Edward Burger
Honors & Awards
Southwestern University President Edward B. Burger has received numerous awards for his teaching and videos. The most noteworthy of these came in 2010 , when he received the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching from Baylor University, one of the most prestigious teaching awards in the world.
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2018 |
Delivered keynote address at the 3M Austin Inventor Recognition Forum, Austin Delivered keynote address at the Project NExt Conference of the Mathematical Association of America, Denver Delivered keynote address at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, Houston
Delivered keynote address at the 14th Annual Excellence in Teaching Conference, Tarleton State University
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2017 |
Delivered keynote address at the Fulbright Educational Forum, Athens Greece Delivered keynote address at the South Carolina Conference of Teachers of Mathematics Delivered Keynote address at Research in Mathematics Education (RME) at Southern Methodist University, Dallas Delivered the Richard Anderson Lecture at the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), Louisiana and Mississippi Sections, Jackson, MS Chair, Texas United Methodist College Association Keynote at ASSM Lunch, San Antonio Delivered Keynote address at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Meeting Chair, Associated College of the South |
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2016 |
Appointed to the Committee on Accountability, National Association of Colleges and Universities Member of the Board of Directors, Council of Independent Colleges Delivered Keynote address at the Illinois Forum for Excellence, Bloomington, IL Delivered Keynote address at the APO Co-Sectional Conference |
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2015 |
Delivered Keynote address at the Houston Independent School District Math/Science Summit, Houston |
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2014 |
Elected member, Philosophical Society of Texas Delivered Keynote address at the Presidents’ Institute, Council of Independent Colleges Delivered Keynote address at the Austin Area Council of Teachers of Mathematics |
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2013 |
Telly Award, for the video titled “The Science of NHL Hockey: Hockey Geometry” produced by NBC Learn. Honorary degree from Williams College Delivered Keynote address at Bellevue, Washington Delivered Keynote address at South Fort Myers High School |
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2012 |
Named the Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Mathematics by Williams College Highlighted as a Hero in Education by Microsoft Education Worldwide |
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2011 |
Distinguished Achievement Award for Mobile Device Application, The Association of Educational Publishers |
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2010 |
Distinguished Achievement Award for Mobile Device Application, The Association of Educational Publishers Telly Award, for the “Mathletes” episode of the NBC-Universal television series “The Science of the Olympic Winter Games” (the entire series won a 2011 Emmy Award) Named a Game Changer by The Huffington Post “HuffPost?s Game Changers salutes 100 innovators, visionaries, mavericks, and leaders who are reshaping their fields and changing the world.” Named the Lissack Professor for Social Responsibility and Personal Ethics by Williams College Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, Baylor University (“The single largest award in the nation given to an individual from any discipline who is an extraordinary teacher and distinguished scholar.”) Scholar In Residence, The Bishop?s School |
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2009 |
Excellence Certification from the National Research Foundation of Korea for the Korean edition of the book Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz Excellence Certification from the National Research Foundation of Korea for the Korean edition of the book Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz |
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2008 |
Honored by the Consul General of Greece as the 2008 Commencement speaker at the American Community Schools in Athens, Greece Delivered the 2008 Commencement Address at the graduation ceremonies of the American Community Schools of Athens, Athens, Greece Named Gaudino Scholar by Williams College |
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2007 |
Award of Excellence for “educational mathematics videos that break new ground,” Technology & Learning magazine Distinguished Achievement Award for Educational Video Technology, The Association of Educational Publishers Nelson Bushnell Prize, for Scholarship and Teaching, Williams College |
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2006 |
Lester R. Ford Award, The Mathematical Association of America “100 Best of America,” Listed in Reader?s Digest?s Annual Special Issue as Best Math Teacher |
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2004 |
Chauvenet Prize, The Mathematical Association of America |
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2003 |
Residence Life Academic Teaching Award, The University of Colorado at Boulder |
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2002-2003 |
Stanislaw Ulam Visiting Professor of Mathematics, The University of Colorado at Boulder George Polya Lecturer, The Mathematical Association of America |
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2001 |
Robert W. Hamilton Book Award for the textbook The Heart of Mathematics Cecil and Ida Green Honors Professor, Texas Christian University Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College for University Teaching of Mathematics, The Mathematical Association of America Genevieve W. Gore Distinguished Resident, Westminster College |
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2000 |
Northeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics |
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1998-1999 |
Stanislaw Ulam Visiting Professor of Mathematics, The University of Colorado at Boulder |
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1988 |
Mathematics Teaching Award, The University of Texas at Austin |