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Mr. Rick L. Kinder, a veteran math teacher at Gilmer County High
School, has been named the 2009 Gilmer County Teacher of the
Year and will become a candidate for the statewide West Virginia
Teacher of the Year. Mr. Kinder teaches Applied Math, Algebra I
and Algebra II courses to freshmen and sophomores. Mr.
Kinder holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in math education from
Glenville State College and a Masters of Arts in Science and
Math Education from Wheeling Jesuit University. This spring, Mr.
Kinder was honored as one of the twelve best teachers in West
Virginia at the 2009 Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award
ceremony in Charleston, WV. He is also the recipient of the 2009
RESA VII Exemplary Secondary Teaching Techniques award. He has
been named to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers several times
and has been recognized by the National Youth Leadership Forum
as an exemplary teacher. Mr. Kinder works cooperatively with the
Glenville State College Teacher Education department as a
partner teacher for college students who are training to become
math teachers. Over the last 28 years, Mr. Kinder has received
numerous other teaching and coaching awards.
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