PJAS Awards Ceremony

54th Annual Region IX Meeting
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science

SRU University Union
February 26, 2011

The following students earned $12000 scholarships ($3000/year, renewable for four years) as the Outstanding Senior (Grade 12) and Oustanding Junior (Grade 11) Presenters: 

SRU PJAS SCHOLARSHIP, GRADE 12:

These Special Award Winners earned $100 from
the following SRU Academic Departments:

Senior High Biology:
Katelyn Sump
Sharpsville High School, Grade 10
Katelyn earned her sponsor Jack Ference, the Senior High Biology "Mentor Award"

Junior High Biology:
Taylor Borrelli
Freeport Senior High School, Grade 9
Taylor earned her sponsor, Donald Orlowski, the Junior High Biology "Mentor Award"

Junior High Mathematics:
Lake Sankey, Grade 8
Butler Junior High School (Veronica Sankey, Sponsor)

Senior High Chemistry:
Tim Borrelli, Grade 11
Freeport Senior High School (Don Orlowski, Sponsor)

Junior High Chemistry:
Mark Cessar, Grade 8
Slippery Rock Middle School (Jessica Schroeffel, Sponsor)

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Dr. William Sigmund, University Coordinator of the meeting, opened the event and Dr. William Williams, SRU Provost, welcomed the students to Slippery Rock University.  

The Region IX Committee announced the results and the Region IX award winners. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the Special Award winners (pictured below) were given monetary awards, including $100 awards to the outstanding junior high and senior high presenters in their fields from the SRU Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry Departments.   

Winning biology presenters also earned their sponsors a $200 Mentor Award to be spent on biological/science supplies.

Additional awards were provided by the Region IX Committee.