The History Channel
“Save Our History”
2005
Spencer Branting
1st Place, 1988 ISEF
eCybermission
1st , Regionals 2004
ESRI Community Atlas Award, 2002
Orchid Award
Idaho Historic
Preservation
Council 2004
NCGE 2005
- Mentor and Faculty Recognition, International Science & Engineering Fairs, 1980, 1988-1991 (4 international award-winning projects)
- NASA Orbiter Experiment Design, national 1st Place, Junior High School Division, 1989
- NASA Orbiter Naming Project, 1st Place, Secondary Schools, Idaho, 1989
- Teacher of the Year, Independent School District No. 1 (Lewiston ID), 1990-1991
- Outstanding Alumni Award, Lewis-Clark State College,1995
- Mathcounts: top-five Idaho finishes ─ 1992, 1994, 1998-2006, 2008, 2009
- Idaho Mathcounts, 1st place, 1998, 2005
- national competition coach, Idaho, Mathcounts, 1998, 2005
- Educator of the Year, Idaho Science Teachers Association, 1999
- Cybersurfari, coordinator for several award-winning teams (grades 7-12), 1999-2003
- Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 1999, 2005, 2006
- featured teacher, NOVA (PBS, WGBH-Boston), 1999
- Lewis & Clark Rediscovery Fellow, 2000-2005
- ESRI, Geographic Information Systems, Community Atlas Award, 2002
- Orchid Award for Historical Preservation, City of Lewiston, 2004
- Orchid Award for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Idaho Historic Preservation Council, 2004
- eCybermission, 1st place, “Best Use of Science, Math and Technology,” 2004 (faculty advisor)
- Citation Award, Association of American Geographers, 2004
- Finalist, The History Channel’s “Save Our History” National Awards, 2005
- Governor’s Innovative Award, Archaeology, 2005
- Geography Excellence in Media, National Council for Geographic Education, 2005
- Award of Commendation, American Association for State and Local History, 2005 [now called the Award of Merit]
- LeadAmerica Classroom Grant, 2006
- Who’s Who Among Professional Teachers of Special Education, 2006
- National Honor Roll’s Outstanding American Teachers, 2006
- Pedagoguery Award, The Mathematical Association of America, 2006
- Excellence in Public Education Award, Society for American Archaeology, 2007
- Who’s Who in America, 2007
- Best Practices Award for Implementation of Online Learning, Idaho Digital Learning Academy, 2007
- Gold Award, Geography World, 2007
- GEODE Initiative Fellow, Northwestern University, 2007-present
- Governor’s Innovative Award, Archaeology, 2007
- Excellence in GIS Award, Northern Rockies Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), 2009
- Excellence in Education ─ Educator of the Year, Lewis-Clark State College, 2009
- William Gilbert Award finalist, American Historical Association, 2009 (nominated of the Western Historical Association)
- GIS Map of the Month, Idaho Geospatial Office, September 2009
- Best Student Project Map, 24th Northwest GIS Users Conference, 2009
- ExploraVision, National Science Teachers Association, 2010 [National Honorable Mention]
- Outstanding Cultural Tourism Award, Governor’s “Take Pride in Idaho” Program, 2011
- Esto Perpetua Award, Idaho State Historical Society, 2011
- Qwest-CenturyLink Foundation Award, 2012
- Citation Award, Association of American Geographers, 2012 [mentor to award-winning program]
- STEM Grant, Idaho National Laboratory, 2012
- Historic Preservation Medal, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), 2013
- Marion Shinn Lifetime Achievement Award, Lewis-Clark State College Alumni Association, 2015
