Dr. Carol Fry Bohlin, a professor of curriculum and instruction at California State University, Fresno, received the 2007 President’s Award of Excellence for her commitment to the education of mathematics teachers throughout the region and beyond.

Bohlin was honored at the Spring Assembly for faculty and staff. University Advisory Board chair Dr. Katherine Flores, a Fresno physician. and member Dr. John Boogaert presented the award.

The President’s Award of Excellence was established in the fall of 2001 by the University Advisory Board to honor Fresno State President John D. Welty. The award recognizes a faculty or staff member who demonstrates integrity, leadership and a commitment to the university and the community as exemplified by President Welty.

University Advisory Board members, community leaders who consult with the president, select the winner and donate money for a $10,000 award that accompanies the honor.

Previous winners include Dr. Stephen A. Rodemeyer, chemistry professor and director of the Smittcamp Family Honors College; classics professor emeritus Dr. Victor Davis Hanson; health researcher Dr. Kathleen Curtis; and Dr. James E. Marshall, who specializes in preparing science teachers for their demanding careers.

Bohlin received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and her master’s of Human Development and Learning from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. She also was a junior high school math teacher in North Carolina.

Bohlin received her doctorate from Ohio State University, then joined the Fresno State faculty in 1990 as an assistant professor.

She has been the principal investigator or author 45 grants totaling over $12 million, including a $5.25 million grant to support professional development and retention of math teachers throughout California. Bohlin has been the principal investigator for the San Joaquin Valley Mathematics Project since 1990.

She was the founding president of the California Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators and is active in planning, organizing and presenting at international, national and statewide conferences. Bohlin is an expert on the education of mathematics teachers, a reputation established in part by publishing dozens of articles, and she maintains regional and state Web sites for math teachers. For the past seven years Bohlin has produced the California Online Mathematics Education Times, a weekly news journal for educational leaders and mathematics teachers.

Bohlin’s leadership has brought growth to Fresno State’s graduate program in curriculum and instruction and to the university’s master of arts in teaching online program.

In nominating Bohlin for the award, Kremen School Dean Paul Beare, said, “Her students appreciate her enthusiasm, caring, skill in pedagogy and boundless commitment to helping them become outstanding teachers themselves.”