University High teacher wins national award
By Anne Cook
Saturday May 13, 2006
Heather Coit
Elizabeth Jochkusch, right, was nominated for a national math teacher award by her students, from left, Yuzi Nakamura, Mo Kudeki and Alex Zhai. The group was in Jockusch's classroom Friday at University High School in Urbana.
URBANA – Elizabeth Jockusch's students know their calculus, and their performance on national tests has earned a top citation for their teacher.
Jockusch, a mathematics teacher for 26 years at University Laboratory High School, was named a winner of the Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished High School Mathematics Teaching, one of 24 teachers in the country to earn the commendation from the Mathematical Association of America.
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