Helen I. Medley Award
Dr. Helen I. Medley (1929 - 2017) was an outstanding mathematics teacher that, among
other things, inspired Professor Roger Barnard to become a mathematician. She taught
him 7th, 8th, and 10th grade mathematics as well as his first year college math course.
She was an inspiring teacher who brought him to love mathematics and made a difference
in his life in many ways. After obtaining her Ph.D. in mathematics from Case Western
Reserve University, she even participated in Professor Barnard's Masters Committee.
Dr. Medley retired from Case Western after 25 years, but remained active in the field
until March 2017, performing technical review of mathematical textbooks and was a
preferred colleague to a number of textbook authors and publishers. She was also active
in the Kent Presbyterian Church, singing in the choir a number of years, and a servant
to her local community, volunteering to deliver bread to Kent Social Services, provider
of hot meals to low income residents. She was a decades-long cancer survivor.
To honor Dr. Medley, Professor Barnard established the Helen I. Medley Award for Outstanding
Mathematics Teacher, an annual award rewarding outstanding middle and high school
mathematics teachers who have made a difference in the lives of their students. Each
year, after an extensive selection process, the award recipient and the school receive
a plaque honoring their contributions at the Annual Mathematics Awards Banquet at
Texas Tech University.
Award Ceremony
Jaclyn Doyal - Talkington School
David Pierce - McCool Academy
List of Helen I. Medley Award Recipients by Year
Year | Name | School |
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2024 | David Pierce | McCool Academy |
2024 | Jaclyn Doyal | Talkington School |
2023 | Amy Thee | Mackenzie Middle School |
2022 | Jocelyn Payne | Roosevelt Junior High |
2022 | Gabriella Perez | Ralls Middle School |
2022 | Whitney Maciel | Atkins Middle School |
2022 | Janet Gibson | Denver City High School |
2022 | Andrew Purcella | Morton ISD |
2019 | Kathryn McKeever Newton | Coronado High School |
2019 | Megan Miglioretto Knaack | Meadow High School |
2018 | Gracie Ruiz | Levelland Middle School |
2018 | Valerie Moore | Plainview Christian Academy |
2017 | Kristi Walker | New Home ISD |
2017 | Patrick West | Lubbock High School |
2017 | Sonya Locascio | Idalou Middle School |
2016 | Alyson Crawford | Talkington School |
2016 | Judy Gholson | Smyer High School |
2015 | Sonya Glass | Floydada High School |
2015 | Angie Gunter | Idalou High School |
2014 | Jennifer Brown | Anton ISD |
2014 | Stacey Michie | Talkington School |
2013 | Daro Harewood | Estacado High School |
2013 | Britni Oaks | Dawson ISD |
2012 | Dennis May | Hutch Middle School |
2012 | Jazmin Medrano | Roosevelt High School |
2011 | Marcie Featherston | Plainview High School |
2011 | Betty Hall | Talkington School for Young Women Leaders |
2010 | Leah Chennault | Ropes |
2010 | C. Cortez | Coronado High School |
2009 | Kevin Chisum | Cuthrie |
2009 | James Pigg | Southland |
2008 | Bill Clopton | O'Donnell |
2008 | Richie Cullins | Plains High School |
2008 | Dorthy Davis | Hutchinson Jr. High |
2007 | Carletta Renfro | Tahoka |
2007 | Julie Wyrick | Lubbock High School |
2006 | Cindy Chapman | Whiteface |
Helen I. Medley Award Recipients by Last Name
Name | School |
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Karol Albus | Whitharrell High School |
Susie Alexander | Plains Junior High School |
Russell Arendell | Ralls High School |
Connie Avery | Hutchinson Junior High School |
Stephanie Barrett | Muleshoe High School |
Evelyn Bowen | Coronado High School |
Julie Brantley | Coronado Junior High School |
Jennifer Brown | Anton ISD |
Julie Bumbaugh | Lubbock High School |
Joe Cain | Evans Junior High School |
Cindy Chapman | Whiteface High School |
Leah Chennault | Ropes |
Kevin Chisum | Cuthrie |
Lori Cleveland | Kress Junior High School |
Bill Clopton | O'Donnell |
C. Cortez | Coronado High School |
Alyson Crawford | Talkington School |
Richie Cullins | Plains High School |
Dorthy Davis | Hutchinson Jr. High |
Jaclyn Doyal | Talkington School |
Dollie Driver | Coronado High School |
Donnie Dutton | Anton Junior & High School |
Marcie Featherston | Plainview High School |
Orville Fox | Monterey High School |
Carrie Lee Franklin | Levelland High School |
Judy Gholson | Smyer High School |
Janet Gibson | Denver City High School |
Kim Giles | Levelland High School |
Sonya Glass | Floydada High School |
Angie Gunter | Idalou High School |
Betty Hall | Talkington School |
Daro Harewood | Estacado High School |
Deral Head | Rankin High School |
Cathy Hodges | Frenship High School |
Megan Miglioretto Knaack | Meadow High School |
Nancy Lewis | Plainview High School |
Sonya Locascio | Idalou Middle School |
Lucy Lozano | Estacado Junior High School |
Whitney Maciel | Atkins Middle School |
Paulette Manning | Plainview High School |
Dennis May | Hutch Middle School |
Jazmin Medrano | Roosevelt High School |
Patsy McCain | Littlefield High School |
Kristi McCrummen | Ropes Junior High School |
Danny McNabb | Ropes High School |
Stacey Michie | Talkington School |
Valerie Moore | Plainview Christian Academy |
Kathryn McKeever Newton | Coronado High School |
Britni Oaks | Dawson ISD |
Jocelyn Payne | Roosevelt Junior High |
Gabriella Perez | Ralls Middle School |
Neoka Perez | Lubbock High School |
David Pierce | McCool Academy |
James Pigg | Southland |
Joe Porras | Cavazos Junior High School |
Andrew Purcella | Morton ISD |
Carletta Renfro | Tahoka High School |
Gracie Ruiz | Levelland Middle School |
Randy Stutes | Petersburg Junior High School |
Amy Thee | Mackenzie Middle School |
Ann Thompson | Lubbock High School |
Coie Trager | Morton High School |
Kristi Walker | New Home ISD |
Becky Weatherly | Monterey High School |
Patrick West | Lubbock High School |
Robin Whitehead | Whiteface ISD |
Kent Winter | Mathews Junior High School |
Doyce Wright | New Deal High School |
Julie Wyrick | Lubbock High School |
Donations
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Nominations
Nominate a teacher for this awardContact Information
For more information regarding the Helen I. Medley Outstanding Teacher Award, please e-mail Dr. Brock Williams or call the TTU Department of Mathematics & Statistics at (806) 742-2566.
Selection Committee

Dr. Roger Barnard
Award Founder, Committee Chair

Dr. Brock Williams
Committee Member

Levi Johnson
Committee Member
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
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Email
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