Science Teacher Receives Irene C. Heller Award

Upper School Science Teacher Russell Maurer, Ph.D. recently received the 2014 Irene C. Heller Award presented by the Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society.

The Irene C. Heller Award recognizes an outstanding high school chemistry teacher who teaches at a school located within the Cleveland Section boundaries. Dr. Maurer received the Award at the April 9th meeting of the American Chemical Society.

A graduate of Princeton University, Dr. Maurer earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Harvard University and started his teaching career at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1982. He transitioned to high school teaching at Hawken in 2001. Dr. Maurer has taught chemistry, honors chemistry, AP chemistry, biology, algebra 1, and scientific research, with the majority of his effort devoted to chemistry. He has attended and presented at numerous materials science workshops for teachers organized by the ASM Materials Education Foundation, where the emphasis was on bringing hands-on materials science activities and demonstrations to the classroom.

Recently, Dr. Maurer introduced Hawken students to a whole class inquiry approach to chemistry, a technique that fosters group planning and problem solving, experimental design skills, communication skills, and teamwork.

"His rapport with students, his dedication to the subject, and his workshop outreach activities are exemplary," noted ACS presenter Jeff Mathys.
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