Phillips Receives 2023 NCTM Lifetime Achievement Award

The Mathematics Education Trust (MET) has selected Elizabeth (Betty) Difanis Phillips and Joan Ferrini-Mundy to receive the 2023 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Lifetime Achievement Award.

Betty is an MSU Mathematics Education Faculty member and an author of the Connected Mathematics Project. Her contributions to the field of mathematics education are transformative, far-reaching, and impactful in the lives of students and mathematics educators across the country throughout her tremendous career.

Joan Ferrini-Mundy is a former Director of Science and Mathematics Education at MSU and she is currently President at the University of Maine.

Betty and Joan will be recognized at the 2023 NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, DC, in October during the Opening Session. Following the Opening Session, MET will host a Celebration Reception to honor the award winners.

Congratulations, Betty and Joan!

Content modified and republished with permission from an article written by Chris Waston on the Connected Mathematics website.