Kelly Lane Earth and Space Science Grant
NASA South Dakota Space Grant Consortium
(This page last updated April 28, 2008)
This $5,000 grant provided by the SD Space Grant Consortium will be awarded annually to a select science or math teacher in South Dakota to enhance professional development. The winner will be announced annually in February at the Joint Conference of the SD Science Teachers Association and SD Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Huron, SD.
2008 Kelly Lane Grant "Award Announcement" (Call for Proposals) (Now closed for applications. The 2009 grant announcement will be posted here toward the end of 2008)
Presentation of Plaque to Kelly Lane (at first
announcement of the award -- 2006 SDCTM/SDSTA Joint Conference in Huron)
Pictured (l. to r.): Kelly Lane, Dr. Ed Duke
Tom Durkin, Joe Hillberry, Ed Duke, Kelly Lane, Becky Lane, Brant Miller, Lee
Thomas
The inscription on the plaque is dated February 3, 2006 and reads as follows:
"In recognition of his lifelong contributions to the teaching of earth sciences, his pioneering efforts to teach technology in the classroom, and his advancement of geospatial applications in the state, the NASA South Dakota Space Grant Consortium hereby establishes the Kelly Lane Earth and Space Science Grant to be awarded annually to a South Dakota teacher who exemplifies the above qualities and who will carry on these traditions."
2008 Grant Winner (click on picture to enlarge)
2007 Grant Winners (click on picture to enlarge)
For more information about this grant, contact Dr. Edward Duke (Director) or Tom Durkin (Deputy Director) at the headquarters office of the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium at the SD School of Mines and Technology.