The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation recently announced that three graduates of the Stanford Teacher Education Program — Nicholas Chan (BS‘04, MA ‘13), Chris O’Brien (BS ‘12, MA ‘13) and Brian Huser (MA ‘14) — are among the 32 early-career teachers to be awarded its 2014 fellowships. Another winner, Jolie Glaser, received her undergraduate degree from Stanford in 2010.

The foundation was established by Janet H. and C. Harry Knowles in 1999 to increase the number of high quality high school science and mathematics teachers and ultimately, improve math and science education in the United States. The KSTF Teaching Fellows Program, the foundation’s signature program, awards exceptional early career science, technology, engineering and mathematics teachers with five-year fellowships that include stipends, funds for professional development, grants for teaching materials, and opportunities for leadership development and mentoring.

Chan will begin his second year of teaching math at San Francisco International High School this fall. He holds a Bachelor of Science in product design and a Master of Arts in education from Stanford. Raised in Orinda, Calif., Chan graduated from Miramonte High School in 2000.

O'Brien will be teaching his second year of physics and mathematics in the fall at Palma High School in Salinas, Calif. He holds a Bachelor of Science in physics and a Master of Arts in education from Stanford. Raised in HoHoKus, N.J., he graduated from Delbarton School in 2008.

Huser, a math teacher, will begin his first year of teaching this fall at Lighthouse Community Charter School in Oakland. He holds a Master of Arts from Stanford Graduate School of Education, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and film and media studies from Swarthmore College. Raised in Cleveland, he graduated from Hawken School in 2009.

This fall, Glaser will begin her first year of teaching science at Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nev. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Earth Systems from Stanford. Additionally, she holds a single subject science teaching credential from Mills College. Raised in Seward, Alaska, she graduated from Seward High School in 2004.

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With the addition of Chan, Huser and O'Brien, there have been a total of 33 STEP alumni awarded the fellowships since 2002. This year the foundation selected its fellows from a pool of more than 180 applicants.

Applications for 2015 KSTF Teaching Fellowships are now being accepted. Details about the application process can be found at www.kstf.org/apply.