South Pasadena Teacher Named “Math Hero” in National Initiative

Raytheon Company today awarded a Math Hero Award to South Pasadena Middle School’s Doug Buhler for his efforts in engaging students in math through interactive and creative learning programs.

Selected from a field of 160 nominations, Buhler will receive a $2,500 award and a matching grant of $2,500 for South Pasadena Middle School.

The Math Hero Awards are a component of Raytheon’s MathMovesU™ program, a national initiative designed to engage middle school students in math and science through a variety of programs including contests, live events, scholarships, tutoring programs and more.

Raytheon says it “is committed to raising awareness around the nation’s decline of math and science skills and believes that tomorrow’s engineers and technologists need to be excited by and interested in math today.”

Math Hero Awards reward teachers for promoting math to students in a fun and challenging learning environment. The following teachers were nominated by students, parents and faculty for their enthusiasm and interest in teaching math to others:

“It gives us great pleasure to recognize these teachers for their outstanding work and dedication in inspiring young students,” said Kristin Hilf, vice president of public affairs for Raytheon Company. “Teachers can greatly influence a child’s decision to pursue a particular career, and Raytheon applauds the winners of the Math Hero Awards for making math a fun and challenging pursuit for their students.”

Since the start of the program in late 2005, Raytheon’s MathMovesU has awarded $2 million to students, teachers and schools nationwide. To nominate a Math Hero or for more information about scholarships and grants for students, visit http://www.mathmovesu.com/.

Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology company specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world.  With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.