ROANOKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS NAMED

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, March 18, 1993                   TAG: 9303180455
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ROANOKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS NAMED
Roanoke public schools have announced winners in the recent Science Fair, which attracted 2,848 entries in middle and high school divisions.
Grand Award winners from grades 9-12 will enter their projects in the Western Virginia Regional Science Fair April 3 at Hollins College. They are: Joe Do, Roanoke Valley Governor's School (Patrick Henry High School); Adam Doherty, Patrick Henry; Jennifer Ferrell, William Fleming High School; Rebecca Hogan, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Craig Fifer, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Shawn Talmadge, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Debbie Wilson, Patrick Henry; Mark Feldmann, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Dang Ho, William Fleming; Candace Cooper, William Fleming; Ellen Nedrow, Patrick Henry; Nia Foderingham, Patrick Henry; Richard Beal, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Kristi Alger, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Kelley Orr, William Fleming; Jennifer Daum, Patrick Henry; Erin McCulley, Patrick Henry; Temple Forsyth, Patrick Henry; Michael Bonilla, William Fleming; and Russell Heywood, Governor's School (Patrick Henry).
Other winners are:
Leann Whitlock Memorial for Excellence in Middle School Science - Abby Fifer, James Madison Middle School; Daniel Daum, Madison; Ginny Smiley, Stonewall Jackson Middle School; Mary Ellen Trout, Jackson; Robin Reed, Breckinridge Middle School; Akrum Al-Zubaidi, Breckinridge; Jennifer Rogers, Woodrow Wilson Middle School; Ruth Yates, Woodrow Wilson; Donna Moran, William Ruffner Middle School; John Kazos Jr., Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle School; Charles Dibling, Woodrow Wilson; Mary Haswell, Jackson; Daniel Reese, Madison; Elizabeth Matthews, Madison; Jason Bradford, Jackson.
Senior division winners, by category:
Behavioral and social sciences - Joe Do, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Adam Doherty, Patrick Henry; Jennifer Ferrell, William Fleming; and Rebecca Hogan, Governor's School (Patrick Henry), first; Jeremy Carter, Governor's School (Patrick Henry), and Jennifer Hanger, Patrick Henry, second; Kim Perdue, Governor's School (William Fleming); Michele Noell, Patrick Henry; Kianna Price, Patrick Henry; and Sarah Johnson, Governor's School (Patrick Henry), third.
Computer science and engineering - Shawn Talmadge, Governor's School (Patrick Henry), first; Craig Fifer, Governor's School (Patrick Henry), and Ryan Groth, William Fleming, second.
Botany - Debbie Wilson, Patrick Henry, first; Anthony Southers, William Fleming, second; Brad Wright, Patrick Henry, third.
Zoology - Mark Feldmann, Governor's School (Patrick Henry), first; Dang Ho, William Fleming, second; Sonya Sawyer, William Fleming, and Maggie Gumpert, Patrick Henry, third.
Microbiology/biochemistry/medicine/health - Candace Cooper, William Fleming, first; Nia Foderingham and Ellen Nedrow, Patrick Henry, second; Dominick Millner, William Fleming, third.
Environmental science - Richard Beal, Governor's School (Patrick Henry), and Jennifer Daum, Patrick Henry, first; Kristi Alger, Governor's School (Patrick Henry), and Kelly Orr, William Fleming, second; Viki Farmakis, Governor's School (William Fleming); Arrian Binnings, Patrick Henry; and Kelly Whorley, William Fleming, third.
Chemistry - Erin McCulley, Patrick Henry, first; Ray Oostdyk Jr., William Fleming, second; Mustafa Khan, William Fleming, third.
Physics - Michael Bonilla, William Fleming, and Russell Heywood, Governor's School (Patrick Henry), first; Temple Forsyth, Patrick Henry, and Anthony Smith, William Fleming, second; David Talmadge and Michelle Eanes, Patrick Henry, third.
Middle-school division winners, by category:
Behavioral and social sciences - Abby Fifer, Madison, and Ginny Smiley, Jackson, first; Virginia Weckstein and Katie Camper, Woodrow Wilson, second; Amy Westmoreland, Breckinridge, and Angela Hain, Addison, third.
Botany - Jennifer Rogers and Ruth Yates, Woodrow Wilson, first; Blaine Owsley, Addison, and Patrice Lewis, Breckinridge, second; Douglas Taborn, William Ruffner, and Amanda Singer, Madison, third.
Physics - Charles Dibling, Woodrow Wilson, and Mary Ellen Trout, Jackson, first; Alan Wagstaff and Allyson Ayers, Madison, second; T.R. Feazelle, Addison, and Beth Bird, Breckinridge, third.
Environmental sciences - Robin Reed, Breckinridge, and Daniel Daum, Madison, first; Donna Moran, Ruffner, and Robert Self, Madison, second; Travis Kyger and John Martin, Woodrow Wilson, third.
Zoology/microbiology/medicine/health - Mary Haswell, Jackson, first; Elizabeth Sprinkle, Breckinridge, second; Teri Mullins and Angela Hartman, Jackson, third.
Engineering - Jason Bradford, Jackson, first; Eric Ritter, Ruffner, second; Matthew Angove, Ruffner, and Carrick McGeorge, Breckinridge, third.
Earth and space sciences - Daniel Reese, Madison, first; John Kazos Jr., Addison, second; Taylor Willis, Madison, third.
Chemistry - Elizabeth Matthews, Madison, and Akrum Al-Zubaidi, Breckinridge, first; Melissa Brammer, Woodrow Wilson, and Trevor Kirby, Jackson, second; Nicole Kent, Woodrow Wilson, and Tina Minnix, Jackson, third.
Central Council PTA Special Awards for the most promising projects from middle school and senior divisions - Erica Campbell, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Chris Walker, William Fleming; Leeanna White, Governor's School (William Fleming); Robert Tran, Governor's School, (Patrick Henry); David Khan, William Fleming; Hunter Elliott, Addison; Matthew Taylor, Woodrow Wilson; Virginia Green, Addison; Brennon Shepard, Addison; and Kelly Rothrock, Madison.
American Association of University Women Roanoke Branch Award - Jennifer Daum, Patrick Henry.
Eastman Kodak Co. Science Award for Photography - Ellen Nedrow, Patrick Henry.
Science Museum of Western Virginia Spotlight Awards - Jonathan Pendleton, Breckinridge; Virginia Green, Addison; Orion Parrott, Breckinridge; Dee Delaney, Ruffner; Angela Hartman, Jackson; Carrick McGeorge, Breckinridge; Brennon Shepard, Addison; April Overstreet, Ruffner.
NASA Awards for Aerospace Research - Ryan Groth, William Fleming, first place; Jesse Chappell, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Matthew Angove, William Ruffner; Carrick McGeorge, Breckinridge; and Daniel Reese, Madison, honorable mention.
American Society for Microbiology Award - Dominick Millner, William Fleming; Teri Mullins, Jackson; and Angela Hartman, Jackson.
U.S. Metric Association Special Award - Candace Cooper, William Fleming.
American Meteorological Society Award - Viki Farmakis, William Fleming, and Daniel Daum, Madison.
National Association of Biology Teachers Award - Dang Ho, William Fleming.
Association for Women Geoscientists Award - Kristi Alger, Governor's School (Patrick Henry).
Smoke-Free Society by the Year 2000 Award - Blaine Owsley, Addison.
Southern Photo Print Award - Maggie Gumpert, Patrick Henry.
Council of Teachers of Mathematics Award - Ryan Groth, William Fleming.
Iota Sigma Pi National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry Award - Erin McCulley, Patrick Henry.
U.S. Department of Energy Award - John Kazos Jr., Addison.
Yale Science and Engineering Association Inc. Award - Shawn Talmadge, Governor's School (Patrick Henry).
Junior Engineering Technology Society (JETS) Award - Craig Fifer, Governor's School (Patrick Henry).
U.S. Air Force Awards in various fields of science:
Behavioral and social sciences - Jennifer Ferrell, William Fleming, senior division; Abby Fifer, Madison, middle school division.
Computer science and engineering - Ryan Groth, William Fleming, senior division.
Microbiology/biochemistry/medicine/health - Ellen Nedrow, Patrick Henry, senior division.
Physics - Russell Heywood, Governor's School (Patrick Henry), senior division.
Botany - Douglas Taborn, Ruffner, middle school division.
Engineering - Carrick McGeorge, Breckinridge, middle school division.
Earth and space sciences - Brennon Shepard, Addison, middle school division.
U.S. Navy and Marine Awards in various fields of science - Joe Do, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Jennifer Ferrell, William Fleming; Craig Fifer, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Maggie Gumpert, Patrick Henry.
U.S. Army Awards in various fields of science - Teri Mullins, Jackson, first place; Brad Wright, Patrick Henry, second place; Dang Ho, William Fleming, third place. Outstanding achievement: Jeremy Carter, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Craig Fifer, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Shawn Talmadge, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Anthony Southers, William Fleming; Jason Seligman, Patrick Henry; Mark Feldmann, Governor's School (Patrick Henry); Dang Ho, William Fleming; Abby Fifer, Madison; Ruth Yates, Woodrow Wilson; T.R. Feazelle, Addison; Daniel Daum, Madison; Teri Mullins, Jackson; Matthew Angove, William Fleming; Kelly Rothrock, Madison; and Elizabeth Matthews, Madison.

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