Awards and Fellows

STANYS Fellows Award

At the Annual Meeting in New York City on December 27, 1949, our organization inaugurated the STANYS Fellows Award Program to honor teachers who have served with distinction as science educators in New York State. These persons are chosen on the basis of their effective teaching and active participation in professional scientific organizations. Their leadership and scholarly endeavors in science education are noteworthy. The recipients are honored at the Annual Conference.

View the list of STANYS Fellows starting in 1950.

The procedure for the nomination of a Fellow and the evaluation process is described in the STANYS Fellow Nomination Package. This information is divided into six parts. The materials have been reformatted and reorganized with approval by the Board of Directors November 3, 2007.

Guidelines for the Preparation of Nomination Materials (Part 1)
Rules for Nominations (Part 2)
Nomination Form (Part 3; a writable document)
Presentating the Successful Awardee (Part 4)
Fellow Evaluation Rubric (Part 5)
Checklist (Part 6)
Fellow Nomination Complete Package (Parts 1-6)

Nomination materials must be postmarked by January 15th of the year in which the honor is to be bestowed and sent to the Fellows Committee Chairperson.

Gary Vorwald, Fellows Committee Chair
10 Chevy Drive
South Setauket, NY 11720

STANYS Fellow 2007

Giving service to others is the standard by which Fred Oberst has lived his life. He served our country in Vietnam and was awarded two Purple Hearts. During his long career with the Saranac Lake School District, he was a dedicated middle school teacher, an enthusiastic colleague who encouraged participation in workshops and conferences, a supporter of the PTA, and leader in the teachers association.

Early in his career he joined STANYS and was instrumental in organizing activities for teachers across the expansive Northeastern Section. He served as a Director for the section and as Middle Level SAR. For his ongoing work, Fred was recognized twice with a Section Service Award.

Fred served as Director for many years and became President of STANYS in 1996. Later, he was elected as Secretary and served as DAL for Retirees. He also led STANYS sponsored trips to many places around the world. He works on the conference committee and continues to handle the evaluations of the program

Other science education organizations have honored Fred. NYSELLA recognized his leadership and service as President with the Outstanding Leadership Award in 2000. NSTA rewarded his long hours of volunteer service with the Program Committee Award.

His service to science education includes conducting workshops as a Middle Level Mentor and reviewing the Science, Technology, and Society Curriculum Module. Fred has written many articles about the NYS Regents, Standards, and Part 100 and has contributed to publications at the local, state and national level.

Fred's dedication to helping others continues as a Deacon in the Roman Catholic Church and as a board member for the High Peaks Hospice.

Northeastern Section is proud to present Fred Oberst as a Fellow of STANYS.

This summary is based on the STANYS Fellows Citation written by J. G. Corey