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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The
Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce that Professor Walter
Whiteley of </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">York</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> is the recipient of
the 2009 Adrien Pouliot Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to
mathematics education. Professor Whiteley will receive the award at the
Society’s 2009 Winter Meeting in </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Windsor</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">,
</SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Ontario</SPAN></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. <?xml:namespace
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<H3 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: auto 0cm"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The
Adrien Pouliot Award was inaugurated in 1995 by the
</SPAN><st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">CMS</SPAN></st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">
to recognize individuals or teams of individuals who have made significant and
sustained contributions to mathematics education in
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Canada</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">.
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The award is named after the second
President of the </SPAN><st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">CMS</SPAN></st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">,
an eminent mathematician and educator.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></H3>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white"
class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">In announcing the
award, Tony Lau, President of the </SPAN><st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">CMS</SPAN></st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, noted that
“Professor Whiteley is an acknowledged expert and innovator in the field of
mathematics education and this award recognizes not only his commitment to and
passion for mathematics education but the excellence of his contribution as
well.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">“Professor Whiteley
has made an outstanding contribution to the teaching and learning of mathematics
in </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Quebec</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> and
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Ontario</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> and on the national
and international stage” noted Dr</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. Peter Taylor, Chair of the
</SPAN><st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">CMS</SPAN></st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> Education Committee. ”<SPAN
style="COLOR: black">His work has influenced teachers and students throughout
our education system and his dedication to advancing mathematics, mathematics
education, and, more recently, education policy at the national and provincial
levels, makes him an ideal recipient of the 2009 Adrien Pouliot
Award.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=3>Professor
Whiteley is one of a handful of Canadian mathematicians whose work is grounded
in the mathematics education literature and who is a contributor to
international math education studies. The award also acknowledges his
leadership and influence in the development of mathematics education.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At the centre of his work, both in
mathematics research and in education, is geometry, whether it be the rigidity
of buildings or the flexibility of proteins, and his passion for this wonderful
and tragically neglected subject gives focus and energy to his
work.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><STRONG>For
more information<SPAN class=140470413-01092009>: <A
href="http://www.cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2009/ap_announcement">http://www.cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2009/ap_announcement</A></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=140470413-01092009><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=140470413-01092009><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Johan Rudnick,
Executive Director, Canadian Mathematical Society, <SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA" lang=EN-CA><FONT face=Arial><A
href="mailto:director@cms.math.ca">director@cms.math.ca</A>, </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA" lang=EN-CA><FONT face=Arial>(613) 733-2662 ext.
721</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=140470413-01092009><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA" lang=EN-CA></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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face=Arial>*************************************</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA" lang=EN-CA>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"
lang=FR-CA>La </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"
lang=FR-CA>Société mathématique du Canada<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> (SMC) est
fière d’annoncer que le professeur Walter Whiteley de l’</SPAN>Université
York<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> est le lauréat 2009 du </SPAN>prix
Adrien-Pouliot<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> pour sa contribution exceptionnelle à
l’éducation mathématique. Le professeur Whiteley recevra son prix à la
</SPAN>Réunion d’hiver<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> 2009 de la SMC, qui se tiendra
à Windsor, en Ontario.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<H3 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"
lang=FR-CA><FONT size=3>Inauguré en 1995, le prix Adrien-Pouliot rend hommage
aux personnes ou aux groupes qui ont fait une contribution importante et
soutenue à l’éducation mathématique au Canada. Ce prix porte le nom du deuxième
président de la SMC, qui était un éminent mathématicien et
éducateur.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white"
class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"
lang=FR-CA>Dans son annonce, le président de la </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"
lang=FR-CA>SMC<SPAN style="COLOR: black">, Tony Lau, a souligné que « le
professeur Whiteley était un spécialiste reconnu et un innovateur dans le
domaine de l’éducation mathématique, et que ce prix récompensait non seulement
son dévouement et sa passion pour l’enseignement des mathématiques, mais aussi
l’excellence de sa contribution au domaine. </SPAN>»<SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"
lang=FR-CA><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"
lang=FR-CA>« La contribution du professeur Whiteley à l’éducation
mathématique au </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"
lang=FR-CA>Québec<SPAN style="COLOR: black">, en Ontario et sur la scène
nationale et internationale est exceptionnelle </SPAN>»<SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> souligne</SPAN> Peter Taylor, président du Comité
d’éducation de la SMC. <SPAN style="COLOR: black">« </SPAN>Son travail a
influencé des enseignants, des étudiants et des élèves de tous les niveaux, et
son dévouement pour l’avancement des mathématiques, l’éducation mathématique et,
plus récemment, pour les politiques éducatives<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> au
niveau national et provincial, font de lui le lauréat idéal du </SPAN>prix
Adrien-Pouliot 2009. »<SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"
lang=FR-CA><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"
lang=FR-CA><FONT size=3>Le professeur Whiteley est l’un des rares mathématiciens
canadiens qui porte ses intérêts de recherche sur l’enseignement des
mathématiques et qui contribue à des études internationales dans ce domaine. Ce
prix souligne également son rôle de chef de file et son influence dans le
domaine. Tant en recherche qu’en éducation, ses travaux portent essentiellement
sur la géométrie, qu’il s’agisse de la solidité des bâtiments ou de la souplesse
des protéines. Sa passion pour ce sujet merveilleux et malheureusement négligé
guide tous ses travaux et leur insuffle une énergie nouvelle.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"
lang=FR-CA><FONT size=3><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"
lang=FR-CA>Renseignements :<SPAN class=140470413-01092009> <A
href="http://www.cms.math.ca/Communiques/2009/ap_announcement">http://www.cms.math.ca/Communiques/2009/ap_announcement</A></SPAN></SPAN></B></P></SPAN>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA" lang=EN-CA><SPAN
class=140470413-01092009><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Johan Rudnick, directeur
administratif, Société mathématique du Canada, </FONT><A
href="mailto:director@smc.math.ca"><FONT
face=Arial>director@smc.math.ca</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>, <SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA" lang=EN-CA>(613) 733-2662 ext.
721</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><o:p><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></P></DIV>
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