PJAS Awards Ceremony

56th Annual Region IX Meeting
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science

SRU University Union
February 23, 2013

Slippery Rock University awards two $12000 scholarships ($3000/year, renewable for four years) to the Outstanding Senior (Grade 12) and Oustanding Junior (Grade 11) Presenters:

SRU PJAS SCHOLARSHIP, GRADE 12:
Jessica Marinaro
Butler, PA
Butler Area Senior High School
“The Effect of pH on Enzyme Activity”
(Biochemistry category)
Veronica Sankey, Sponsor

SRU PJAS SCHOLARSHIP, GRADE 11:
John Maas
New Castle, PA
New Castle Jr/Sr High School, Grade 11
“Bridging the Dimensional Gap”
(Computer Science category)
William Bradley, Sponsor

The six Special Award Winners pictured above earned $100 and these awards from the foolwing SRU Academic Departments:

Senior High Biology:
David Shipe
Freeport Senior High School, Grade 11

    David earned his sponsor, Donald Orlowski, the Senior High Biology "Mentor Award" ($200 for school science supplies from the Department of Biology)

Dr. William Sigmund, University Coordinator of the meeting, opened the event and welcomed the students, sponsors,and parents  to Slippery Rock University.  

Region IX Committee Co-Chair Bob Penrose announced the results and the Region IX award winners. At the conclusion of the ceremony, Dr. Sigmund presented the SRU Special Award winners (pictured below) with $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.