The Greenville County Council of Teachers of Mathematics has recognized Celia Adair, a professor emeritus of mathematics at USC Upstate, for her outstanding contributions to mathematics education in Greenville County and for her dedicated service to the Greenville Middle School Mathematics Academy. Adair has been working with the Greenville County Middle School Mathematics Academy since its inception.
Adair, who teaches at the Greenville campus of USC Upstate, teaches a variety of mathematics courses from the freshman through the senior levels. Her area of specialization is algebraic semi-groups. She has been particularly active in developing teacher enhancement programs for area middle and secondary school mathematics teachers.
On the same day that Adair was recognized, Joyce Dodd, a mathematics teacher at Bryson Middle School and the 2004 Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching from South Carolina, was testifying before the House Science Committee in Washington, D.C. Dodd credits her work with Adair in the Middle School Mathematics Academy as reason for earning this national recognition as a mathematics teacher.
“The courses at the Academy were especially valuable courses because the courses were taught with the use of hands-on lessons that integrated technology in each lesson,” Dodd said. “Dr. Adair was modeling the way that I should develop my own lessons. It is extremely important to have teachers view other teachers that are actively engaging students in learning.”
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