For Immediate Release
Office of Media Affairs
December 12, 2001
President Honors Nation's Leading Science Mentors
Ten outstanding individuals and ten organizations today received
the sixth Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics,
and Engineering Mentoring. Those honored by the White House today have
achieved remarkable personal and institutional results in increasing
the participation of minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
in science, mathematics, and engineering.
A central goal of the President's education blueprint, No Child
Left Behind, is to strengthen the teaching of K-12 math and science
education in our schools and enhance their interaction with
institutions of higher learning. The Mentoring Awards are a
vital part of this goal.
The awards recognizes individuals that are excellent role models
for their colleagues and are leading the national effort to more fully
develop the Nations human resources in science, mathematics and
engineering.
The annual award -- administered by the National Science Foundation
-- includes a $10,000 grant and a Presidential commemorative
certificate given to both individuals and institutions that have
established outstanding and sustained mentoring
activities. Those being honored have provided encouragement
and guidance through their wisdom, motivation and coaching, and have
opened doors and provided resources to a significant number of students
at the K-12, undergraduate, or graduate level from groups traditionally
underrepresented in science, mathematics and engineering.
The 2001 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics
and Engineering Mentoring awardees are:
INDIVIDUAL AWARDEES:
Earlene Armstrong, University of Maryland, College Park Pamela H.
Dase, Centennial High School, Columbus, Ohio Public Schools Clinton H.
Dixon, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA Mary W. Gray,
American University, Washington, DC Judith K. Gwathmey, Institute for
Cardiovascular Diseases and Muscle Research, Inc., Boston, MA Bharati
Mehrotra, Tougaloo College, Jackson, MS
Therese Ann Markow, University of Arizona, Tucson, for work done at
Arizona State University, Tempe Max Warshauer, Southwest Texas State
University, San Marcos Melvin R. Webb, Clark Atlanta University,
Atlanta, GA Theodore R. Williams, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
INSTITUTIONAL AWARDEES:
Center for Science Excellence, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA
Department of Engineering, University of Denver, Denver, CO Maryland
Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program, The Johns
Hopkins University, Laurel, MD MentorNet, College of Engineering, San
Jose State University, San Jose, CA National Technical Institute for
the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Office of
Outreach, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of North
Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth Olin-Yale-Bayer-New Haven
Public Schools Science Fair Program, New Haven, CT Project on Science,
Technology, and Disability, American Association for the Advancement of
Science, Washington DC Project SEED and the ACS Scholars, American
Chemical Society, Washington, DC Significant Opportunities in
Atmospheric Research and Science, University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
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