31 Advocates selected to mentor underserved students
Thirty-one Advocates were selected out of 240 applications to be included in the 2016-2017 Advocate Grant Program. Advocates receive a stipend of $3,000 to guide 3-5 underrepresented students in conducting a scientific or engineering research project to completing applications for scientific competitions.
The Society received 240 applications from 45 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico.
The Advocates for the 2016-2017 year include:
- Lauren Allgood, in Nashville, Tennessee
- Oluwatoyin Asojo, in Houston, Texas
- Scott Bolen, in Conyers, Georgia
- Dolores Caffey-Fleming, in Los Angeles, California
- Carrie Cao, in San Francisco, California
- Charlene Chan, in Queens, New York
- Sarah Connelly, in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Deanna Cusick, in Aurora, Colorado
- Alexa Dantzler, in Atlanta, Georgia
- Sakinah Ellickson, in Iowa City, Iowa
- Antonio Gamboa, in Pomona, California
- Shari Harrison, in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Bonnie Lasorsa, in Wareham, Massachusetts
- Priscilla Lumbreras, in La Joya, Texas
- Sheila Marquez, in Tucson, Arizona
- Douglas Masterson, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Patricia Monteith, in Boston, Massachusetts
- Lynne Muhammad, in Chicago, Illinois
- Kelly Norton Pipes, in Wilkesboro, North Carolina
- Jennifer O’Connor, in Ethete, Wyoming
- Deanna Pick, in Fort Pierce, Florida
- Andrew Pineda, in Whiteriver, Arizona
- Elizabeth Proctor, in Monticello, Georgia
- Anne Rammelsberg, in Decatur, Illinois
- Lisa Ranney, in Lafayette, Louisiana
- Cheri Reznicek, in Maryville, Tennessee
- Karl Sandeman, in Brooklyn, New York
- Thomas Schmedake, in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Russ Stukel, in Denton, Texas
- Laura Tenorio, in Taos, New Mexico
- Freda Vine, in Las Vegas, Nevada
The Advocate Grant Program provides support to underserved students across the U.S. who have conducted scientific or engineering research projects, and encourages them to submit their research to a scientific research competition. These competitions may include, but are not limited to, the Society’s three programs: the Science Talent Search, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), or Broadcom MASTERS.
When students complete the application process to enter a science competition, it instills confidence in their scientific abilities, provides experience writing a research paper and offers a stage to present their work to peers, scientists and the public.
The grant is sponsored by the Alcoa Foundation, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, and the Society for Science & the Public. Learn more about the grant.
