NSF PR 03-29 - March 14, 2003
Media contact: Manny Van Pelt (703) 292-8070 [email protected] White House Announces Nation's Top Science, Engineering, Mathematics Mentors
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The White House announced today the president’s selection of 10 individuals and six institutions to receive the 2002 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics, Science and Engineering Mentoring. The president annually recognizes the people and institutions that have provided broad opportunities for participation by women, minorities and disabled persons in science, mathematics and engineering at the elementary, secondary, undergraduate and graduate education levels. No more than 10 persons and 10 institutions are selected each year for recognition. Each award includes a $10,000 grant to provide for continued mentoring work. The awards will be presented March 18 at a White House ceremony. This year’s honored individuals and institutions comprise a unique representation of mentoring that includes: Individual awards Select image for larger version
(Size: 217KB) , or download a high-resolution TIFF version of image (12.4MB)Brook University (State University of New York), who has directly mentored 38 undergraduate students and has laid a path for more than 200 community college students and 120 high school students to study molecular biology.Select image for larger version
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(Size: 251KB) , or download a high-resolution TIFF version of image (11.9MB)at Case Western Reserve University, who personally mentors female high school students from the Cleveland area, as well as female undergraduate and graduate students, and junior faculty members.Select image for larger version
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(Size: 286KB) , or download a high-resolution TIFF version of image (11.6MB)Institution awards Accepted by Elton Humphreys
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