2019-20

Jennifer Allsbrook

Polk County High School

District

Polk County Schools

Fellowship

WNC STEMwork

Mentor

Lori Ray of Eaton Corporation

Sponsor

Appalachian Regional Commission

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Megan Alvord

Broughton High School

District

Wake County Public School System

Fellowship

Using METRIC to Improve STEM Education

Mentor

Dr. David Muddiman of NC State University

Sponsor

NC State University

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Shannon Bowman

Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School

District

Wake County Public School System

Fellowship

Using Statistics to Solve Authentic Problems

Mentor

Dr. David Banks of SAMSI

Sponsor

SAMSI

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Rebecca Bozkurt

Lee County High School

District

Lee County Schools

Fellowship

Using Magnetism to Decipher Structures of Proteins in Biological Membranes

Mentor

Dr. Alex Nevzorov of NC State University

Sponsor

NC State University

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Rachel Brown

Jordan-Matthews High School

District

Chatham County Schools

Fellowship

The Magnificent Cell: Star of the Show

Mentor

Dr. Paul Maddox of UNC-Chapel Hill

Sponsor

UNC-Chapel Hill

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Keith Burgess

Druid Hills Academy

District

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Fellowship

Driving Students Toward Increased STEM Knowledge

Mentor

Mark Rohlinger of Bosch Rexroth

Sponsors

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Belk Foundation and Duke Energy

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Robert Butts

Hopewell High School

District

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Fellowship

Engaging Energetically with Students

Mentor

Dawn Braswell of Siemens

Sponsor

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Belk Foundation and Duke Energy

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Amanda Clapp

The Catamount School

Western Carolina University and Jackson County Schools

Fellowship

WNC STEMwork

Mentor

Teresa Mallonee of TekTone Sound and Signal

Sponsor

Appalachian Regional Commission

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Nikki Curry

Olympic High School

District

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Fellowship

Fun STEM Learning

Mentor

Shannon Davis of Carowinds

Sponsors

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Belk Foundation and Duke Energy

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Alphonso Donaldson

Durham School of the Arts

District

Durham Public Schools

Fellowship

Diversity in Leadership

Mentors

Ronda Bullock of WE ARE, Stephanie Helms Pickett of NC State University and Alfred Mays of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Sponsor

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

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Nicole Emmert

Oak Lane Elementary School

District

Person County Schools

Fellowship

Cells and More Cells

Mentor

Dr. Amy Maddox of UNC-Chapel Hill

Sponsor

UNC-Chapel Hill

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Christie Frederick

Fremont STARS Elementary School

District

Wayne County Public Schools

Fellowship

Pork Proud STEM Classwork

Mentors

Heather Willoughby and Michele Smoot of the NC Farm Bureau, Lorenda Overman and Taylor Fish of the Wayne County Farm Bureau and the NC Pork Council.

Sponsors

Wayne County Farm Bureau, NC Farm Bureau, and NC Pork Council

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Maggie Gaines-Hackney

Greenwood Elementary School

District

Lee County Schools

Fellowship

Assembly Required

Mentors

Jerry Pedley and Melody Hamilton of Mertek Solutions, Inc.

Sponsors

GSK and Mertek Solutions, Inc.

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Austin Hedden

Hayesville High School

District

Clay County Schools

Fellowship

WNC STEMwork

Mentor

Greg Boehm of Team Industries

Sponsor

Appalachian Regional Commission

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Summer Hill

Brogden Middle School

District

Durham Public Schools

Fellowship

Building Community with the Holt Brothers

Mentors

Patricia Gilmore and Merritt Atkins of Holt Brothers Construction

Sponsor

GSK

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Tyler Honeycutt

Henderson County Early College

District

Henderson County Schools

Fellowship

WNC STEMwork

Mentor

Jennifer Lynch of Gaia Herbs

Sponsor

Appalachian Regional Commission

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Tom House

Montford North Star Academy

District

Asheville City Schools

Fellowship

WNC STEMwork

Mentor

Sarah Hutcheson of GE Aviation

Sponsor

Appalachian Regional Commission

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Kathleen Janes

E.K. Powe Elementary School

District

Durham Public Schools

Fellowship

Sparking Student Curiosity

Mentors

Chelsea Berg and Kelly Witter of U.S. EPA-RTP

Sponsor

GSK

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Pamela Johnson

Parkwood Middle School

District

Union County Public Schools

Fellowship

emPowering STEM

Mentors

Luanne Sherron and Carrie Stroud of Union Power Electric Cooperative and Jennifer Heiss and Lindsey Listrom of North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives

Sponsors

Union Power Electric Cooperative and North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives

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Jaime Lathan

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

University of North Carolina System

Fellowship

Diversity in Leadership

Mentors

Ronda Bullock of WE ARE, Stephanie Helms Pickett of NC State University and Alfred Mays of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Sponsor

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

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Caroline Olson

Broughton High School

District

Wake County Public School System

Fellowship

Spurring Innovation in Product Creation

Mentors

Ibrahim Ozkan, Benjamin Willis and Lee Clark-Sellers of Cornerstone Building Brands

Sponsor

Cornerstone Building Brands

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Miranda Pierce

Wildwood Forest Elementary School

District

Wake County Public School System

Fellowship

Novozymes Enzymes: From Discovery to Commercialization

Mentors

Arlan Peters and Mike Hess of Novozymes

Sponsor

GSK

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Donna Pyatt

East McDowell Middle School

District

McDowell County Schools

Fellowship

WNC STEMwork

Mentor

Mike Cothran of Coats North America

Sponsor

Appalachian Regional Commission

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Sheronica Sharp

Coker-Wimberly Elementary School

District

Edgecombe County Public Schools

Fellowship

Phail Wynn Kenan Fellowship: STEM Connections

Mentors

David Catt, Batt Masterson and Connie Hunt of Keihin Carolina System Technology, LLC

Sponsors

Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science Board of Trustees and Kenan Fellows Program Board of Advisors

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Daniel Thayer

Charles W. Stanford Middle School

District

Orange County Schools

Fellowship

Formulating a Love of STEM Education

Mentors

Christopher Cox and Laurel Rowe of LORD Corporation

Sponsor

GSK

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Taylor Waters

B.T. Bullock Elementary School

District

Lee County Schools

Fellowship

Pay it Forward with Fidelity

Mentors

Marie Shelley, Leslie Walden and Nicki Heath of Fidelity Investments

Sponsor

Fidelity Investments

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Tawander Whittington

Renaissance West STEAM Academy

District

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Fellowship

Providing Students with STEM Advantage

Mentor

Clifton Vann of Hyde Park Partners

Sponsors

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Belk Foundation and Duke Energy

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