Leslie Steffe, Distinguished Research Professor of mathematics education, received the inaugural Senior Scholar Award from the Special Interest Group for Research in Mathematics Education of the American Educational Research Association.
Steffe received an engraved plaque, a $500 stipend and travel expense reimbursement to attend the AERA annual meeting in Chicago last spring. He presented an invited paper to the SIG/RME about basic problems in mathematics education research.
The award recognizes the programmatic research and research-mentoring work of a senior scholar in the field of mathematics education.