The Michigan Science Teachers Association (MSTA) has awarded Lansing Community College (LCC) science professor Alex Azima its Distinguished Service Award. The award, the highest that MSTA can bestow for contributions to science, was presented at the association’s annual conference in Detroit.
Robby Cramer, MSTA executive director, called Azima “a worthy individual for this honor,” and cited his “extraordinary contributions to the advancement of science education.”
Azima has served the cause of physics and science education in Michigan for more than three decades. He joined the science department at LCC in 1976 and served as MSTA President from 1994 to 1996. He also serves on the National Science Teachers Association Board of Directors.
Azima is the founder of LCC’s popular Café Scientifique, a monthly community gathering featuring current scientific topics. He also helps develop curriculum for the community college’s recently awarded nanotechnology grant.
In 2004, he received a distinguished service award from the Michigan section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, where he served as president during the 2001-02 school year.
Azima received his undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his doctorate in physics education from Michigan State University.
Source: Linda Heard, Lansing Community College
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