VIRGINIA JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

2005 AWARD WINNERS

Presented at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

May 19, 2005

SPECIAL AWARDS


SECTION AWARDS

Agri & Animal Sci
Animal Behavior
Botany 'A'
Botany 'B'
Botany 'C' 
Chemistry 'A' 
Chemistry 'B'
Chemistry 'C'
Computer Sci 
Consumer Sci 'A'
Consumer Sci 'B'
Earth & Space Sci
Engineering 'A'
Engineering 'B'
Env Sci 'A'
Env Sci 'B' 
Env Sci 'C' 
Env Sci 'D' 
Genetics & Cell Bio 
Mathematics
Med & Health 'A'
Med & Health 'B' 
Med & Health 'C'
Microbio 'A' 
Microbio 'B' 
Physical Science 'A'
Physical Science 'B'
Physics 'A'
Physics 'B'

Psyc - General
Psyc - L & P 'A' 
Psyc - L & P 'B'
Psyc - Social
Statistics
Zoology
New Officers

AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL SCIENCE

Honorable Mention:

ZHUOYI FAN

 

Yorktown High School

Honorable Mention:

LAUREN E. TIGNOR

 

Henrico High School

Third Place:

CORTNEY Y. NEWELL

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Second Place:

MOLLY M. BINION

 

Deep Run High School

First Place:

LOREN K. LIEBRECHT

 

Southwest Virginia Governor's School

 

 

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR (ETHOLOGY)

Honorable Mention:

PHILIP W. GIANFORTONI AND ROBERT G. NORTHCUTT

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Honorable Mention:

MATTHEW R. KOSCHAK

 

Deep Run High School

Honorable Mention:

SAVANNAH M. REEVES

 

Deep Run High School

Third Place:

ASHLEY A. FORTIER

 

Deep Run High School

Second Place:

NATE D. CODDINGTON

 

Williamsburg Middle School

First Place:

GRACE Z. WANG

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

 

 

BOTANY A

Honorable Mention:

ALLISON E. BARTLETT

 

Deep Run High School

Honorable Mention:

RACHEL M. BROOKE

 

Washington-Lee High School

Honorable Mention:

CHRISTOPHER M. CIRILLO

 

Homer L. Hines Middle School

Third Place:

MAXWELL W. DUNCAN

 

Yorktown High School

Second Place:

MEGAN K. DALTON

 

Roanoke Valley Governor's School

First Place:

SYLVIA R. CHEN AND KIRSTEN L. SIEBACH

 

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

 

 

BOTANY B

Honorable Mention:

JOHN L. EWERS

 

Central Virginia Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

CHRISTINE A. MCLEAN

 

Washington-Lee High School

Honorable Mention:

CARA M. NORTON

 

Roanoke Valley Governor's School

Third Place:

MICHAEL R. PUSH

 

Deep Run High School

Second Place:

STEPHANIE V. GORDON

 

Yorktown High School

First Place:

THOMAS J. KOZIKOWSKI

 

Southwest Virginia Governor's School

 

 

BOTANY C

Honorable Mention:

HOBART C. REYNOLDS

 

Washington-Lee High School

Honorable Mention:

LAUREL B. SLOUGH

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Honorable Mention:

JACK E. VIHSTADT

 

Yorktown High School

Third Place:

EVAN E. SCHNEIDER

 

Central Virginia Governor's School

Second Place:

JACQUELINE M. ZILLIOUX

 

Roanoke Valley Governor's School

First Place:

THAIS L. TEOTONIO

 

Roanoke Valley Governor's School

 

 

CHEMISTRY A

Honorable Mention:

LAUREN E. FASZEWSKI

 

Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill

Third Place:

ALEXANDRA C. CHIOU

 

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School

Second Place:

JULIA E. CAVALIERI

 

Deep Run High School

First Place:

BRENDAN C. DOYLE

 

Yorktown High School

 

 

CHEMISTRY B

Honorable Mention:

ANDREW G.O. MALONE

 

Yorktown High School

Honorable Mention:

AMANDA R. MILLER

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

AMELIA C.J. MUTTER

 

Yorktown High School

Third Place:

ALEX B. JONES AND MADISON E. LANE

 

Swanson Middle School

Second Place:

ANNA M. HAMMOCK

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

First Place:

MICHELLE S. HOUR

 

Central Virginia Governor's School

 

 

CHEMISTRY C

Honorable Mention:

SAMANTHA A. MUTTER

 

Yorktown High School

Honorable Mention:

MEHDI M.A. RAZVI

 

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

KIRSTEN F. RUMSEY

 

Menchville High School

Third Place:

ZACHARY J. RICE

 

Roanoke Valley Governor's School

Second Place:

CHARLOTTE J. REEVES

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

First Place:

PAIGE L. ROSEMAN

 

Roanoke Valley Governor's School

 

 

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Honorable Mention:

DAVID A. SAWCHAK

 

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

ANNE M. WATSON

 

Menchville High School

 Third Place:

WILLIAM T. ROBSON, III

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

Second Place:

ERIC J. WELANDER

 

Deep Run High School

First Place:

ANNA CHAN, DANIEL CAUGHRAN AND CHRISTOPHER APPLEGATE

 

Yorktown High School

 

 

CONSUMER SCIENCE A

Honorable Mention:

JUSTIN S. ETKIN

 

Swanson Middle School

Honorable Mention:

DAVID J. HANNA AND JOSEPH P. SOJKA

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Honorable Mention:

TIMOTHY M. MEIGHAN

 

Deep Run High School

Third Place:

WHITNEY N. HAWKINS

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

Second Place:

BENJAMIN C. ARANCIBIA

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

First Place:

MEREDITH L. MALLORY

 

Central Virginia Governor's School

 

 

CONSUMER SCIENCE B

Honorable Mention:

ASHLEY M. SIMMONS

 

Appomattox Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

MORGAN M. STIEBEL

 

George H. Moody Middle School

Honorable Mention:

LANE E. VAN ARSDALE

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Third Place:

BRYAN G. WHARTON AND ROBERT F. WILLOUGHBY

 

Deep Run High School

Second Place:

PHILIP G. OBENSCHAIN

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

First Place:

ERIKA E. POWELL

 

George H. Moody Middle School

 

 

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE

Honorable Mention:

SUZANNAH B. MONTGOMERY

 

Douglas Freeman High School

Honorable Mention:

ANDREW D. SYLVESTER

 

George H. Moody Middle School

Honorable Mention:

M. KAITLYN WINSTON

 

Harry F. Byrd Middle School

Third Place:

JENNIFER T. GIUFFRIDA

 

George H. Moody Middle School

Second Place:

ALEXANDRA M. FITZGERALD

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

First Place:

MARY KATHRYNE DICKINSON

 

J.R. Tucker High School

 

 

ENGINEERING A

Honorable Mention:

DEVIN A. JEFFERSON

 

George H. Moody Middle School

Honorable Mention:

IMRAN A. KHATRI

 

George H. Moody Middle School

Third Place:

DANIELLE M. CASSELTON AND BRITTANY A. DECAPRI

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Second Place:

SHANE M. HODSON

 

Warwick High School

First Place:

ROBERT BRIK

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

 

 

ENGINEERING B

Honorable Mention

KELLY M. O'BRIANT

 

Yorktown High School

Honorable Mention:

RYAN T. OLSON

 

Southwest Virginia Governor's School

Third Place:

MATTHEW S. PELTZ

 

Menchville High School

Second Place:

VIRGINIA L. TAYLOR

 

Washington-Lee High School

First Place:

ANNE D. TALLEY AND JENNIFER L. DOWNS

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE A

Honorable Mention:

T. KAITIE CASTAGNA

 

Gildersleeve Middle School

Honorable Mention:

MELISSA A. DISKIN

 

Warwick High School

Honorable Mention:

LINDSAY T. FORD

 

J.R. Tucker High School

Third Place:

ROHIT BANERGEE

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Second Place:

RYAN P. BUGAS

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

First Place:

KATHLEEN E. FLEMING

 

Yorktown High School

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE B

Honorable Mention:

TRISTAN A. HAYES

 

I.C. Norcom High School

Honorable Mention:

BRIAN T. JEFFRIES AND DAVID A. MARLLES

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Honorable Mention:

OMKAR G. KHARKAR

 

Deep Run High School

Third Place:

MEGAN N. IVES

 

Roanoke Valley Governor's School

Second Place:

RYAN C. KELLEY

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

First Place:

MICHELLE R. HITE AND LAUREN R. DEPOMPEO

 

Chesapeake Bay Governor's School

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE C

Honorable Mention:

ERICA R. PORTER

 

Central Virginia Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

ADARSH R. RAMAKRISHNAN

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Third Place:

KELLY J. LUGBILL

 

George H. Moody Middle School

Second Place:

KATIE A. PUCKETT

 

Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill

First Place:

JENNIFER A. SCOTT

 

Chesapeake Bay Governor's School

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE D

Honorable Mention:

ETHAN J. THEUERKAUF

 

Chesapeake Bay Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

MARY WADE

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

CANDACE F. WHITE

 

King and Queen Elemenatry School

Third Place:

SARAH B. ZUCKOFF AND RACHEL S. SMITHH

 

Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill

Second Place:

ANTHONY M. VITALI AND JARED P. SULLIVAN

 

Chesapeake Bay Governor's School

First Place:

CHRISTIAN H. STRAUBE

 

Menchville High School

 

 

GENETICS AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Honorable Mention:

RAHUL R. MENON

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Honorable Mention:

SOHINI SIRCAR

 

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

NATALIE Y. ZHAO

 

George H. Moody Middle School

Third Place:

DANIEL B. FISHER

 

Lee-Davis High School

Second Place:

JAKE M. SATIN

 

Douglas Freeman High School

First Place:

YUAN J. RAO

 

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School

 

 

MATHEMATICS

Honorable Mention:

CHRISTOPHER J. KANNEY

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

NIKET R. PANDEY

 

New Horizons Governor's School

Third Place:

E. KAITLYN TULEY

 

Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill

Second Place:

JIYATI VERMA

 

York High School

First Place:

STEVEN S. LI

 

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School

 

 

MEDICINE AND HEALTH A

Honorable Mention:

NICOLAS A. DORESTE

 

Gildersleeve Middle School

Honorable Mention:

MATTHEW F. DOYLE

 

Yorktown High School

Honorable Mention:

EMELIE M. DUKE

 

James River High School

Third Place:

EVAN R. CANTOR AND JOHN C. GAGLIARDI

 

Deep Run High School

Second Place:

PAUL M. DIORIO

 

New Horizons Governor's School

First Place:

HANNAH J. BARNA

 

Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School

 

 

MEDICINE AND HEALTH B

Honorable Mention:

CAITLIN C. GRAHAM

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Honorable Mention:

SKYLER N. HALBRITTER

 

Deep Run High School

Honorable Mention:

ALLSION M. LEACH

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Third Place:

RUTH K. MANN

 

Central Virginia Governor's School

Second Place:

HELEN HAN

 

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School

First Place:

CASIDHE H. HORAN

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

 

 

MEDICINE AND HEALTH C

Honorable Mention:

DYLAN M. NORVELL

 

George H. Moody Middle School

Honorable Mention:

MEREDITH A. ROYAL

 

Deep Run High School

Honorable Mention:

DANIEL M. ZINK

 

Woodside High School

Third Place:

JOANNA N. WU

 

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School

Second Place:

RACHEL E. WHEELER

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

First Place:

SARA M. SMALL

 

Douglas Freeman High School

 

 

MICROBIOLOGY A

Third Place:

RYAN D. CHAFE

 

Deep Run High School

Second Place:

ENA DEKANIC

 

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School

First Place:

BERKLEY T. CARDWELL

 

Central Virginia Governor's School

 

 

MICROBIOLOGY B

Honorable Mention:

ERICA M. RUTHERFORD

 

Central Virginia Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

ALEXANDRA M. SPROLES

 

Gildersleeve Middle School

Honorable Mention:

TANYA YAJNIK

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Third Place:

CHRISTINE J. SCIARRINO

 

Central Virginia Governor's School

Second Place:

THMOAS J.C. MORIE

 

Yorktown High School

First Place:

SAMUEL M. STRONGIN

 

Yorktown High School

 

 

PHYSICAL SCIENCE A

Honorable Mention:

MEREDITH F. BEARDEN

 

George H. Moody Middle School

Honorable Mention:

THOMAS J. GOWER

 

Swanson Middle School

Honorable Mention:

WRITESH MAULIK

 

Swanson Middle School

Third Place:

HANNAH S. BAUMAN AND ELIZABETH A. FARIS

 

Swanson Middle School

Second Place:

STEVEN M. HINKES

 

Deep Run High School

First Place:

ADAM J. GINSBERG

 

Swanson Middle School

 

 

PHYSICAL SCIENCE B

Honorable Mention:

MATTHEW H. NGUYEN

 

George H. Moody Middle School

Third Place:

MARK J. MERLING

 

George H. Moody Middle School

Second Place:

JESSICA S. WANG

 

Harry F. Byrd Middle School

First Place:

CAROLINE E. PELNIK

 

George H. Moody Middle School

 

 

PHYSICS A

Honorable Mention:

JAMES E. ATCHISON

 

Hermitage High School

Honorable Mention:

BENJAMIN A. BOONE

 

Atlee High School

Honorable Mention:

PETER D. ELBAOR

 

Yorktown High School

Third Place:

JOSHUA C. FRANKLIN AND CHARLES W. DAVIS

 

Chesapeake Bay Governor's School

Second Place:

WREN M. BLACKWELL

 

Hanover High School

First Place:

MICHAEL J. JOHNSON AND RICH L. LANE

 

Woodberry Forest School

 

 

PHYSICS B

Honorable Mention:

ANDREW C. LUXHOJ AND MICHAEL J. KACZKA

 

Deep Run High School

Honorable Mention:

NICHOLAS D. THOMPSON

 

Deep Run High School

Honorable Mention:

JENNIFER L. WIEBOLDT

 

Yorktown High School

Third Place:

APURVA PANDE

 

George H. Moody Middle School

Second Place:

DAVID M. KAMENSKY

 

Washington-Lee High School

First Place:

HELEN L. VASALY

 

Yorktown High School

 

 

PSYCHOLOGY - GENERAL

Honorable Mention:

ANDREW P. BROWN

 

Yorktown High School

Honorable Mention:

MARA S. ROSENKRANTZ

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Honorable Mention:

BENJAMIN L. SIMONSEN

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

Third Place:

LAURA D. ALEXANDER

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

Second Place:

THOMAS N. MOSHER

 

Swanson Middle School

First Place:

SABRINA A. LANE

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

 

 

PSYCHOLOGY - LEARNING & PERCEPTION A

Honorable Mention:

KATHRYN M. HICKSON

 

Menchville High School

Honorable Mention:

DREW J. JACOBSEN

 

Deep Run High School

Honorable Mention:

RICHA KHANNA

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Third Place:

KELSEY E. BIBEE

 

Central Virginia Governor's School

Second Place:

ALEXANDER C. KOZERA

 

Central Virginia Governor's School

First Place:

ERIN M. FOX

 

Menchville High School

 

 

PSYCHOLOGY - LEARNING & PERCEPTION B

Honorable Mention:

ELENA V. MARTINEZ DE ANDINO

 

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

HANNAH E. RUMSEY

 

Gildersleeve Middle School

Honorable Mention:

DAVID G. WISE

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

Third Place:

PURVI S. PATEL

 

J.R. Tucker High School

Second Place:

DAVID R. LYNCH

 

Deep Run High School

First Place:

MICHELLE M. WALKER AND LAUREN E. KOWAL

 

Deep Run High School

 

 

PSYCHOLOGY - SOCIAL

Honorable Mention:

JENNIFER A. FERGUSON

 

Central Virginia Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

BRAD T. RICHARDS

 

Deep Run High School

Honorable Mention:

ALEXANDRA C. ROY

 

Washington-Lee High School

Third Place:

CLAIRE C. SHOTWELL

 

J.R. Tucker High School

Second Place:

MARGARET E. CALOS

 

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School

First Place:

BRIAN T. FITHIAN

 

New Horizons Governor's School

 

 

STATISTICS

Honorable Mention:

MEGAN A. RIDGWAY

 

Hermitage High School

Third Place:

MATTHEW S. BAILEY

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

Second Place:

ASHLEY N. SUTHERLAND AND SHANNON W. SKEENS

 

Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

First Place:

JENNIE N. XUE

 

Mills E. Godwin High School

 

 

ZOOLOGY

Honorable Mention:

MATTHEW E. CAPLAN

 

Gildersleeve Middle School

Honorable Mention:

CARSON C. CROWDER

 

Central Virginia Governor's School

Honorable Mention:

SAMANTHA L. ZITO

 

Yorktown High School

Third Place:

MEGAN L. KROUT

 

Yorktown High School

Second Place:

SHANNON T. GUNNING

 

Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School

First Place:

KYLE A. LAMSON AND TY OTTO

 

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

 

 


Special Awards

Botany Section Award, given by the Botany Section of the VAS, to the best paper on a botanical subject. ($150.00)

THAIS TEOTONIO
Roanoke Valley Governor's School 


VJAS Neuroscience Awards supported by the Virginia Neurological Society is given to an out-standing paper in the field of neuroscience ($100).

SOHINI SIRCAR
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
 

Speleological Society Award given to the best paper addressing karst or topics related to speleology given by the Richmond Area Speleological Society. ($200.00)

REBECCA BARLAS
Yorktown High School
 

Mathematics Award for the paper that evidences the most significant contribution in the field of Mathematics. ($200.00)

STEVEN S. LI
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
 

Statistics Award for the paper that evidences the most significant contribution in the field of Statistics ($200.00)

JENNY N. XUE
Mills E. Godwin High School  


Smith Shadomy Infectious Disease Award in honor and memory of Dr. Smith Shadomy given by the Virginia Chapter of the National Foundation of Infectious Diseases. ($50.00)

JESSICA YUH
Yorktown High School
 

Roscoe Hughes Award for the best paper in the field of Cellular Biology ($150.00)

YUAN RAO
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School  


Rodney C. Berry Chemistry Award for the paper that evidences the most significant contribution in the field of chemistry.($200.00)

MICHELLE HOUR
Central Virginia Governor's School
 


The Dr. and Mrs. Preston H. Leake Award in Applied Chemistry will be given to the author of a research paper which best exemplifies how chemicals, chemical principles, or chemistry have been used, are used, or might be used to enhance or even to save life. ($200, $150)

Second Place - JUSTIN SAUNDERS
Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School

First Place - Sohini Sircar
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School



Russell J. Rowlett Award for the Best Research Paper of the Year. ($50.00)

CASIDHE H. HORAN
Mills E. Godwin High School



The Virginia Psychological Foundation Meritorious Research Awards recognize outstanding presentations of research in the various fields of psychology. Presented by James P. O'Brien. ($100 each for 4 winners)

SABRINA A. LANE
Southwest Virginia Governor's School

ERIN M. FOX
Menchville High School

MICHELLE WALKER AND LAUREL KOWAL
Deep Run High School

BRIAN T. FITHIAN
New Horizons Governor's School



Virginia Sea Grant College Program Award is given by the Virginia Sea Grant College Program for outstanding marine or coastal research. ($100.00)

ETHAN J. THEUERKAUF
Chesapeake Bay Governor's School



American Cancer Society Award - This award is to recognize outstanding science papers related to cancer research. A certificate to each and to 1st place - $200, Honorable Mention - $100. There will be a ribbon and pin for each winner. These awards are provided by the American Cancer Society (Virginia Council). These awards presented by Tammy Steele, American Cancer Society.

Honorable Mention - PAUL M. DIORIO
New Horizons Governor's School

First Place - JIE NI XUE
Mills E. Godwin High School



The Gamma Sigma Delta Award (Agriculture). Presented by the VPI & SU Chapter of the Honor Society of Agriculture. This award is presented in recognition of excellence in research dealing with application of new technologies and/or concepts in agriculture forestry, or veterinary medicine. ($100.00)

LOREN K. LIEBRECHT
Southwest Virginia Governor's School



Dominion - W.W. Berry Award. This award is given by Dominion Virginia Power in honor of Mr. W. W. Berry who was a past Chairman of the Board of VA Power. This award of a $500.00 Savings Bond will be presented to the best engineering paper.

ANNE TALLEY AND JENNIFER DOWNS
Mills E. Godwin High School



The Joyce K. Peterson Award is presented for the outstanding paper by a middle school student. It is presented in honor of Mrs. Joyce K. Peterson who has been an outstanding teacher in the Arlington County Schools. ($50)
 
M. KAITLYN WINSTON
Harry F. Byrd Middle School



The Ann M. Hancock Award - This award is given to the best paper in genetics and is given in memory of Anne Hancock who retired from Patrick Henry High School in Hanover County and who gave many years of service to the Jr. Academy not only by teaching but also serving on the Jr. Academy Committee. ($100)
 
JAKE SATIN
Douglas Freeman High School



Dorothy Knowlton Award - This award is given to the best paper in the Consumer Science section(s) and is given in honor of Dorothy Knowlton, former Science Coordinator of Arlington County Schools. ($50)

CARMEN R. MILLER
J.R. Tucker High School



VABE Award - This award is presented by the Virginia Association of Biology Educators and is given for outstanding research in the Zoology section. ($100)

KYLE LAMSON AND TY OTTO
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology



Virginia Museum of Natural History Award - Presented by the Friends of the Virginia Museum of Natural History in recognition of significant contribution in the study and interpretation of Virginia's Natural Heritage. The winner will receive $100 at a subsequent Friends meeting in Martinsville, VA.

M. KAITLYN WINSTON
Harry F. Byrd Middle School



Trip to AJAS - AAAS Meeting for two students and two alternates for presenting outstanding papers. The 2006 meeting will be held in Feb.in St. Louis.

winner - MICHELLE HOUR
Central Virginia Governor's School

winner - CAROLINE E. PELNIK
George H. Moody Middle School

alternate - THAIS TEOTONIO
Roanoke Valley Governor's School

alternate - KATHLEEN E. FLEMING
Yorktown High School



Honorary Membership - AAAS given to two students.

HELEN HAN
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School

JERREL COLEMAN
Huguenot High School



Honorary Membership - VAS given to a student.

JIYATI VERMA
York High School


Bethel High School Scholarship - This $1,000 Scholarship Award comes from the interest earned from a $10,000 endowment contributed by the students of Bethel High School, Hampton, Va., over a two year period. This award is based on both the students presentation and paper.

MARY KATHRYNE DICKINSON
J.R. Tucker High School



Henry MacKenzie Environmental Scholarship - This $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to the student whose paper evidences the most significant contribution in the field of Environmental Science dealing with the James River Basin and Chesapeake Bay. The Virginia Endowment and VJAS offer this scholarship in tribute to the outstanding and generous services of Judge Henry W. MacKenzie, Jr., one of the founding directors who has a great interest in the James River and the Chesapeake Bay.

JENNIFER A. SCOTT
Chesapeake Bay Governor's School




Frances and Sydney Lewis Environmental Scholarship: A $14,000 scholarship ($3,500 per year for four years) for the best effort by a student in grades 9 to 12 in the field of environmental science. This scholarship is in the name of Frances and Sydney Lewis and is given by the Virginia Environmental Endowment.

LOREN K. LIEBRECHT
Southwest Virginia Governor's School



E.C.L. Miller Science Teacher of the Year Award is given to an outstanding science teacher. An all-expense-paid trip to next year's AAAS which will be in D.C.

CHARLES LAROCCA
James River High School

ALLYSON MCKOWEN
Yorktown High School



VJAS Distinguished Service Award, most prestigious award given by the VJAS, is presented to a person for exceptionally outstanding service to the VJAS. Presented by Susan Booth.

JOAN H. JONES AND RICHARD JONES



Election results

Historian - TRISTAN HAYES
I.C. Norcom High School

Secretary - PAULA HILL
Woodrow Wilson High School

Vice President - RAHUL MENON
Mills E. Godwin High School

President - KELLY O'BRIANT
Yorktown High School