Thank
You Sponsors!
DSC Honors 2010 Science Hall of Fame Award Winners
The
Da Vinci Science Center thanks its 2010 Science Hall of Fame Sponsors for
their support of this successful event, featuring a keynote presentation by
Astronaut Winston Scott.
The Da Vinci Science
Center's Science Hall of Fame honors high school students who hold a deep
passion for science, teachers who inspire the next generation of leaders,
and community partners who champion science throughout the greater Lehigh
Valley region.
The evening also included a special video message
from United States Senator Bob Casey for the outstanding young scientists.
Keynote
and Dinner Sponsor
Venue
Sponsor
Winston
Scott Reception and Book Signing Sponsor
Excellence Award Sponsors
Beall and Linny Fowler
Bob and Sandy Lovett
Young Scientist Award Sponsors
Bob and Sandy Lovett
Frank and Yvonne Schweighardt
Excellence
Award Partner Sponsors
Bill and Phyllis Grube
Vincent and Michelle Sorgi
Science for the Future Sponsors
Art and
Denise Katsaros
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Lehigh University College of Education
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
PMC-Sierra
Partners in Science
Active Data Exchange, Inc.
Ed and Jacqueline Atkins
Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
Communication Systems, Inc. (CSI)
Lafayette Ambassador Bank
Ted and Suzanne Lyons
Hospitality Sponsors
Terry and Mary Jane Hart
Award Sponsor
Fowler and Peña Creations
News Media Sponsor
The Morning Call
Printing Sponsor
Offset Impressions
Since its inception in 1999, the Da Vinci Science Center's Science Hall of Fame has honored community leaders who support its mission, teachers who bring science to life with vibrancy and meaning, and young people who show a unique passion for science inside and outside the classroom.
Apprentice Award for
Outstanding Science Scholarship
The Apprentice Award honors high school juniors and seniors who not only have
excelled in science and academically, but have sought independently to expand
their knowledge and skill outside of the classroom.
Young Scientist Award
The Young Scientist Award was created in 2010 to honor elementary school and
middle school students who have shown an exceptional passion and aptitude
for science.
Grand Master Award
for Outstanding Science Teaching
The Grand Master Award honors educators who have demonstrated excellence and
innovation in their teaching of science and technology, fostered deep and
meaningful student learning, and generated exceptional student achievement.
Da Vinci TLI Grand
Master Award for Excellence in Inquiry-Based Instruction
The Da Vinci Teacher Leader Institute Grand Master Award honors an institute
teacher who exemplifies the institute's work to help elementary teachers increase
their science knowledge, develop leadership skills, and integrate hands-on,
inquiry-based teaching in their classrooms.
Grand Maestro Award
for Outstanding Community Champions
The Grand Maestro Award honors corporations, scientists, and corporate leaders
who have made significant contributions to the fields of science and technology
in the greater Lehigh Valley and to the Da Vinci Science Center.
Spirit of Leonardo
Award for Outstanding Curiosity, Creativity, and Imagination
The Spirit of Leonardo Award honors exceptional young people who achieve a
special harmony between science and the arts in his or her works and passions
- a harmony embodied by the life of Leonardo da Vinci. The original Spirit
of Leonardo Award was given from 2003-2006 to recognize innovation in the
practice of health care.
Spirit of Verrocchio
Award for Outstanding Mentorship
The Spirit of Verrocchio Award honors a community leader or organization whose
dedicated mentorship of the Da Vinci Science Center has contributed greatly
to its development. It is named after an influential mentor of a young Leonardo
da Vinci in the 15th century.
The Science Hall of Fame
also bestowed the Spirit of Discovery Award For Professional Achievement from
1999-2000.
