d said NC State Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden. \u201cHer excellence in teaching and research have changed the way mathematics and statistics are taught and understood, and she has made an immeasurable impact on tens of thousands of students and educators, from K-12 and up, through her work. We are fortunate to have her at NC State, and the entire state benefits from her transformative efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n