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62 OHIO SCHOOLS AND 356 TEACHERS RECEIVE GOVERNOR'S
THOMAS EDISON AWARDS
FOR EXCELLENCE IN STEM EDUCATION
Advance for release August 23, 2012
Posted at www.ohiosci.org/PR2012GovSTEMAwards.pdf
Columbus (August 23, 2012) . . . The Ohio Academy of Science today selected 62 Ohio
schools and 356 teachers to receive Governor's Thomas Edison Awards for
Excellence in STEM Education for their accomplishments during the 2011-2012
school year. This is a 30% increase over last year’s awardees. Each will receive special
Governor's Award certificates. The Technology Division of The Ohio Department of
Development funded the program.
Twelve schools received the maximum median score of 10 points: Beaumont
School, Cleveland Hts.; Bellbrook Middle School, Bellbrook; Bishop Liebold E & W
Campuses, Dayton; Carroll High School, Dayton; Heritage Middle School, Westerville;
Hicksville High School, Hicksville; Hudson High School, Hudson; Kilbourne Middle
School, Worthington; Lehman Catholic High School, Sidney; National Inventor’s Hall of
Fame School, Akron; Northwestern High School, West Salem; and Ottawa Hills High
School, Toledo. Scores of other awardees ranged from 7-9. Twenty one applicant schools
failed to make the cut with scores of 6 or less.
Bellbrook Middle School, Carroll High School and Hicksville High School each
received perfect scores of 10 from each reviewer. With respect to quality, one reviewer
remarked, “I nearly cried–[the application was] so good.”
To receive the award, schools had (1) to conduct a local science fair with 20 or more students, (2)
qualify one or more of these students for one of the Academy's 15 district science days, (3) have students
participate in at least one more youth science opportunity beyond the classroom such as State Science
Day, visits to museums, mentorship programs and extended field trips and (4) convince external
professionals from STEM business and industry, government and academia employers how and to what
extent the school’s program met the Academy’s definition of STEM education.
“These awardee schools are engaged in project-based curricula, the central element of any STEM
education program,” said Dr. Lynn E. Elfner, the Academy's CEO.
"Receiving a Governor's Thomas Edison Award for Excellence sends a clear signal that these
schools and teachers value student-originated, inquiry-based science and technology education as
envisioned for the Next-Generation Science Education Standards being developed nationally,” said Dr.
Lynn E. Elfner, the Academy's CEO. "Whole new worlds of opportunities open up to students when they
complete research or technological design projects," he continued.
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The Ohio Academy of Science initiated this educational partnership program in cooperation with
The Office of The Governor and The Technology Division of The Ohio Department of Development to
recognize schools and teachers who stimulate student scientific and technological research and extend
STEM education opportunities beyond traditional classroom activities. The Technology Division of The
Ohio Department of Development has supported this program since 1985 by grants to The Ohio Academy
of Science.
Thirty five professionals─broadly representing STEM employers from business and industry,
government and academia─evaluated the applications in a blind review process: AEP, Air Force Research
Laboratory, Battelle Memorial Institute, Central State University, Chamberlain College of Nursing,
Cornell University, DeVry University, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, eTech Ohio Commission, Heidelberg
University, Lake County ESC, Lorain County Community College, National Institutes of Health, Notre
Dame College of Ohio, Oberlin College, Ohio Bureau Criminal ID & Investigation, Ohio EPA, Ohio
Northern University, Ohio State University, Ohio State University Medical Center, Procter & Gamble Co,
State of Ohio, Summa Health System, University of Findlay, US Air Force, US Department of Energy, US
Geological Survey, Vehicle Research & Test Center, Yale University and Youngstown State University.
About The Ohio Academy of Science
The Ohio Academy of Science strives to be the leading organization in Ohio to foster curiosity,
discovery, and innovation and to unite all who value education, science, engineering, technology, and
their applications to benefit society. http://www.ohiosci.org
Editor’s notes:
� STEM is science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
� Here is the Academy’s definition of STEM education:
o STEM Education is both the mastery and integration of Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics for all PK-12 students. It incorporates scientific inquiry
and technological design through student-focused, project-based curricula to develop
skills of communication, teamwork/collaboration, creativity/innovation, critical
thinking, and problem solving.
� Background on Next-Generation Science Education Standards:
http://www.nextgenscience.org/
� The last two pages of this release list the final rankings of schools based on median scores on a
scale of 1-10, with 10 as the highest.
� A roster of awardees follows.
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Akron Akron Early College HS Mr. Larry O'Neil
Ms. Mona Kotran
Ms. Michele Hewitt
Mr. Erik Jones
Ms. Yvonne Culver
Ms. Lisa Anderson
Dr. Darlene Hensley
Akron Akron Opporunity Center MS Lori Sacks
Lauren Koppes
Kelly Porter
Thomas Bajackas
Holly Goetz
Douglas Gilbert
Ricardo Myers
Elizabeth Bell
Heather Braun‐Wargowsky
Kelly Vinson
Mary Carter‐Berry
Jessica Martin
Akron East HS Ms. Alisa Gross‐Dann
Ms. Linda Olson
Mr. Joshua Oldham
Ms. Mary Tvardy
Mr. Mark Shannon
Ms. Angela Miller
Mr. John Lengyel
Ms. Joan Gipson
Ms. Joy Dial
Ms. Susan Brown
Mr. William Stone
Ms. Johnna O'Neal
Mr. Charles Armstrong
Ms. Mitzie Atkins
Ms. Jacqueline Boyd
Ms. Carrie Brastine
Akron Jennings Community Learning Ctr Ms. Jennifer Reid‐Nicodemus
Ms. Patty Falls
Ms. Elaine Wulff
Mr. Jeff Short
Mr. Steve Culp
Ms. Christina Bieher
Ms. Nicole Gries
Ms. Leslie Crow
Mr. Jon Short
Ms. Kathleen Ekama
Ms. Jessica Schertz
Mr. Walter Kishton
Mr. Michael McBennett

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Akron Jennings Community Learning Ctr Ms. Christina Sanyo
Mr. Jacob Thompson
Mr. John Kishton
Akron Miller South Visual Perf Arts MS Ms. Kathleen Buckley
Ms. Laura Feltman
Ms. Linda Ward
Ms. Wendy Duke
Billie Chesser
Ms. Lori Galambos
Ms. Amy Heffernan
Ms. Karen Hazlett
Ms. Nia Holmes
Ms. Julie Demangeont
Ms. Gloria Russo
Mr. Robert Marxen
Mr. Rob Vigars
Ms. Adrienne Kalaitsides
Akron National Inventor's Hall of Fame School Ms. Brenda Leighton
Mr. Ed Garcia
Ms. Rachandra Decatur
Ms. Elizabeth Bugner
Ms. Ellen Beldean
Ms. Jill Holcomb
Ms. Diane Pancoe
Mr. Sam Crews
Ms. Susan Hall
Ms. Christine Justiss
Ms. Katie Metcalf
Mr. Aaron Merz
Mr. Michael Palumbo
Mr. Perkins Pringle
Ms. Carol Schweizer
Ms. Kim Shama‐Hanna
Ms. Lesley Trendell
` Ms. Katie Beal
Mr. Chuck Morrison
Ms. Sharon Kaffen
Ms. Sherry Hankinson
Ms. Julienne Hogarth
Ms. Karen Brandt
Ms. Donna Wojcik
Juwan Hardin
Akron Roswell Kent MS Ms. Monica Sandstrom
Mr. George Roberts
Mr. Chris Johnson
Ms. Dolores Whaley
Mr. Steven Frantz
Ms. Jodi Miller

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Ms. Barb Greig
Ms. Tiffany Lundy
Ms. Tami Goodbpasture
Ms. Dottie Colopy
Ms. Cara Misitigh
Ms. Kelly Weber
Ms. Laura Williams
Athens Athens MS Mrs. Stephanie List
Mrs. Mary Ann Hopple
Bellbrook Bellbrook MS Mrs. Cathy St. Pierre
Canal Winchester Canal Winchester MS Ms. Anne Callahan
Mr. Justin Kuck
Ms. Bethany Truax
Ms. Sheree Daily
Ms. Regina Keels
Ms. Melissa McCarty
Ms. Tori Begeny
Mr. Chris Frosini
Ms. Greta Bryant
Mr. Steve Bocock
Mr. Ken Phillips
Ms. Debbie Kebe
Mr. Paul Horrigan
Ms. Barb Booher
Ms. Carolyn Brunn
Ms. Kathy Kuck
Ms. Patricia Mariscal
Chesterland West Geauga HS Mr. Brian Spotts
Ms. Kristin Gregory
Mr. Mark Walton
Mr. Mike Sustin
Ms. Aly Ledman
Ms. Natalie Cooper
Mr. Tom Booth
Mr. Mike Taurasi
Chillicothe Bishop Flaget Mrs. Connie Schaefer
Mrs. Carrie Hill
Mrs. Dianne Cryder
Miss Cheryl Cale
Chillicothe Zane Trace HS Mr. Jason Clark
Cincinnati Anderson HS Mrs. Krista Willertz
Mrs. Holly Lowden
Mrs. Louise Keep
Mr. Jeff Granger
Mr. Justin Good
Mr. Jeffrey Rodriguez
Mrs. Emily Dorsey
Cincinnati McNicholas Ms. Lauren Wulker

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Cincinnati McNicholas Ms. Deborah Bonekamp
Mr. John Chadwell
Ms. Regina Goines
Mr. Jonathan Spurlock
Cincinnati Turpin HS Mr. Carmen Venditto
Ms. Lindsay Camm
Ms. Corey Mullins
Ms. Erin Walker
Ms. Gayle Garza
Cleveland Birchwood School Ms. Linda Brown
Mr. Charles Debelak
Cleveland St Rita Mr. Frank Tinus
Mrs. Rebecca Metz
Mrs. Michelle Jones
Mrs. Barbara Wilson
Cleveland Hts Beaumont School Mrs. Nooshin Beigi
Mrs. Lauren Brandon
Mrs. Lynn Gadus
Mrs. Gretchen Santo
Mrs. Samiha Iskander
Mrs. Maria Iannucci
Mrs. Ela Winkler
Columbia Station Columbia HS Ms. Allison Plata
Ms. Kristin Siebold
Ms. Amanda Bailey
Ms. Rebecca Karl
Columbus Grove St Anthony of Padua Ms. Deb Dulle
Continental Continental HS Ms. Marilyn Bohrer
Ms. Tammy Baker
Dayton Bishop Leibold E & W Campus Ms. Ann Bale
Ms. Jill Klimaski
Ms. Becky Cornett
Ms. Melissa Cox
Ms. Joyce Kerschner
Ms. Roseann Place
Ms. Beth Allaire
Dayton Carroll HS Dr. Leann Poston
Mrs. Laura Wright
Mrs. Mary Ollier
Mrs. Razia Abdulla
Mrs. Suz Levy
Mr. Rob Bosticco
Mr. Jeffrey Bohrer
Mrs. Laurie Fuhr
Dr. Martha Carter
Delaware Buckeye Valley Local MS Ms. Ann Burkam
Elyria St Jude Ms. Meg Milchen
Ms. Chrysa Muenchausen

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Fairborn Baker MS Mr. Christopher Henson
Ms. Beverly Stambaugh
Ms. Carrie Bell
Mr. Zachary Amand
Ms. Virginia Knisley
Ms. Andrea Ferguson
Ms. Julie Savoy
Ms. Sarah Fulton
Ms. Wendy Schultz
Ms. Dawn Flake
Fairborn Fairborn HS Mr. Darwin J. Chivers
Mrs. Leslie Lehner
Mr. Michael Thompson
Mr. Vincent Mosconi
Fort Jennings Fort Jennings HS Ms. Heather Harmon
Mr. Jeff Jostpille
Geneva Geneva HS Mr. Jarrod Burgard
Mr. John Barbo
Mrs. Luanne Stewart
Mrs. Wendy Booth
Mr. Brian Belconis
Mr. John Mirabell
Mr. Robert Lundin
Mrs. Emily Long
Mrs. Michelle Gillespie
Mrs. Jessica George
Mrs. Eileen Dragon
Mr. Frank Carraher
Grove City Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Mrs. Mary Ann Hartley
Hicksville Hicksville HS Mr. Michael Altman
Mr. Paul Payne
Mrs. Nikki Bostelman
Mrs. Kathy Laney
Highland Heights St Paschal Baylon Mrs. Michele Longano
Mrs. Holly Herald
Ms. Kristian Martinson
Mrs. Denise Meeks
Mrs. Evamarie Mickol
Mrs. Stephanie Leffler
Mrs. Lori Lender
Mrs. Eleanor Harris
Mrs. Kristin Polantz
Mrs. Kali Dysert
Mrs. Iryna Kulick
Hudson Hudson HS Ms. Kathy Sfiligoj
Ms. Cinda Sheldon
Ms. Susan Conroy
Lancaster St Mary Ms. Anita Yaple

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Louisville Louisville HS Mr. Robert Sudomir
Mansfield Mansfield Senior HS Dr. Edward Stevens
Mr. Brad Kentosh
Ms. Julie Tipper
Mrs. Amanda Clawson
Mrs. Leslie Nielson
Miller City Miller City‐New Cleveland HS Ms. Darla Warnecke
Mr. Ryan Benroth
Ms. Toni Rieger
Ms. Deb Schimmoeller
Mr. Dustin Pester
Mr. Dave Leader
Mr. Denny Mumaw
N Canton St Paul Mrs. Sharon Varner
Ottawa Sts Peter & Paul Ms. Mary Jane Palte
Ottoville Ottoville HS Ms. Alicia Haselman
Ms. Krista Schomaeker
Parma Hts Incarnate Word Academy Mrs. Karen Micheli
Mrs. Sharon Puin
Mrs. Cynthia Rossman
Pettisville Pettisville HS Ms. Donna Meller
Ms. Marla Miller
Mr. John Poulson
Sidney Lehman Catholic HS Sister Ginny Scherer, SC
Ms. Tracy Hall
Ms. Ruth Baker
Springfield Ridgewood School Mrs. Gail Daniels
Steubenville Bishop John King Mussio JS Mrs. Sandy Morelli
Sunbury Big Walnut HS Mr. Wayne Moore
Mr. Matt Wallschlaeger
Mrs. Nadine Adams
Mr. Mike Smith
Sylvania Toledo Islamic Academy Mrs. Amal Kanan
Mrs. Christa Graham
Mrs. Nailam Elkhechen
Ms. Nabeela Hamdan
Tipp City Tippecanoe MS Mr. Len Kenyon
Mr. Dale Bonifas
Ms. Sara Drexler
Ms. Deb Fetters
Ms. Nancy Murray
Mrs. Jennifer Wysocki
Mr. Curt Earl
Mr. Matt Pond
Mr. Greg Kinnison
Ms. Cheryl Peeples
Mr. Mark Mays
Toledo Ottawa Hills HS Ms. Kathy Singler

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Toledo Ottawa Hills HS Mr. Tim Adkins
Ms. Mary Kate Hafemann
Ms. Jeanine Bailey
Mr. Brandon Aigner
Ms. Nicole Silvers
Tuscarawas Indian Valley MS Mrs. Tracy Saho
W Salem Northwestern HS Mr. Ryan Conrad
Mr. Rod Ferrell
Ms. Kelly Woodruff
Mr. Ryan Shearer
Warsaw Warsaw ES Mrs. Dawn Justice
Westerville Blendon MS Ms. Angie Crego
Westerville Genoa MS Ms. Tina Bardwell
Mrs. Julie McSwords
Ms. Jessica Meginnis
Ms. Debra Pellington
Westerville Heritage MS Ms. LaVanya Watkins
Ms. Debra Pellington
Ms. Nyesha Clayton
Mr. Jason Tucker
Westerville Walnut Springs MS Pat Palumbo
Mr. Chad Clark
Ms. Lisa Huelskamp
Mr. Pete Wegley
Mr. Bill Wetta
Mr. John McCoy
Westerville Walnut Springs MS Ms. Jane Webster
Ms. Brittany Green
Worthington Kilbourne MS Mr. John Galipault
Mr. Ed Repko
Ms. Stephanie Records
Mr. Michael Miller
Mr. Brian Lord
Ms. Sarah Federanko
Ms. Elaine Dentler
Ms. Staci Coyle
Worthington Thomas Worthington HS Ms. Jamie Haddow
Mr. Tom DeVore
Ms. Amy Beckstedt
Ms. Mary Rizk
Ms. Jodi Bacon
Mr. Jason Cervenec
Mr. Brian Luthy
Ms. Cynthia Hummel
Youngstown Youngstown Chaney Campus of VPA & STEM Ms. Melissa Forde
Ms. Melissa Rhode
Ms. Tara Amill
Ms. Sharon Ragan

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Youngstown Youngstown Chaney Campus of VPA & STEM Mr. Cory Rudibaugh
Ms. Carrie Sinkele
Mr. Reuben Asempapa
Mr. Michael Cracraft
Ms. Evelyn Jones
Ms. Mary Lowry
Ms. Pam Lubich
Ms. Madonna Barwick
Mr. Tim Bakos
Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley HS Mr. John Hite
Ms. Susan Troyer
Mr. Dave Kennat
Mr. Mike Horger
Ms. Kelly Gulling
Ms. Lucinda Martin
Mr. Ron Gauding
Ms. Robin Cramp
Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley MS Ms. Sue Sciury
Ms. Cathy Whitehair
Ms. Janet Cornell

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The Ohio Academy of Science
August 23, 2012: Arranged by score and then alpha by school name.
School Scores of Governor's Thomas Edison Awards for Excellence in STEM Education
The following applicants did not qualify.
2011-2012 School Year
School School City School District Median Score
Beaumont School Cleveland Hts Cleveland Catholic Diocese 10
Bellbrook MS Bellbrook Sugarcreek Local 10
Bishop Leibold E & W Campus Dayton Cincinnati Archdiocese 10
Carroll HS Dayton Cincinnati Archdiocese 10
Heritage MS Westerville Westerville City 10
Hicksville HS Hicksville Hicksville Exempted Village 10
Hudson HS Hudson Hudson City 10
Kilbourne MS Worthington Worthington City 10
Lehman Catholic HS Sidney Cincinnati Archdiocese 10
National Inventor's Hall of Fame School Akron Akron City 10
Northwestern HS W Salem Northwestern Local 10
Ottawa Hills HS Toledo Ottawa Hills Local 10
Anderson HS Cincinnati Forest Hills Local 9
Birchwood School Cleveland Birchwood School 9
Bishop Flaget Chillicothe Columbus Diocese 9
Genoa MS Westerville Westerville City 9
Mansfield Senior HS Mansfield Mansfield City 9
McNicholas Cincinnati Cincinnati Archdiocese 9
Roswell Kent MS Akron Akron City 9
St Jude Elyria Cleveland Catholic Diocese 9
Turpin HS Cincinnati Forest Hills Local 9
Tuscarawas Valley MS Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley Local 9
West Geauga HS Chesterland West Geauga Local 9
Youngstown Chaney Campus of VPA & STEMYoungstown Youngstown City 9
Baker MS Fairborn Fairborn City 8
Blendon MS Westerville Westerville City 8
Buckeye Valley Local MS Delaware Buckeye Valley Local 8
Canal Winchester MS Canal Winchester Canal Winchester Local 8
Columbia HS Columbia Station Columbia Local 8
East HS Akron Akron City 8
Fort Jennings HS Fort Jennings Jennings Local 8
Geneva HS Geneva Geneva City 8
Miller City ‐ New Cleveland HS Miller City Miller City‐New Cleveland Local 8
Miller South Visual Perf Arts MS Akron Akron City 8
Ottoville HS Ottoville Ottoville Local 8
Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Grove City Columbus Diocese 8
Pettisville HS Pettisville Pettisville School Local 8
St Anthony of Padua Columbus Grove Toledo Diocese 8
St Paschal Baylon Highland Heights Cleveland Catholic Diocese 8
St Rita Cleveland Cleveland Catholic Diocese 8
Thomas Worthington HS Worthington Worthington City 8
Tippecanoe MS Tipp City Tipp City Exempted Village 8
Walnut Springs MS Westerville Westerville City 8
Toledo Islamic Academy Sylvania Toledo Islamic Academy 7.5
Warsaw ES Warsaw River View Local 7.5
Zane Trace HS Chillicothe Zane Trace Local 7.5

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Akron Early College HS Akron Akron City 7
Akron Opportunity Center MS Akron Akron City 7
Athens MS Athens Athens City 7
Big Walnut HS Sunbury Big Walnut Local 7
Bishop John King Mussio JS Steubenville Steubenville Diocese 7
Continental HS Continental Continental Local 7
Fairborn HS Fairborn Fairborn City 7
Incarnate Word Academy Parma Hts Cleveland Catholic Diocese 7
Indian Valley MS Tuscarawas Indian Valley Local 7
Jennings Community Learning Ctr Akron Akron City 7
Louisville HS Louisville Louisville City 7
Ridgewood School Springfield OH Assoc of Indep Schools 7
St Mary Lancaster Columbus Diocese 7
St Paul N Canton Youngstown Diocese 7
Sts Peter & Paul Ottawa Toledo Diocese 7
Tuscarawas Valley HS Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley Local 7
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++++++++++++The following schools did not qualify. ++++++++++++
Central Catholic Toledo Toledo Diocese 6
Discovery School ES Mansfield Discovery School ES 6
Firestone HS Akron Akron City 6
Holy Family Poland Youngstown Diocese 6
Immaculate Heart Of Mary Youngstown Youngstown Diocese 6
Incarnation Centerville Cincinnati Archdiocese 6
Jackson HS Jackson Jackson City 6
Perkins MS Akron Akron City 6
Willow Creek Learning Center Youngstown 6
St Francis Xavier Medina Cleveland Catholic Diocese 5.5
Brookville HS Brookville Brookville Local 5
Columbus Grove Home School Columbus Grove 5
Hyre CLC Akron Akron City 5
Lake Ridge Academy N Ridgeville OH Assoc of Indep Schools 5
Litchfield MS Akron Akron City 5
Mother Teresa Catholic Liberty Twp Cincinnati Archdiocese 5
Sheridan MS Thornville Northern Local 5
Bowling Green Christian Academy Bowling Green Assoc of Christians Schools Intl 4.5
Tippecanoe HS Tipp City Tipp City Exempted Village 4.5
Buchtel HS Akron Akron City 3
Eastern MS Sardinia Eastern Local 3
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