200 Teachers Selected to Attend the National Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy

The Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy today selected 200 elementary school teachers from across the country to learn innovative new math and science teaching skills at three academies to be held this summer.

The selection of the teachers from applications submitted at www.sendmyteacher.com marks the second year that teachers from all 50 states have been chosen to participate in the five-year-old professional development program.

The academy is an intensive one-week, all-expense paid professional development program designed to provide teachers with innovative math and science teaching skills. The participants were selected by a panel of educators from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Science Teachers Association based on their qualifications, dedication to inspiring students at an early age and overall commitment to enhancing the teaching profession.

"We’re excited to announce the selection of the teachers today and encouraged by the overwhelmingly positive response we have received from academy graduates,” said Mickelson. "Working with ExxonMobil, we designed the academy to be an exciting learning experience that will provide more teachers with tools to inspire students in these critical areas.”

In 2005, ExxonMobil partnered with Mickelson and his wife, Amy, the teachers association and Math Solutions to launch the program, which has hosted more than 2,000 teachers at one of the three annual academies, which will be held this summer in New Jersey, Texas and Louisiana.

The Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy is part of ExxonMobil’s investment in math and science education in the United States. The company supports initiatives that encourage students to take an active interest in careers in the math and science fields, support the professional development of highly qualified teachers and promote involvement of women and minorities students.

"Through our investments in math and science programs, ExxonMobil is investing in developing a highly skilled workforce to help our nation remain globally competitive,” said Rex W. Tillerson, chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corporation. "Through programs like the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy, we are equipping today’s students with a solid foundation in math and science and providing them pathways to pursue careers in science, engineering and technology.”

About ExxonMobil Foundation

ExxonMobil Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of Exxon Mobil Corporation in the United States. The foundation and the corporation engage in a range of philanthropic activities that advance education, health and science in the communities where ExxonMobil has significant operations. In the United States, ExxonMobil supports initiatives to improve math and science education at the K-12 and higher education levels.

Globally, ExxonMobil provides funding to improve basic education, promote women as catalysts for development, and combat malaria and other infectious diseases in developing countries. In 2009, together with its employees and retirees, Exxon Mobil Corporation, its divisions and affiliates, and ExxonMobil Foundation provided $235 million in contributions worldwide, of which more than $112 million was dedicated to education. Additional information on ExxonMobil’s community partnerships and contributions programs is available at www.exxonmobil.com/community.

Phil and Amy Mickelson Foundation

Phil and his wife, Amy, teamed up with the ExxonMobil Foundation to develop a new and innovative program to improve science and math education in elementary schools. The program -- The Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy -- offers advanced training in science and mathematics instruction for elementary school teachers chosen from the communities around the country where Mickelson will be playing tournaments. Web site: www.PhilMickelson.com.

National Science Teachers Association

The Arlington, VA-based National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), www.nsta.org, is the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current membership includes more than 60,000 science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in science education.

Math Solutions

Math Solutions, founded in 1984, has provided a wide range of professional development services and resource materials to more than 500 districts, in 47 states, helping more than 100,000 teachers and administrators across the country. Web site: www.mathsolutions.com.

Teachers selected for 2010 Mickelson ExxonMobil National Teachers Academy include:

Jean Adkison – East Central Upper Elementary • Moss Point (MS); Kuricheses Alexander – Carter C. Raymond Elementary • Lecompte (LA); Noel Al-Khatib – Waiakea Elementary • Hilo (HI); Betty Alspaugh – Kittredge Magnet School for High Achievers • Atlanta (GA); Katherine Anderson – Lakeside Elementary • Henrico County (VA); Amy Andrews – Lincoln Elementary • Chicago (IL); Lisa Ashley – Homeland Park Elementary • Anderson (SC); Lea Attanasio – Hawley School • Newtown (CT); Alice Aud –Carter C. Raymond Elementary • Lecompte (LA); Josie Avina – Medrano Elementary • Dallas (TX); Robert Baldo – Carver Elementary • Carver (MA); Marla Baldwin – Gillis Elementary • Lake Charles (LA); Amy Banks – The Hockaday School • Dallas (TX); Shemika Banuelos – Glendale-Kenly Elementary • Kenly (NC); Robin Barkes – AD Henderson Elementary • Boca Raton (FL); Tracy Baron – Tope Elementary • Grand Junction (CO); Erika Barrom – Chief Kamiakin Elementary • Sunnyside (WA); Koasta Bates – William Reeves Elementary • Summerville (SC); Loretta Beaumont – Kennedy Elementary • Santa Ana (CA); Margaret Benitez – P.S. 59 – William Floyd School • Brooklyn (NY); Angela Bennett – Rainbow Elementary • Madison (AL); April Bidwell – Wewahitchka Elementary • Wewahitchka (FL); Michele Blanchard – West Bertie Elementary • Lewiston-Woodville (NC); Lisa Boyer – Jane Dee Hull Elementary • Chandler (AZ); Sandy Bradshaw – Midway Elementary School of Science and Engineering • Anderson (SC); Kathryn Brannan – St. Andrews Episcopal School • Jackson (MS); Gwyn Bray – E.C. Mason Elementary • Manvel (TX); Jane Brill – Oakton Elementary • Oakton (VA); James Brown – Sand Creek Middle School • Albany (NY); Amy Burmeister – Adelphi Elementary •Adelphi (MD); Melody Buzalewski – New Prospect Elementary • Anderson (SC); Gabriela Calderon – Milagro Charter School • Los Angeles (CA); Christina Carlson – Petrosky Elementary • Houston (TX); Dawn Childress – Vian Elementary School • Vian (OK); Amy Cicala – Hillside School • Needham (MA); Sekwana Cobham – Simon Elementary • Washington (D.C.); Robin Combs – Mustang Valley Elementary • Mustang (OK); Marjorie Cooper –Montgomery Elementary • Atlanta (GA); Linda Cousins – West Clay Elementary • Cedar Buff (MS); Megan Crombie – Riversink Elementary • Crawfordville (FL); Karen Crow-Roark – Roan School • Dalton (GA); Peggy Cullen – Southern Elementary • Georgetown (KY); Juaacklyn Cunningham – Picadome Elementary • Lexington (KY); Shannon Daly – Manatee Elementary • Viera (FL); David Davis – Satchel Paige Elementary • Kansas City (MO); Michelle Davis – W.O. Hall Magnet Elementary • Alexandria (LA); Susan De Roy – Willa Cather Elementary • Omaha (NE); Bettina DeBell – Geneseo Central School • Geneseo (NY); Ashley DeBusk – Central Elementary • Baxter Springs (KS); Bianca Deliberto – Zachary Elementary • Zachary (LA); Christina Delk – Cochran Elementary • Louisville (KY); Robin Dillon – Cornerstone Elementary • Wooster (OH); Suellen DiMassimo – Carver Magnet Elementary • Little Rock (AR); Kevin DiOrio – Gladstone Street School • Cranston (RI); Jeanne DuBois – Williston Elementary • Williston (FL); Rebecca Dulin – Crystal Lake Elementary • Stuart (FL); Melissa Dunagan – Community Day School • Pittsburgh (PA); Diana Eagles – Clay Springs Elementary • Apopka (FL); Debbie Easley – Priceville Elementary • Decatur (AL); Matt Falby – Oceanlake Elementary • Lincoln City (OR); Julie Figura – Harrington Elementary • Denver (CO); Juanita Flores-Mejia – Grant Elementary • Richmond (CA); Rebecca Ford – Shopville Elementary • Somerset (KY); Annette Fountain – Francis Case Elementary • Box Elder (SD); Nicole Frohnapfel – Forest Hill Elementary CLC • Akron (OH); Alison Fuerst – Hutchison Farm Elementary • South Riding (VA); RuthAnn Funderburk – Hyer Elementary • Dallas (TX); Rebecca Gaillot – Metairie Park Country Day School • Metairie (LA); Catherine Gairdner – Woodland Hills Elementary • Woodland Hills (CA); Joe Gaston – Hutchens Elementary • Mobile (AL); Christy Gilbert – Kemp Elementary • Bryan (TX); Mindy Gilley – City Park Elementary • Dallas (TX); Martha Glassy – Curtis Elementary • Bossier City (LA); Kate Gordon – West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science • Grand Rapids (MI); Laura E. Gomez – Bonham Elementary • Harlingen (TX); Jennifer Graham – Bayyari Elementary • Springdale (AR); Julie Gray – Hawes Elementary • Huntington Beach (CA); Patricia Griffith – Lowery Road Elementary • Fort Worth (TX); Kelly Hall – Avon Elementary • Avon Park (FL); Marilyn Hall – Terrace Park Elementary • Mountlake Terrace (WA); Sharon Hall – South Lebanon Elementary • Maineville (OH); Sherry Harrington – Seckman Elementary • Imperial (MO); Jeanie Hazlett – Franklin Elementary • Redlands (CA); Margaret Heath-Campos – Voyager Academy • Durham (NC); Tina Heffernan – The Cushman School • Miami (FL); Debbie Hibdon – Volusia Pines Elementary • Lake Helen (FL); Kristi Hinrichs – Jefferson School • Miles City (MT); Shannon Holland – Sandlapper Elementary • Columbia (SC); Jennifer Horn – River Oaks Elementary • Charlotte (NC); Carol Hsih – Chinese American International School • San Francisco (CA); Rachel Hull – George Washington Elementary • Eleanor (WV); Karen James – J.H. Gunn Elementary • Charlotte (NC); Blair Jeanise – Cherokee Elementary • Alexandria (LA); Amber Johnson – Springdale Elementary • Macon (GA); Mary Kadau – Whittier Elementary • Winfield (KS); Cassie Kautzer – Monitor Elementary • Springdale (AR); Kate Kekos – St. Norbert School • Northbrook (IL); Stuart Kennemore – Ninety Six Elementary • Ninety Six (SC); Timothy Kenney – Mandarin Oaks Elementary • Jacksonville (FL); Meghan Konsugar – Charleroi Elementary School • Charleroi (PA); Sylvia Kopasz – William Lopez Elementary • Fort Collins (CO); Kim Kranzlein – Murdock Elementary • Marietta (GA); Deborah Ladd – Warsaw Middle School • Pittsfield (ME); Daniela Lakovski – George Washington Elementary • Schiller Park (IL); Patricia Laney – Murray School • Fort Bragg (NC); Shannon Lawton – Homeland Park Elementary • Anderson (SC); Rachel LeMeilleur – Schmalz Elementary • Houston (TX); Leamber Light – Trigg County Intermediate School • Trigg (KY); Carmelina Livingston – St. Andrew’s School of Math and Science • Charleston (SC); Deanne Lopez – Albany Upper Elementary • Albany (LA); Jennifer Ludwig – Westside K-8 School • Kissimmee (FL); Carol Lutsinger – A.X. Benavides Elementary • Brownsville (TX); Nicole Macaluso – Bragg Elementary School • Chester (NJ); Kristi MacLennan – Skyway Park Elementary • Colorado Springs (CO); Alison Martin – Johnsonville Elementary School • Johnsonville (SC); Laura Mastrangelo – Snively Elementary of Choice • Winter Haven (FL); Lisa Mayfield – King Elementary • Van Buren (AR); Nicole McClain – Janie Howard Wilson Elementary • Lake Wales (FL); Melissa McKeown – John R. Lawrence Elementary • Archdale (NC); Erin McKinney – Washington Woods Elementary • Holt (MI); Patti McMullen – Buck Lake Elementary • Tallahassee (FL); Susan Mescall – Warrenwood Elementary School of Match and Science • Fayetteville (NC); Richard Messick – Georgetown Elementary • Georgetown (DE); Nancy Meyer – William Byrne Elementary • Burnsville (MN); Maude Mitchell – Agnes Smith Elementary • Huntington Beach (CA); Amy Moffitt – Audubon Elementary • Rock Island (IL); Jessica Muonio – Stephens Elementary School • Houston (TX); Sara Murrell – Bethel Elementary • Simpsonville (SC); Lori Napoli – Liberty School • Orlando Park (IL); Allison Naugle – Sherburne Elementary • Killington (UT); Dora Newell – Thigpen-Zavala Elementary • McAllen (TX); Teresa Oakley – Medina Middle School • Medina (TN); Colleen O’Connor – Allen Road Elementary • North Syracuse (NY); Lori Olney – Stony Creek Elementary • Williston (ND); Randi Ondo – Atlantis Elementary • Cocoa (FL); Elizabeth O’Neil – Eisenhower Science Technology Leadership Academy • Norristown (PA); Melinda Orten – Trigg County Intermediate School • Trigg (KY); Andrea Parson – Cumberland County Elementary • Burkesville (KY); Jill Parsons – Jefferson Intermediate School • Pella (IA); Jennifer Pastor – J.I. Barron Elementary • Pineville (LA); Vici Patanella – Adlai E. Stevenson School 29 • Rochester (NY); Barbara Pattenden – Pine Point School • Stonington (CT); Cheryl Patty – Westmoreland School • Westmoreland (NH); Monica Perez – Heritage Elementary • Greenacres (FL); Esmeralda Perez-Gonzalez – Camino Real Extend-a-care • Niederwald (TX); Sheryl Phillips – Bushland Middle School • Bushland (TX); Jamie Piecora – Medford Elementary • Patchogue (NY); Elizabeth Pollard – Brown Street Academy • Milwaukee (WI); Keely Porter – Edward Byrom Elementary • Tualatin (OR); Cynthia Price – Holt Elementary • Clearfield (UT); Stacey Race – Nitsch Elementary • Houston (TX); Sarah Raskin – Sage Canyon Elementary • San Diego (CA); Nate Raynor – Berino Elementary School • Anthony (NM); Lisa Redmon – Copper Mill Elementary • Zachary (LA); Chris Richards – Carolina School For Inquiry • Columbia (SC); Erica Richwine – Eastern Pulaski Elementary • Winamac (IN); Robin Robb – Indialantic Elementary • Indialantic (FL); Kina Robinson – Fox Meadows Elementary • Memphis (TN); Marina Rodriguez – Hohokam Elementary • Scottsdale (AZ); Pamela Rogers – John Jay Elementary • Mount Prospect (IL); Celene Rosen – Barksdale Elementary • Plano (TX); Elizabeth Savage – Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary • Mechanicsville (MD); Jo Schiller – Southridge Elementary • Casper (WY); Lindsay Schultz – Hidden Valley Elementary • Charlotte (NC); Vivian Schwab – North Polk Schools – West and Central • Polk City (IA); Alfred Schwalm – Cordova Middle School • Phoenix (AZ); Savanah Sessums – Highland Elementary • Ridgeland (MS); Pamela Shirkoff – John F. Ryan Elementary • Tewksbury (MA); Louise Smith – Adair County Elementary School • Brashear (MO); Wendy Smith – Klem Road South Elementary • Webster (NY); Emily Smitter – The Potter’s House School • Grand Rapids (MI); Joan Soldano – Medford Elementary • Patchogue (NY); Peggy Sommers – Alachua Elementary • Alachua (FL); Amy Staples – Stacy Middle School • Milford (MA); Stacy Stapleton – Jefferson Elementary • Cape Girardeau (MO); Virginia Stephens – River Ridge Elementary • Evans (GA); Shari Sternberg – Hyattsville Elementary • Hyattsville (MD); Karen Talham – Joseph Williams Elementary • Gainesville (FL); Lisa Tanner – Brayton Elementary • North Adams (MA); Janell Teichmer – Webster Elementary • Lewiston (ID); Alison Thammavongsa – Parkridge Elementary • Peoria (AZ); Debra Thigpen – Jefferson Elementary • San Diego (CA); Terri Thomas – Jeddito Public School • Keams Canyon (AZ); Sherry Thompson – J.A. Hernandez Elementary • Franklin (LA); Connie Thomsen – Center Elementary School • Kansas City (MO); Sarah Vannatta – Willis D. Shaw Elementary • Springdale (AR); Jennifer Wagner – Christ the King Catholic Church • Nashville (TN); Nikki Walker – Orange Beach Elementary • Orange Beach (AL); Katherine Wheatley – Panaca Elementary • Panaca (NV); Andrew Whitley – Lexington Elementary • Lexington (SC); Melissa Wilburn – Quail Run Elementary • Tucson (AZ); Leona Williams – Forwood Elementary • Wilmington (DE); Denise Wood – Magnolia Park Elementary • Ocean Springs (MS); Rebecca Worlds – Winterfield Elementary • Charlotte (NC); Pamela Yau – Edgewood Elementary • Homewood (AL); Deanna Zamiska – John R. Peterson Elementary • Huntington Beach (CA); Judith Zoeller – Sparta Alpine School • Sparta (NJ); Sue Zupko – Weatherly Heights Elementary • Huntsville (AL)