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NSF PR 97-54 - September 11, 1997
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Presidential Awards Honor Mentoring Efforts of 19
Individuals and Institutions
The White House today announced that ten individuals
and nine institutions are winners of the 1997 Presidential
Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Mentoring.
This is the second year of the award, administered
and funded through the National Science Foundation
(NSF). The awards recognize outstanding individual
efforts and organizational programs to increase the
participation of underrepresented groups in science,
mathematics and engineering at the K-12 through graduate
level. The awardees were honored at a ceremony held
at the White House' Old Executive Office Building.
In 1994, the Clinton Administration's science policy
blueprint, Science in the National Interest,
stated goals to produce the best trained scientists
and engineers for the 21st century and to enhance
scientific and technological literacy of all Americans.
The presidential mentoring awards are an outgrowth
of these goals.
"Science can serve the values and interests of all
Americans," stated the president in his commencement
address at Morgan State University, "but only if all
Americans are given a chance to participate in science."
Up to 10 individuals and 10 institutions annually
may qualify for the award, which includes a $10,000
grant and a commemorative presidential certificate.
The mentoring awards recognize a long-term commitment
to providing opportunities for greater participation
in science and engineering by all Americans.
Attachment: List of 1997
winners (individuals and institutions)
Attachment
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics
and Engineering Mentoring
1997 WINNERS
INDIVIDUALS:
Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Cornell University
David Ferguson, State University of New York - Stony
Brook
Cora Ingrum, University of Pennsylvania
Johnnye Mae Jones, Hampton University
Robert Megginson, University of Michigan
Geraldine Richmond, University of Oregon
Charles Thompson, University of Massachusetts - Lowell
William Y. Velez, University of Arizona
Isiah Warner, Louisiana State University
Karan Watson, Texas A & M University
INSTITUTIONS:
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES),
Boulder, Colo.
Association for Women in Science (AWIS), Washington,
D.C.
Cooperating Hampton Roads Organizations for Minorities
in Engineering, (CHROME)
Disabilities, Opportunities, Inter-networking and
Technology (DO-IT), University of Washington
Pre-Freshmen Engineering Program (PREP), University
of Texas - San Antonio
Program for the Retention of Engineering Students
(PRES), City University of New York
Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering
(now SECME, Inc.), Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, Ga.
Scientific Knowledge for Indian Learning and Leadership
(SKILL), Oglala Lakota College, S. Dak.
Women In Engineering Mentoring Program (WIEMP), Purdue
University, West Lafayette, Ind.
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