Stephanie Chasteen (March,1972 - November 2024) was our beloved colleague and friend. She cared deeply about life and about her work, which was a boon to those around her. Her legacy of educational reform has impacted thousands; the ripples of this legacy will be felt for generations.

Stephanie served as the external evaluator for the EP3 Initiative, providing invaluable feedback for the EP3 Guide, which included the 2020 and 2022 Survey to Physics Department Chairs that can be found on the EP3 Publications and Presentations page.  Stephanie was instrumental in developing the How to Select and Use Various Assessment Methods in Your Program section for the EP3 guide.

Stephanie received the 2024 Lillian McDermott Medal of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and was inducted as a Fellow of the AAPT and a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). As part of her Lillian McDermott Medal, Stephanie gave a plenary talk at the last AAPT Summer Meeting. She served as external evaluator for 20 STEM improvement projects since 2009, including national-level projects in the physics community such as the New Faculty Workshop (AAPT/APS/AAS), the Joint Task Force for Undergraduate Physics Programs (APS/AAPT), Get the Facts out (Mines/AAPT/APS/ACS) and PhysTEC (APS/AAPT).