Two-Week Math-Science-Technology Summer Institute Ends Friday

Morristown Teacher and Cannon County Student Among Participants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 19, 2007
FY07-57

WHAT: Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)/Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) 2007 Math-Science-Technology Summer Institute Final Presentation Ceremony

WHEN: Friday, July 20, 2007 8:30 a.m. to noon

WHERE: Cumberland Room, Oak Ridge City Center (formerly Oak Ridge Mall), 333 Main Street, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830

WHY: High school students and teachers from across Appalachia will be presenting results from research projects completed during the past two weeks under the guidance of ORNL mentors. The projects range from studying aquatic ecology to building Web sites and researching nanotechnology.

SPEAKERS:  

• Anne Pope, ARC Federal Co-Chair
• Thom Mason, Director of ORNL
• Ron Townsend, President of ORAU

A group of 45 high school students and teachers from 12 Appalachian states are currently participating in the ARC/ORNL Math-Science-Technology Summer Institute, now in its 18th year. The two-week program ends on Friday, July 20, with a ceremony where the participants will demonstrate what they have learned in their research projects through combination of skits and computer-based presentations.

Administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), the institute gives students and teachers a chance to have fun and conduct research in one of the nation’s most renowned national laboratories.

*NOTE TO EDITORS: Tennessee participants include Amber Simpson of Morristown and Christopher Bowman of Bradyville. Simpson is a math teacher at Morristown East High School. Bowman will be a junior at Cannon County High School in the fall. Please see the full list of participants below.

ARC/ORNL Summer Institute Participants

Students	High School	Home Town
Dustin Adkins	Lincoln County High School	West Hamlin, WV
Ariel Auge	Chautauqua Lake Central High School	Mayville, NY
Amy Bagg	Bainbridge Gulford High School	Oxford, NY
Sean Bailey	Bradford Area High School	Bradford, PA
Jenn Barnes	Bradford Area High School	Bradford, PA
Christopher Bowman	Cannon County High School	Bradyville, TN
Alex Brasher	Hazard County High School	Blackey, KY
Phillip Carey	Palmetto High School	Belton, SC
Candy Cason	Calhoun High School	Calhoun, GA
Justin Coburn	Lincoln County High School	West Hamlin, WV
Ceegan Danielson	Bradford Area High School	Bradford, PA
Courtney Denney	Vinton County High School	McArthur, OH
Alissa Faulkner	Canisteo-Greenwood High School	Canisteo, NY
Cody Franks	Calhoun High School	Calhoun, GA
Becca Fuller	Fort Hill High School	Cumberland, MD
Tempa Grabans	Vinton County High School	McArthur, OH
Barrett Gray	Houston High School	Houston, MS
Stephen Graycheck	Lumpkin County High School	Dahlonega, GA
Travis Hudson	Canisteo-Greenwood High School	Hornell, NY
Richard Huie	Calhoun High School	Calhoun, GA
Jada Isenhower	Murray County High School	Murray County, GA
Nathan King	Fort Hill High School	Cumberland, MD
D’Arlous Madden	LaFayette High School	LaFayette, GA
Desirae Meisberger	Southern Hills Joint Vocational School	Mt. Orab, OH
Jessica Morrow	Fannin County High School	McCaysville, GA
Victoria Niemeier	Western High School	Latham, OH
Jennifer Pominville	Palmetto High School	Williamston, SC
Joe Qualls	Vinton County High School	Radcliff, OH
Gabrielle Rathfon	North Clarion Junior/Senior High School	Tylersburg, PA
Ivan Stacy	Buckhorn High School	Buckhorn, KY
Jonathan Strange	James F. Byrnes High School	Greer, SC
Chase Weaver	North Clarion Junior/Senior High School	Lucinda, PA
Zachary Wilson	Palmetto High School	Williamston, SC

Teachers	High School	Home Town
Terry Bennett	Calhoun High School	Calhoun, GA
Davette Carpenter	Canisteo-Greenwood High School	Bath, NY
Jerry Cremeans	Lincoln County High School	Branchland, WV
Jeremy Crock	Waterford High School	Marietta, OH
Elaine Custer	Karns City High School	Emlenton, PA
Donald Custer	Cornell Abraxas High School	Emlenton, PA
Sandy Little	Jackson High School	Jackson, OH
Erika Loucks	Schoharie Central High School	Schoharie, NY
Phillip Peyton	Nelsonville-York High School	Shawnee, OH
Jennifer Pruett	Carroll County Intermediate School	Hillsville, VA
Amber Simpson	Morristown East High School	Morristown, TN
Edward Whonic	Lumpkin County High School	Dahlonega, GA