Indiana Students Earn More Than $54,000 in Scholarships at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.PHOENIX -- High School Students from Columbus, Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, city (1990 pop. 173,072), seat of Allen co., NE Ind., where the St. Joseph and St. Marys rivers join to form the Maumee River; inc. 1840. It is the second largest city in the state, a major railroad and shipping point, a wholesale and distribution hub, , Kokomo, Kouts, Pekin Pekin (pē`kĭn), city (1990 pop. 32,254), seat of Tazewell co., central Ill., a port on the Illinois River; inc. 1839. A processing, rail, and shipping point in a grain, livestock, and dairying area, Pekin has a large food industry. , South Bend South Bend, city (1990 pop. 105,511), seat of St. Joseph co., N Ind., on the great south bend of the St. Joseph River, in a farming and mint-growing region; inc. as a city 1865. , Terre Haute Terre Haute (tĕr`ə hōt, tĕr`ē hŭt), city (1990 pop. 51,483), seat of Vigo co., W Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1816. and Waterloo Take Home Scholarships for Science Fair Projects; Indy to Host 2006 Intel ISEF ISEF International Science and Engineering Fair ISEF International Society for Ethnology and Folklore Event Eleven Indiana high school students earned scholarship awards totaling approximately $54,300 last week at the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is the largest pre-college scientific research event in the world. Each May, over 1500 students from 52 nations are flown in to compete in the fair for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, scientific field trips and the (ISEF) in Phoenix, Ariz. To celebrate the successes of these Indiana students and to promote Indianapolis' selection as host city for the 2006 Intel ISEF, Governor Mitch Daniels Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. (born April 7, 1949 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania) is the current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his four-year term as Indiana's 49th Governor on January 10, 2005. has declared the week of May 23-29 as Indiana Science Education Week. The 2006 event takes place in Indianapolis May 7-13 at the Indiana Convention Center The Indiana Convention Center is a convention center located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It contains over 400,000 square feet (0 m) of open exhibit space and almost . Ben Brewer, Erin Drabek and Angie Sells (Pekin), Abigail Hines (Fort Wayne), Jordan Hurwich (South Bend), Julie Loza (Kouts), Kaleb Naegeli (Kokomo), Jennifer Nagel (Waterloo), James Powell and Tiffany Sain-Yee Ko (Terre Haute) and Erin Rosswurm (Columbus) were among the more than 1,400 high school students from around the world that competed to earn scholarships and awards in excess of $3 million at the Phoenix Civic Plaza. The Intel ISEF is the world's largest pre-college celebration of science. Held annually in May, the Intel ISEF brings together over 1,300 students from approximately 45 nations to compete for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, and scientific field trips. Science Service founded the ISEF in 1950 and Intel is the title sponsor of the prestigious international competition. A pair of juniors, Jennifer Nagel from Dekalb High School DeKalb High School may refer to:
Sells' school mates - seniors Ben Brewer and Emily Drabek - both won scholarship awards from Intel. Brewer was awarded a second-place $1,500 scholarship for his microbiology project, while Drabek earned $1,000 from Intel for her second-place project in physics. Orchard Day School's Hines, who is a junior, was awarded $300 for her project that involved the study of natural products that are relevant in biochemistry, botany, chemistry, medicine, microbiology and zoology from the American Society of Pharmacognosy The American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP) is a scientific society that promotes the growth and development of pharmacognosy through presentation of research achievements and publication of meritorious research. , and $1,500 from the U.S. Air Force. Another junior, South Bend Adams' Jordan Hurwich, produced one of eight projects that earned $2,000 in common stock from United Technologies Corporation. He also received a third-place engineering award of $1,000 from Intel. Two Terre Haute South students - Tiffany Sain-Yee Ko and James Powell - earned awards for their projects. Junior Sain-Yee Ko claimed a first-place award of $3,000 from Intel in zoology. Powell, who is a senior, earned a third-place scholarship award of $1,500 in mathematics from IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) . The American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
Finally, Northwestern High School's Kaleb Naegeli received $500 for a medicine and health project from Merck Research Laboratories. Erin Rosswurm, a senior at Columbus East High, achieved similar results with a fourth-place award of $500 for biochemistry project from Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . Twenty-six Indiana students earned the experience of a lifetime to compete at the Intel ISEF. Each was one of more than 3 million students that competed at various science fairs from around the globe in hopes of qualifying for Phoenix. Note to Editors: A complete list of those that competed in Phoenix is listed following this news release. In addition, a delegation of the Host Committee from Indiana organizing the Intel ISEF 2006 also was in Phoenix researching the most effective ways to organize the Indianapolis event. Not only are more than 1,400 students expected to be in Indianapolis next May, but the students are normally accompanied by their parents and teachers. In addition, more than 1,200 judges with PhDs and 1,200 volunteers are needed to stage the event. Organizers in Phoenix had another 5,000 students, their parents and teachers and other enthusiasts attend the event to get a first-hand glimpse of the different projects at the Fair. Historically, the Intel ISEF has garnered significant economic impact. The 2004 event was worth more $10 million to Portland, Ore. Intel ISEF 2006 is co-hosted by Science Education Foundation of Indiana (SEFI SEFI Societé Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs (European Society for Engineering Education) SEFI Sequential Electronic Fuel Injection SEFI single event functional interrupt SEFI Science Education Foundation of Indiana ) and the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association (ICVA ICVA International Council of Voluntary Agencies ), which successfully won the bid to stage the event four years ago. The committee is comprised of leadership within the SEFI and ICVA, as well as various community leadership within the state's science, education and technology industries. The committee is operating under management from co-chairs Dr. William Gilmore and Alisa Wright. Indiana Students that Competed in Intel ISEF 2005 in Phoenix Student - Grade - High School - Hometown Aaron Ritter - 12 - Bedford North Lawrence - Bedford Erin Rosswurm - Columbus East High School - Columbus Travis Schaffer - 11 - North Daviess High School - Elnora Stacey Vosters - 9 - North Daviess High School - Elnora Abigail Hines - 10 - Orchard Day School - Fort Wayne Jason Leung - 12 - Homestead High School - Fort Wayne Melanie Huffman - 12 - Heritage Christian School - Indianapolis Zachary VanWinkle - 10 - East Noble High School - Kendallville Kaleb Naegeli - 11 - Northwestern High School - Kokomo Aaron Osentoski - 9 - Northwestern High School - Kokomo Julie Loza - 10 - Kouts High School - Kouts Auna Badke - 11 - Marian High School - Mishawaka Ashlee Brewer - 12 - New Prairie High School - New Carlisle Caaminee Pandit - 11 - Noblesville High School - Noblesville Benjamin Brewer - 12 - Eastern High School - Pekin Emily Drabek - 12 - Eastern High School - Pekin Angie Sells - 11 - Eastern High School - Pekin Darryl White - 12 - Campagna Academy Charter School - Schererville Jordan Hurwich - 11 - John Adams High School - South Bend Nhila Jagadeesan - 10 - Lake Central High School - St. John Tiffany Ko - 11 - Terre Haute South High School - Terre Haute James Powell - 12 - Terre Haute South High School - Terre Haute Michael Schulte - 12 - Terre Haute North High School - Terre Haute Jennifer Nagel - 11 - DeKalb High School - Waterloo Katie Bouman - 10 - West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School - West Lafayette Eugenia Gabrielov - 11 - West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School - West Lafayette |
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