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.
2023 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), Junior Fellow, Harvard University, and former offensive lineman for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens
2023 Prize Selection Panel
- Jeanine Brownell, Director of Content and Instruction, Early Teaching and Learning Academy, Erikson Institute
- 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, Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Celina Gonzalez, Program Coordinator, FoodCorps Oregon, and former multiple subjects teacher/education specialist
- Genesis Grullón, 6th-7th grade math teacher, the Young Women’s Leadership School (Harlem)
- Latrenda Knighten, Mathematics Curriculum Content Trainer at East Baton Rouge Parish School System (NCTM)
- Araceli Moreno Lomeli, bilingual adult services librarian, McHenry Public Library District (Illinois)
- Alice Peters, Publishing Consultant and Managing Editor, Journal of Computer Graphics Techniques
- 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, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) / Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath); Professor of Mathematics, University of Washington
- Dr. Terrell Young, Professor of children’s literature, Brigham Young University (NCTE)