57thAnnual
Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair
AWARDS CEREMONY
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 – 7:30 p.m.
Show-Me Center - Cape Girardeau, Missouri
WelcomeDr. Chris McGowan,Science Fair Director
Recognition of Patrons
SPONSORS:
- The Southeast Missourian
- The College of Science, Technology and Agriculture
(on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University)
- Drury Southwest
DONORS – IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
Ameren Missouri
Brost & Strohmeyer Family Eye Care
(Dr. Kyle E. Brost)
Gregory Construction
Hillin & Clark PC
Jackson Kiwanis Club
Lessman, Dr. Ronald P. Lessmann, DDS
Lewis, Dr. T.Wayne Lewis, DDS
McDonald, Dr. E. F. McDonald, Jr. OD
Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Nip Kelley Equipment Co., Inc.
P&G Paper Products Co.
Saint Francis Medical Center
SOTO Property Solutions
SoutheastHEALTH
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI DENTAL SOCIETY
Zoellner construction Co., Inc.
Recognition of Science Fair Committee
Dr. Chris McGowan – Director
Dean, College of Science and Mathematics (Southeast Missouri State University)
Dr. David Probst – Chief of Judges
Chairperson, Department of Physics, (Southeast Missouri State University)
Dr. Stephen Overmann – Chairperson of Scientific Review Committee (SRC)
Director, Environmental Science Program (Southeast Missouri State University)
Mark Kneer – Representing the Southeast Missourian
Mark Mehner –Representing Drury Southwest Inc.
Marilyn Peters – Retired teacher, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau, MO
Mark Gihring – Teacher, Oak Ridge R-6
Jamie Birkman– Department of Mathematics, Southeast Missouri State University
Theresa Buttry – Department of Physics, Southeast Missouri State University
Wilma Huffman – Dean’s Office, College of Science and Mathematics
ANNOUNCEMENT
OUR 58TH ANNUAL SCIENCE FAIR WILL BE HELD NEXT YEAR ON TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2014
(RIGHT HERE AT THE SHOW-ME CENTER)
THE 65thINTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FAIR
WILL BE HELD IN LOS ANGELES, CA (MAY 11-16, 2014)
Presentation of Junior Division Winners
Category / FirstName / LastName / School / PlaceBehavioral & Social Sciences / Baylee / Botkin / Farmington Middle School / Third
Behavioral & Social Sciences / Taylor / Tucker / Farmington Middle School / Third
Behavioral & Social Sciences / Sarah / Gremaud / St. Vincent / Third
Behavioral & Social Sciences / Hannah / Lukefahr / St. Vincent / Third
Behavioral & Social Sciences / Payton / Triller / St. Vincent / Third
Behavioral & Social Sciences / Kelsie / Graham / St. Vincent / Second
Behavioral & Social Sciences / Madison / Hoehn / St. Vincent / Second
Behavioral & Social Sciences / Hannah / Gotto / St. Vincent / Second
Behavioral & Social Sciences / Faith / Kapp / St. Vincent / Second
Behavioral & Social Sciences / Abby / Rollet / St. Vincent / Second
Behavioral & Social Sciences / Grace / Powderly / St. Vincent / First
Behavioral & Social Sciences / Jenna / Winkler / St. Vincent / First
Behavioral & Social Sciences / Rina / Hayashi / St. Vincent / First
Behavioral & Social Sciences / Alayna / Layton / St. Vincent / First
Category / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Biochemistry / Seth / Bauman / Ste. Genevieve Middle School / Third
Biochemistry / Taylor / Linderer / Ste. Genevieve Middle School / Third
Biochemistry / Morgan / Denton / Ste. Genevieve Middle School / Third
Biochemistry / Zoe / Schumer / T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School / Second
Biochemistry / Megan / Peters / St. Vincent de Paul / First
Category / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Botany / Jeren / Hicks / Twin Rivers-Fisk / Third
Botany / Chance / Wilkerson / Twin Rivers-Fisk / Third
Botany / Jarrica / Williams / Twin Rivers-Fisk / Second
Botany / Alex / Eftink / St. Ambrose School / First
Category / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Chemistry / Madison / McConnell / T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School / Third
Chemistry / Emily / Buerck / Trinity Lutheran / Third
Chemistry / Emily / Killen / Trinity Lutheran / Third
Chemistry / Noah / Franke / St. Paul Lutheran School / Third
Chemistry / Jonathan / Friess / St. Paul Lutheran School / Third
Chemistry / Sydney / Rogers / T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School / Third
Chemistry / Jordan / Huff / St. Vincent de Paul / Third
Chemistry / Reagan / Miller / T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School / Third
Chemistry / Caitlyn / Tinsley / Trinity Lutheran / Second
Chemistry / Jade / Samanta / Trinity Lutheran / Second
Chemistry / Emily / Page / T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School / Second
Chemistry / Catey / Hester / Twin Rivers-Fisk / Second
Chemistry / Hannah / Phillips / Twin Rivers-Fisk / Second
Chemistry / Kelsey / Kendrick / T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School / Second
Chemistry / Emily / Mouser / T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School / Second
Chemistry / Klara / Beel / Leopold R-III / First
Chemistry / Nick / Kight / Advance R-IV / First
Category / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Earth & Space Sciences / Janie / Lindsey / T.S. Hill Dexter MS / Second
Earth & Space Sciences / Austin / Goza / Delta Junior High School / Second
Earth & Space Sciences / Brandt / Headrick / Delta Junior High School / Second
Earth & Space Sciences / Chloe / Barton / Farmington Middle School / Second
Earth & Space Sciences / Sarah / Doty / Farmington Middle School / Second
Earth & Space Sciences / Joe / Lara / Malden High School / Second
Earth & Space Sciences / Sofia / Voss / Trinity Lutheran / First
Category / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Engineering / Adam / Childers / Trinity Lutheran / Third
Engineering / Jerron / Goins / Trinity Lutheran / Third
Engineering / Andrew / Jobe / St. Ambrose School / Third
Engineering / Hannah / Finley / Twin Rivers-Fisk / Second
Engineering / Tyler / Amos / St. Paul Lutheran School / Second
Engineering / Jacob / Friess / St. Paul Lutheran School / Second
Engineering / Jessie / Holweg / Leopold R-III / First
Category / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Environmental Science / Drew / Terrrell / Malden High School / Third
Environmental Science / Julie / Lemarr / Qulin Middle School / Second
Environmental Science / Jackie / Rhody / Qulin Middle School / Second
Environmental Science / Kelly / Williamson / Qulin Middle School / Second
Environmental Science / Brad / Orenstein / Nell Holcomb R-IV / Second
Environmental Science / Brooke / Lottes / St. Vincent / Second
Environmental Science / Myea / Sutton / T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School / First
Category / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Medicine & Health / Jacie / Pujol / St. Vincent de Paul / Third
Medicine & Health / Masyn / McWilliams / Trinity Lutheran / Third
Medicine & Health / Andrew / Aufdenberg / Trinity Lutheran / Third
Medicine & Health / Drew / Ziebd / Trinity Lutheran / Third
Medicine & Health / Harley / Allen / T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School / Third
Medicine & Health / Matthew / Woodfin / Leopold R-III / Third
Medicine & Health / Evan T. / Landewee / Leopold R-III / Third
Medicine & Health / Maci / Schamburg / Oak Ridge R-VI / Second
Medicine & Health / Allie / Pujol / St. Vincent de Paul / Second
Medicine & Health / Lydia / Borneman / Delta Junior High School / First
Medicine & Health / Madison / Sitzes / Delta Junior High School / First
Medicine & Health / Krista / Valentine / Delta Junior High School / First
Category / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Microbiology / Amanda / Ernstmeyer / St. Paul Lutheran School / Third
Microbiology / Allyson / Shaw / St. Paul Lutheran School / Third
Microbiology / Kaysen / Dill / Malden Jr. High / Third
Microbiology / Lydia / Harris / Malden Jr. High / Third
Microbiology / Annie / Martin / St. Vincent de Paul / Second
Microbiology / Jamie / Best / St. Vincent / Second
Microbiology / Cameron / Bleen / Fisk Middle School / First
Microbiology / Austin / Van de Ven / St. Vincent de Paul / First
Category / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Physics / Olivia / Douglas / Twin Rivers-Fisk / Third
Physics / Katelyn / South / Twin Rivers-Fisk / Third
Physics / Natalie / Hunsaker / Poplar Bluff Junior High / Third
Physics / Blake / Hennemann / St. Vincent / Third
Physics / Riley / Riehn / St. Vincent / Third
Physics / Amy / Mittelstadt / Qulin Middle School / Third
Physics / Aly / Fluchel / Leopold R-III / Third
Physics / Kaitlin / Kreitler / Ste. Genevieve Middle School / Third
Physics / Madison / Rainey / Ste. Genevieve Middle School / Third
Physics / Skylar / Hudson / Qulin Middle School / Second
Physics / Christopher / Bowen / Qulin Middle School / Second
Physics / Alexander / Ham / Qulin Middle School / Second
Physics / Tristan / Trout / Qulin Middle School / Second
Physics / Eva / Gassier / Ste. Genevieve Middle School / Second
Physics / Briley / Huck / Ste. Genevieve Middle School / Second
Physics / Ashlynn / Wyman / T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School / Second
Physics / Elizabeth / Guyot / St. Vincent / Second
Physics / Sylvia / Kolda / St. Vincent de Paul / First
Physics / Auggie / Knutson / St. Ambrose School / First
Physics / Taylor / Lourance / Qulin Middle School / First
Physics / Crysta / Mounce / Qulin Middle School / First
Physics / Mckenzie / Payne / Qulin Middle School / First
Category / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Zoology / Jason / Jerrell / T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School / First
Presentation of Senior Division Winners
Category / SrEntryNo / FirstName / LastName / School / PlaceBehavioral & Social Sciences / 1002 / Chelsea / Seyer / Oak Ridge High School / Third
Behavioral & Social Sciences / 1008 / Jamie / Hodge / Delta High School / Second
Behavioral & Social Sciences / 1008 / Lydia / Reitzel / Delta High School / Second
Behavioral & Social Sciences / 1004 / Parker / McCormick / Malden High School / First
Behavioral & Social Sciences / 1004 / Toby / Miller / Malden High School / First
Category / SrEntryNo / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Biochemistry / 1053 / Kaylen / Woods / Oak Ridge High School / Third
Biochemistry / 1056 / Kaitlyn / Dunivan / Puxico R-8 Schools / Second
Biochemistry / 1055 / Corvin / Schoen / Oak Ridge High School / First
Category / SrEntryNo / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Chemistry / 1082 / Rachel / Stueve / Saxony Lutheran High School / Third
Chemistry / 1080 / Amanda / Edgar / Portageville High School / Second
Chemistry / 1083 / Sierra / Woods / Puxico R-8 Schools / First
Category / SrEntryNo / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Engineering / 1126 / Taylor / Bock / Oak Ridge High School / Third
Engineering / 1128 / Kelby / Brown / Oak Ridge High School / Second
Engineering / 1127 / Ethan / Seyer / Oak Ridge High School / First
Category / SrEntryNo / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Environmental Science / 1155 / Grace / Fox / Oak Ridge High School / Third
Environmental Science / 1151 / Hunter / Seyer / Oak Ridge High School / Second
Environmental Science / 1154 / Zachary / Vogel / Saxony Lutheran High School / First
Category / SrEntryNo / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Mathematics & Computer Science / 1177 / Kolton / Benoit / Delta High School / First
Category / SrEntryNo / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Medicine & Health / 1208 / Eric / Mahnken / Saxony Lutheran High School / Third
Medicine & Health / 1207 / Jenna / Hawkins / Portageville High School / Second
Medicine & Health / 1207 / Taylor / McCoy / Portageville High School / Second
Medicine & Health / 1202 / Rachael / Gruenwald / Saxony Lutheran High School / First
Category / SrEntryNo / FirstName / LastName / School / Place
Physics / 1252 / Jake / LeGrand / Oak Ridge High School / Third
Physics / 1253 / Dylan / Mahnken / Oak Ridge High School / Third
Physics / 1260 / Kelly / Gillock / Puxico R-8 Schools / Second
Physics / 1256 / Gregory / Hunter / South Pemiscot High School / First
Physics / 1256 / Sam / Rhinehart / South Pemiscot High School / First
Presentation of Special Awards
Southeast Missouri Science Teachers of Missouri (STOM)
NEW TEACHER AWARD
RECIPIENT:Ms. Jessica Payne, Twin Rivers (Fisk)
11 Projects, 19 students
Ameren Missouri
Ameren Missouri in addition to a donation to the general science fair fund will be mailing a $100 VISA Card to the winner of a project from all categories that involves the use, distribution, transmission or generation of electricity for the betterment or benefit of either mankind or the electric industry.
RECIPIENT: Brad Orenstein, Nell Holcomb R-IV
American Chemical Society
The Southern Illinois Section of the American Chemical Society will present a cash award to the best Junior Biochemistry, Junior Chemistry, Senior Biochemistry, and Senior Chemistry exhibits.
JUNIOR CHEMISTRY: Klara Beel, Leopold RIII
JUNIOR BIOCHEMISTRY: Megan Peters, St. Vincent de Paul
SENIOR CHEMISTRY: Sierra Woods, Puxico R-8 Schools
SENIOR BIOCHEMISTRY: Corvin Schoen, Oak Ridge High School
American Meteorological Society
The American Meteorological Society will be providing two certificates of Outstanding Achievement to students (Grade 9-12) for creative scientific endeavor in the areas of atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences.
RECIPIENT #1: Meagan Parker and Danielle Helderman, Delta High School
RECIPIENT #2: Zachary Vogel, Saxony Lutheran High School
American Psychological Association and
Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools
The American Psychological Association (APA) Education Directorate will award one certificate recognizing outstanding research in psychology science under the category of behavioral and social sciences or any category related to psychology (e.g., animal sciences, biochemistry, computer science, environmental science or medicine & health).
RECIPIENT: Parker McCormick and Toby Miller, Malden High School
ASM Materials Education Foundation
The ASM International Foundation will provide a medallion and certificate to recognize the winner of the best materials engineering project.
RECIPIENT: Ty Wilthong and Brittan Jones, Scott City Middle School
Association for Women Geoscientists
The Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) will be providing an Award Certificate to the female student whose exhibit exemplifies high standards of innovativeness and scientific excellence in geosciences. Special consideration will be given to projects that increase the public awareness of the geosciences, illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of the geosciences, or promote the sensitivity to the earth as a global system.
RECIPIENT: Janie Lindsey, T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School
Cape Girardeau Area Engineers Club
The Cape Girardeau Area Engineers Club will be providing a cash gift to the best junior and senior engineering exhibits.
JUNIOR RECIPIENT: Hannah Finley, Twin Rivers-Fisk
SENIOR RECIPIENT: Taylor Bock, Oak Ridge High School
Cape West Rotary Club
The Cape West Rotary Club will present a $100 VISA Gift Card to Junior and Senior Winners in the Medicine and Health Category
Junior Division:Maci Schamburg, Oak Ridge, MO
Senior Division:Rachael Gruenwald, Saxony Lutheran High School
Genius Olympiad
The Exceptional Genius Award will be presented to two recognized projects along with an opportunity to compete in GENIUS Olympiad, an international high school project competition focusing on environmental issues. Students in grades 9-12 will be eligible to compete by submitting a project which aims to raise awareness of sustainability problems in our world among high school students. The 2013 GENIUS Olympiad will be held June 16-21 in New York. Lodging, meal and local transportation will be provided by GENIUS Olympiad.
RECIPIENT #1: Myea Sutton, T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School
RECIPIENT #2: Aly Fluchel, Leopold RIII
I-SWEEP 2013
This is awarded to top high school projects selected in the categories of Energy, Engineering, or Environment who display outstanding work in the theme of environmental sustainability and innovation. Winner will have the opportunity to attend the International Sustainable World Project Olympiad to be held in Houston, TX May 8-13, 2013.
Outstanding Sustainability Award: Myea Sutton, T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School
Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award
Intel is providing the Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award to the top high school first place winner in the Senior Division (9-12th grade) Computer Science Category.
Recipient: Kolton Benoit, Delta High School
Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta (National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society) will provide one award to the individual or group project (9-12th grade) demonstrating the most challenging, original, thorough, and creative investigation of a problem involving mathematics. (This project does not necessarily have to be entered in the Mathematics category).
NOT AWARDED
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
This award will go to the one individual (middle or high school) selected from among all the general award categories whose research emphasizes NOAA’s mission “to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, coasts, to share that knowledge and information with others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.”
RECIPIENT: Zachary Vogel, Saxony Lutheran High School
National Society of Professional Engineers
The National Society of Professional Engineers in Industry will provide one award (grades 7-12) for the most outstanding engineering project.
RECEPIENT: Ethan Seyer, Oak Ridge High School
Office of Naval Research
The Office of Naval Research is committed to supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) initiatives and programs. Certificates of achievement and medallions will be awarded to students in the Junior Division.
RECIPIENTS:
- Will Brehmer, T.S. Hill, Dexter Middle School
- Ashlynn Wyman, T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School
- Kelly Ash, T.S. Hill Dexter Middle School
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award
This award will go to the one (individual) or team project, selected from among all the general award categories, whose technological and scientific innovations best reflect the principles of sustainability-balancing economic development with environmental responsibility
RECIPIENT: Aly Fluchel, Leopold RIII
Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau
The Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau will present a $100 cash award to a student from a Cape Girardeau School.
RECIPIENT: Megan Peters, St. Vincent de Paul
Society for In Vitro Biology
The Society for In Vitro biology will provide one award to the most outstanding 11th grade student exhibiting in the areas of plant or animal in vitro biology or tissue culture.
NOT AWARDED
Southeast Missouri Dental Society
The Southeast Missouri Dental Society, in addition to a donation to the general science fair fund, will provide a cash award to the outstanding project in the senior division ($100) and junior division ($25) showing outstanding creativeness, scientific thought and thoroughness. Dentistry is an amalgam of many scientific disciplines and the award is not restricted to a particular field of study.
JUNIOR RECEPIENT: Austin Van de Ven, St. Vincent de Paul
SENIOR RECEPIENT: Sierra Woods, Puxico R-8 Schools
U.S. Metric Association
The U.S. Metric Association will be providing a certificate to a student in the senior division (grades 9-12) whose project involves quantitative measures and which best uses the SI metric system for those measures
RECIPIENT: Jake LeGrand, Oak Ridge High School
U.S. Public Health Service
The Surgeon General’s Special Science Award will be presented to a distinguished student which creatively illustrates and expands upon key areas of health prevention (i.e., tobacco-free living, preventing drug abuse; healthy eating and emotional well-being, reproductive and sexual health, etc.)
RECIPIENT: Rachael Gruenwald, Saxony Lutheran High School
U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force will give four equal awards consisting of a Laptop Backpack, Personal Lunch Bag, 3-in-1 Calculator/Picture Frame/LCT Digital Clock and Helicopter Pen to students with projects that focus on math, sciences and engineering areas.