AWARDS CEREMONY 11th Art & Essay Contest American Agriculture

AWARDS CEREMONY11th Art & Essay ContestAmerican Agriculture: Traditions and InnovationsGeorge Bush Presidential Library & MuseumApril 14, 2010PROGRAMWarren Finch, Director, George Bush Presidential Library and Museum (GBPLM)Welcome with acknowledgements: Former First Lady Barbara BushSponsors: Miles Ouren, Community Banking District Manager, Wells Fargo BankTrophies by Larry Goodrum of Awards & More (www.Awardsandmoreinc.com)Kerre Cole, Community Relations Manager, Barnes & Noble (Essay Gift Cards)Ray Estrada, Manager of Hobby Lobby (Artwork Framing & Gift Cards)Dr. Shirley Hammond, Education Director, GBPLMOutstanding Educator Awards: Johnece Marchbanks, Art Teacher, Cornerstone Christian AcademySherry Akers Morris-Imhoff, Art Teacher, The Woodlands Preparatory SchoolCynthia L. Owens, U.S. History & U.S. History AP Teacher, Bryan High School, Bryan ISDKenneth Pollard, Texas Parks & Wildlife, Ret. Program Supervisor, Buffalo Soldiers Heritage & Outreach ProgramArt Winners announced by Monica Lerma, Education Specialist, GBPLMEssay Winners announced by Heather Evans, Education Intern, GBPLMPhotography: Savannah Smith (CD with photos costs $5.00, contact Bush AudioVisual at 979-691-4024, available May 15.)PowerPoint Facilitator: Ryan Davenport, Education InternAwards Committee of Education Docents: Mike Blair, Shirley Edmiston, Wayne Edwards, Margie Germany, Nancy Gilmore,Kathleen Heaton, Ila Magee, Mary Napper, Barbara Orville, Al Postelwait, Barbara Rinard, John Rinard,Marcia Schorn, Tommie Schulz, Shirley Skidmore, Irma Smith, Kim Tolman, Carrie Witt, and Sandra WoodCONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND SCHOOLS!Art Contest Awards for K – 2nd GradesHonorable MentionStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolLexi Burk On My Texas Farm 2 nd Alyssa Meekins Anderson-Shiro ElementaryChloe Crager Cows Give Us Steak! 1 st Magda Zietsman College Hills ElementarySabrina Hu Green Pastures Kinder Ruth Rickaway Cornerstone Christian AcademyVictoria Osmond Mallard Melody 1 st Christie Newcomb & The Woodlands PreparatoryTeam Project:Voon Joo Goh &Krithi PalwaiTeam Project:Sherry Morris-ImhoffWreath of Wellness 2 nd Lisa Bradley &Sherry Morris-ImhoffSlithering Solutions to SmallGarden PestsIan Alvarez, Taylor Clunn, Ugo Oguamanam, Camron Siddiqi, Jacob Staton2 nd Lisa Bradley &Sherry Morris-ImhoffSchoolThe Woodlands PreparatorySchoolThe Woodlands PreparatorySchool3 rd PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolDaisy Eager Cows Give us Meat in Texas 1 st Magda Zietsman College Hills ElementaryMackenzie Mathews A Texas Legacy 2 nd Wendy Lee KOR Educational SchoolJaeryung Park Fancy Cow Gives us Milk 1 st Magda Zietsman College Hills ElementaryLilly Pham Sunset Windmill 2 nd Sandra Dixon Krause ElementaryTeam Project:Megan Kwatra &Mia MartinezCountry Vet Clinic 2 nd Lisa Bradley &Sherry Morris-ImhoffThe Woodlands PreparatorySchool1

Cont. Art Contest Awards for K – 2nd Grades2nd PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolMia BaileyDrying Peppers & Herbs: ATexas Tradition1 st Christie Newcomb &Sherry Morris-ImhoffThe Woodlands PreparatorySchoolHayden Helton Cotton Fields Kinder Kathy Dodd Roland Reynolds ElementaryTrevor Hull Cotton Ball 1 st Jenny Adams Cornerstone Christian AcademyAnna Staton The Prairie in Bloom 1 st Susan Postus &Sherry Morris-ImhoffThe Woodlands PreparatorySchoolKierra Webb Mother Love Kinder Ruth Rickaway Cornerstone Christian AcademyTeam Project: American Agriculture Kinder Joni McKuen &Sherry Morris-ImhoffThe Woodlands PreparatorySchoolNora Alizadeh, Natalie Halaris, Hugo Murillas, Ara Odelowo, Allie Postus, Chesnie Russell, Abigail Stanoscheck1 st PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolLexie Jean Coyle Lone Star Poultry 2 nd Wendy Lee KOR Educational SchoolKelsey Davis Pig Farm 2 nd Dana Davis Home SchoolSavyaschi Dixit Farm Implements from the Barn 2 nd Magda Zietsman College Hills ElementaryClarissa Pereyra Little White Hen Kinder Ruth Rickaway Cornerstone Christian AcademyAshley Sanders Amber Waves of Grain 1 st Kathy Dodd Roland Reynolds ElementaryTina VarelaHerding the Long Horns: TheBlue Heeler2 nd Laurel Sneed &Sherry Morris-ImhoffEssay Contest Awards for 4 th – 5 th GradesHonorable mentionStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolEvelyn Beesaw Planting History 4 th Veronica Lozano Johnson ElementaryAnnie Lafon The Green Revoloution 5 th Robert Smith Johnson ElementaryJada Moody The Amazing Sweet Onion 4 th Sherry Gardner Johnson ElementaryGrace Pivonka Untitled 4 th Bobbie Frerking First Baptist School3 rd PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolRachel Davis Fabulous Compost 5 th Dana Davis Home SchoolNathaniel Norlander The Texas Cattle Industry 4 th Sandy Fleming Johnson ElementaryHannah Reeves Corn in Texas 4 th Bobbie Frerking First Baptist SchoolAbigail Schroeder Cotton Culture 4 th Bobbie Frerking First Baptist SchoolTyler Schroeder Methods of Hay Baling 5 th Vickie Novosad First Baptist SchoolIke TaylorA High-Yielding Ag Invention:Norman Borlaug’s WheatThe Woodlands PreparatorySchool4 th Veronica Lozano Johnson Elementary2 nd PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolKayla Le Nelle Ackerman Development of the CitrusIndustry in Texas: The Ruby-Sweet and Rio Star5 th Tim Ackerman Home SchoolKellie Beran Pigs 4 th Bobbie Frerking First Baptist SchoolAlecia Berry Peanut Innovations 5 th Vickie Novosad First Baptist SchoolLina Rice Helicopters in Agriculture 4 th Veronica Lozano Johnson ElementaryChristian Edward SmithCold Meat in Boxcars, and HowIt Changed Texas4 th Sandy Fleming Johnson Elementary2

Cont. Art Contest Awards for 3 rd – 5 th Grades1 st PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolBella Lee Migrant Worker 3 rd Wendy Lee Home SchoolMaggie Martin Dustin’ Time 4 th Renee Adams Covenant Christian SchoolTyler Merritt King Cotton 4 th Kathy Dodd Roland Reynolds ElementaryDeLon Rawson Cotton Patch 5 th Jennifer Carroll Cornerstone Christian AcademyStoy Rawson Waves of Grain 5 th Jennifer Carroll Cornerstone Christian AcademyTeam Project:Rise and Shine 5 th Kristi Hancock Johnson ElementaryIvethe Reynaga &Juan ReynagaEssay Contest Awards for 6 th – 8 th GradesHonorable MentionStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolMaryam Aram The Harming of Cows 8 th Susan Postus The Woodlands PreparatorySchoolJohn William Faulk History of the Cotton Gin 6 th Nancy Jahns First Baptist SchoolAnthony Galindo Agricultural Essay 7 th Michelle Neyrey Timberwood Middle SchoolSpencer QiuHow Lumber Has Changed 7 th Jeremy O’Neill Timberwood Middle SchoolMy LifeAbigail Spiegelman The Harvest Moon 7 th Kelli Noel Jane Long Middle SchoolAmanda Tavares Cattle and Me 7 th Michelle Neyrey Timberwood Middle School3 rd PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolKatie Beran Soybeans 6 th Arlene Perry First Baptist SchoolBlair Fose Wheat 7 th Jeremy O’Neill Timberwood Middle SchoolKyle Foster The Effect of the Cotton Gin 6 th Arlene Perry First Baptist SchoolGrant McFarland The Texas Cattle Industry 7 th Michelle Neyrey Timberwood Middle SchoolPatrick Morris Taking the “In” Out of Inorganic 8 th Lindsay West The Woodlands PreparatorySchoolMorgan Snyder Livestock in Texas 7 th Michelle Neyrey Timberwood Middle School2 nd PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolRandy Bittner White Gold 8 th Bette Bittner Home SchoolViktoria Kollegger Got Organic? 8 th Lindsay West The Woodlands PreparatorySchoolAidan Parsi The Steel Low 7 th Leda Long Caldwell Middle SchoolChristopher Richardson Trains and Transportation 7 th Leda Long Caldwell Middle SchoolEmma Ryan The Peril of Pesticides 8 th Susan Postus The Woodlands PreparatorySchoolAly SamsModern Agricultural GeneticEngineering7 th Connie Brown Saint Michael’s EpiscopalSchool1 st PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolAustin Douglas Ackerman The Cotton Gin and Its Impact 8 th Tim Ackerman Home Schoolon American AgricultureNoah Bittner A World of Wheat 7 th Bette Bittner Home SchoolHannah Doncov The History of Corn in the U.S. 6 th Arlene Perry First Baptist SchoolKhale Hollomon The History of Cotton 7 th Jeremy O’Neill Timberwood Middle SchoolTodd Jahns Pesticides: Friend or Foe? 6 th Nancy Jahns First Baptist SchoolMadeline Maske The Devil’s Rope 7 th Marjorie Maske Home School4

Art Contest Awards for 6 th – 8 th GradesHonorable MentionStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolCabe Birge On Grandpa’s Farm 8 th David Schaut Timberwood Middle SchoolCassidi Musser Future Farmers of America 6 th Nancy Jahns First Baptist Church SchoolMyka Morehead Dusting for Better Crops 7 th Mary Neely Gause ISDBrandon Pierite Farm to Market 8 th Debra Salcido Gause ISDJacqueline Ritchie Heir to the Hereford Line 7 th Steve Digerlando &Sherry Morris-ImhoffThe Woodlands PreparatorySchoolCarly Robledo Hope 7 th David Schaut Timberwood Middle SchoolSpencer Rod The Very Basics 7 th Lynn Peverill Covenant Christian SchoolSamantha Sotelo The Ears of Texas 7 th Betsy Steele Joyful Sound Christian AcademyKevin TigheReady for Planting: Tilling theFields6 th Jennifer Russell &Sherry Morris-ImhoffThe Woodlands PreparatorySchoolCamille Thierry Perfume of the Prairies 7 th Steve Digerlando &Sherry Morris-ImhoffThe Woodlands PreparatorySchool3 rd PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolMaryam Aram Building Strong Bones 7th Sherry Morris-Imhoff The Woodlands PreparatorySchoolVittoria de Ceglia Yellow and Red: Great TexasSpreads6 th Mia Harpel &Sherry Morris-ImhoffThe Woodlands PreparatorySchoolSierra Dockeray Ruling Rooster 7 th Tera Dudley & Covenant Christian SchoolLynn PeverillAutumn Green Cows in a Pasture 7 th Mary Green Home SchoolSummer Hill Country Mother 8 th David Schaut Timberwood Middle SchoolColin Lee Potato Farm 7 th Wendy Lee Home SchoolMaria Paramo EEEE-IIII, EEEE-IIII, OOOOH 8 th Cathy Bowen &Sherry Morris-ImhoffThe Woodlands PreparatorySchool2 nd PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolKatie Coyle Farmer’s Market 7 th Wendy Lee KOR Educational SchoolAlayna Holm Bumping Along 7 th Lynn Peverill Covenant Christian SchoolJamie Krauter Early Fruit 6 th Reta Cullen Sam Rayburn Middle SchoolBetsy McGee Why Tractors Became Popular 8 th Karmen McGee Home SchoolTacir Roberson Springtime in Wine 6 th Reta Cullen Sam Rayburn Middle SchoolKatie Svatek Patchwork of Texas Ag 7 th Nan Nevels & Anderson-Shiro Jr. High SchoolKelly PruittJosh Wagner Three’s a Crowd 7 th Lynn Peverill Covenant Christian School1 st PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolHaydee Espinoza Agriculture Afternoon 8 th Lisa Miller Bremond ISDMason Hutchins Don’t Leave Hungry 7 th Lynn Peverill Covenant Christian SchoolColton Johnson Old Agricultural Barn 8 th Lisa Miller Bremond ISDTyler Mallett The Plows 7 th Reta Cullen Sam Rayburn Middle SchoolShawn Michael Birds and Barley 8 th Scott Michael Home SchoolHenok Moak Feed the World! 7 th Erica Blase Cornerstone Christian Academy5

Essay Contest Awards for 9 th – 12 th GradesHonorable MentionStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolAshley Eckenrode Agricultural Innovations 12 th Pearline Halsell Mumford High SchoolMadelyn Fletcher Reaping Success 11 th Patsy Fletcher Home SchoolSavannah Kinser Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin 10 th Tracey Cox Burton High SchoolAlexandria Stoker Agriculture 9 th Pearline Halsell Mumford High School3 rd PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolAnthony Criscione Pests and Profit 10th Margaret Criscione Home SchoolAlejandro Cruz The Cotton Gin 11 th Cyndi Owens Bryan High SchoolMatthew Kocmoud Where’s the Beef 11 th Christopher Kocmoud Home SchoolTrevor MaskeCranberries: A Truly American 9 th Marjorie Maske Home SchoolFruitNatalie Weber The Art of Wine Making 11 th Cyndi Owens Bryan High School2 nd PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolAshley Bender Two Men and a Plow 10 th Loretta Bender Home SchoolKevin Bittner Crop Rotation 10 th Bette Bittner Home SchoolSilvia Campos Tractors 12 th Pearline Halsell Mumford High SchoolJonathan Kocmoud Carya Illinoinesis 9 th Christopher Kocmoud Home SchoolAnthony Macha Peanut Products: An9 th Van Henry A&M Consolidated High SchoolAmerican TraditionDayna WellsFeeding Millions, One Grain 11 th Sharon Wells Home Schoolof Wheat at a Time1 st PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolAaron Neil Ackerman Crop Rotation and its use in 10 th Tim Ackerman Home SchoolNaturally ReplenishingFixed-NitrogenPaul BittnerA Powerful Change: How the 12 th Bette Bittner Home SchoolTractor has Impacted theWorldStephanie Garza Vertical Farming 11 th Pearline Halsell Mumford High SchoolKelsey Graham GM Foods 12 th Pearline Halsell Mumford High SchoolNathan Kocmoud The Remarkable Reaper 11 th Christopher Kocmoud Home SchoolMolly McGeeThere’s Culture…And thenThere’s Agriculture11 th Karmen McGee Home SchoolArt Contest Awards for 9 th -12 th GradesHonorable MentionStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolForbes Baggett Daddy’s Girl 12 th Jennifer Barnes Huntsville High SchoolShawn Boren Bird House 10 th Kristi Wakefield Centerville High SchoolShayla Doane Goats in Primaries 12 th Lisa Miller Bremond ISDElizabeth Haberl One Last Backward Glance at 12 th Brent Maxwell A&M Consolidated High Schoolthe Open RangeConrad Neyrey Untitled 10 th Kaci Sheridan Kingwood High SchoolMary Ricks What Makes a Cheeseburger 12 th Robert Parker Brenham High SchoolKatherine Sackreiter Deep in the Heart of Texas 12 th Robert Parker Brenham High School6

Cont. Art Contest Awards for 9 th – 12 th Grades3 rd PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolCara Corley Bremond Bull 9 th Lisa Miller Bremond ISDMatthew Kocmoud Bovine Revelation 11 th Christopher Kocmoud Home SchoolMartin Le Wheat for Thought 12 th Robert Parker Brenham High SchoolLiz Opiela The Farmland 10 th Jami Bevans A&M Consolidated High SchoolDaylon Rogers Fresh Picked Tomatoes 9 th Lynn Peverill Covenant Christian SchoolMary Jane Whiting The Red Barn 11 th Melissa Schulman St. Michael’s Episcopal SchoolParker Zattz The Fruits of our Labor 9 th Lynn Peverill Covenant Christian School2 nd PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolZachary Angelo Feeding Time Reflections 10 th Lynn Peverill Covenant Christian SchoolToni Bair Sprouts of Tomorrow 12 th Brent Maxwell A&M Consolidated High SchoolJayoung Kim Eye Create 10 th Jami Bevans A&M Consolidated High SchoolShane Neyrey Moovin’ to Milk 10 th Patrick Ballay Kingwood High SchoolZach Ramey A Grand Champion Day 10 th Lynn Peverill Covenant Christian SchoolReagan Robertson The Original American Farmer 11 th Kristi Wakefield Centerville High SchoolRebecca Stanley The Chicken Lady 10 th Lynn Peverill Covenant Christian SchoolAndrew Terry The Gift of Growth 12 th Jami Bevans A&M Consolidated High School1 st PlaceStudent Title Grade Teacher SchoolOlga Belyanina Racing the Storm 9 th Brent Maxwell A&M Consolidated High SchoolDaniel Brossart Behind the Gray 12 th Barbara Klein A&M Consolidated High SchoolErroll Hodge Sun Up to Sun Down 12 th Jennifer Barnes Huntsville High SchoolKristern Koeplin The Miracle of Water Irrigation 12th Jami Bevans A&M Consolidated High SchoolMike Panin King Cotton 12 th Daria Panina Home SchoolNena UntungWe Grow Organic! Produce bythe Texas Dept. of Corrections11 th David Roddy &Sherry Morris-ImhoffThe Woodlands PreparatorySchoolWith appreciation for the following contributions:Acceptance/Receipt /Set-up Education Docent Committee: Dori Enderle, Shirley Edmiston, Nancy Gilmore, Kathy Ireland,Ila Magee, Mary Napper, Barbara Orville, Barbara Rinard, John Rinard, Lauren Tolman, Kim Tolman, Carrie Witt,and LaVerne Young-HawkinsArt Judges: Patricia Burchfield, Deputy Director, GBPLM; Mary Edna Dorsey, Ret. Art Teacher, Bryan ISD;Helen Otken, Museum Docent, GBPLMEssay Judges: Warren Finch; Shirley Hammond; Barbara Orville, Education Docent, GBPLMHobby Lobby: Rebekah Cummins, Certified Framer, and Pedro Lama, Certified FramerLetters/Certificates from Education Dept. to all contest Students/Teachers and Program: Education Department Staff,Education Docents Nancy Gilmore and Sandra WoodMuseum Classroom Exhibit Display: James Barnett, Texas A&M University, and Shirley HammondPhotography of the artwork: Savannah SmithPowerPoint development and production: Heather Evans, Education Intern, GBPLMAnnenberg Presidential Conference Center: Marc Chaloupka, Director; Justin Engelwood, Audio Visual Technician;and Bryan Williams, Audio Visual TechnicianAwards Ceremony Public Relations: Kathryn Kelly, Public Relations Assistant, GBPLM7