DA VINCI
SCIENCE CENTER ANNOUNCES 2008 SCIENCE HALL OF FAME AWARD WINNERS
OUTSTANDING TEACHERS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDETNS TO BE HONORED DURING MAY 3 PROGRAM.
EVENING ALSO TO FEATURE KEYNOTE BY WORLD-FAMOUS DINOSAUR DISCOVERER DR. PAUL
SERENO.
The Da Vinci Science Center announced today the winners of its 2008 Science Hall of Fame Awards.
Now in its tenth year, the Science Hall of Fame honors outstanding science teachers, high school students, and community champions throughout the greater Lehigh Valley for their accomplishments or their support of the Da Vinci Science Center's mission.
The 2008 winners will be honored at the Science Hall of Fame Awards and Keynote on May 3 at The Swain School. LSI Corporation, Allentown, is the Science Hall of Fame's 2008 Presenting Sponsor.
The Keynote will be delivered by Dr. Paul Sereno - professor, University of Chicago, president and co-founder of Project Exploration, and National Geographic explorer-in-residence - a "maverick" paleontologist known around the world for discovering new breeds of dinosaurs. Exclusive video of Dr. Sereno is available on the web at www.davinci-center.org.
Tickets for the awards and Dr. Sereno's program are on sale at the Da Vinci Science Center during business hours. Prices are $25 for adults, $15 for children. Dr. Sereno's presentation will be most appropriate for students in grades 6 and up.
The Science Hall of Fame's Apprentice Award For Outstanding Science Scholarship is given to high school juniors or seniors who not only perform brilliantly in science classes, but also pursue science independently.
The 2008 Apprentice Award winners are: Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, a senior at Parkland High School, Allentown; Caroline Hsu, a senior at Emmaus High School, Emmaus; and Cathy Wu, a senior at Emmaus High School, Emmaus.
The Grand Master Award for Outstanding Science Teaching is given to teachers from grades K-12 who use creative, inquiry-based methods in inspiring young minds to embrace science. The 2008 Grand Master Award winners are: Lori Cirucci, Broughal Middle School, Bethlehem; Catherine Laguna, Milford Middle School, Quakertown; and Stephen Drake, Northern Lehigh High School, Slatington.
The Da Vinci Teacher Leader Institute Grand Master Award For Excellence in Inquiry-Based Instruction honors an outstanding elementary school teacher participating in the Da Vinci Science Center's signature professional development program. The 2008 Da Vinci Teacher Leader Institute Grand Master Award winner is Robin Hohe, a teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, Allentown.
All Science Hall of Fame award winners will receive a trophy from Award Sponsor Crystal Signatures, a lifetime membership to the Da Vinci Science Center, and a cash prize.
The Da Vinci Science Center will also recognize Angela Piccolo, a teacher at William Allen High School, Allentown, winner of the 2008 Joseph B. Scheller Fellowship. The fellowship provides a full scholarship to the 2008 Science and Engineering Program For Teachers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) in Cambridge, Mass.
The 2008 Science Hall of Fame Sponsors are:
Presenting Sponsor
LSI Corporation
Venue Sponsor
The Swain School
Excellence Award Sponsors
Bob and Sandy Lovett
Joe and Rita Scheller
PPL
KNBT and Keystone Nazareth Charitable Foundation
Excellence Award Partner
Sponsors
Beall and Linny Fowler
Bill and Phyllis Grube
Drs. Sara Viessman and Ron Swinfard
Alvin H. Butz
Just Born
McDermott Investment Advisors, LLC
Reception Sponsor
Offset Impressions, Inc.
Award Sponsor
Crystal Signatures, Inc.
Science For The Future
Sponsors
Art and Denise Katsaros
Jim and Jayne Miller
Air Products
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
PMC-Sierra
Partners in Science Sponsors
East Stroudsburg University
Kutztown University, a member of Pennsylvania's state system of higher education
Northampton Community College
Penn State Lehigh Valley
Hospitality Sponsor
Wingate by Wyndham
Event Emcee Sponsor
NBC 10 Philadelphia
About Da Vinci Science
Center
The Da Vinci Science Center is an independent non-profit organization that
promotes hands-on science learning through inquiry, highlights vibrant and
important career opportunities in science available to every young person,
and encourages all people to be curious and creative. The Da Vinci Science
Center stresses the inquiry method. Utilized by scientists and recognized
as the most effective way to learn, the inquiry method encourages questioning,
experimenting actively, observing, communicating results, and connecting all
knowledge.
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Additional Documents
2008 Science
Hall of Fame Award Winner Biographies (.pdf)
Images Available Upon
Request
Hannah Hilbert-Wolf headshot (.jpg); Caroline Hsu headshot (.jpg); Cathy Wu
headshot (.jpg); Lori Cirucci headshot (.jpg); Catherine Laguna headshot (.jpg);
Stephen Drake headshot (.jpg); Robin Hohe headshot (.jpg); Dr. Paul Sereno
photo (.jpg)
Video
News media outlets can download high-quality video, courtesy of Da Vinci Science
Center and the University of Chicago, at www.davinci-center.org/sereno_VNR_final.mov.
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