2008-2009 Science Education Advocate Award Recipients
The 2008-2009 Science Education Advocate Award, the third year of the program, was given to two individuals, two organizations and one project team. This award recognizes outstanding individuals, organizations, and/or project teams who have exhibited exceptional support and advocacy for science education in the State of Washington.
In addition to receiving recognition at statewide and local events, these five awardees were given $5,000 each to be awarded to the not-for-profit organization or public education entity of their choice for use in its efforts on behalf of science education. The monetary reward as well as funding for the awards process was generously supplied by the Boeing Company.
The five awardees are listed below along with the recipient of their $5,000 donation. You can view the press release announcing these 2008-2009 awardees in the news section of this website.
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Click on each photo to read about the awardee's vision for science education in Washington State and their science advocacy efforts. |
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Edmund O. Schweitzer, III Ph.D. |
Kim M. Fowler |
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Ed Schweitzer's $5,000 donation will be awarded to: Palouse Discovery Science Center |
Kim Fowler's $5,000 donation will be awarded to: Yakima Valley/Tri-Cities MESA |
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Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI) |
Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR) |
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SBRI's $5,000 donation will be awarded to: BioQuest |
NWABR's $5,000 donation will be awarded to: Student Bio Expo |
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Project Team Award |
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Spokane Youth Environmental Conference Project Team |
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Spokane Youth Environmental Conference Project Team's $5,000 donation will be awarded to the Conference, for scholarships to enable new participants |
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