The Mathical selection panel is drawn from librarians, teachers, mathematicians, early childhood experts, and others. The jury selects winners in five grade-level categories: PreK, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
2024 Prize Co-Chairs
- Katie Hendrickson (co-chair), Chief of Staff, Code.org, and former secondary school mathematics teacher
- Chris Nho (co-chair), Lesson Developer, Desmos, former secondary school mathematics teacher, and co-founder of Public Math
- Dr. John Urschel (co-chair), Assistant Professor of Mathematics, MIT, and former offensive lineman for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens
2024 Prize Selection Panel
- Jeanine Brownell, Math Specialist (Grades K-5), Jane Stenson School, Skokie School District 68, Illinois, and former early childhood educator
- Dr. Kristopher Childs, Chief Academic, Equity, and Social Justice Officer, Open-Up Resources, former secondary school mathematics teacher, and host of the DrKChilds YouTube channel with videos for teachers
- Gabriella DeLeon-DeHaan, Dual Language Teacher, San Bernardino City Unified School District (NCTE)
- Sondra Eklund, Youth Materials Selector, Fairfax County Public Library, and former college mathematics teacher
- Dr. Daniel Erman, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Celina Gonzalez, Training & Program Development Coordinator, FoodCorps, and former multiple subjects teacher/education specialist
- Genesis Grullón, 6th-7th grade math teacher, the Young Women’s Leadership School (New York)
- Latrenda Knighten, Curriculum Supervisor, Mathematics at East Baton Rouge Parish School System; incoming president, National Council of Teachers of mathematics (NCTM)
- Araceli Moreno Lomeli, bilingual adult services librarian, McHenry Public Library District (Illinois)
- Carolyn Pfister, coordinator of the California Early Math Project, and former elementary and middle school math teacher and K-8 principal.
- Dr. Amanda Ruiz, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of San Diego
- Dr. Michael Shaughnessy, Professor emeritus of mathematics and statistics at Portland State University and past president, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
- Dr. Tatiana Toro (ex officio), Director, Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath); Professor of Mathematics, University of Washington
- Dr. Ravi Vakil, Professor of Mathematics, Stanford University
- Dr. Terrell Young, Professor of children’s literature, Brigham Young University (NCTE)