Special Awards

42nd Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair - 1998

Alliance Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Junior

1st: Christopher Walker, 8th, Advance Junior High; Air Pollution: Particulate Matter Indoors.

2nd: Jennifer Kaelin, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Fluoridation of Teeth.

3rd: Chelsey Brown, 7th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; Tylenol: How Fast Can You Spell Relief?

Senior

1st: Rebecca Throop, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; Quantitative Assay of Sulforaphane Levels in Broccoli Sprouts Using, 1,2-Benzenedithiol

2nd: Melissa McDowell, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; (The Good, the Bad, and the Bactericidal) Which Antibiotic is More Effective In Killing the Psudomonas aeruginosa Bacteria?

Heather Hey, 9th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Does Smoking Affect Lung Capacity?

3rd: Mary Hampton, 9th, Central Jr. High, Cape Girardeau, Relieving Pericardial Effusion

Sarah Strom, 9th, Sikeston Junior High; Fighting Bac: What are the Effects of the Under-Use of Antibiotics On E. Coli Bacteria.

AmerenUE

Jason Glasser, 10th, Scott City Senior High; Magnetically-Levitated Cars or Electric Cars, Which is More Efficient?

American Chemical Society

Junior Biochemistry

Ashley Hahn, 8th, St Denis, Benton; Egg "Citing" Osmosis

Junior Chemistry

Kendra Riddle, 8th, Sikeston Junior High; Calories, Calories, Calories

Senior Biochemistry

Matthew Younger, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; Transformation of pGlo Gene: A Study of Green Fluorescent Protein Expression and Purification In E. Coli Bacteria.

Senior Chemistry

Sarah Birkman, 9th, Advance Senior High; The Durability of Nail Polish

American Foundation of Vision Awareness

Corey Buchheit, Michael Hoeh and Ryan Sutterer, 8th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; What a Bright Idea!

American Meteorological Society

Sarah Dubbs, 7th, Nell Holcomb R-4, Cape Girardeau; The Cape Girardeau El Nino Watch 1997-98

Association for Women Geoscientists

Crystal B. Dyer, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; The Effects of Enviornmental Pollution on Chlorophyll Concentration

Cape Girardeau Area Engineers Club

Junior

Matthew Parker, 8th, Kennett Middle School; Jerry P Combs Lake?

Senior

Amanda Busby, 9th, Kennett Public; Engineering Glass for a Specific Temperature Range

Eastman Kodak Company

Crystal B. Dyer, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; The Effects of Environmental Pollution on Chlorophyll Concentration

Environmental Analysis South, Inc.

Casie Janet, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; The Effects of Soil Pollution on Plant Growth

Joshua Essner, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; The Great American Cookout: Delicious or Malicious?

Intel

Cullan Springstead, 11th, Farmington High School; Utilities for UNIX Operating Systems

NACE International

Jessica Jean Wilson, 8th, Poplar Bluff Junior High; Can Household Items Prevent Rust?

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Justin Lusk, 9th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; To Infinity and Beyond

Society for In Vitro Biology

Swaroop Sai Madduri, 11th, Poplar Bluff Senior High; Mitotic Index In the Root Tips of Allium Cepa: An Efficient Method to Study the Genotoxicity of Drugs

Southeast Missouri Dental Society

Junior

Travis Siebert, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Which Has More Acid In Adult and Children's Pain Relievers

Senior

Swaroop Sai Madduri, 11th, Poplar Bluff Senior High; Mitotic Index In the Root Tips of Allium Cepa: An Efficient Method to Study the Genotoxicity of Drugs

Louis Unfer Awards

Earth Science

Adam Amos, 8th, Kelso C-7, Benton; Harvesting the Fog.

Engineering

Bradley Schafer, 8th, Nell Holcomb R-4, Cape Girardeau; Which Works the Hardest?

United States Army

Engineering

Amanda Busby, 9th, Kennett Public; Engineering Glass for a Specific Temperature Range

Environmental

Crystal B. Dyer, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; The Effects of Environmental Pollution On Chlorophyll Concentration

Life Sciences

Amanda Smith, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; Does Imprinting Work On Chickens

Physical Sciences

Andrea Bryan, 9th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Is There a Relationship Between the Density and the Sound Absorption of a Material

Over-all Award

Amanda Busby, 9th, Kennett Public; Engineering Glass for a Specific Temperature Range

United States Department of the Navy

Allie Jones, 11th, Sikeston Senior High; Response of Algal Suspensions to a Gradient of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)

Amanda Busby, 9th, Kennett Public; Engineering Glass for a Specific Temperature Range

Kevin Lankheit, 10th, Notre Dame High, Cape Girardeau; The Study of the Effect of Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) On Chlorella pyrenoidosa

Andrea Bryan, 9th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Is There a Relationship Between the Density and the Sound Absorption of a Material

United States Metric Association

Allie Jones, 11th, Sikeston Senior High; Response of Algal Suspensions to a Gradient of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)

United States Public Health Service

Heather Hey, 9th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Does Smoking Affect Lung Capacity?

Yale Science and Engineering Association

Allie Jones, 11th, Sikeston Senior High; Response of Algal Suspensions to a Gradient of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)

People Choice Exhibits

Jill Heuschober, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; An Investigation: Freezer Dehydration

Adam Amos, 8th, Kelso C-7, Benton; Harvesting the Fog

Bradley Schafer, 8th, Nell Holcomb R-4, Cape Girardeau; Which Works the Hardest?

Joshua Essner, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; The Great American Cookout: Delicious or Malicious?

Jason Glasser, 10th, Scott City High; Magnetically-Levitated Cars or Electric Cars, Which is More Efficient?

Kevin Lankheit, 10th, Notre Dame High, Cape Girardeau; The Study of the Effect of Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) On Chlorella pyrenoidosa

Lauren Davidson, 10th, South Pemiscot, Steele; Effects of Acid Rain On Clover and Rye Grass Seeds

Adam Dennis, 11th, South Pemiscot, Steele; Effects of pH and Temperature On Galactosidase Enzyme

Mary Hampton, 9th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Relieving Pericardial Effusion

Best Group Exhibit

David Chinnadurai and Jason Highley, 7th, Sikeston Middle; Cerebral Palsy Posture Vest

Best Collection Study

Seth Gragg, 8th, Poplar Bluff Junior High; Kids Can't Handle the Pressure, Air Pressure That Is.

Best Experimental Study

Ashley Hahn, 8th, St Denis, Benton; Egg "Citing" Osmosis

Jill Heuschober, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; An Investigation: Freezer Dehydration

Courtney Vickery, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Orange Juice - Which Has the Most Vitamin C?

Rachel McDowell, 7th, Sikeston Middle; How Do You Go? Does the Depth of Soil Determine the Nutrient Value?

Lindsay Kuper, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Swim Suit Dye: A Snack for Chlorine

Kendra Riddle, 8th, Sikeston Junior High; Calories, Calories, Calories

Bradley Schafer, 8th, Nell Holcomb R-4, Cape Girardeau; Which Works the Hardest?

Casie Janet, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; The Effects of Soil Pollution on Plant Growth

Joshua Essner, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; The Great American Cookout: Delicious or Malicious?

Jennifer Kaelin, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Fluoridation of Teeth

Chelsey Brown, 7th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; Tylenol: How Fast Can You Spell Relief?

Christopher Walker, 8th, Advance Junior High; Air Pollution: Particulate Matter Indoors

Best Invention Study

David Chinnadurai and Jason Highley, 7th, Sikeston Middle; Cerebral Palsy Posture Vest

Best Model Study

Major Burger and Brandon Dirnberger, 8th, Kelso C-7, Benton; How Does Pressure and Flow Keep an Airplane In the Air

Best Observation Study

Christian Berens, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Bad Air Day: Airborne Pollutants and Traffic

Austin Crowe, 8th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Mathematics and Soap Bubbles

Overall Junior Life Science

Christopher Walker, 8th, Advance Junior High, Air Pollution: Particulate Matter Indoors

Overall Junior Physical Science

Ashley Hahn, 8th, St. Denis, Benton; Egg "Citing" Osmosis

Kiwanis Scholarship

Julie Hicks, South Pemiscot, Steele; The Extraction and Spectral Characterization of Mammalian Myoglobin With Vitamin C and E

Dr. E.L. Bahn Award

Elizabeth Clauser, Marquand-Zion; Is There More to a Bone Than Meets the Eye?

Top Eighth Grade Student

Ashley Hahn, St. Denis, Benton; Karen Spence (teacher), Egg "Citing" Osmosis

INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR

Finalists

Amanda Busby, 9th, Kennett Public, Robert Gill (teacher); Engineering Glass for a Specific Temperature Range

Jason Glasser, 10th, Scott City High, Kay Hendrix (teacher); Magnetically-Levitated Cars or Electric Cars, Which is More Efficient?

1999 Logo Contest Winner

St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau

Designer: Bryanna Barrett

Teacher: Marilyn Peters

Principle: Mrs. Sharon Thompson