Curriculum and Instruction Associate Professor Gillian Roehrig has been selected for the Association for Science Teacher Education 2013 Award II – Outstanding Mentor of the Year. This award honors and encourages ASTE members who support and encourage pre-service and in-service science teachers and new science teacher educators entering the profession. It also seeks to recognize the valuable contributions of mentors to the profession of science teacher education. This is an honor and achievement for Roehrig, as well as for the STEM Education Center and the University of Minnesota.
Roehrig receives this award at the Annual ASTE International conference awards and business luncheon on Saturday, Jan 12, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas.