
The Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair is proud to present the following winners of Special Awards in the 40th Annual Fair, held April 4 - 8, 2000, at Hammons Student Center on the campus of Missouri State University. The awards are listed alphabetically, by sponsor.
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION OF VISION AWARENESS - MISSOURI $50.00 Cash Award and a Plaque |
Amanda Moore, Immaculate Conception What Color Do You See? |
| AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY Certificate of Outstanding Achievement |
Blaine Kennedy, Glendale High School Accuracy of Long-Range Weather Forecasts |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAMMALOGISTS Certificate of Award |
Jennifer Coleman, Glendale High School Equine Feed Time Caitlin Daily, Immaculate
Conception |
| ARCHER ENGINEERS AWARD $35.00 Cash Award |
Rebecca Hannah, Glendale High School Improving the Cane as a Navigational Device for the Blind |
| ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN GEOSCIENTISTS Certificate of Outstanding Achievement |
Julie Carey, Kickapoo High School The Effect of Fluorescent Light on Sodium Chloride Crystals |
| CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD $50.00 Cash Award |
Morgan Weatherford, Pleasant View Middle School Five Inches of No Accumulation: How Accurate Can You Be? Charlie
Knigge, St. Agnes Middle School |
| CITY OF SPRINGFIELD SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION Recycled Plastic Soda Bottle T-shirt |
Justin Garcia, Immaculate Conception Comparing the Percentage of Organic Matter in Synthetic and Natural Fertilized Soil Jaimee
Garcia, Immaculate Conception |
| CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL AWARD Certificate of Award |
Aaron Tucker Price, Greenwood Laboratory School Do Wiggly Things Help Plant Growth? |
| DATABASE SYSTEMS Box of 3.5" Diskettes |
Justin Cunningham, Spokane Middle School Binary Digits Amy Campbell, Spokane Middle School |
| THE DAYCO IMAGINEERING AWARD (sponsored by the
DAYCO PRODUCTS, INC., OF SPRINGFIELD, TECHNICAL CENTER) $25.00 Gift Certificate to Barnes and Noble plus a Plaque |
Brian Muegge, Greenwood Laboratory School Chemiluminescence with Persulfate and pH Level Shifts Domingo
Pacheco, Immaculate Conception |
| THE DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS AWARD Award Certificate and Opportunity to Advance to the Discovery Young Scientist Challenge |
Charlie Knigge, St. Agnes Middle School Karelee Mantei, St. Agnes Middle School Amy Campbell, Spokane Middle School Alex Miller, Mansfield Middle School Dillon Cayer, St. Agnes Middle School Greg Laird, Immaculate Conception Tyler Rummens, Mansfield Middle School Andrea Mayus, Immcualte Conception Alyssa Teeslink, Pleasant View Middle School Morgan Weatherford, Pleasant View Middle School Natalie Poole, St. Agnes Middle School Andrew MacMillan, Immaculate Conception Andrew Beine, Immaculate Conception Alex Cadle, St. Agnes Middle School Chinh Hoang, St. Agnes Middle School Addie McCann, St. Agnes Middle School Matthew Mete, Immaculate Conception Domingo Pacheco, Immaculate Conception Kyle W. Todd, Immaculate Conception Ashley Bullard, Stockton Middle School |
| DRURY COLLEGE 3 Hours Undergraduate Credit to each Senior High First Place Award Winner |
Janice Atteberry, Strafford High School Aaron Tucker Price, Greenwood Laboratory Kelli McCloud, Dadeville High School Brian Muegge, Greenwood Laboratory Cuong Tuan Nguyen, Parkview High School Kevin Martin & Ross Caywood, Glendale High School Bethany LaCavera, Spokane High School Kristen Meldi, Greenwood Laboratory Krissy Springer & Holly Stanton, Hurley High School Isaiah Kellogg, Strafford High School Laura DeVries, Glendale High School |
| EASTMAN KODAK PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARD Photo Kit (an award, Kodak camera, and film) |
Domingo Pacheco, Immaculate Conception Which Fiber Will Hold Up The Best? |
| EVANGEL UNIVERSITY $1,500.00 Scholarship to each Senior Division First Place Winner |
Janice Atteberry, Strafford High School Aaron Tucker Price, Greenwood Laboratory Kelli McCloud, Dadeville High School Brian Muegge, Greenwood Laboratory Cuong Tuan Nguyen, Parkview High School Kevin Martin & Ross Caywood, Glendale High School Bethany LaCavera, Spokane High School Kristen Meldi, Greenwood Laboratory Krissy Springer & Holly Stanton, Hurley High School Isaiah Kellogg, Strafford High School Laura DeVries, Glendale High School |
| EXPANDING YOUR HORIZONS (WOMEN IN SCIENCE) "American Scientific Treaures" Book |
Laura DeVries, Glendale High School The Effect of Environmental Temperature on the Wing Scale Development of Vanessa cardui Kathleen Kelly, St. Agnes Middle School |
| FANTASTIC CAVERNS "Excellence in Science" Cash Award and Plaque |
Craig Dunseth, Halfway Middle School Testing...Testing...1,2,3...Testing Hominy Creek |
| GREATER OZARKS AUDUBON SOCIETY A Field Guide to North American Birds & Membership in the National Audubon Society |
Laura DeVries, Glendale High School The Effect of Environmental Temperature on the Wing Scale Development of Vanessa cardui |
| THE GREENE COUNTY GROUNDWATER GUARDIAN AWARD (sponsored by
the GREENE COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT) Travel and Expenses Paid to Groundwater University during the summer of 2000 |
Ross Caywood & Kevin Martin, Glendale High School Heavy Metals, Piollutants, and Dissolved Oxygen in Ozarks Waterways |
| HEARD, HEARD, AND VOGEL DENTISTRY AWARD $25.00 Cash Award for the Dental Field |
Lindsay Peterson, Pleasant View Middle School A Bright Smile Shines for Miles! |
| HERBERT HOOVER PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION "YOUNG
ENGINEER" AWARD Certificate of Award |
Clark Quigley, Glendale High School Dynamic Swings |
| HORAN & BECKER MEDICAL SCIENCE AWARD (sponsored by
HORAN & BECKER, DDS, AFFILIATED ORAL SURGEONS) $50.00 Health Science Award |
Elizabeth Johnson, Immaculate Conception Are You Getting Your Calcium? Rebekah Stevens,
Springfield Lutheran |
| INTEL EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARD $200.00 Cash Award, Certificate of Merit, and an Intel Memento (cash award is split between multiple recipients) |
Ross Caywood & Kevin Martin, Glendale High School Heavy Metals, Piollutants, and Dissolved Oxygen in Ozarks Waterways |
| IRENE BRUNNER MEMORIAL AWARD $25.00 Cash Award & Certificate |
Heather Stevens & Heather Young, Pleasant View Middle
School The Effects of Sound on Plants Andrew Redd,
Halfway Middle School Chrissie Wand, St. Joseph Middle School |
| JUNE FENDER MEMORIAL BIOLOGY AWARD $50.00 Cash Award |
Trent Mumm, Immaculate Conception Streptococcus vs. Vitamins |
| THE YEAR 2000 KRAFT AWARD (sponsored by KRAFT FOODS, INC.) $50.00 Cash Awards |
Jennifer Nash, Glendale High School Testing the pH in Different Types of Milk Sarah
Patton, Glendale High School Susan Gladden, Halfway High School Kristen Meldi, Greenwood Laboratory |
| MISSOURI SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS $25.00 Cash Award |
Andrew Beine, Immaculate Conception Hydroelectricity: the Clean, Renewable Resource |
| MISSOURI SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS $50.00 Cash Award |
Clark Quigley, Glendale High School Dynamic Swings |
| MISSOURI SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AUXILIARY $5.00 Cash Award & Certificate |
Clark Quigley, Glendale High School Dynamic Swings Dustin Roed, Springfield Lutheran |
| MISSOURI SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AUXILIARY $10.00 Cash Award & Certificate |
Jeff Ward, Greenwood Laboratory Homemade Gel Couples Well Gallagher Roed &
Jeann Roed, Springfield Lutheran |
| MISSOURI SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AUXILIARY $15.00 Cash Award & Certificate |
Rebecca Hannah, Glendale High School Improving the Cane as a Navigational Device for the Blind Chrissie
Wand, St. Joseph Middle School |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORROSION ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL Certificate of Merit |
Andy Brouwer, Glendale High School Iron Corrosion |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS Certificate of Commendation |
Bethany LaCavera, Spokane High School The Same or Not the Same? |
| OZARK AREA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION $50.00 Cash Award |
Sarah Creson, Glendale High School Gender Effects on Story Comprehension and Preference |
| OZARK AREA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION $30.00 Cash Award |
Janice Atteberry, Strafford High School Are You Tempted? |
| OZARK AREA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION $20.00 Cash Award |
Alexis M. Fisher, Glendale High School Effects of Gender on Size and Area Perception |
| OZARK AREA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION $10.00 Cash Award |
Bradley Bodenhamer, Glendale High School ACT Scores vs. Parents' Education Sarah Gietzen,
Parkview High School |
| OZARK SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY The Merck Index (For Students and Schools) |
Brian Muegge, Greenwood Laboratory Chemiluminescence with Persulfate and pH Level Shifts Tyler
Rummens, Mansfield Middle School |
| OZARKS TECHNICAL COLLEGE SCIENCE RESEARCH AWARD Ozarks Science & Engineering Fair/Ozarks Technical College T-shirts |
SENIOR DIVISION: Matt Ryder, Nathan Schmactenberger, Jennifer Wood, Susan Cho, Tricia Cox, Wade Eberlin, Josh Stever, Mick Kelling, Brett Malcolm, Chelsea Phillips, Brianne Kramer, Susan Gladden, Nate Tomasi, Matthew Gower, Jeff Morrow, Anuj Kapor, Adam McGuire, Anthony Davis TEACHERS: |
| PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AWARD (sponsored by the Ozarks Area
Pharmacy Association) $50.00 Cash Award |
Heather Layman, Greenwood Laboratory The Colloidal Silver Controversy Krissy Springer
& Holly Stanton, Hurley High School Trent Mumm, Immaculate Conception Alyssa Teeslink, Pleasant View Middle School |
| POSITRONIC INDUSTRIES RESEARCH AWARD Certificates of Award and Desk Clocks to Students and Teachers |
STUDENTS (JUNIOR DIVISION): Erica C. Mesquias, Daniel Zender, Elizabeth Pinney, Kasha Zimmerman, Macklin Rice, Sean Levy, Kimberly Young & Danielle Whitten, Marissa Marler, Ben Pruett, Katie Foster, Melanie Davis, Abby Broyles, Jim Posey, Christian Lynch, Kyle Finke, Amanda Cantu, Catherine DiSarno, David Brown, Jeremiah Wicklein, Chris Wright, Carrie Albin, Brandon Grass, Paul Moody, Laruen Britten, Mattehw Boyd, Jacob Hamon, Kassie Fox, Billy Jansen, Eva Sandoval & Sara Jones, Sarah Ford, Ben Wensel, Ryan VanPelt, Jake Schermer, Ruth E. Herrin & Charissa Bucklew, Laura Rues, Kyle Grothoff, Caleb H. Smythe, Ryan Gafarian, Luke Weissler, Jacob Wasson, Shawn Coleman, Martin McPhail, Melissa Bullard, Paula Jones, Zachary Watt, Jerry Sexto, Stephanie Baker, Allyssa Dudley TEACHERS: |
| R. DUANE GRAHAM, DDS, MEMORIAL AWARD $50.00 Cash Award & Certificate |
Sarah Patton, Glendale High School The Effects of Different Concentrations of Sucrose on Oral pH |
| SCHNEIDER FOUNDATION (in cooperation with the Community
Foundation of the Ozarks) $200.00 Cash Award & Certificates |
Alyssa Teeslink, Pleasant View Middle School Alex Miller, Mansfield Middle School Andrew Mayus, Immaculate Conception Charlie Knigge, St. Agnes Middle School |
| SCHNEIDER FOUNDATION (in cooperation with the Community
Foundation of the Ozarks) $200.00 Cash Award |
Tyler Rummens, Mansfield Middle School |
| SCHNEIDER FOUNDATION (in cooperation with the Community
Foundation of the Ozarks) $500.00 Cash Award |
Sarah Creson, Glendale High School Kevin Martin & Ross Caywood, Glendale High School Laura DeVries, Glendale High School Jeff Ward, Greenwood Laboratory Brian Muegge, Greenwood Laboratory |
| THE SMITH-GLYNN-CALLOWAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION AWARD $200.00 Cash Award |
Kristen Meldi, Greenwood Laboratory How Safe is an Apple a Day?" A Study of Bacterial Contamination of Fruit |
| THE SMITH-GLYNN-CALLOWAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION AWARD $100.00 Cash Award |
Ericka Norgren, Glendale High School The Mutagenic Effects of Passive Smoke vs. Direct Smoke Lindsey
Kilian, Glendale High School Leah Neal, Greenwood Laboratory Danielle Coverdell, Glendale High School |
| SOCIETY FOR IN VITRO BIOLOGY Certificate of Outstanding Achievement |
Laura DeVries, Glendale High School The Effect of Environmental Temperature on the Wing Scale Development of Vanessa cardui |
| SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS Hewlett Packard 32SII Calculators |
Jeff Ward, Greenwood Laboratory Homemade Gel Couples Well Chrissie Wand, St.
Joseph Middle School |
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SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS Hewlett Packard 48GX Calculators |
Rebecca Hannah, Glendale High School Improving the Cane as a Navigational Device for the Blind |
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SOUTHWEST MISSOURI DIETETICS ASSOCIATION $25.00 Cash Award |
Kara Levell, Glendale High School Yeast and CO2 Elizabeth Johnson, Immaculate Conception |
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SOUTHWEST MISSOURI SOLAR ENERGY ASSOCIATION Solar Calculator and Certificate |
Andrea Mayus, Immaculate Conception Harness the Sun Laura Rues, St. Joseph Middle
School Kathleen Kelly, St. Agnes Middle School |
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SOUTHWEST MISSOURI SOLAR ENERGY ASSOCIATION Certificate of Award |
Nikki Wayt, Tyler Cowen, & Wes Stonecipher Nixa Junior High School Solar Cow 5000 Gallagher Roed & Jeann Roed,
Springfield Lutheran |
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Missouri State COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES $50.00 Cash Awards and Certificate |
Jeff Ward, Greenwood Laboratory Homemade Gel Couples Well Sarah Creson, Glendale High
School Karelee Mantei, St. Agnes Middle School |
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Missouri State DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY Certificates of Award, Plaques for Teachers |
Morgan Lowe, Glendale High School The Effect of Increased Gibberellin on the Growth of Saintpaulia ionantha Kevin
Martin & Ross Caywood, Glendale High School Krissy Springer & Holly Stanton, Hurley High School Ericka Norgren, Glkendale High School Lora Langley & LaDona Carr, Hurley High School Matthew Metz, Immaculate Conception Dillon Cayer, St. Agnes Middle School Karelee Mantei, St. Agnes Middle School Alyssa Teeslink, Pleasant View Middle School Alex Miller, Mansfield Middle School TEACHERS: |
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Missouri State DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY $1,000 Undergraduate Work-Study Grant |
Morgan Lowe, Glendale High School The Effect of Increased Gibberellin on the Growth of Saintpaulia ionantha |
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Missouri State DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY, AND MATERIALS
SCIENCE $1,000 Undergraduate Summer Work Grant |
Shawn Usery, Greenwood Laboratory The Effect of Electrolytic Cell Bridge Diameter Variance on Voltage Potential |
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Missouri State SOCIETY OF PHYSICS STUDENTS One Year Subscription to "Discovery" Magazine |
Brian VonOsdol, Glendale High School Effect of Varying Frequency on the Temperature of a Medium |
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Missouri State STUDENT AFFILIATE CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL
SOCIETY One Year Subscription to "Science News" Magazine |
Brian Muegge, Greenwood Laboratory Chemiluminescence with Persulfate and pH Level Shifts |
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UNITED STATES ARMY ROTC Certificates of Achievement and Backpacks |
Laura DeVries, Glendale High School The Effect of Environmental Temperature on the Wing Scale Development of Vanessa cardui Leah
Neal, Greenwood Laboratory Kevin Martin & Ross Caywood, Glendale High School |
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UNITED STATES ARMY ROTC Certificate of Achievement, Backpack, and Medallion |
Jeff Ward, Greenwood Laboratory Homemade Gel Couples Well |
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Certificate of Outstanding Achievement |
Ericka Norgren, Glendale High School The Mutagenic Effects of Passive Smoke vs. Direct Smoke |
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UNITED STATES METRIC ASSOCIATION Certificate of Outstanding Achievement |
Jeff Ward, Greenwood Laboratory School Homemade Gel Couples Well |
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UNITED STATES NAVY RECRUITING STATION Certificates of Award, Programmable Calculators, and Information on the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium |
Shawn Usery, Greenwood Laboratory Isaiah Kellogg, Strafford High School Leah Neal, Greenwood Laboratory Nicholas Johnson, Parkview High School |
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WALLACE WEBER MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BOTANY $50.00 Cash Award (to be split between team members if awarded to a team) |
Jennifer Baldwin & tamara Cable, Strafford High School Excess Carbon Dioxide |
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WAL-MART $50.00 Gift Certificate (to be split between team members if awarded to a team) |
Nikki Wayt, Tyler Cowen, & Wes Stonecipher Nixa Junior High School Solar Cow 5000 |
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WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION Certificate of Award |
Kevin Martin & Ross Caywood, Glendale High School Heavy Metals, Pollutants, and Dissolved Oxygen in Ozarks Waterways |
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WATERSHED COMMITTEE OF THE OZARKS $50.00 Savings Bond and Certificate |
Kevin Martin & Ross Caywood, Glendale High School Heavy Metals, Pollutants, and Dissolved Oxygen in Ozarks Waterways Adam
Stuppy, Immaculate Conception |
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YALE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION, INC. Award Certificate and Pewter Medallion |
Clark Quigley, Glendale High School Dynamic Swings |
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YOUNG ASTRONAUTS CLUB Aerospace Certificate and $25.00 Cash Award |
Bryon Wilcox, Springfield Lutheran Robotic Claws |
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YOUNG ASTRONAUTS CLUB $50 Cash Award and Certificate of Award |
Danielle Shinault & Lisl Hufford, St. Joseph Middle
School The Milky Way |
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YOUNG ASTRONAUTS CLUB 11X14 Plaque and $50.00 Cash Award |
Isaiah Kellogg, Strafford High School The Ratio of Airflow to Area and Pitch of a Propeller |
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DR. GARY A. KELL AWARD This cash award of $250.00 is awarded to the Junior High or Middle School Teacher who sponsored the most students winning placement awards. The award will be used for the purchase of research equipment for his/her classroom. The recipient of the Kell Award for 2000 is: |
Jennifer Everett, Immaculate Conception |
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DR. WARFORD B. JOHNSON, SR., MEMORIAL AWARD This cash award of $1,000.00 is awarded to the Senior High Teacher who sponsored the most students winning placement awards. Half of the award is to be used for the purchase of classroom research equipment for his/her classroom, and half is for the teacher personally. The recipient of the Johnson Award for 2000 is: |
Sylvia Spear, Glendale High School |
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TEACHER PARTICIPATION AWARD This award of a two-night stay at Howard Johnson's in Branson, Missouri, is given to a new sponsor with the most placement awards. The recipient of the 2000 Teacher Participation Award is: |
Kay Meyers, Strafford High School |
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POSITRONIC INDUSTRIES TEACHER AWARD This cash award of $75.00 is awarded to the Teacher, either Junior High, Middle School, or Senior High, with the most total entries. The recipient of the Positronic Award for 2000 is: |
Lynn Vogel, St. Agnes Middle School |
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OZARKS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR FOUNDATION SENIOR
DIVISION TEACHER AWARD This award of a book of abstracts from the International Science and Engineering Fair is awarded to the teachers of the Senior Division First Place Category winners. The recipients of the Senior Division Teacher Award for 2000 are: |
Kay Meyers, Strafford High School Hugh Brewer, Greenwood Laboratory Jacque Barnes, Dadeville High School Romona Baker, Parkview High School Sylvia Spear, Glendale High School Becky Mitchum, Spokane High School Joy Kelley, Hurley High School |
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OZARKS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR FOUNDATION JUNIOR
DIVISION TEACHER AWARD This award of a book of abstracts from the International Science and Engineering Fair is awarded to the teachers of the Junior Division First Place category winners. The reciipients of the Junior Division Teacher Award for 2000 are: |
Lynn Vogel, St. Agnes Middle School John Hinsley, Mansfield Middle School Margaret LaCavera, Spokane Middle School Darlene Henne, Pleasant View Middle School Jennifer Everett, Immaculate Conception |
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OZARKS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR FOUNDATION JUNIOR
DIVISION GRAND PRIZE TEACHER AWARD This award of a three-year set of books of International Science and Engineering Fair abstracts and a plaque is awarded to the teacher(s) of the Junior Division Grand Prize student project. The recipient of the OSEF Foundation Junior Division Grand Prize Teacher Award for 2000 is: |
Lynn Vogel, St. Agnes Middle School |
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OZARKS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR FOUNDATION SENIOR
DIVISION GRAND PRIZE TEACHER AWARD This award of a three-year set of books of International Science and Engineering Fair abstracts and a plaque is awarded to the teacher(s) of the Senior Division Grand Prize student project. The recipients of the OSEF Foundation Senior Division Grand Prize Teacher Award for 2000 are: |
Sylvia Spear, Glendale High School Hugh Brewer, Greenwood Laboratory |
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OZARKS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR FOUNDATION TEACHER
OF THE YEAR AWARD This award of a plaque and all-expenses-paid trip to the 2000 International Science and Engineering Fair is awarded to: |
Sylvia Spear, Glendale High School |
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