The Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Awards for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics are awards given by the Mathematical Association of America

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 to recognize college

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 or university

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 teacher

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s "who have been widely recognized as extraordinarily successful and whose teaching effectiveness has been shown to have had influence beyond their own institutions." The Haimo awards are the highest teaching honor bestowed by the MAA. The awards, which began in 1991, were renamed after the Haimos in 1993. Up to three awards are given every year.