2011/2012 - Colorado Science and Engineering Fair

Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting September 17, 2011 Minutes The meeting was held at the Colorado Dental Association Building in Aurora, CO. Members Present: Sam Bartlett (Colorado Engineering Council), Mike Bemski (Areva Federal Services), Marty Cameron (Xcel Energy), Nancy Glissmann (Grand Awards Coordinator), David Holm (San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc.), Dan Kowal (US Department of Commerce/NOAA), Larry Knauer (Lokcheed Martin), Carol Morrow (Colorado Dental Association), Robert Morrow (Colorado Dental Association), John Parker (Parker Family Trust), Ryan Patterson (University of Colorado - Boulder), Larry Sveum (San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc.), Courtney Butler – CSEF Director, Lucy Adams – Recording Secretary, Judy Prester - guest. Members Absent: Vaenssa Aponte (Lockheed Martin), Al Bedard (US Department of Commerce/NOAA), Elemer Bernath (Historian), Russell Chadwick (US Department of Commerce/NOAA – Alternate), Paul Cheng (Colorado Engineering Council),Dean Holzkamp (Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation), A. Bill Kieger (Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation), Jody Oaks (San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair), Jan Nerger (Colorado State University), Joe Paulus (Covidien), Doug Steward (SRC Chair), Jeremy Teiber (ICAT Managers), Andrew Warnock (Colorado State University), Amy Weich (US Department of Commerce/NTIA). Committee work sessions were held prior to the start of the business meeting for the Finance and Science Fair Support Committees. I.

Meeting called to order by President S. Bartlett. A quorum was present.

II.

Introductions and Installation of new BOD Members Vanessa Aponte will be the second representative from Lockheed Martin. Vanessa was unable to attend the meeting, but was introduced by Larry Knauer. L. Knauer moved to accept V. Aponte as a new member of the board of directors. L. Sveum seconded, motion passed.

III.

Announcements and Additions to the Agenda John Parker and Amanda Parker have both resigned from the board of directors for medical reasons. J. Parker will still help with identifying potential sponsors and A. Parker will continue on the Advisory Council.

IV.

Approval of April 9, 2011 Minutes C. Morrow moved to accept the minutes as presented. L. Sveum seconded, motion passed.

V.

Reports A. Finance Committee Report Presented by L. Knauer. An account of the earlier working session was given. See the attached power point slides for the full report. B.

Science Fair Committee Report Presented by D. Holm. An account of the earlier working session was given. See the attached power point slides for the full report.

C.

Treasurer’s Year End Report Presented by C. Butler. See Schedule A for full report.  The CSU general account has a carry forward balance of $496 from 2011.  The CSU foundation account has a balance of ~$4,000 – much of it will be used to print the brochures that will be sent out to Colorado schools and to have a booth at the Colorado Science Convention.  We have already received $3,000 from the CNS Dean’s Office.  Did not receive $1,000 from Colorado Medical Society and $2,500 from the Colorado Medical Association for 2011 – Courtney will work on getting those funds.  There is currently ~$2,500 in the checking account. L. Knauer moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report as presented. C. Morrow seconded, motion passed.

D.

CSEF Director’s Report Presented by C. Butler. See Schedule B for full report.  EOC had a table at the Ram Welcome event and at the CSU Involvement Fair where we recruited volunteers for the CSEF.  We will have a booth at the Colorado Science Convention and Candus Muir will do a presentation on mentoring engineering science fair projects.  Handed out the statistics from the 2011 CSEF and ISEF – attached.  We only received 2 grand awards at the Intel ISEF. ISEF changed team judging to have them compete for awards against individual projects.  Working on a new BOD handbook – please review the table of contents and let Courtney know if there is anything missing from the list.  Handed out a copy of a proposed Cooperative Agreement between CSEF and CSU, while there were some questions regarding the specifics, the board is generally in agreement with the intent of the Cooperative Agreement. S. Bartlett read the letter that Andrew Warnock sent to the July meeting which outlined the intent of the CA.

E.

Annual Report Presented by C. Butler. A draft of the Annual Report will be created. If a different layout is desired, email Courtney. She will send out a draft version for people to comment on by the end of October so the reports can be printed by the November meeting.

F.

CSEF Director Support Committee Report Removed – folded into Finance Committee work.

G.

Nomination Committee Report Presented by L. Sveum. The nominations for BOD Officers are: President – Carol Morrow from the Colorado Dental Association Vice President - Marty Cameron from Xcel Energy Secretary – Ryan Patterson from Galvanic Engineering Treasurer – none A. Warnock is talking with a CPA friend in Fort Collins to see if this person or someone they know might be interested in joining the board as Treasurer.

C. Morrow moved to delegate the Treasurer’s bookkeeping duties to the Executive Director for the time being. D. Holm seconded, motion passed. H.

VI.

Alumni Committee Report Presented by C. Morrow. She would like to see a table or a room set aside at the CSEF where alumni could meet and have a questionnaire for them to fill out. It was suggested that an alumni association be formed. M. Bemski will talked with Kaitlin Hornig to see if she is interested in helping with this and joining the board as the second member from AREVA Federal Services.

Old Business A. CSEF Director & Recording Secretary Contracts (executive Session) R. Morrow moved to increase the Recording Secretary’s stipend to $175 per meeting plus ½ of travel costs. C. morrow seconded, motion passed. C. Morrow moved to increase the Executive Director’s stipend by 5% (from $11,700 to $12, 288/year). D. Holm seconded, motion passed.

VII.

B.

Report of July Retreat Presented by. S. Bartlett. Most of the meeting was spent discussing the implications of the letter sent by A. Warnock as discussed earlier in this meeting.

C.

Grand Awards Coordination Presented by N. Glissmann.  There was one judge, who was also the parent of a participant in the Senior Division, who went back on Saturday and was telling students what was said by some of the judges during deliberations. This judge will not be invited back next year and the confidentiality of the judging deliberations needs to be stressed in the orientation meeting. If this judge does sign up to judge next year, N. Glissmann will talk to her at this time.  There was generally positive feedback from the judges on their evaluation forms, although they would like the coffee to be out earlier.  P. Cheng did the abstract review part of the process and that seemed to go well.

D.

DPS Support (update) The initial meeting was over a year ago – we will need to contact Patti Kincaid to schedule a follow-up meeting.

E.

Regional Science Fair Support S. Bartlett will send out a list of the regional science fairs to have board members sign up to support again this year.

New Business A. Election of Officers for 2010/2011 The slate of officers, with R. Patterson acting as Treasurer until the next meeting was reviewed. C. Morrow will check with their accountant to see if he could help with the 990 preparation. D. Kowal will also check with his tax preparer to see what the cost might be. D. Holm moved to accept the slate of officers. R. Morrow seconded, motion passed.

B.

MOU with CSU Discussed under the CSEF Director’s Report.

C.

Proposed Changes to Grand Awards Policy Presented by C. Butler. See Schedule C for the proposed changes. The reason behind the changes are to mirror what ISEF is doing with team projects now – not splitting them out for separate judging and awards. Teams will be judged against individual projects. It is also proposed that we add a 4th place cash award and increase the 1st place to $200/project and 2nd place to $100/project. L. Knauer would like to see the figures on how teams did against individual projects at ISEF this last year. C. Butler will figure out the statistics on that and send it to the board. R. Morrow moved to accept the proposed changes to the Grand Awards Policy. L. Svuem seconded, motion passed.

D.

2011/2012 Budget Presented by C. Butler. See Schedule D for the proposed budget. R. Morrow moved to accept the budget. There was no second, tabled until the November meeting.

E.

Audit Committee Appointment D. Kowal, R. Chadwick, and M. Cameron were appointed to the audit committee. J. Parker dropped off the books from A. Parker.

F.

Proposed Changes to Mission Statement Presented by C. Butler. Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. honors excellence in science, engineering, and technologyscience, technology, engineering and mathematics; providing opportunities for students from all regions of the state to create and present their research in environments that nurture interests in science and technology; promoting professional skills, high ethical standards, diversity and continuing intellectual development.

D. Holm moved to accept the proposed changes to the mission statement. C. Morrow seconded, motion passed. G.

Proposed Changes to By-laws Presented by C. Butler. See Schedule E for proposed changes. It was suggested that the job description be removed from the by-laws and made into a separate document. Proposed edits should be sent to C. Butler by mid-October in order to have the final version out in time for a vote at the November meeting.

H.

Proposed Changes to the ISEF Participation Policy Presented by C. Butler. See Schedule F for proposed changes. R. Patterson moved to accept the proposed changes to the ISEF Participation Policy. D. Kowal seconded, motion passed.

I.

Proposed Changes to the Regional Fair Allocation Policy Presented by C. Butler. See Schedule G for proposed changes. The total number of projects should be 290 and not 285. D. Holm moved to accept the proposed changes with the correction of the total number of projects. C. Morrow seconded, motion passed.

J.

Proposed Changes to Treasurer System Discussed under Nomination Committee Report.

K.

Pioneers of Science Awards 2012 Presented by S. Bartlett. A list of open awards was sent around for members to sign up for.

L.

Guest Speaker for 2012 CSEF The CSU Theater will not be available for the guest speaker on Friday of this coming year’s CSEF due to construction. Alternatives need to be discussed at the November Advisory Council meeting.

Next Meetings: November 5, 2011 Board and Advisory Council Meetings at CSU January 14, 2012 Board and Regional Fair Directors Meetings at TBD April 7, 2012 Board and Advisory Council Meetings at CSU July 14, 2012 Board Retreat in Alamosa

COLORADO STATE SCIENCE FAIR, INC. Strategic Plan 2011/2012

Strategic Planning Area 1 Finance & Stakeholder Engagement Objective: In order for the state science fair to be a successful event, the Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. organization needs to have a fully engaged board of directors and funding to not only operate the CSEF, but to implement many of the ideas outlined in this strategic plan.

Finance & Stakeholder Engagement Goals Goal 1a: Financial Stability

Goal 1b: Stakeholder Engagement

Establish a long-term savings and endowment that is greater than the annual expenditures with the endowment on a trajectory to provide income equal to the annual expenses.

Establish a broad growing stakeholder engagement by increasing board membership and support reaching legislators, schools, companies, students and parents with an annual increase in participation of 10% over a broad base of stakeholders.

Financial Stability Strategies 1a.1 Create a good story that will attract new financial supporters and persuade current financial supporters to increase their support. 1a.2 Broaden the base of financial supporters to include more alumni. 1a.3 Identify and reach out to foundations that have similar goals. 1a.4 Submit one new grant application each year. 1a.5 Have each current board members target 2-3 new potential sponsors each year. 1a.6 Create and endowment plan that includes increases of 15% each year. Engage a financial planner to aid in the endeavor. 1a.7 Implement the endowment plan. 1a.8 Identify Colorado companies and organizations that would be good matches in terms of financial support for the CSEF and other activities. 1a.9 Engage grand award judges and special award organizations in identifying potential new financial supporters.

Stakeholder Engagement Strategies 1b.1 Identify skills sets that the board of directors needs to operate more effectively and target specific individuals to fill those roles. 1b.2 Define board of directors expectations and hold members to them. 1b.3 Increase publicity surrounding the CSEF and the Regional Science Fairs. 1b.4 Increase CSEF Alumni engagement on the board of directors and the Advisory Council as well as at the CSEF, the regional science fairs, and other CSEF activities. 1b.5 Rework the purpose and makeup of the Advisory Council to include more input from alumni, parents, and current students. 1b.6 Expand the use of social media beyond just the CSEF web site. 1b.7 Create a database of CSEF alumni.

Outreach & Science Fair Operations Goals Goal 2a: Publicity As the state level event for science fairs, the CSEF needs to be seen as a premier competition by students, teachers, parents and the public. The CSEF organization needs to increase the amount of publicity that not only the CSEF receives, but the Regional Science Fairs as well.

Goal 2b: Teacher, School & District Support In order to increase the number of schools that actively participate in science fair competitions around the state, the CSEF needs to increase the support provided to schools and teachers.

Outreach & Science Fair Operations Goals Goal 2c: Resources for Teachers, Students and Parents

Goal 2d: Regional Science Fair Support

In order to increase the number of students who participate in the regional science fairs that feed into the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair, the CSEF needs to provide more and better resources not only for teachers, but for students and their parents.

As many of the regional science fairs do not have paid fair directors or major institutional support, the CSEF needs to provide what support it can to ensure all 13 of the regional science fairs are successful and have the capacity to grow as a result of these strategic goals.

Publicity Strategies 2a.1 Increase the number of emails/announcements sent to all news outlets around the state (collected from the regional fair directors) about CSEF and Regional Science Fair activities. 2a.2 Expand the use of social media. 2a.3 Enlist the parents of CSEF Finalists in contacting different media outlets by providing them with the materials needed to make a great story. Hold an informational session about publicity for parents during the CSEF. 2a.4 Collect copies of stories regarding the CSEF and Regional Science Fairs that are published throughout the state of Colorado. 2a.5 Continue to have a booth at the Colorado Science Convention and propose a presentation each year on different topics surrounding science fair competition for teachers to attend.* 2a.6 Tap into the publicity resources the CSEF sponsors and contributors might have to spread the word about the event and the organization. 2a.7 Actively participate in the Colorado Science Education Network. 2a.8 establish a complete listing of publicity contacts. 2a.9 Organize alumni (create a database) and enlist their support in promoting science fair at all levels.

Teacher, School & District Support Strategies 2b.1 Create a middle school rulebook that doesn’t change or minimize the rules provided by the Society for Science & the Public for Intel International Science and Engineering Fair participation, but makes them more understandable at that level.* 2b.2 Research and provide statistics (metrics) on how participating in science fair research and competitions helps students meet the Colorado state science content standards. 2b.3 Recruit CSEF Alumni and Board of Directors members to act as advocates and resources for the 13 different Regional Science Fairs. 2b.4 Provide yearly workshops on inquiry and science fair participation in different locations around the state.* 2b.5 Provide on-site help to schools wanting to start participating in science fair competitions.* 2b.6 Involve pre-service science teachers from Colorado State University in the CSEF as volunteers, mentors and/or advisory council members. 2b.7 Enlist science fair advocates to visit with school administrators to promote science fair at all levels.

Resources for Teachers, Students and Parents Strategies 2c.1 Create a web page that will aide parents who act as the Adult Sponsor for their student(s). 2c.2 Provide help in filling out the forms – a paperwork hotline of sorts. 2c.3 Increase the number of special award organizations that are willing to provide mentors/help to students. 2c.4 Develop a categorized Frequently Asked Questions page on the web site. 2c.5 Create a seminar class to be taught at Colorado State University that focuses on mentoring and uses enrolled students as mentors for science fair students from around the state at a distance. 2c.6 Create podcasts on how to complete the paperwork required for competing in the science fairs.*

Regional Science Fair Support Strategies 2d.1 Create a middle school rulebook that doesn’t change or minimize the rules provided by the Society for Science & the Public for Intel International Science and Engineering Fair participation, but makes them more understandable at that level.* 2d.2 Standardize the scientific review process across the state to make it easier for students to move from school to district to regional to state to ISEF competitions. 2d.3 Advertise the availability of tips to filling out forms on the CSEF web site and the Rules Wizard on the ISEF web site to teachers around the state. 2d.4 Create a packet of materials that Regional Fair Directors can give to new teachers wanting to participate in the science fair competitions.* 2d.5 Create a checklist to doing science fairs for teachers. 2d.6 Work with new and current CSEF special award organizations to expand awards to the regional science fairs as well. 2d.7 Identify sponsors for new/additional special awards for students, schools, teachers, volunteers, etc.

*Denotes items that might have budget/financial implications.

Board of Directors Subcommittees Finance & Stakeholder Engagement

Outreach & Science Fair Operations

• Marty Cameron

• Carol Morrow

• Mike Bemski

• Sam Bartlett

• Larry Knauer

• David Holm

• Dan Kowel

• Robert Morrow

• Larry Sveum

• Courtney Butler

• Lucy Adams

Account Balances - As of 9/7/2011 As of 9/7/2011 9/7/2011

Page 1 Account Bank Accounts CD (3 Month Reinvest)-91823 CD (6 Month Reinvest)-91824 Checking-CSEF Inc - FIB CSU 1-33736-CSU Sponsorship CSU Foundation Fisher CD (1 Year Reinvest)-Dr. H. Calvin Fish... Savings-CSEF TOTAL Bank Accounts Cash Accounts Cash Account-CSEF Cash In Kind-In Kind Contributors and Sponsors TOTAL Cash Accounts Credit Card Accounts Credit Card at First National Bank Fort TOTAL Credit Card Accounts OVERALL TOTAL

9/7/2011 Balance

5,774.76 12,587.30 2,485.35 496.89 4,924.33 10,454.79 744.83 37,468.25

12.98 0.00 12.98

-311.00 -311.00 37,170.23

Budget - 2011 9/1/2010 through 8/31/2011 Using Budget 2010 9/7/2011

Page 1 Category Description INCOME INCOME Contributions Campaign Contributions Other INCOME:Contributions TOTAL Contributions General Income Interest Matching Gifts Misc. Sales RSF Outreach Funds Special Awards & Scholarships Teacher of the Year Other INCOME:General Income TOTAL General Income Grants In-Kind Other INCOME:In-Kind TOTAL In-Kind Registrations-Finalist $35 Reg fee Arkansas Valley Boulder Valley Denver Metro East Central Longs Peak Morgan-Washington Northeastern Pikes Peak San Juan Basin San Luis Valley Southeast Southern Colorado Western Other INCOME:Registrations-Finalist $35... TOTAL Registrations-Finalist $35 Reg fee Sponsorships Gold Platinum Regular Silver Other INCOME:Sponsorships TOTAL Sponsorships Other INCOME TOTAL INCOME TOTAL INCOME TOTAL INCOME EXPENSES Adjustment

9/1/2010 Actual

Budget

8/31/2011 Difference

0.00 2,905.00 2,905.00

0.00 5,000.00 5,000.00

0.00 -2,095.00 -2,095.00

10.18 992.94 1,614.00 10,000.00 3,780.00 3,000.00 0.00 19,397.12 10,500.00

200.00 25.00 1,500.00 10,000.00 3,660.00 3,000.00 0.00 18,385.00 12,500.00

-189.82 967.94 114.00 0.00 120.00 0.00 0.00 1,012.12 -2,000.00

12,920.59 12,920.59

12,400.00 12,400.00

520.59 520.59

455.00 805.00 1,365.00 525.00 1,085.00 770.00 770.00 1,405.00 805.00 560.00 840.00 980.00 735.00 0.00 11,100.00

770.00 770.00 1,120.00 770.00 770.00 945.00 770.00 1,295.00 770.00 770.00 770.00 770.00 770.00 0.00 11,060.00

-315.00 35.00 245.00 -245.00 315.00 -175.00 0.00 110.00 35.00 -210.00 70.00 210.00 -35.00 0.00 40.00

1,000.00 16,000.00 3,050.00 0.00 0.00 20,050.00 0.00 76,872.71 0.00 76,872.71

5,400.00 23,500.00 5,000.00 1,500.00 0.00 35,400.00 0.00 94,745.00 0.00 94,745.00

-4,400.00 -7,500.00 -1,950.00 -1,500.00 0.00 -15,350.00 0.00 -17,872.29 0.00 -17,872.29

0.00

0.00

0.00


Page 2 Category Description AWARDS CEREMONY Cash Awards 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Best Individual Project Pioneers Of Science Poster Art Contest Student Choice Teacher Of The Year Team Category Award Technical Writing Award Other AWARDS CEREMONY:Cash Awar... TOTAL Cash Awards Other Awards Ballons Certificates Colorado Flags Computers Medals Ribbons Special Awards & Scholarships Trading Pins for ISEF Trophies-Plaques Other AWARDS CEREMONY:Other Awa... TOTAL Other Awards Photos Press Release Program Room Rental Other AWARDS CEREMONY TOTAL AWARDS CEREMONY CSEF EXPENSES Adult Sponsors Advisory Council Fundraising Personnel CSEF Assistant Director CSEF Director Other CSEF EXPENSES:Personnel TOTAL Personnel Publicity Regional Fair Directors Supplies Volunteers Communication CSEF Pins Food Nametags Parking Permits

9/1/2010 Actual

Budget


3,000.00 1,800.00 1,150.00 500.00 510.00 100.00 200.00 3,000.00 770.00 100.00 0.00 11,130.00

3,000.00 1,800.00 1,200.00 250.00 360.00 100.00 200.00 3,000.00 1,940.00 100.00 0.00 11,950.00

0.00 0.00 50.00 -250.00 -150.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,170.00 0.00 0.00 820.00

0.00 98.90 0.00 1,200.00 0.00 0.00 3,600.00 200.00 294.20 0.00 5,393.10 155.42 385.00 411.12 315.00 0.00 17,789.64

50.00 100.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 3,300.00 200.00 300.00 0.00 4,100.00 200.00 400.00 375.00 500.00 0.00 17,525.00

50.00 1.10 100.00 -1,200.00 0.00 50.00 -300.00 0.00 5.80 0.00 -1,293.10 44.58 15.00 -36.12 185.00 0.00 -264.64

0.00 144.52 38.60

300.00 150.00 100.00

300.00 5.48 61.40

475.81 7,770.00 0.00 8,245.81 0.00 277.87 716.82

1,500.00 7,620.00 0.00 9,120.00 200.00 100.00 750.00

1,024.19 -150.00 0.00 874.19 200.00 -177.87 33.18

31.68 123.02 142.00 0.00 550.00

50.00 0.00 150.00 0.00 550.00

18.32 -123.02 8.00 0.00 0.00


Page 3 Category Description Recruitment T-Shirts Other CSEF EXPENSES:Volunteers TOTAL Volunteers Other CSEF EXPENSES TOTAL CSEF EXPENSES CSSF, INC. BOARD Communications Long Distance Mail Box Rental Postage Voice Mailbox Other CSSF, INC. BOARD:Communicati... TOTAL Communications Meetings Printing Recording Secretary Bonus PerDiem Salary Travel Other CSSF, INC. BOARD:Meetings:R... TOTAL Recording Secretary Refreshments Other CSSF, INC. BOARD:Meetings TOTAL Meetings Operations Annual Report Bank Fee CANPO Membership CAST Membership Corporate Report CSEF Director Insurance Training Travel Website Other CSSF, INC. BOARD:Operations TOTAL Operations Services Supplies Thank You Other CSSF, INC. BOARD TOTAL CSSF, INC. BOARD FINALISTS Activities Graduation Cards Guest Speaker Pizza Party Social

9/1/2010 Actual

Budget


0.00 1,026.00 32.00 1,904.70 0.00 11,328.32

50.00 800.00 0.00 1,600.00 0.00 12,320.00

50.00 -226.00 -32.00 -304.70 0.00 991.68

7.24 60.00 106.89 192.00 0.00 366.13

30.00 60.00 100.00 192.00 0.00 382.00

22.76 0.00 -6.89 0.00 0.00 15.87

24.20

50.00

25.80

0.00 0.00 750.00 567.99 0.00 1,317.99 70.36 0.00 1,412.55

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,550.00 1,550.00 150.00 0.00 1,750.00

0.00 0.00 -750.00 -567.99 1,550.00 232.01 79.64 0.00 337.45

149.00 0.00 95.00 0.00 20.00 5,180.00 800.00 0.00 341.00 200.00 0.00 6,785.00 445.37 244.25 352.99 0.00 9,606.29

500.00 0.00 95.00 0.00 20.00 5,080.00 1,500.00 100.00 300.00 200.00 0.00 7,795.00 0.00 200.00 400.00 0.00 10,527.00

351.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -100.00 700.00 100.00 -41.00 0.00 0.00 1,010.00 -445.37 -44.25 47.01 0.00 920.71

0.00 217.50 3,179.37 1,577.80

50.00 200.00 1,200.00 2,100.00

50.00 -17.50 -1,979.37 522.20


Page 4 Category Description Tours Other FINALISTS:Activities TOTAL Activities Publications Adult Sponsor's Handbook CSEF Programs Finalist Handbooks Other FINALISTS:Publications TOTAL Publications Registration CSEF Pens CSEF Pins Give Aways Nametags Official Photos Packet Envelopes Participation Certificates Printed Material T-Shirts Other FINALISTS:Registration TOTAL Registration Room Rental-Main Ball Room Transportation Other FINALISTS TOTAL FINALISTS ISEF Affiliation Travel Airfare Deligation Dinner Ground Transportation Lodging Per Diem Registration Shipping for Projects Other ISEF:Travel TOTAL Travel Other ISEF TOTAL ISEF JUDGING Communications Postage Printing Other JUDGING:Communications TOTAL Communications Room Rental Cherokee Park Room North Ballroom Room 230 Other JUDGING:Room Rental

9/1/2010 Actual

Budget


56.00 0.00 5,030.67

50.00 0.00 3,600.00

-6.00 0.00 -1,430.67

0.00 733.43 363.76 0.00 1,097.19

300.00 750.00 350.00 0.00 1,400.00

300.00 16.57 -13.76 0.00 302.81

216.62 430.57 9,802.29 207.38 5.10 0.00 0.00 46.76 2,294.75 0.00 13,003.47 1,330.00 1,117.50 0.00 21,578.83

150.00 425.00 6,000.00 200.00 5,000.00 150.00 25.00 100.00 2,200.00 0.00 14,250.00 1,300.00 1,050.00 0.00 21,600.00

-66.62 -5.57 -3,802.29 -7.38 4,994.90 150.00 25.00 53.24 -94.75 0.00 1,246.53 -30.00 -67.50 0.00 21.17

650.00

650.00

0.00

1,110.57 0.00 221.04 1,942.40 825.00 500.00 170.81 0.00 4,769.82 0.00 5,419.82

2,800.00 0.00 300.00 3,000.00 1,050.00 750.00 300.00 0.00 8,200.00 0.00 8,850.00

1,689.43 0.00 78.96 1,057.60 225.00 250.00 129.19 0.00 3,430.18 0.00 3,430.18

262.06 0.00 0.00 262.06

300.00 300.00 0.00 600.00

37.94 300.00 0.00 337.94

0.00 0.00 0.00 285.00

250.00 0.00 25.00 0.00

250.00 0.00 25.00 -285.00


Page 5 Category Description TOTAL Room Rental Supplies Other JUDGING:Supplies TOTAL Supplies Thank Yous Certificates CSEF Pens CSEF Pins Luncheon Snacks & Beverages T-Shirts for Judging Captains Other JUDGING:Thank Yous TOTAL Thank Yous Other JUDGING TOTAL JUDGING OUTREACH RSF Outreach SRC - DISPLAY & SAFETY Communication Other SRC - DISPLAY & SAFETY:Comm... TOTAL Communication Meetings Food Lodging & Travel Other SRC - DISPLAY & SAFETY:Meetin... TOTAL Meetings Supplies Other SRC - DISPLAY & SAFETY TOTAL SRC - DISPLAY & SAFETY TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL EXPENSES OVERALL TOTAL

9/1/2010 Actual

Budget


285.00

275.00

-10.00

656.48 656.48

450.00 450.00

-206.48 -206.48

51.60 92.84 369.06 1,845.00 602.50 0.00 0.00 2,961.00 0.00 4,164.54 2,838.10 10,000.00

0.00 75.00 200.00 1,800.00 1,100.00 300.00 0.00 3,475.00 0.00 4,800.00 1,000.00 10,000.00

-51.60 -17.84 -169.06 -45.00 497.50 300.00 0.00 514.00 0.00 635.46 -1,838.10 0.00

6.48 6.48

50.00 50.00

43.52 43.52

202.63 535.43 0.00 738.06 8.28 0.00 752.82 0.00 83,478.36 -6,605.65

100.00 450.00 0.00 550.00 100.00 0.00 700.00 0.00 87,322.00 7,423.00

-102.63 -85.43 0.00 -188.06 91.72 0.00 -52.82 0.00 3,843.64 -14,028.65

CSEF Director’s Report September 17, 2011 1.

Announcements The CSU Community Expo was held September 1st and the EOC had a table there recruiting volunteers for CSEF. We also had a table at the Ram Welcome Street Fair on August 19th where we also recruited volunteers.  Lucy, Sam, Candus Muir and I will be attending the Colorado Science Convention November 17 & 18 and CSEF will have a booth again this year with the EOC. Candus will also be doing a presentation on doing engineering science fair projects.  We will be working on getting kits with booklets for the science fair made this year as we were un able to do so last year. 

2.

Summer Accomplishments Processed and submitted the Science Service awards. Processed the ISEF paperwork for CSEF winners. Put together official photo materials for Amy. Attended the ISEF in Los Angeles, CA.  Worked as a member of the Display & Safety team for ISEF.  Arranged for an all Colorado dinner on Thursday – we had about 20 people attend this year.  Made contact with all regions attending by Monday evening. Most stayed in the same hotel – I need to survey the RFDs to see if my holding rooms for all of Colorado is helpful for them. The process for putting names to the rooms is sometimes difficult however.  Compiled ISEF statistics (see the attached spreadsheet for details). Colorado had 21 projects entered in the 2011 ISEF. Colorado was tied for 15th with 4 other states in the number of Grand Awards won by US states with 2 ($3,500). Colorado was tied for 9th with Maryland in the number of Special Awards won by US states with 8 ($74,000). Colorado was tied for 14th with 2 other states in the number of total awards won with 10 ($77,500). The percentage of projects winning awards was 28.57%. The one bright spot was that Sara Volz, our 1st place senior division project winner took 1st place in the Energy & Transportation category at ISEF.  Compiled CSEF statistics (see attached sheets for details).  Submitted ISEF affiliation reports.  Created a CD of CSEF Awards Ceremony photos and took care of orders.  Created ISEF press release.  Created an electronic version of poster artwork.  Helped create 2011/2012 proposed budget and compile expenses for 2011.  Hired a new work study student to help with CSEF as Katie graduated last spring. Her name is Brianna and I hope everyone will be able to meet her in November.  Created a draft of the 2010/2011 Annual Report for review.  Sent out the affiliation paperwork for our 13 regional science fairs.  Traveled to Grand Junction to meet with people involved with that regional science fair.  Sent out letters to last year’s adult sponsors.  Sent out brochures to all other schools in the state.    

3.

Looking Forward  Complete the 2011 photo album.  Complete web site updates.  Complete the Adult Sponsor Guidebook.  Arrange for Advisory Council meeting in November.  Send out Fundraising Packets.  Process Science Service Awards when they arrive.  Arrange for all Colorado delegates attending ISEF in Los Angeles to stay in one hotel with a group block through SSP.

State/Country Albania American Samoa Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belarus Brasil Canada Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Costa Rica Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Estonia France Germany Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Morocco Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Pakistan Palestine

Number of Percent of Number of Projects Projects Grand Entered Entered Awards 2 0.16% 0 3 0.24% 0 10 0.81% 1 4 0.32% 0 1 0.08% 0 1 0.08% 0 3 0.24% 0 21 1.70% 6 24 1.94% 11 2 0.16% 0 25 2.02% 11 9 0.73% 4 7 0.57% 0 5 0.40% 0 6 0.49% 3 2 0.16% 1 6 0.49% 0 1 0.08% 0 2 0.16% 2 2 0.16% 1 5 0.40% 0 1 0.08% 0 6 0.49% 6 3 0.24% 0 2 0.16% 2 2 0.16% 1 3 0.24% 1 6 0.49% 2 9 0.73% 1 3 0.24% 0 7 0.57% 0 6 0.49% 2 9 0.73% 2 3 0.24% 0 3 0.24% 0 1 0.08% 0 1 0.08% 0 3 0.24% 1 3 0.24% 0

Total Amount Percent of Total Number of of Grand Award Special Grand Awards Number Award $ 0.00% 0 $ 1,000.00 0.00% 0 $ 1,500.00 0.28% 0 $ 0.00% 1 $ 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 4,000.00 1.66% 6 $ 13,000.00 3.05% 9 $ 500.00 0.00% 0 $ 17,000.00 3.05% 7 $ 4,500.00 1.11% 4 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 3,000.00 0.83% 2 $ 500.00 0.28% 1 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 1,000.00 0.55% 0 $ 1,500.00 0.28% 1 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 12,500.00 1.66% 3 $ 0.00% 2 $ 1,000.00 0.55% 0 $ 500.00 0.28% 1 $ 500.00 0.28% 1 $ 1,500.00 0.55% 2 $ 500.00 0.28% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 1 $ 1,500.00 0.55% 0 $ 2,000.00 0.55% 1 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 1,000.00 0.28% 0 $ 0.00% 0

Total Amount Percent of Total of Special Award Special Awards Number $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 150.00 0.25% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 64,750.00 1.52% $ 19,575.00 2.27% $ 0.00% $ 8,650.00 1.77% $ 2,000.00 1.01% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 1,250.00 0.51% $ 500.00 0.25% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 3,000.00 0.25% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 1,750.00 0.76% $ 3,000.00 0.51% $ 0.00% $ 200.00 0.25% $ 250.00 0.25% $ 1,000.00 0.51% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 1,000.00 0.25% $ 0.00% $ 125.00 0.25% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00%

State/Country Peru Philippines Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia South Africa South Korea Sri Lanka Sweden Thailand Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Vietnam Virgin Islands US - Alabama US - Alaska US - American Indian US - Arizona US - Arkansas US - California US - Colorado US - Connecticut US - District of Columbia US - Florida US - Georgia US - Hawaii US - Illinois US - Indiana US - Iowa US - Kansas US - Kentucky

Number of Percent of Number of Projects Projects Grand Entered Entered Awards 2 0.16% 1 6 0.49% 2 1 0.08% 0 33 2.67% 1 2 0.16% 1 17 1.38% 7 20 1.62% 2 3 0.24% 3 5 0.40% 1 8 0.65% 1 9 0.73% 7 3 0.24% 0 1 0.08% 0 5 0.40% 4 1 0.08% 0 8 0.65% 0 5 0.40% 2 2 0.16% 0 4 0.32% 0 3 0.24% 0 2 0.16% 0 3 0.24% 0 14 1.13% 0 5 0.40% 0 6 0.49% 0 16 1.30% 3 17 1.38% 2 49 3.97% 26 21 1.70% 2 7 0.57% 3 2 0.16% 0 79 6.40% 27 24 1.94% 9 16 1.30% 2 17 1.38% 4 21 1.70% 7 6 0.49% 3 2 0.16% 0 20 1.62% 5

Total Amount Percent of Total Number of of Grand Award Special Grand Awards Number Award $ 1,500.00 0.28% 0 $ 2,000.00 0.55% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 500.00 0.28% 1 $ 500.00 0.28% 1 $ 5,000.00 1.94% 5 $ 3,500.00 0.55% 0 $ 6,000.00 0.83% 2 $ 500.00 0.28% 0 $ 1,500.00 0.28% 2 $ 9,500.00 1.94% 2 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 58,500.00 1.11% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 1,000.00 0.55% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 1 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 6 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 1 $ 2,000.00 0.83% 4 $ 2,500.00 0.55% 3 $ 114,000.00 7.20% 46 $ 3,500.00 0.55% 8 $ 3,500.00 0.83% 3 $ 0.00% 0 $ 26,500.00 7.48% 35 $ 13,000.00 2.49% 4 $ 1,000.00 0.55% 2 $ 2,500.00 1.11% 4 $ 13,500.00 1.94% 6 $ 3,000.00 0.83% 1 $ 0.00% 0 $ 3,000.00 1.39% 4

Total Amount Percent of Total of Special Award Special Awards Number $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 500.00 0.25% $ 60,000.00 0.25% $ 1,250.00 1.26% $ 0.00% $ 650.00 0.51% $ 0.00% $ 61,000.00 0.51% $ 3,150.00 0.51% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 25,000.00 0.25% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 0.00% $ 61,200.00 1.52% $ 0.00% $ 0.25% $ 2,800.00 1.01% $ 61,150.00 0.76% $ 408,650.00 11.62% $ 74,000.00 2.02% $ 1,000.00 0.76% $ 0.00% $ 729,550.00 8.84% $ 153,500.00 1.01% $ 2,000.00 0.51% $ 62,150.00 1.01% $ 19,250.00 1.52% $ 1,250.00 0.25% $ 0.00% $ 70,000.00 1.01%

State/Country US - Louisiana US - Maryland US - Massachusetts US - Michigan US - Minnesota US - Mississippi US - Missouri US - Montana US - Nebraska US - Nevada US - New Jersey US - New Mexico US - New York US - North Carolina US - North Dakota US - Ohio US - Oklahoma US - Oregon US - Pennsylvania US - Rhode Island US - South Carolina US - South Dakota US - Tennessee US - Texas US - Utah US - Vermont US - Virginia US - Washington US - West Virginia US - Wisconsin US - Wyoming TOTALS:

Number of Percent of Number of Projects Projects Grand Entered Entered Awards 20 1.62% 4 18 1.46% 1 18 1.46% 8 18 1.46% 10 30 2.43% 9 14 1.13% 1 19 1.54% 4 12 0.97% 0 4 0.32% 0 7 0.57% 6 8 0.65% 5 18 1.46% 5 72 5.83% 39 12 0.97% 5 13 1.05% 2 22 1.78% 5 12 0.97% 1 25 2.02% 11 25 2.02% 11 2 0.16% 0 15 1.21% 2 11 0.89% 0 11 0.89% 5 60 4.86% 16 25 2.02% 6 3 0.24% 0 33 2.67% 15 9 0.73% 5 5 0.40% 1 12 0.97% 0 5 0.40% 1 1235 361

Total Amount Percent of Total Number of of Grand Award Special Grand Awards Number Award $ 3,000.00 1.11% 2 $ 500.00 0.28% 8 $ 5,500.00 2.22% 7 $ 23,000.00 2.77% 6 $ 10,500.00 2.49% 15 $ 1,000.00 0.28% 1 $ 4,500.00 1.11% 1 $ 0.00% 0 $ 0.00% 1 $ 60,500.00 1.66% 4 $ 5,000.00 1.39% 6 $ 7,000.00 1.39% 7 $ 60,000.00 10.80% 43 $ 3,500.00 1.39% 7 $ 1,500.00 0.55% 1 $ 5,000.00 1.39% 6 $ 500.00 0.28% 2 $ 21,500.00 3.05% 18 $ 11,000.00 3.05% 22 $ 0.00% 1 $ 1,500.00 0.55% 4 $ 0.00% 1 $ 4,000.00 1.39% 5 $ 18,000.00 4.43% 19 12,000.00 $ 1.66% 7 $ 0.00% 1 $ 19,000.00 4.16% 11 $ 10,000.00 1.39% 2 $ 500.00 0.28% 1 $ 0.00% 4 $ 500.00 0.28% 0 $ 635,500.00 396

Total Amount Percent of Total of Special Award Special Awards Number $ 8,000.00 0.51% $ 69,300.00 2.02% $ 10,800.00 1.77% $ 11,000.00 1.52% $ 149,250.00 3.79% $ 1,000.00 0.25% $ 250.00 0.25% $ 0.00% $ 1,500.00 0.25% $ 6,250.00 1.01% $ 18,500.00 1.52% $ 70,750.00 1.77% $ 237,825.00 10.86% $ 60,500.00 1.77% $ 0.25% $ 154,400.00 1.52% $ 0.51% $ 34,900.00 4.55% $ 31,050.00 5.56% $ 60,000.00 0.25% $ 62,000.00 1.01% $ 0.25% $ 3,750.00 1.26% $ 647,450.00 4.80% $ 5,275.00 1.77% $ 2,000.00 0.25% $ 71,500.00 2.78% $ 0.51% $ 0.25% $ 64,000.00 1.01% $ 0.00% $ 3,686,500.00

General ISEF Statistics 1235 projects 981 first time ISEF Finalists or teams where all members were first time Finalists 254 repeat ISEF Finalists or teams that had at least one member who had been a finalist before Animal Sciences - 55 projects (5 teams - 9.1%) Behavioral & Social Sciences - 80 projects (21 teams - 26.3%) Biochemistry - 54 projects (4 teams - 7.4%) Cellular & Molecular Biology - 51 projects (8 teams - 15.7%) Chemistry - 54 projects (15 teams - 27.8%') Computer Sciences - 76 proejcts (11 teams - 14.5%) Earth & Planetary Sciences - 34 projects (6 teams - 17.6%) Electrical & Mechanical Engineering - 113 projects (26 teams - 23.0%) Individual Projects - 977 = 79.1%

Materials Sciences & Bioengineering - 70 projects (21 teams - 30%) Energy & Transportation - 85 projects (15 teams - 17.6%) Environmental Management - 89 projects (35 teams - 39.3%) Environmental Sciences - 77 projects (27 teams - 35.1%) Mathematical Sciences - 62 projects (10 teams - 16.1%) Medicine & Health Sciences - 116 projects (16 teams - 13.8%) Microbiology - 79 projects (12 teams - 15.2%) Physics & Astronomy - 80 projects (16 teams - 20.0%) Plant Sciences - 43 projects (10 teams - 23.3%) Team Projects - 258 = 20.9%

Grand Awards There were 361 Grand Awards given. 249 of those awards were presented to first time ISEF Finalists. 112 of those awards were presented to repeat ISEF Finalists or to teams that had at least one member who had been a finalist before. 361 awards went to 335 projects. 27.1% of all projects entered received a Grand Award. Special Awards There were 396 Special Awards given. 260 of those awards were presented to first time ISEF Finalists. 136 of those awards were presented to repeat ISEF Finalists or to teams that had at least one member who had been a finalist before. 396 awards went to 290 projects. 23.5% of all projects entered received a Special Award. All Awards There were 757 awards given over all. 509 of those awards were presented to first time ISEF Finalists. 248 of those awards were presented to repeat ISEF Finalists or to teams that had at least one member who had been a finalist before. 757 awards went to 483 projects. 39.1% of all projects entered received an award (32.5% individual & 6.6% teams).

State/Country Albania American Samoa Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belarus Brasil Canada Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Costa Rica Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Estonia France Germany Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Morocco Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Pakistan Palestine

Total Number of Awards 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 12 20 0 18 8 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 9 2 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

Total Amount of Awards $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

1,000.00 1,500.00 150.00 68,750.00 32,575.00 500.00 25,650.00 6,500.00 4,250.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 4,500.00 14,250.00 3,000.00 1,000.00 700.00 750.00 2,500.00 500.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 2,125.00 1,000.00 -

Percent of Total Number of Awards Winning Projects 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.13% 1 0.13% 1 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 1.59% 11 2.64% 15 0.00% 0 2.38% 12 1.06% 5 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.66% 4 0.26% 2 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.26% 2 0.26% 1 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 1.19% 6 0.26% 2 0.26% 2 0.26% 2 0.26% 2 0.53% 2 0.13% 1 0.00% 0 0.13% 1 0.26% 2 0.40% 3 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.13% 1 0.00% 0

Percent of Projects Winning 0.00% 0.00% 10.00% 25.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 52.38% 62.50% 0.00% 48.00% 55.56% 0.00% 0.00% 66.67% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 66.67% 100.00% 100.00% 66.67% 33.33% 11.11% 0.00% 14.29% 33.33% 33.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 33.33% 0.00%

State/Country Peru Philippines Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia South Africa South Korea Sri Lanka Sweden Thailand Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Vietnam Virgin Islands US - Alabama US - Alaska US - American Indian US - Arizona US - Arkansas US - California US - Colorado US - Connecticut US - District of Columbia US - Florida US - Georgia US - Hawaii US - Illinois US - Indiana US - Iowa US - Kansas US - Kentucky

Total Number of Awards 1 2 0 2 2 12 2 5 1 3 9 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 7 5 72 10 6 0 62 13 4 8 13 4 0 9

Total Amount of Awards $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

1,500.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 60,500.00 6,250.00 3,500.00 6,650.00 500.00 62,500.00 12,650.00 58,500.00 1,000.00 25,000.00 61,200.00 4,800.00 63,650.00 522,650.00 77,500.00 4,500.00 756,050.00 166,500.00 3,000.00 64,650.00 32,750.00 4,250.00 73,000.00

Percent of Total Number of Percent of Awards Winning Projects Projects Winning 0.13% 1 50.00% 0.26% 2 33.33% 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.26% 2 6.06% 0.26% 1 50.00% 1.59% 8 47.06% 0.26% 2 10.00% 0.66% 3 100.00% 0.13% 1 20.00% 0.40% 2 25.00% 1.19% 5 55.56% 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.53% 2 40.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.26% 2 40.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.13% 1 25.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.79% 5 35.71% 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.13% 1 16.67% 0.92% 4 25.00% 0.66% 3 17.65% 9.51% 33 67.35% 1.32% 6 28.57% 0.79% 4 57.14% 0.00% 0 0.00% 8.19% 38 48.10% 1.72% 9 37.50% 0.53% 3 18.75% 1.06% 6 35.29% 1.72% 7 33.33% 0.53% 3 50.00% 0.00% 0 0.00% 1.19% 6 30.00%

State/Country US - Louisiana US - Maryland US - Massachusetts US - Michigan US - Minnesota US - Mississippi US - Missouri US - Montana US - Nebraska US - Nevada US - New Jersey US - New Mexico US - New York US - North Carolina US - North Dakota US - Ohio US - Oklahoma US - Oregon US - Pennsylvania US - Rhode Island US - South Carolina US - South Dakota US - Tennessee US - Texas US - Utah US - Vermont US - Virginia US - Washington US - West Virginia US - Wisconsin US - Wyoming

Total Number of Awards

Total Amount of Awards

6 9 15 16 24 2 5 0 1 10 11 12 82 12 3 11 3 29 33 1 6 1 10 35 13 1 26 7 2 4 1 757

$ 11,000.00 $ 69,800.00 $ 16,300.00 $ 34,000.00 $ 159,750.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 4,750.00 $ $ 1,500.00 $ 66,750.00 $ 23,500.00 $ 77,750.00 $ 297,825.00 $ 64,000.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 159,400.00 $ 500.00 $ 56,400.00 $ 42,050.00 $ 60,000.00 $ 63,500.00 $ $ 7,750.00 $ 665,450.00 $ 17,275.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 90,500.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 500.00 $ 64,000.00 $ 500.00 $ 4,322,000.00

Percent of Total Number of Percent of Awards Winning Projects Projects Winning 0.79% 5 25.00% 1.19% 6 33.33% 1.98% 11 61.11% 2.11% 9 50.00% 3.17% 13 43.33% 0.26% 2 14.29% 0.66% 5 26.32% 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.13% 1 25.00% 1.32% 5 71.43% 1.45% 6 75.00% 1.59% 6 33.33% 10.83% 47 65.28% 1.59% 8 66.67% 0.40% 3 23.08% 1.45% 9 40.91% 0.40% 3 25.00% 3.83% 14 56.00% 4.36% 16 64.00% 0.13% 1 50.00% 0.79% 4 26.67% 0.13% 1 9.09% 1.32% 8 72.73% 4.62% 22 36.67% 1.72% 9 36.00% 0.13% 1 33.33% 3.43% 19 57.58% 0.92% 5 55.56% 0.26% 2 40.00% 0.53% 4 33.33% 0.13% 1 20.00% 484

Team/Individual Awards Comparison by Category Animal Sciences (34 awards went to individual projects & 4 awards went to team projects) Behavioral & Social Sciences (53 awards went to individual projects & 4 awards went to team projects) Biochemistry (33 awards went to individual projects & 4 awards went to team projects) Cellular & Molecular Biology (22 awards went to individual projects & 5 awards went to team projects) Chemistry (32 awards went to individual projects & 5 awards went to team projects) Computer Sciences (47 awards went to individual projects & 14 awards went to team projects) Earth & Planetary Sciences (21 awards went to individual projects & 4 awards went to team projects) Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (64 awards went to individual projects & 10 awards went to team projects) Materials Sciences & Bioengineering (35 awards went to individual projects & 11 awards went to team projects) Energy & Transportation (45 awards went to individual projects & 3 awards went to team projects) Environmental Management (25 awards went to individual projects & 15 awards went to team projects) Environmental Sciences (19 awards went to individual projects & 18 awards went to team projects) Mathematical Sciences (43 awards went to individual projects & 1 award went to a team project) Medicine & Health Sciences (52 awards went to individual projects & 14 awards went to team projects) Microbiology (38 awards went to individual projects & 3 awards went to team projects) Physics & Astronomy (57 awards went to individual projects & 5 awards went to team projects) Plant Sciences (17 awards went to individual projects & 2 awards went to team projects)

Animal Sciences (50.9% of projects received an award; 45.5% individual & 5.5% teams) Behavioral & Social Sciences (37.5% of projects received an award; 32.5% individual & 5.0% teams) Biochemistry (48.1% of projects received an award; 42.6% individual & 5.6% teams) Cellular & Molecular Biology (39.2% of projects received an award; 31.4% individual & 7.8% teams) Chemistry (38.8% of projects received an award; 33.3% individual & 5.6% teams) Computer Sciences (48.6% of projects received an award; 40.8% individual & 7.9% teams) Earth & Planetary Sciences (52.9% of projects received an award; 44.1% individual & 8.8% teams) Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (34.5% of projects received an award; 30.1% individual & 4.4% teams) Materials Sciences & Bioengineering (48.5% of projects received an award; 34.3% individual & 14.3% teams) Energy & Transportation (36.4% of projects received an award; 34.1% individual & 2.4% teams) Environmental Management (34.8% of projects received an award; 21.3% individual & 13.5% teams) Environmental Sciences (32.4% of projects received an award; 16.9% individual & 15.6% teams) Mathematical Sciences (37.1% of projects received an award; 35.5% individual & 1.6% teams) Medicine & Health Sciences (39.6% of projects received an award; 34.5% individual & 5.2% teams) Microbiology (31.9% of projects received an award; 27.8% individual & 3.8% teams) Physics & Astronomy (42.5% of projects received an award; 38.8% individual & 3.8% teams) Plant Sciences (34.8% of projects received an award; 32.6% individual & 2.3% teams)

All Regional Science Fair 277 projects entered Grand Awards Won by All Regional Science Fairs 135 awards went to 123 projects Of all CSEF projects entered, 44.4% received a Grand Award. Special Awards Won by All Regional Science Fairs 275 awards went to 143 projects. Of all CSEF projects entered, 51.6% received a Special Award. Total Awards Won by All Regional Science Fairs 410 awards went to 181 projects. Of all CSEF projects entered, 65.3% received an award.

Ranking by Number of Projects Entered: Rank Regional Science Fair

Number of Projects Percentage Change from 2010

1.

Pikes Peak

40

14.4%

0.0%

2.

Denver Metro

34

12.3%

4.4%

3.

Longs Peak

27

9.7%

1.4%

4.

Southern Colorado

21

7.6%

0.7%

5.

Southeast Colorado

20

7.2%

0.7%

6.

Northeast Colorado

20

7.2%

0.0%

7.

San Juan Basin

20

7.2%

0.0%

8.

Boulder Valley

20

7.2%

(0.7%)

9.

Morgan/Washington

20

7.2%

(1.5%)

10.

Western

17

6.1%

(0.8%)

11.

San Luis Valley

16

5.8%

(1.8%)

12.

East Central

13

4.7%

(2.2%)

13.

Arkansas Valley

9

3.2%

(0.4%)

Ranking by Percent of Grand Awards Won Rank Regional Science Fair

Number of Awards Percentage Change from 2010

1.

Pikes Peak

35

25.9%

5.3%

2.

Boulder Valley

19

14.1%

(2.6%)

3.

Denver Metro

15

11.1%

(2.4%)

4.

San Juan Basin

12

8.9%

3.3%

5.

Longs Peak

11

8.1%

(0.6%)

6.

San Luis Valley

11

8.1%

(3.8%)

7.

Western Colorado

10

7.4%

0.3%

8.

Morgan/Washington

10

7.4%

(0.5%)

9.

Northeast Colorado

8

5.9%

3.5%

10.

Southeast Colorado

3

2.2%

1.4%

11.

Southern Colorado

1

0.7%

(0.9%)

12.

Arkansas Valley

0

0.0%

(0.8 %)

13.

East Central Colorado

0

0.0%

(2.4%)

Ranking by Percent of Special Awards Won Rank Regional Science Fair


1.

Pikes Peak

61

22.2%

9.2%

2.

Boulder Valley

36

13.1%

(5.4%)

3.

Longs Peak

29

10.5%

2.2%

4.

Denver Metro

27

9.8%

3.8%

5.

Morgan/Washington

23

8.4%

1.9%

6.

Western Colorado

22

8.0%

0.1%

7.

San Juan Basin

20

7.3%

(2.4%)

8.

San Luis Valley

20

7.3%

(6.1%)

9.

Northeast Colorado

11

4.0%

3.1%

10.

Southeast Colorado

9

3.3%

1.4%

11.

Arkansas Valley

7

2.5%

(1.7%)

12.

Southern Colorado

5

1.8%

(2.8%)

13.


4

1.4%

(3.7%)

Ranking by Percent of Total Awards Won Rank Regional Science Fair


1.

Pikes Peak

96

23.4%

7.6%

2.

Boulder Valley

55

13.4%

(4.4%)

3.

Denver Metro

42

10.2%

1.4%

4.

Longs Peak

40

9.7%

1.2%

5.

Morgan/Washington

33

8.0%

1.0%

6.

Western Colorado

32

7.8%

0.2%

7.

San Juan Basin

32

7.8%

(0.4%)

8.

San Luis Valley

31

7.6%

(5.3%)

9.

Northeast Colorado

20

4.9%

3.4%

10.

Southeast Colorado

12

2.9%

1.4%

11.

Arkansas Valley

7

1.7%

(1.2%)

12.

Southern Colorado

6

1.5%

(2.0%)

13.


4

1.0%

(3.1%)

Ranking by Percent of Projects Entered Winning An Award Rank Regional Science Fair

Percentage Change from 2010

1.

Pikes Peak

87.5%

12.5%

2.

Boulder Valley

85.0%

(1.4%)

3.

San Luis Valley

81.3%

5.1%

4.

Western

76.5%

2.8%

5.

Morgan/Washington

75.0%

20.8%

6.

Longs Peak

74.1%

13.2%

7.

San Juan Basin

70.0%

5.0%

8.

Denver Metro

67.6%

(5.1%)

9.

Arkansas Valley

55.6%

5.6%

10.

Northeastern Colorado

50.0%

25.0%

11.

Southeast Colorado

40.0%

12.2%

12.

Southern Colorado

23.8%

(23.6%)

13.


23.1%

(13.7%)

Male/Female Ratios Percentage of Students (308 Finalists) 139 Male – 45% 169 Female – 55%

Percentage of Projects (277 Projects) 125 Male – 45% 152 Female – 55%

Percentage of Special Awards (275 Awards) 125 Male – 45% 150 Female – 55%

Percentage of Grand Awards (135 Awards) 63 Male – 47% 72 Female – 53%

Percentage of Projects by Category Animal Sciences 5 Male – 28% 13 Female – 72% Behavioral & Social Sciences 10 Male – 32% 21 Female – 68% Chemistry 8 Male – 36% 14 Female – 64% Earth & Space Sciences 1 Male – 9% 10 Female – 91% Energy & Transportation 12 Male – 63% 7 Female – 37% Engineering 22 Male – 81% 5 Female – 19% Environmental Sciences 15 Male – 42% 21 Female – 58% Mathematics & Computer Sciences 5 Male – 42% 7 Female – 58% Medicine & Health 9 Male – 39% 14 Female – 61% Microbiology 8 Male – 32% 17 Female – 68% Physics 20 Male – 65% 11 Female – 35% Plant Sciences 8 Male – 36% 14 Female – 64%

Percentage of Awards by Category Animal Sciences - 22 8 Male – 36% 14 Female – 64% Behavioral & Social Sciences - 24 9 Male – 38% 15 Female – 62% Chemistry - 34 10 Male – 29% 24 Female – 71% Earth & Space Sciences - 24 2 Male – 8% 22 Female – 92% Energy & Transportation - 35 18 Male – 51% 17 Female – 49% Engineering - 40 35 Male – 87% 5 Female – 13% Environmental Sciences - 63 19 Male – 30% 44 Female – 70% Mathematics & Computer Sciences - 28 15 Male – 54% 13 Female – 46% Medicine & Health - 32 13 Male – 41% 19 Female – 59% Microbiology - 25 10 Male – 40% 15 Female – 60% Physics - 42 29 Male – 69% 13 Female – 31% Plant Sciences - 31 17 Male – 55% 14 Female – 45%

Ethnicity Ratios Percentage of Students (308 Finalists) 222 Caucasian – 72% 30 Hispanic – 10% 22 Asian – 7% 3 African American – 1% 31 Other/Unknown – 10%

Percentage of Projects (277 Projects) 201 Caucasian – 73% 26 Hispanic – 9% 20 Asian – 7% 2 African American – 1% 28 Other/Unknown – 10%

Percentage of Special Awards (265 Awards) 184 Caucasian – 69% 17 Hispanic – 6% 32 Asian – 12% 1 African American – 1% 31 Other/Unknown – 12%

Percentage of Grand Awards (135) 99 Caucasian – 73% 7 Hispanic – 5% 13 Asian – 10% 0 African American – 0% 16 Other/Unknown – 12%

Percentage of Projects by Category Animal Sciences 16 Caucasian – 90% 0 Hispanic – 0% 0 African American – 0% 1 Asian – 5% 1 Other/Unknown – 5% Chemistry 11 Caucasian – 50% 5 Hispanic – 23% 0 African American – 0% 2 Asian – 9% 4 Other/Unknown – 18% Energy & Transportation 16 Caucasian – 84% 2 Hispanic – 10% 0 African American – 0% 0 Asian – 0% 1 Other/Unknown – 6% Environmental Sciences 31 Caucasian – 85% 0 Hispanic – 0% 1 African American – 3% 2 Asian – 6% 2 Other/Unknown – 63% Medicine & Health 13 Caucasian – 57% 5 Hispanic – 22% 0 African American – 0% 4 Asian – 17% 1 Other/Unknown – 4% Physics 26 Caucasian – 85% 2 Hispanic – 6% 0 African American – 0% 1 Asian – 3% 2 Other/Unknown – 6%

Behavioral & Social Sciences 21 Caucasian – 68% 3 Hispanic – 10% 0 African American – 0% 3 Asian – 10% 4 Other/Unknown – 12% Earth & Space Sciences 10 Caucasian – 91% 0 Hispanic – 0% 0 African American – 0% 0 Asian – 0% 1 Other/Unknown – 9% Engineering 16 Caucasian – 60% 6 Hispanic – 22% 0 African American – 0% 2 Asian – 7% 3 Other/Unknown – 11% Mathematics & Computer Sciences 6 Caucasian – 50% 1 Hispanic – 8% 0 African American – 0% 2 Asian – 17% 3 Other/Unknown – 25% Microbiology 17 Caucasian – 68% 1 Hispanic – 4% 0 African American – 0% 3 Asian – 12% 4 Other/Unknown – 16% Plant Sciences 18 Caucasian – 81% 1 Hispanic – 5% 1 African American – 5% 0 Asian – 0% 2 Other/Unknown – 9%

Grade Level Ratios Percentage of Students (308 Finalists) 6th grade – 13% 7th grade – 26% 8th grade – 30% Junior Division – 69%

Percentage of Projects (277 Projects) 6th grade – 13% 7th grade – 26% 8th grade – 29% Junior Division – 68%

9th grade – 7% 10th grade – 7% 11th grade – 9% 12th grade – 8% Senior Division – 31%

9th grade – 8% 10th grade – 7% 11th grade – 10% 12th grade – 8% Senior Division – 32%

Percentage of Grand Awards per Division 6th grade – 14/75 awards - 18% 7th grade – 29/75 awards - 39% 8th grade – 32/75 awards - 43%

Percentage of Students Winning Grand Award 6th grade – 14/39 students – 36% 7th grade – 31/80 students – 39% 8th grade – 32/92 students – 35%

9th grade – 9/60 awards - 15% 10th grade – 12/60 awards - 20% 11th grade – 21/60 awards - 35% 12th grade – 18/60 awards - 30%

9th grade – 9/22 students – 41% 10th grade – 12/23 students – 52% 11th grade – 21/27 students – 78% 12th grade – 17/24 students – 71%

Percentage of Special Awards 6th grade – 22/265 awards – 8% 7th grade – 47/265 awards – 18% 8th grade – 51/265 awards – 19% Junior Division – 120/265 awards – 45%

Percentage of Students Winning Special Awards 6th grade – 17/39 students – 44% 7th grade – 34/80 students – 43% 8th grade – 35/92 students – 38%

9th grade – 21/265 awards – 8% 10th grade – 31/265 awards – 12% 11th grade – 56/265 awards – 21% 12th grade – 37/265 awards – 14% Senior Division – 145/265 awards – 55%

9th grade – 11/22 students – 50% 10th grade – 16/27 students – 59% 11th grade – 24/27 students – 89% 12th grade – 18/24 students – 75%

Research Institution & Qualified Scientist Ratios % of Projects Using an RI th

% of Projects Using a QS

6 grade – 2/37 - 5% 7th grade – 8/71 - 11% 8th grade – 4/80 - 5% Junior Division – 14/188 - 7%

6th grade – 3/37 - 8% 7th grade – 16/71 - 22% 8th grade – 7/80 - 9% Junior Division – 26/188 - 14%

9th grade – 5/22 - 23% 10th grade – 8/19 - 42% 11th grade – 10/25 - 40% 12th grade – 9/23 - 39% Senior Division – 32/89 - 36%


TOTAL % of Projects Using an RI – 17%

TOTAL % of Projects Using a QS – 23%

% of Grand Awards to Projects Using an RI

% of Grand Awards to Projects Using a QS

1st Place – 10/28 - 36% 2nd Place – 10/28 - 36% 3rd Place – 8/27 - 30% Honorable Mention – 6/42 - 14% Team Awards – 3/10 - 30% TOTAL – 36/135 - 27% Junior Division – 11/75 - 15% Senior Division – 26/60 - 43%

1st Place – 12/28 - 43% 2nd Place – 12/28 - 43% 3rd Place – 7/27 - 26% Honorable Mention – 11/42 - 26% Team Awards – 2/10 - 20% TOTAL – 44/135 - 33% Junior Division – 16/75 - 21% Senior Division – 28/60 - 47%

% of Special Awards to Projects Using an RI

% of Special Awards to Projects Using a QS

th





TOTAL – 77/265 - 29%

TOTAL – 88/265 - 33%

% of Projects Winning Awards Using an RI

% of Projects Winning Awards Using a QS

th





TOTAL – 41/277 - 15%

TOTAL – 47/277 - 17%

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2011 2 ANNUAL N REPORT sionnal scientistss and enginneers. Oveer the yearrs, many stuudents have said that haaving the chance to meet and sspeak with their peerrs about theiir science proojects is the most beneeficial aspecct of the C Colorado Sccience and Engineeringg Fair. In aaddition to ggetting the oopportunity tto interacct with w working sccientists, C CSEF finallists compette for awardds in the caategories of Animaal Sciences; Behavioraal & Sociial Sciences;; Chemistry;; Earth and S Space Scieences; Energgy & Transsportation, E Engineerring; E Environmentaal Scieences; Matthematics annd Computerr Sciences; M Medicinee & Health; Microbiology; Physics; and Plannt Sciences – either as ann individual or as a teaam project. Recognitionn for outstannding reseearch in eachh of these categories ass well as aan award foor technical writing aree presentted each yyear at the CSEF Aw wards Cereemony. Thhe top two Senior Divvision indivvidual projeects and the top Senior Divisionn team prooject are aw warded tripps to com mpete at thee Intel Interrnational Sccience and Engineeringg Fair (Intel ISEF).

The Colo orado State Science Faair, Inc. wass established in 1977 as a privatee, non-profitt organizattion to run the Coloraado Sciencee and Engineering Fair (CSEF). The CSEF F has actuaally been heeld annually y since 1955 5 and is th he state-leveel event in a year-long g process of o local and d regional sccience fairs.. More thaan two thoussand studentts participatee in sciencce fair prog grams state--wide. Thee purpose of the CSEF F is to stimu ulate studentt interest and a encouraage studentss in sciencee and engin neering thro ough recogniition of theirr research knowledgee, ability an nd achieve-ment. Each yeear, a numb ber of expeeriences aree made available to th he student finalists fi who o participatte in the CSEF. Tours of o university y and locaal corporate research faacilities pro-vide opp portunities for students and theirr families to see researrch in action n. Addition-ally, thee judges’ interviews allow thee finalists a chance to interact with w profes--

F From start too finish, and at all levels oof pparticipation,, the sciencee fair experrieence is one nnot only of coompetition, buut aalso of camaaraderie, creaativity, cooperaation, and education. This is thhe eessence of thhe logo for the Coloraddo SScience and E Engineering F Fair. -1-

2011 COLORADO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR

This year, the CSEF was honored to have guest speaker Dr. Temple Grandin, Professor of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University.

The fifty-sixth Colorado Science and Engineering Fair was held at the Lory Student Center on the Colorado State University campus on April 7 – 9, 2011.

Dr. Grandin was born in Boston, MA. Her achievements are remarkable because she was an autistic child. At the age of two, she had no speech and had all the signs of severe autism. Fortunately, her mother defied the advice of the doctors and kept her out of an institution. Many hours of speech therapy and intensive teaching, enabled Temple to learn to communicate. As a teenager, life was hard with constant teasing. Mentoring by her high school science teacher and her aunt on her ranch in Arizona motivated Temple to study and pursue a career as a scientist and livestock equipment designer.

This year, CSEF winners were chosen from among 277 projects represented by 308 finalists from 109 schools and 13 regions within the state. More than 140 professional scientists, engineers and mathematicians interviewed the students and evaluated their projects before selecting the Grand Award winners. In addition, over 60 businesses, professional societies, and government agencies provided more than 150 of their own representatives to judge exhibits based on their own criteria. They judged the student finalists and conferred Special Awards which represented an aspect of the bestowing organization. These included college scholarships, offers of summer employment, field trips, cash, savings bonds, and scientific equipment. Over 1,000 people attended the Awards Ceremony this year.

Dr. Grandin obtained her BA at Franklin Pierce College in 1970. In 1974 she was employed as Livestock Editor for the Arizona Farmer Ranchman and also worked for Corral Industries on equipment design. In 1975 she earned her MS in Animal Science at Arizona State University for her work on the behavior of cattle in different squeeze chutes. Dr. Grandin was awarded her PhD in Animal Science from the University of Illinois in 1989.

The 2011 Colorado Science and Engineering Fair had 24 sponsors. Sponsors included 14 Platinum Sponsors (providing over $2,500 of support each), 3 Gold Sponsors ($1,000 or more of support each), and 8 Regular Sponsors ($500 or more of support each). In addition, there were 20 Financial Contributors (less than $500 each).

Following her PhD research on the effect of environmental enrichment on the behavior of pigs, Dr. Grandin has published several hundred industry publications, book chapters and technical papers on animal handling, plus 45 refereed journal articles in addition to seven books. She is currently a professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University where she continues her research while teaching courses on livestock handling and facility design. Her book, Animals in Translation was a New York Times best seller and her book Livestock Handling and Transport, now has a third edition which was published in 2007. Other popular books authored by Dr. Grandin include Thinking in Pictures, Animals Make Us Human, and The Way I See It.

Scholarships from Colorado State University, Adams State College, Fort Lewis College and Colorado School of Mines were also presented. CSU awarded twelve $1,000 renewable scholarships to the 1st place category winners in the senior division as well as an additional $1,000 renewable scholarship to the senior division Best Individual Project award winners from the College of Natural Sciences. ASC awarded fifteen one-year full resident tuition and fees scholarships. FLC awarded ten $1,500 renewable scholarships. The CSM awarded five $1,000 renewable scholarships.

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Appendix

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CSEF

Schedule)

2011 CSEF GENDER RATIOS With last year’s Annual Report, the CSSF, Inc. began to report statistics from across the spectrum of participation in the CSEF. Through time, these numbers may show trends and allow for identification of areas in need of improvement. The goal is to ensure that the students who participate are a reflection of the student population from across Colorado. The CSSF, Inc. mission is to make the CSEF accessible to all of Colorado’s students regardless of gender and ethnicity. (Please note that team projects are identified by the gender of the Team Leader.)

Percentage of Projects

Percentage of Awards

Male – 45% Female – 55%


Percentage of Projects by Category Animal Sciences

Percentage of Awards by Category Animal Sciences



Behavioral & Social Sciences

Behavioral & Social Sciences



Chemistry

Chemistry



Earth & Space Sciences

Earth & Space Sciences



Energy & Transportation

Energy & Transportation



Engineering

Engineering



Environmental Sciences

Environmental Sciences



Mathematics & Computer Sciences

Mathematics & Computer Sciences



Medicine & Health

Medicine & Health



Microbiology

Microbiology



Physics

Physics



Plant Sciences

Plant Sciences



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2011 CSEF ETHNICITY RATIOS (Please note that team projects are identified by the ethnicity of the Team Leader.)

Percentage of Projects Caucasian – 73% Hispanic – 9% Asian – 7% African American – 1% Other/Unknown – 10%

Percentage of Awards Caucasian – 71% Hispanic – 6% Asian – 10% African American – 1% Other/Unknown – 12%

2011 CSEF GRADE LEVEL RATIOS (Please note that team projects are identified by the grade level of the Team Leader.)

Percentage of Students Junior Division – 69% 6th grade – 13% 7th grade – 26% 8th grade – 30% Senior Division – 31% 9th grade – 7% 10th grade – 7% 11th grade – 9% 12th grade – 8%

Percentage of Projects Junior Division – 68% 6th grade – 13% 7th grade – 26% 8th grade – 29% Senior Division – 32% 9th grade – 8% 10th grade – 7% 11th grade – 10% 12th grade – 8%

Percentage of Grand Awards per Division Junior Division – 56% 6th grade – 10% 7th grade – 22% 8th grade – 24% Senior Division – 44% 9th grade – 6% 10th grade – 9% 11th grade – 16% 12th grade – 13%

% of Students Winning Grand Awards Junior Division – 25% 6th grade – 36% 7th grade – 39% 8th grade – 35% Senior Division – 16% 9th grade – 41% 10th grade – 52% 11th grade – 78% 12th grade – 71%

Percentage of Special Awards per Division Junior Division – 45% 6th grade – 8% 7th grade – 18% 8th grade – 19% Senior Division – 55% 9th grade – 8% 10th grade – 12% 11th grade – 21% 12th grade – 14%

% of Students Winning Special Awards Junior Division – 28% 6th grade – 44% 7th grade – 43% 8th grade – 38% Senior Division – 19% 9th grade – 50% 10th grade – 59% 11th grade – 89% 12th grade – 75%

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2011 COLORADO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR TOP AWARDS

The winner of the Poster Art Contest was Jidapa Chang-in, Fleming High School, Fleming. The winner of the Lockheed Martin CSEF Teacher of the Year Award was Daniel Newmyer of Center High School, Center. Mr. Newmyer received a $3,000 grant to use towards scientific research in his classroom and school. The winners of the Pioneers of Science Awards were Jessicah Wellman, Pagosa Springs Junior High School, Pagosa Springs, grade 6; Hannah Looman, Miller Middle School, Durango, grade 6; Breanna Tramp, Merino Jr/Sr High School, Merino, grade 7; Ellie Mackintosh, Good Shepard Catholic School, Denver, grade 6; Alexander Crane, St. John the Evangelist School, Loveland, grade 7; Reyna Ramirez and Kyra Vasquez, Pueblo School for the Arts and Sciences, Pueblo, grade 8; Katelynn Moore, Alta Vista Charter School, Lamar, grade 6; Samuel Allsup, Cortez Middle School, Cortez, grade 6; Max Clark, Eagle County Charter Academy, Wolcott, grade 6; Montana Cook, Walsh Junior High School, Walsh, grade 7; Camron Ozanic, Dolores Middle School, Dolores, grade 6; Mitchell Fosdick, Fowler Elementary School, Fowler, grade 6; Wyeth Rossi, Miller Middle School, Durango, grade 6; Helen Duran, Sargent Junior High School, Monte Vista, grade 8.

The top Senior Division individual project exhibitor of the 56th Colorado Science and Engineering Fair and winner of an allexpense paid trip to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) was Sara Volz, Cheyenne Mountain High School, Colorado Springs, grade 10, for the project Enhancing Algae Biofuels Phase II: Stress Analysis of ACCase, and Enzymatic Factor of Lipid Production. Second place for best individual project, and also a winner of an allexpense paid trip to compete at the Intel ISEF was John Parish IV, Home Schooled, Colorado Springs, grade 11, for the project On the Verge of Where It Wasn’t. Awarded third place for best individual project was Kerry Betz, Fairview High School, Boulder, grade 12, for the project Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in a DyeSensitized Solar Cell. The first place Senior Division team project and winners of an allexpense paid trip to compete in the Intel ISEF were Dylon Merrell and Charley Adams, Meeker High School, Meeker, grade 12, for the project Quantum Entanglement. The winner of the Ralph F. Desch Memorial Technical Writing Award was Boyu Wang, Yichen Liu & Stephen Liu, Lakewood High School, Lakewood, grade 11, for the project Self-Sustained Desalination in Combination with Wastewater Treatment. The winner of the Senior Division Student Choice Award was Andrew Bartolo, Swink High School, Swink, grade 11, for the project Variable Voltages: An Experiment on the Viability of Overclocking. The Junior Division Student Choice winner was Johann Kailey-Steiner Grant Beacon Middle School, Denver, grade 6, for the project Rocket Design: How Changing Rocket Features Affects the Height of a Rocket’s Flight.

MOVING SCIENCE FORWARD SCHOLARSHIP The Moving Science Forward Scholarship is $1,000 to the top two students in the Senior Division. Sara Volz, Cheyenne Mountain High School, Colorado Springs, grade 10, for the project Enhancing Algae Biofuels Phase II: Stress Analysis of ACCase, and Enzymatic Factor of Lipid-Production John Parish IV, Home Schooled, Colorado Springs, grade 11, for the project On the Verge of Where It Wasn’t: A Multi-Model Approah to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models -5-

2011 COLORADO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Nikki Buhrdorf, Hotchkiss High School, Hotchkiss, grade 11, for the project Aspen in a State of SADness: A Statistical Analysis of the Decline of Populus tremuloides, Phase III

ADAMS STATE COLLEGE Nakayla Lestina, Dove Creek High School, Dove Creek, grade 11, for the project Biological Control of Tamarisk, Phase II: Diorhabda Elongata – Adults vs. Larvae

Braeden Horton, grade 11, Brydie Mitchell, grade 10, and Kelli Buhrdorf, grade 9,

Diane Schulze, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, grade 11, for the project The Effects of Early School Start Times on Student Performance

Hotchkiss High School, Hotchkiss for their project The Game of Life: A Critical Analysis of Three Taxation Methods

John Cheslock, Sargent High School, Monte

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

Vista, grade 9, for the project Optimizing the Measurement Sensitivity of H2O2 with FDA Blue #1 for the Detection of New Generation Explosives

Wylie Keller, Monte Vista High School, Monte Vista, grade 11, for the project Mathematic Modeling of the Wake Effect

Sophia Schneider, Palmer High School, Colo-

grade 11, for the project Variable Voltages: An Experiment of the Viability of Overclocking

Andrew Bartolo, Swink High School, Swink,

rado Springs, grade 9, for the project Can Geosequestration and Geothermal Energy Work Together? Enhanced Geothermal Systems Using CO2

Rebecca Roskowski, Grand Junction High School, Grand Junction, grade 11, for the project Reclamation and Revegetation of Spent Oil Shale

Grant Yowell, Genoa-Hugo High School, Hugo, grade 9, for the project, The Effect of Windmill Blade Depth on Sound Pressure

John Parish IV, Home Schooled, Colorado Springs, grade 11, for the project On the Verge of Where It Wasn’t: A Multi-Model Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models

Luis Cruz, Harrison High School, Colorado Springs, grade 12, for the project Electrooculography: A New Approach on a Human-Computer Interface Taylor L’Heureux, Brush High School,

Karun Kumar Rao, Fairview High School, Boulder, grade 11, for the project The Organization and Stability of Bouncing Oil Droplets

Brush, grade 12, for the project Mycoremediation: The Effect of Mycelium Growth on Levels of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES

John Parish IV, Home Schooled, Colorado Springs, grade 11, for the project On the Verge of Where It Wasn’t: A Multi-Model Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models

Sara Volz, Cheyenne Mountain High School, Colorado Springs, grade 10 for the project Enhancing Algae Biofuels Phase II: Stress Analysis of ACCase, an Enzymatic Factor of Lipid Production John Parish IV, Home Schooled, Colorado Springs, grade 11 for the project On the Verge of Where It Wasn’t: A Multi-Model Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models Kerry Betz, Fairview High School, Boulder, grade 12 for the project Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

Alexis Shinn, Merino Jr/Sr High School, Merino, grade 10, for the project The Correlation Between the Mentrual Cycle and Female Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Clark Cranfill, Sargent High School, Monte Vista, grade 11, for the project To Exist, It Must Resist Tanner Dunivan, Walsh High School, Walsh, grade 10, for the project Go Ahead Shoot Me: It’s Safer Than It Looks -6-

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

FORT LEWIS COLLEGE

Bailey Palmer, West Grand High School, Kremmling, grade 10 for the project Gene Seeker Ambrose Soehn, Boulder High School, Boulder, grade 12 for the project Those Notes in Your Head: A Psychological Comparison Between Audible and Imagined Sound Kerry Betz, Fairview High School, Boulder, grade 12 for the project Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Sophia Schneider, Palmer High School, Colorado Springs, grade 9 for the project Can Geosequestration and Geothermal Energy Work Together? Enhanced Geothermal Systems Using CO2 Sara Volz, Cheyenne Mountain High School, Colorado Springs, grade 10 for the project Enhancing Algae Biofuels Phase II: Stress Analysis of ACCase, an Enzymatic Factor of Lipid Production Erik Travis, Akron High School, Akron, grade 12 for the project Engineered Insulation Jeffrey Hibbert, Lone Star High School, Otis, grade 12 for the project Agonistic and Cellular Analysis of Atrazine-Induced Hormone Imbalance John Parish IV, Home Schooled, Colorado Springs, grade 11 for the project On the Verge of Where It Wasn’t: A Multi-Model Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models Alexis Shinn, Merino Jr/Sr High School, Merino, grade 10 for the project The Correlation Between the Menstrual Cycle and Female Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Soyeun Yang, Fairview High School, Boulder, grade 11 for the project Synthesis and Use of Gold Nanoparticle Therapeutics in AntibioticResistant Bacteria Karun Kumar Rao, Fairview High School, Boulder, grade 11 for the project The Organization and Stability of Bouncing Oil Droplets Wyatt Palser, Otis Jr/Sr High School, Otis, grade 10 for the project Investigating E. cole Colonization and Prevention on Leafy Produce

Vikash Hypio, Hotchkiss High School, Hotchkiss, grade 11 for the project Voting Systems: An Outcome Analysis Phase 3 Soyeun Yang, Fairview High School, Boulder, grade 11 for the project Synthesis and Use of Gold Nanoparticle Therapeutics in AntibioticResistant Bacteria Victoria Milano, Brush High School, Brush, grade 11 for the project Using Asian Clams as a Bioindicator to Assess the Health of a River System Andrew Bartolo, Swink High School, Swink, grade 11 for the project Variable Voltages: An Experiment on the Viability of Overclocking Boyu Wang, grade 11, Yichen Liu, grade 11, and Stephan Liu, grade 10, Lakewood High School, Lakewood for the project Self-Sustained Desalination in Combination with Wastewater Treatment Benjamin Ribovich, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, grade 11 for the project Tangent and Secant Spaces Clark Cranfill, Sargent High School, Monte Vista, grade 11 for the project To Exist, It Must Resist Nikki Buhrdorf, Hotchkiss High School, Hotchkiss, grade 11 for the project Aspen in a State of SADness: A Statistical Analysis of the Decline of Populus tremuloides, Phase III

RYAN PATTERSON SCHOLARSHIP The Ryan Patterson Scholarship is in honor of the Intel ISEF top winner of 2001. Kerry Betz, Fairview High School, Boulder, grade 12, for the project Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

MEDICINE & HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP The Medicine & Health Scholarship is $3,000 awarded to the most deserving high school student with a project in the field of medicine and health. Nikki Schmidt, Merino Jr/Sr High School, Merino, grade 12, for the project The Effects of Lipid Production on Caenorhabditis elegans by the Inhibition of the Gene IKKE (See Appendix 2 – CSEF Press Release)

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2011 INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR SPECIAL AND GOVERNMENT AWARDS

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest pre-college science fair, brings together more than 1,500 of the most curious and capable young science pioneers from more than 60 countries to share ideas, showcase cutting-edge science and compete for over $4 million in awards and scholarships. The Intel ISEF is the world’s only international science fair representing all sciences for students in grades 9 through 12. The Intel ISEF has been coordinated for over 60 years by Society for Science & the Public of the most respected non-profit organizations advancing the cause of science. Colorado students from around the state were among the award winners at the 62nd Intel ISEF held in Los Angeles, CA, May 8 – 13, 2011.

Kerry Betz from Boulder, CO won an $8,000 scholarship from the United States Navy and Marine Corps. She also won $1,500 (2nd Place) from the United States Air Force. John Parish IV from Colorado Springs, CO won $1,000 (1st Place) from Mu Alpha Theta. He also won $500 (2nd Place) from the American Mathematical Society. He was also awarded an Honorable Mention from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. Jessica Constant from Fort Collins, CO was awarded an Honorable Mention from the American Meteorological Society. Tara Sowrirajan from Aurora, CO won a $15,000 per year renewable scholarship from the Florida Institute of Technology.

GRAND AWARDS

Sara Volz from Colorado Springs, CO won $3,000 in savings bonds from the United States Army.

Sara Volz from Colorado Springs, CO won $3,00 (1st Place) in Energy & Transportation. Soyeun Yang from Boulder, CO won $500 (4th Place) in Microbiology.

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ORGANIZATION

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The success of the yearly Colorado Science and Engineering Fair is directly dependent upon the support of public and private organizations, government agencies, school districts and universities, as well as the efforts of hundreds of committed volunteers. It is no exaggeration to say that CSEF volunteers indeed make the event possible. At the state level, there is the Board of Directors (which is comprised of volunteers from the sponsoring organizations and oversees the operation of the CSEF and the non-profit organization); the Advisory Council (volunteers from around the state who are on the CSEF Working Committees to make sure everything operates smoothly at the event); judges (both for Grand and Special Awards who interview the finalists and choose the winners); and hundreds of on-site volunteers who do the actual work of the CSEF. Prior to the state event, thirteen regional science fairs and a large number of local school science fairs are conducted throughout the state, and each of these is supported and promoted by hardworking and dedicated educators. And before a student’s project even makes it to a local science fair, it requires the encouragement and support from individual teachers, adult sponsors, and parents to help students see their projects through from inception to finished exhibit. The Colorado Science and Engineering Fair is a product of all of these people.

The Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. is an organization that: 

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Organizes the infrastructure of the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair for students from all regions of the state of Colorado to present science projects to judges, representatives of scientific organizations, the public and their peers; Honors winners from Colorado regional science fairs at the annual Colorado Science and Engineering Fair; Sends finalists from the state of Colorado to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF); Provides experiences for Colorado students to interact with their peers, Colorado science teachers and Colorado scientists and engineers in professional and social settings; Promotes science, engineering and technology as careers, inspiring excellence, high ethical standards and emphasizing the immense satisfaction that comes from confronting and solving intellectual problems that serve societal needs; Reinforces in students the wonder nature instills, wherever and however possible, empowering them to follow their questions and dreams; and Encourages a culture that values and nurtures diversity.

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MISSION STATEMENT Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. honors excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; providing opportunities for students from all regions of the state to create and present their research in environments that nurture interests in science and technology; promoting professional skills, high ethical standards, diversity and continuing intellectual development.

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Acting as an alternative to the Science Service affiliation as a means of attending the Intel ISEF; Providing a forum where regional science fairs can influence policies, rules and by-laws for the state science fair; Providing rules and requirements for participation in the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair; Facilitating communication, where practical, between regional science fairs and their participants; Providing information and resources to the regional fair directors, teachers and students which will promote interest in science, engineering and technology, and excellence in scientific research; Increasing public awareness and appreciation of science, engineering and technology in the schools.

CSEF SPONSORS PLATINUM SPONSORS

COMPANY CONTRIBUTORS

(Providing over $2,500 in support of CSEF)

(Providing up to $500 in support of CSEF)

BP

(Providing $500 - $750 in support of CSEF)

Ag Services Bents Old Fort National Historical Site Colorado Geological Survey Colorado Science Teachers Association CSU Bookstore CSU Research Center Denver Botanical Garden Denver Zoo Downtown Aquarium Great Sand Dunes National Park King Soopers Kristi Mountain Sports Mesa Verde Museum Association National Geophysical Data Center Newmont Mining Pro-Sports Rio Grande Scenic Railroad Rocky Mountain Water Environment Assoc. Sundyne Corporation Texas Instruments The Wildlife Experience US Geological Survey Villa Pizza & Butler Pizza Company Wings Over the Rockies

Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Colorado Engineering Council

(Providing up to $500 in support of CSEF)

Colorado Dental Association Colorado State University Office of the Provost College of Natural Sciences College of Natural Sciences Education & Outreach Center Dean Tsao Science Initiative Covidien Intel Foundation Lockheed Martin Seagate Technology US Department of Commerce/NOAA US Department of Commerce/NTIA/ITS Xcel Energy Foundation

GOLD SPONSORS (Providing $1,000 - $2,500 in support of CSEF)

AREVA Federal Services Ball Corporation Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation

REGULAR SPONSORS

Galavanic Engineering IEEE, High Plains Section Parker Family Trust San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc.

Ed & Lucy Adams Sam & Eileen Bartlett Michael Bemski Gina Holland & Isaac Britton David & Vonda Holm Robert Lamperuer Robert & Dolly Morrow

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CSEF ADVISORY COUNCIL The CSEF Advisory Council is comprised of the Board of Directors, the Regional Fair Directors and Assistant Directors, and many atlarge members.

CSSF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Colorado Medical Society A. Bill Kieger Regular Member since 2002

US Department of Commerce/NOAA Dan Kowal Regular Member since 2007

Colorado Engineering Council

Lockheed Martin

Sam Bartlett – President Regular Member since 2001

Larry Knauer Regular Member since 2011

Colorado Dental Association

Colorado Dental Association

Carol Morrow – Vice President Regular Member since 2002

Bob Morrow Regular Member since 1995

Parker Family Trust

Colorado State University

Amanda Parker- Treasurer Regular Member since 2007

Jan Nerger Regular Member since 2003

Galvanic Engineering

San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc.

Ryan Patterson - Secretary Regular Member since 2004

Jody Oaks Alternate Member since 2010

US Department of Commerce/NOAA

Parker Family Trust

Al Bedard Regular Member since 1996

John Parker Regular Member since 2002

AREVA Federal Services

Covidien

Mike Bemski Regular Member since 2002

Joe Paulus Regular Member since 2010

Elemer Bernath - Historian Associate Member since 2002

Xcel Energy Laura Roberts Regular Member since 2011

Xcel Energy Marty Cameron Regular Member since 2011

US Department of Commerce/NOAA Russell Chadwick Alternate Member since 2009

Colorado Engineering Council Paul Cheng Regular Member since 2011

Nancy Glissmann – Grand Awards Judging Associate Member since 2011 San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc. David Holm Regular Member since 1997

San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc. Larry Sveum Regular Member since 2007

ICAT Managers Jeremy Teiber Regular Member since 2010

Colorado State University Andrew Warnock Regular Member since 2011

US Department of Commerce/NTIA Amy Weich Regular Member since 2000

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REGIONAL FAIR DIRECTORS

PAST CSEF DIRECTORS

Arkansas Valley Regional Science Fair Joel Gray

* Charles Bragaw 1956 – 1967

Boulder Valley Regional Science Fair Jennifer Barr

*Calvin Fisher 1968 – 1974

Denver Metro Regional Science Fair Kristina Wenzel

*Sam Shushan 1975 – 1977

East Central Regional Science Fair William Mallory and Marguerite Yowell

Gordon Moore 1978 – 1979

Longs Peak Regional Science Fair Lori Ball

*Russell B. Stoner 1979 – 1981

Morgan/Washington Regional Science Fair Darline Miner

Virgil A. Sandborn 1981 – 1983

Northeast Regional Science Fair Penny Propst Pikes Peak Regional Science Fair Georgia Matteson

James R. Sites 1984 – 1985

San Juan Basin Regional Science Fair Lynne Schneider

Lloyd Walker 1986 – 1988

San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair Lucy Adams

Connie Vader-Lindholm 1989 – 1990

Southeast Regional Science Fair Terri Lira and Robin Staker

Lynn Butler 1991 – 1992

Southern Colorado Regional Science Fair Lori Leyh & Corrine Solano Western Regional Science Fair Sandy Cruz

Kate Taylor 1992 – 1994 1997 - 1998

MEMBERS AT LARGE David Clark Nancy Gettman Steve Iona Ron Kollars Beverly Meier Candus Muir Judy Prester Brian Scriber Jim Sites Laura Ussery

Doug Everett Beth Ingram Larry Jakel John McConnell Kim Melville-Smith David Pfuhl Katie Propst Rod Simpson Doug Steward Dan Van Gorp

Christal McDougall 1995 – 1996 Lucy Adams 1998 – 1999 Courtney Butler 1999 – present * Director Emeritus for outstanding contributions to CSEF and more than two years of service as CSEF Director.

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WORKING COMMITTEES

Room Set-Up

The focus of this committee is to create ways in which CSEF Alumni can continue to be active in the fair each year (i.e.: recruiting them as judges, volunteers, and/or sponsors) by keeping in contact with graduated seniors.

The focus of this committee is to design the layout of the exhibit hall space, taking into account electrical, floor and table space requirements. This committee is also responsible for coordinating with the Lory Student Center for room and material needs and to coordinate the exhibit space set-up at CSEF.

Awards Ceremony

Scholarships

The focus of this committee is the smooth running of the Awards Ceremony and winner recognition.

This committee is comprised of representatives from the colleges, universities and organizations providing scholarship money to Finalists through CSEF. Members are responsible for updating the scholarship descriptions each year and advising their institutions of any changes made by CSEF that might affect the number or type of scholarships given.

Alumni

Display & Safety The focus of this committee is to oversee the volunteers who check Finalists’ projects for display and safety rules compliance.

Grand Awards Judging The focus of this committee is to coordinate the recruitment and category assignments of judges. The committee also oversees the work of the judges during the fair, collects and reports the results to the Awards Ceremony committee.

Photography The focus of this committee is to coordinate the volunteers who take the official photo of Finalists at their projects and the photo of winners at the Awards Ceremony. This committee is also responsible for sending a copy of the official photo to the Finalist, their Regional Fair Director and the CSEF Director.

Scientific Review The focus of this committee is to review Finalist paperwork for compliance with the ISEF rules and guidelines for student scientific research. The SRC must be comprised of a biomedical scientist (Ph.D., MD, DVM, DDS or DO), a science teacher, and at least one other person.

Special Awards The focus of this committee is to solicit organizations to give special awards to Finalists based on criteria that the organization sets. This committee is also responsible for overseeing the special award judging process during the fair and report the results to the Awards Ceremony committee.

Publicity The focus of this committee is to maintain a current list of media contacts around the state of Colorado and to send out press releases to these contacts as deemed appropriate to gain exposure for CSEF. This committee is also responsible for inviting VIPs and media contacts to CSEF for interaction with the Finalists.

Registration The focus of this committee is to maintain and prepare Finalist registration materials for SRC review and check-in at CSEF.

Student Activities The focus of this committee is to arrange for the pizza party on Saturday and the guest speaker on Friday.

Tours The focus of this committee is to arrange for tours and/or presentations of local/university science labs for the Finalists.

Volunteer Coordination The focus of this committee is to arrange for volunteers to help with photography, display & safety, registration, room set-up, door monitoring, and the awards ceremony. This committee is also responsible for directing volunteers at CSEF.

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Appendix 1 56 Annual Colorado Science and Engineering Fair th

Lory Student Center

CSEF Headquarters: Registration Booth, 2nd Floor

Colorado State University

Thursday, April 7, 2011 Finalist Schedule 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Tour Ticket Pick-Up/Sales SRC Interviews – Students requiring an interview must comply BEFORE project may be set up. Finalist Check-In

Room 213/215 Room 203/205 Registration Booth

Finalists MUST stay with their exhibit until Display & Safety Check has been done and An Official Photo has been taken. Finalists must be out of the exhibit area by noon. Finalist Orientation Meeting – Mandatory for all exhibitors.

CSU Theater Main Ballroom Hilton Fort Collins

Judging – Students must be at their exhibits for interviews. CSEF Finalist Social

Adult Schedule 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Middle School Rulebook Discussion Science Fair Adult Sponsor Workshop

Room 203/205 Room 203/205

Teachers and parents are invited to attend this informal presentation on project management and planning.

Presented by Jennifer Carter, Director of Outreach, Society for Science & the Public & Daniel Newmyer, Center High School, Center, CO

Judging Schedule 9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.

Grand Awards Judge Captains’ Briefing Grand Awards Judges’ Briefing Grand Awards Judges’ Luncheon Special Awards Judges’ Briefing Judging Grand Award Judges may enter the exhibit room. Judges only in the exhibit room. Special Awards Judges may enter the exhibit area. Judges only in the exhibit room. Students will be at their exhibits for interviews. Exhibit area is locked. Final judging continues.

Room 230 Cherokee Park Room North Ballroom Room 228 Main Ballroom

Main Ballroom

Only Judging Captains and Scientific Review Committee Members are permitted in the exhibit area at this time.

Friday, April 8, 2011 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

CSEF Finalist Exhibits Open to the Public and the Media Main Ballroom Guest Speaker: Dr. Temple Grandin, Professor of Animal Sciences at Colorado 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. CSU Theater State University 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Book Signing w/Temple Grandin Outside CSU Theater Tours – Finalists, Adult Sponsors, family members and judges are invited to participate in the tours and presentation. 2:00 p.m. Finalist Ballots for Student Choice and Poster Contest are due. Registration Booth 6:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony Thompson Valley HS

Saturday, April 9, 2011 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

CSEF Finalist Exhibits Open to the Public and the Media

Main Ballroom

Finalists MUST be at their projects for interaction with the public.

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Advisory Council & Regional Fair Directors Meeting – open to all 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pizza Party - Finalists, Adult Sponsors, family members and judges are invited.

Main Ballroom

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Main Ballroom Room 213/215

Finalists must be present to win door prizes! Everything must be out by 1:00 PM.

Exhibit Dismantling Board of Directors Meeting – open to all

Room 213/215

The upcoming Intel International Science and Engineering Fair will be in Los Angeles, CA, May 8 – 13, 2011. Next year’s Colorado Science and Engineering Fair will be April 5 – 7, 2012. (Dates are subject to change.)

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Appendix 1

2011 Colorado Science and Engineering Fair Grand Awards Press Release Second Place Iain Cooley Tiana Menon Stressed Mold East Middle School

Junior Division Best Individual Project First Place Caitlyn Lee 8th grade Who Am I? The Effect of Age on the Relationship Between One's Self and Reflected Appraisals Summit Middle School Boulder

8th grade 8th grade Grand Junction

Third Place Stephen Haag 8th grade Chandler Smith 8th grade Do Composite and Corked Bats Improve Play? Cheery Creek Challenge School Denver

Second Place Samir Berrada 8th grade The Future of Sign Language Translation and Universal Digital Control Home School Pleasant View

Senior Division Best Team Project

Third Place Emma Frantz 8th grade Does It Stick? Viscosity's Affect on Liquid Mediated Adhesion North Middle School Colorado Springs

First Place Dylon Merrell Charley Adams Quantum Entanglement Meeker High School

12th grade 12th grade Meeker

Second Place Tucker Leavitt 10th grade Samuel Kater 10th grade The Effects of Ionization on Spark Energy Content II Animas High School Durango

Senior Division Best Individual Project First Place Sara Volz 10th grade Enhancing Algae Biofuels Phase II: Stress Analysis of ACCase, an Enzymatic Factor of Lipid Production Cheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs

Third Place Kelly Muller 11th grade Remy Barrows-O'Neal 11th grade How Climate Affects the Spread of Invasive Species New Vista High School Boulder

Second Place John Parish IV 11th grade On the Verge of Where It Wasn't: A Multi-Model Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models Home School Colorado Springs

Junior Division Animal Sciences First Place Charlee Jo Teague 6th grade The Effect of Sow Disposition on Litter Size and Number Weaned Wiggins Middle School Wiggins

Third Place Kerry Betz 12th grade Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Fairview High School Boulder

Second Place Ethan Coldren 8th grade Can You Predict the Weather by Watching Birds? Preston Middle School Fort Collins

Junior Division Best Team Project First Place Anne Mummery 7th grade Elizabeth Gervais 7th grade Spilled: A Study of Oil Spill Dispersants and Their Toxicity to Marine Life Miller Middle School Durango

Third Place Kade Roelle 7th grade Got Energy? Alertness and Activity in Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino - 15 -

Honorable Mention Madison Olver Relax! Blevins Middle School

Appendix 2 Honorable Mention 6th grade Kaily Adair 8th grade For Every Action, What's Your Reaction? Fort Collins Preston Middle School Fort Collins

Honorable Mention Hannah Urtz 8th grade Whoa There! Calm Your Horses! The Effect of Human Anxiety on Equine Cherry Creek Challenge School Denver

Honorable Mention Kacey Godwin The Accent Is the Key Stanley British Primary School Honorable Mention Dylan Brown Learning Is Its Own Reward? The Classical Academy

Senior Division Animal Sciences First Place Bailey Palmer Gene Seeker West Grand High School

10th grade

7th grade Denver 7th grade Colorado Springs

Senior Division Behavioral & Social Sciences Kremmling

First Place Ambrose Soehn 12th grade Those Notes in Your Head: A Psychological Comparison Between Audible and Imagined Sound Boulder High School Boulder

Second Place Nakayla Lestina 11th grade Biological Control of Tamarisk, Phase II: Diorhabda Elongata - Adults vs. Larvae Dove Creek High School Dove Creek

Second Place Kathryn McClain 11th grade A Study of Audio-Visual Coactivation in Noise Fairview High School Boulder

Third Place Nathan Frantz 11th grade A Study of Dietary Supplements and Actin and Myosin Production Fleming High School Fleming

Third Place Vikash Hypio 11th grade Voting Systems: An Outcome Analysis Phase 3 Hotchkiss High School Hotchkiss

Honorable Mention Nikki Schmidt 12th grade The Effects of Lipid Production on Caenorhabditis elegans by the Inhibition of the Gene IKKE Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino

Honorable Mention Marika Schubert Memory and Music Wasson High School

Junior Division Behavioral & Social Sciences

9th grade Colorado Springs

Junior Division Chemistry

First Place Caitlyn Lee 8th grade Who Am I? The Effect of Age on the Relationship Between One's Self and Reflected Appraisals Summit Middle School Boulder

First Place Chaya Wurman Does Acidity Kill Your Glow? Summit Middle School

8th grade Boulder

Second Place Lily Harris 8th grade A Risky Experiment: Does Your Grandpa Know More Than You Do About Risk? Challenger Middle School Colorado Springs

Second Place Leo Brasuel 7th grade Microwaving: The Right Choice? North Middle School Colorado Springs

Third Place Chloe Weeks 7th grade OMG: Texting While Driving: It's g2g The Classical Academy Colorado Springs

Third Place Reid Palser 8th grade Growth Variability of Intussusceptive Membrane Assembly in the Calcium Phosate Otis Jr/Sr High School Otis - 16 -

Appendix 2 Second Place Honorable Mention Abigail Bogdovitz 6th grade Samantha Staynings 8th grade The Ups and Downs of Baking: The Effect of Sugar Growth and Sound: Frequencies in Relation with on Leaveners Crystals Palmer Lake Elementary School Palmer Lake Summit Middle School Boulder Honorable Mention Aileen Flanery How Crude: Oil vs. Dish Soap Miller Middle School

Third Place Kelci VanTreese "Well" How Old Are You? Sargent Junior High School

6th grade Durango

Category Team Award Austin Dikeman 8th grade Claire McGettigan-Fries 8th grade Fluorescent Reactions Under Ultraviolet Light in Dianthus caryophyllus and Apium graveolens Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences Pueblo

Monte Vista

Honorable Mention Alexandra McKenna 8th grade The Effects of Cooling Rate on Crystal Growth St. John the Evangelist Catholic School Loveland Honorable Mention Aliza Saper 7th grade Sop It Up: The Best Way to Clean Up Our Oil Spills Stanley British Primary School Denver

Senior Division Chemistry First Place Kerry Betz 12th grade Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Fairview High School Boulder Second Place Gerri Roberts From Oil to Fuel Poudre High School

8th grade

Senior Division Earth & Space Sciences First Place Sophia Schneider 9th grade Can Geosequestration and Geothermal Energy Work Together? Enhanced Geothermal Systems Using CO2 Palmer High School Colorado Springs

10th grade Fort Collins

Second Place Burke Larsen 12th grade Killer Water: An Investigation into the Lethal Lake Nyos Brush High School Brush

Third Place John Cheslock 9th grade Optimizing the Measurement Sensitivity of H2O2 with FDA Blue #1 for the Detection of New Generation Explosives Sargent High School Monte Vista

Junior Division Energy & Transportation

Honorable Mention Yang Liu 12th grade Finding a Method for Selective Algae Flocculation Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village

First Place Evan Savage Improving Train Aerodynamics Boulder Country Day School

Honorable Mention Jayce Tappy 12th grade What If It Has All Been a Big "Fat" Lie? Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino

Second Place Kendra Frieden 7th grade Pivotal Decisions in Solar Energy The Classical Academy Colorado Springs Third Place Noah Trujillo Smith Improving Maglev Safety North Middle School

Junior Division Earth & Space Sciences First Place Aleesa Muir 7th grade Analyzing the Deteriorating Effects of Acid Precipitation on Natural Landscaping The Classical Academy Colorado Springs - 17 -

6th grade Boulder


Appendix 2 Third Place 7th grade Robbie Crane H2Oil Fort Collins The Classical Academy

Honorable Mention Sean Papile Counter Rotating Wind Energy Blevins Middle School Honorable Mention Alexander Crane Storing Energy in Rubber Bands St. John the Evangelist Catholic School

Colorado Springs

Honorable Mention Sydney Casebolt Egyptian Brick Breaker Alta Vista Charter School

7th grade Loveland

Category Team Award Alex Fiel 7th grade Ryan Hawkins 7th grade Eric Miller 7th grade Is the Golf Ball Effect Applicable on Model Aircraft? Union Colony Preparatory School Greeley

6th grade Lamar

Honorable Mention Johann Kailey-Steiner 6th grade Rocket Design: How Changing Rocket Features Affects the Height of a Rocket's Flight? Grant Beacon Middle School Denver Senior Division Engineering First Place Erik Travis Engineered Insulation Akron High School

Senior Division Energy & Transportation First Place Sara Volz 10th grade Enhancing Algae Biofuels Phase II: Stress Analysis of ACCase, an Enzymatic Factor of Lipid Production Cheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs

12th grade Akron

Second Place Ved Topkar 11th grade Modeling and Measuring the Propagation of Waves Through Tissue Fairview High School Boulder

Second Place Wylie Keller 11th grade Mathematic Modeling of the Wake Effect Monte Vista High School Monte Vista

Third Place Easton LaChappelle 9th grade Fine Motor Skills Using Wireless Animatronics Mancos High School Mancos

Third Place Amy Lyne 12th grade Efficient Solar-Powered Hydrogen Production Brush High School Brush Honorable Mention Chandler Ryd Speed or Pressure The Classical Academy

7th grade

Honorable Mention Joshua Phillips 12th grade Cool Energy: Increasing Solar Array Efficiency Monte Vista High School Monte Vista

9th grade

Honorable Mention Luis Cruz 12th grade Electrooculography: A New Approach on a HumanComputer-Interface Harrison High School Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs

Junior Division Engineering First Place Samir Berrada 8th grade The Future of Sign Language Translation and Universal Digital Control Home School Pleasant View

Junior Division Environmental Sciences First Place Dominic Carrese 8th grade Rocky Mountain Pure? Fountain Creek's Journey Through the Pikes Peak Region North Middle School Colorado Springs

Second Place Leighton Burt 6th grade Regular vs. Goofy. Evaluating Footedness Sargent Junior High School Monte Vista - 18 -

Appendix 2 Third Place Second Place Teisha Coffield 8th grade Rebecca Roskowski 11th grade Persnickety Paramecium: Using P. caudatum as a Reclamation and Revegetation of Spent Oil Shale Biosensor for Estrogen Grand Junction High School Grand Junction Lone Star Junior High School Otis Honorable Mention Third Place Brisha Wakasugi 10th grade Sydney Matteson 8th grade Kerber Creek Restoration Using Phytoremediation A Head's Tail: The Effects of Pharmaceutical PolluII: Understanding the Link Between Macroinvertetants and Remediation on Regeneration of Planaria brate and Water Quality North Middle School Colorado Springs Sierra Grande High School Blanca Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Carmen Ruggles 7th grade Abrah Masterson 10th grade Is All This Pollution Really Worth It? Quality Runoff Monte Vista Middle School Monte Vista West Grand High School Kremmling Honorable Mention David McHugh 7th grade Color vs. Clear: The Battle for Clean Water Banning Lewis Ranch Academy Colorado Springs

Category Team Award Kelly Muller 11th grade Remy Barrows-O'Neal 11th grade How Climate Affects the Spread of Invasive Species New Vista High School Boulder

Honorable Mention Isabella Schneider 7th grade A Cleaner Water Supply? Removing Nitrates and Phosphates from Contaminated Water North Middle School Colorado Springs Category Team Award Tessa Peterson Jessica Piper Splash! What's in the Water? Summit Middle School

Category Team Award Boyu Wang 11th grade Yichen (Astron) Liu 11th grade Stephan Liu 10th grade Self-Sustained Desalination in Combination with Wastewater Treatment Lakewood High School Lakewood

8th grade 8th grade

Junior Division Math & Computer Sciences

Boulder

First Place Leslie Seitz 7th grade Running Dry? The Sequel: Creating a Hydraulic Model User Interface Boulder Country Day School Boulder

Category Team Award Anne Mummery 7th grade Elizabeth Gervais 7th grade Spilled: A Study of Oil Spill Dispersants and Their Toxicity to Marine Life Miller Middle School Durango

Second Place Alby Musaelian 6th grade Cipher: Useful Obfuscation and a Beginning Exploration of Cryptography Stanley British Primary School Denver

Senior Division Environmental Sciences First Place Jeffrey Hibbert 12th grade Agonistic and Cellular Analysis of Atrazine-Induced Hormone Imbalance Lone Star High School Otis

Third Place Elise Niedringhaus Can Calculators Calculate Correctly? Blevins Middle School

Second Place Tayler Rocha 9th grade The Effects of Wildfire on Stream Water Quality on Medano Creek Monte Vista High School Monte Vista - 19 -

8th grade Ft. Collins

Appendix 2 Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Breanna Tramp 7th grade Kaitlyn Dumm 6th grade The Cube of Shame: The Use of Algorithms to Pasteurization Windsor Charter Academy Windsor Change a Rubik's Cube Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino Senior Division Medicine & Health Senior Division Math & Computer Sciences First Place Alexis Shinn 10th grade First Place John Parish IV 11th grade The Correlation Between the Menstrual Cycle and On the Verge of Where It Wasn't: A Multi-Model Female Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Second Place Integrated Models John Sherry 12th grade Home School Colorado Springs Innate Human Reactions to Running Barefoot Fairview High School Boulder Second Place Cissy Chen 11th grade Third Place Prime Numbers and the Cyclicity of Groups of Harraz MohdReza 12th grade Units Year Two: Immunocytochemical Characterization Fairview High School Boulder of Mouse Brain Explants in an In Vitro Model of Schizophrenia Third Place Benjamin Ribovich 11th grade Union Colony Preparatory School Greeley Tangent and Secant Spaces Honorable Mention Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village John Loflin 9th grade Brand Name vs. Generic Pain Medication: Do You Get What You Pay For? Springfield High School Springfield

Honorable Mention Myles Scolnick 11th grade The Ordering of the Divisors of an Integer and Related Number Theoretical Functions Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village

Junior Division Microbiology First Place Alex Miller Beat the Bacteria The Classical Academy

Junior Division Medicine & Health First Place Kelcey Beckman 8th grade Visual Abnormalities and the Comparison of Paper and Computer Based Testing Using Color as the American Academy Castle Rock Second Place Ellie Mackintosh Save Face Good Shepherd Catholic School

Second Place Kelsey Lindbloom Kitchen Wars Salida Middle School

6th grade

Third Place Maislinn Helfer Dirt Bag North Middle School

Denver

Third Place Rebecca Bloomfield 6th grade Into the Wild: Water Purification North Middle School Colorado Springs

Honorable Mention Lauren Dewey Are You Still Thirsty? North Middle School

Honorable Mention Miah Pitcher 7th grade Identification Investigation Pagosa Springs Junior High School Pagosa Springs - 20 -

7th grade Colorado Springs 7th grade Salida 8th grade Colorado Springs 7th grade Colorado Springs

Appendix 2 Honorable Mention Third Place Jenna Hartley 8th grade Joshua Willis Emergence of Resistant Bacteria Good Vibrations? North Middle School Colorado Springs The Classical Academy Honorable Mention Max Popkin Yuck, Bacteria on Dishes! North Middle School Category Team Award Iain Cooley Tiana Menon Stressed Mold East Middle School

Colorado Springs

Honorable Mention Natalie Hunt 7th grade A Study of Finger Temperatures and Fingerprint Quality American Academy Castle Rock

8th grade 8th grade Grand Junction

Honorable Mention Karin Smith 8th grade Stealth Missiles??? Threat Eliminated! The Classical Academy Colorado Springs

Senior Division Microbiology First Place Soyeun Yang 11th grade Synthesis and Use of Gold Nanoparticle Therapeutics in Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Fairview High School Boulder

Category Team Award Stephen Haag 8th grade Chandler Smith 8th grade Do Composite and Corked Bats Improve Play? Cheery Creek Challenge School Denver

11th grade

Senior Division Physics

Monte Vista

Third Place Nadeen Ibrahim 10th grade Irradiation: Using Reflectivity to Improve UV Weldon Valley High School Weldona

First Place Karun Kumar Rao 11th grade The Organization and Stability of Bouncing Oil Droplets Fairview High School Boulder

Honorable Mention Amanda Patrick 12th grade You Need to Pop a Pill!!! A Study of Saccharomyces cervasiae and Metformin Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino

Second Place Phani Gaddipati 11th grade Enhancing AlGaN Based Semiconductors with Dislocation Analysis and Thin Film Optimization Discovery Canyon High School Colorado Springs

Junior Division Physics

Third Place Caynen Hansen Freaky Flames Plainview School

First Place Emma Frantz 8th grade Does It Stick? Viscosity's Affect on Liquid Mediated Adhesion North Middle School Colorado Springs Second Place Michael Arrasmith Up, Up, and Away The Classical Academy

Colorado Springs

Honorable Mention Aaron Gossage 8th grade The Dangers Under the Kitchen Sink West Middle School Grand Junction

6th grade

Second Place Clark Cranfill To Exist, It Must Resist Sargent High School

7th grade

Honorable Mention Caleb Wright Hot or Cold? Wray High School


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9th grade Sheridan Lake 9th grade Wray

Appendix 2 Category Team Award Honorable Mention Tucker Leavitt 10th grade Samuel Allsup 6th grade Samuel Kater 10th grade Compelling Compost Cortez Middle School Cortez The Effects of Ionization on Spark Energy Content II Senior Division Plant Sciences Animas High School Durango Category Team Award Dylon Merrell Charley Adams Quantum Entanglement Meeker High School

First Place Wyatt Palser 10th grade Investigating E. coli Colonization and Prevention on Leafy Produce Otis Jr/Sr High School Otis

12th grade 12th grade Meeker

Junior Division Plant Sciences First Place Ian Wilkins Bio Char: Modern Day Terra Preta Nevin Platt Middle School

Second Place Jordan Lestina 12th grade Biodiesel from Sunflowers-Phase IV: An Analysis of Seeding Rates, Planting Dates, Varieties, & Oil Dove Creek High School Dove Creek

8th grade Boulder

Third Place Nikki Buhrdorf 11th grade Aspen in a State of SADness: A Statistical Analysis of the Decline of Populus tremuloides, Phase III Hotchkiss High School Hotchkiss

Second Place Alexandra Famiglietti 7th grade Say "No" to Anemia: Enhancing Iron Content in Vegetables Cherry Creek Challenge School Denver Third Place Sarah Laden Cool Beans! The Classical Academy

Honorable Mention Liam Jasperse-Sjolander 11th grade A Statistical Analysis of Allometric Size Distributions in Clonal and Non-Clonal Forests Palmer High School Colorado Springs


Honorable Mention Brittney McKibbon 10th grade Cooking Influences Potato Flavor: Comparison of Volatile Compounds Center High School Center

Honorable Mention Jayden Durbin 8th grade Kacee Christensen 8th grade Effects of Animal Waste on Germination and Growth of Triticum aestivam Otis Jr/Sr High School Otis

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Appendix 2

2011 Colorado Science and Engineering Fair Special Awards Press Release Pioneers of Science - Margaret Mead

Colorado Science and Engineering Fair

Max Clark 6th grade $30, certificate Eagle County Charter Academy Wolcott Math + Music; Does It Really Keep You on Track?

Teacher of the Year Award Daniel Newmyer $3,000 grant – sponsored by Lockheed Martin Center High School

Pioneers of Science - Marie Curie

Center

Montana Cook $30, certificate Walsh Junior High School One Fabulous Burger

Pioneers of Science - Edwin Powell Hubble Jessicah Wellman $30, certificate Pagosa Springs Junior High School Coronal Mass Ejections

7th grade Pagosa Springs

6th grade Durango

6th grade

6th grade Fowler

Pioneers of Science - Rosalie Edge

Denver

Wyeth Rossi $30, certificate Miller Middle School Putting the Cap on Pollution

7th grade

6th grade Durango

Pioneers of Science - Sigmund Freud

Loveland

Helen Duran $30, certificate Sargent Junior High School First Born, First Serve

Pioneers of Science - John Edward Salk 8th grade 8th grade

8th grade Monte Vista

Pioneers of Science – Sir Isaac Netwon Karsten Rygh $30, certificate West Jefferson Middle School A Revolting Experiment!

Pueblo

Pioneers of Science - Louis Pasteur 6th grade

7th grade Conifer

Ralph Desch Memorial Technical Writing Award Boyu Wang 11th grade Yichen (Astron) Liu 11th grade Stephan Liu 10th grade $100, certificate Lakewood High School Lakewood Self-Sustained Desalination in Combination with Wastewater Treatment

Lamar

Pioneers of Science - Luther Burbank Samuel Allsup $30, certificate Cortez Middle School Compelling Compost

Dolores

Pioneers of Science - Rachel Louise Carson

Pioneers of Science - James Prescott Joule

Katelynn Moore $30, certificate Alta Vista Charter School Don't Double Dip That Chip

6th grade

Mitchell Fosdick $30, certificate Fowler Elementary School Capturing the Energy

Pioneers of Science - Greene Vardiman Black

Reyna Ramirez Kyra Vasquez $30, certificate Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences Banoratoria

Colorado Springs

Pioneers of Science - Nicola Tesla

Breanna Tramp 7th grade $30, certificate Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino The Cube of Shame: The Use of Algorithms to Change a Rubik's Cube

Alexander Crane $30, certificate St. John the Evangelist Catholic School Storing Energy in Rubber Bands

7th grade

Camron Ozanic $30, certificate Dolores Middle School Blast Off

Pioneers of Science - Grace Hopper

Ellie Mackintosh $30, certificate Good Shepherd Catholic School Save Face

Walsh

Pioneers of Science – Max Planck Sam Raphael $30, certificate The Classical Academy A Light in the Dark

Pioneers of Science - Georges LCF Cuvier Hannah Looman $30, certificate Miller Middle School Eyed Strides

7th grade

6th grade Cortez

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Appendix 2 Karin Smith certificate The Classical Academy Stealth Missiles??? Threat Eliminated!

Student Choice Awards Johann Kailey-Steiner 6th grade $100, certificate Grant Bacon Middle School Denver Rocket Design: How Changing Rocket Features Affects the Height of a Rocket’s Flight

Wylie Keller certificate, $75 (to be mailed later) Monte Vista High School Mathematic Modeling of the Wake Effect

Poster Art Contest


Tucker Leavitt 10th grade Samuel Kater 10th grade certificate, $75 (to be mailed later) Animas High School Durango The Effects of Ionization on Spark Energy Content II

Fleming

Military United States Air Force Alex Fiel 7th grade Ryan Hawkins 7th grade Eric Miller 7th grade certificate, computer backpack, Travis & Wells charging stand, and Leeds Scripto flash jotter bundle set Union Colony Preparatory School Greeley Is the Golf Ball Effect Applicable on Model Aircraft?

Devon Enke 9th grade certificate, $75 (to be mailed later) La Veta Jr/Sr High School La Veta Mycorrhizal Symbiosis - Unlocking the Potential of Soil Rachel Rossi 9th grade certificate, $75 (to be mailed later) Durango High School Durango Mycoremediation Capabilities of Fungi as Applied to Fresh Water

John Parish IV 11th grade certificate, computer backpack, Travis & Wells charging stand, and Leeds Scripto flash jotter bundle set Home School Colorado Springs On the Verge of Where It Wasn't: A Multi-Model Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models

Luis Cruz 12th grade certificate, $75 (to be mailed later) Harrison High School Colorado Springs Electrooculography: A New Approach on a HumanComputer- Interface

Sean Papile 7th grade certificate, computer backpack, Travis & Wells charging stand, and Leeds Scripto flash jotter bundle set Blevins Middle School Fort Collins Counter Rotating Wind Energy

John Parish IV 11th grade certificate, $75 (to be mailed later) Home School Colorado Springs On the Verge of Where It Wasn't: A Multi-Model Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models

Robbie Crane 7th grade certificate, computer backpack, Travis & Wells charging stand, and Leeds Scripto flash jotter bundle set The Classical Academy Colorado Springs H2Oil

Timothy Lyne certificate, $75 (to be mailed later) Brush High School Sound Source Triangulation

United States Navy & United States Marine Corps Office of Naval Research Awards

10th grade Brush

Organizational Air & Waste Management Association Rocky Mountain States Section

Jacob Burke 8th grade certificate Windsor Charter Academy Windsor Urban Inferno: The Effects of Urbanization on Temperature Sean Papile certificate Blevins Middle School Counter Rotating Wind Energy

Colorado Springs

Samir Berrada 8th grade certificate Home School Pleasant View The Future of Sign Language Translation and Universal Digital Control

Andrew Bartolo 11th grade $100, certificate Swink High School Swink Variable Voltages: An Experiment on the Viability of Overclocking Jidapa Cang-in $100, certificate Fleming High School

8th grade

Malia Barca $50 Eagle County Charter Academy Radioactivity: Don't Take Granite for Granted


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8th grade Wolcott

Appendix 2 Robbie Crane $50 The Classical Academy H2Oil

7th grade

Sara Volz 10th grade $100 Cheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs Enhancing Algae Biofuels Phase II: Stress Analysis of ACCase, an Enzymatic Factor of Lipid Production

Colorado Springs

Rebecca Roskowski 11th grade $50 Grand Junction High School Grand Junction Reclamation and Revegetation of Spent Oil Shale

American Meteorological Society Denver/Boulder Chapter Ethan Coldren 8th grade certificate, $50 worth of weather related paraphernalia Preston Middle School Fort Collins Can You Predict the Weather by Watching Birds?

Jessica Constant 10th grade $50 Poudre High School Fort Collins Computer Modeling IV: A Particulate Dispersion Model Employing Real-Time Wind Calculations

Kelly Muller 11th grade Remy Barrows-O'Neal 11th grade certificate, $50 worth of weather related paraphernalia New Vista High School Boulder How Climate Affects the Spread of Invasive Species

Rachel Rossi 9th grade $50 Durango High School Durango Mycoremediation Capabilities of Fungi as Applied to Fresh Water

American Statistical Association Colorado/Wyoming Chapter David Young Memorial Awards

American Association of University Women Leslie Seitz 7th grade $100 Boulder Country Day School Boulder Running Dry? The Sequel: Creating a Hydraulic Model User Interface

Joshua Willis $25 iTunes gift card The Classical Academy Good Vibrations?

Gerri Roberts $100, certificate Poudre High School From Oil to Fuel

Colorado Springs

Aleesa Muir 7th grade $25 iTunes gift card The Classical Academy Colorado Springs Analyzing the Deteriorating Effects of Acid Precipitation on Natural Landscaping

American Chemical Society Colorado Local Section Chaya Wurman $100, certificate Summit Middle School Does Acidity Kill Your Glow?

7th grade

8th grade Boulder

Ethan Coldren 8th grade $150, student membership in the American Statistical Association, acknowledgement at the chapter spring meeting and on chapter web site Preston Middle School Fort Collins Can You Predict the Weather by Watching Birds?


American Institute of Chemical Engineers Rocky Mountain Section Sydney Matteson 8th grade $75 North Middle School Colorado Springs A Head's Tail: The Effects of Pharmaceutical Pollutants and Remediation on Regeneration of Planaria Emma Frantz 8th grade $100 North Middle School Colorado Springs Does It Stick? Viscosity's Affect on Liquid Mediated Adhesion

Soyeun Yang $25 iTunes gift card Fairview High School Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

11th grade

Kathryn McClain $25 iTunes gift card Fairview High School A Study of Audio-Visual Coactivation in Noise

11th grade

Boulder

Boulder

Braeden Horton 11th grade Brydie Mitchell 10th grade Kelli Buhrdorf 9th grade $150, student membership in the American Statistical Association, acknowledgement at the chapter spring meeting and on chapter web site Hotchkiss High School Hotchkiss The Game of Life: A Critical Analysis of Three Taxation Methods

Kerry Betz 12th grade $75 Fairview High School Boulder Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in a DyeSensitized Solar Cell

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Appendix 2 Joseph Campain 8th grade $150 Preston Middle School Fort Collins Sticky Fingers: The Effects of Surface Material and Temperature on Fingerprints

American Vacuum Society Rocky Mountain Chapter Alexandra McKenna $50, $50 for adult sponsor St. John the Evangelist Catholic School The Effects of Cooling Rate on Crystal Growth

8th grade Loveland

Association for Women Geoscientists Laramide Chapter

Emma Frantz 8th grade $100, $100 for adult sponsor North Middle School Colorado Springs Does It Stick? Viscosity's Affect on Liquid Mediated Adhesion Amy Lyne $50, $50 for adult sponsor Brush High School Efficient Solar-Powered Hydrogen Production

Kaylee Berry $75, achievement medal Weld Central Junior High School To the Rainbow and Back

12th grade

Boulder Flycasters - Trout Unlimited Brisha Wakasugi 10th grade $500 savings bond, Boulder Flycaster's hat Sierra Grande High School Blanca Kerber Creek Restoration Using Phytoremediation II: Understanding the Link Between Macroinvertebrate and Water Quality

American Water Works Association Rocky Mountain Section & Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association

Colorado Association of Meat Processors

7th grade

Jayce Tappy certificate, $60 Merino Jr/Sr High School What If It Has All Been a Big "Fat" Lie?

Greeley

Dominic Carrese 8th grade $400 North Middle School Colorado Springs Rocky Mountain Pure? Fountain Creek's Journey Through the Pikes Peak Region

12th grade Merino

Colorado Association of Science Teachers CAST Awards Miah Pitcher certificate, $75 Pagosa Springs Junior High School Identification Investigation

Boyu Wang 11th grade Yichen (Astron) Liu 11th grade Stephan Liu 10th grade $200 Lakewood High School Lakewood Self-Sustained Desalination in Combination with Wastewater Treatment

Desarae Cruz certificate, $75 Cesar Chavez Academy Xeriscape Grasses

Tayler Rocha 9th grade $400 Monte Vista High School Monte Vista The Effects of Wildfire on Stream Water Quality on Medano Creek

7th grade Pagosa Springs 8th grade Pueblo

Rebecca Roskowski 11th grade certificate, $75 Grand Junction High School Grand Junction Reclamation and Revegetation of Spent Oil Shale Nadeen Ibrahim certificate, $75 Weldon Valley High School Irradiation: Using Reflectivity to Improve UV

ASM International Ryan Pickett $100 Eaton Middle School Electrolysis

Keenesburg

Kaeli Humphrey 7th grade $75, achievement medal Genoa-Hugo School Hugo Solar Solution! How Does the Angle of the Sun Affect a Solar Panel?

Brush

Kerry Betz 12th grade $100, $100 for adult sponsor Fairview High School Boulder Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in a DyeSensitized Solar Cell

Benjamin Rathke $200 Union Colony Preparatory School Nitrates and Nitrites in Different Sources of Water

7th grade

7th grade Eaton

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10th grade Weldona

Appendix 2 Gerald Gromko Award

Colorado Foundation for Agriculture Agriculture in the Classroom Awards

Ved Topkar 11th grade $150 Fairview High School Boulder Modeling and Measuring the Propagation of Waves Through Tissue

Charlee Jo Teague 6th grade $50, certificate Wiggins Middle School Wiggins The Effect of Sow Disposition on Litter Size and Number Weaned

Colorado Biology Teachers Association

Alexa Nickoloff $50, certificate St. Joseph Catholic School Spice It Up!

Kade Roelle 7th grade $75, certificate Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino Got Energy? Alertness and Activity in Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches

Haley Matteson 9th grade $50, certificate Palmer High School Colorado Springs The Anti-Angiogenic Effects of Acetaminophen +H2O2 Mixture on Tomatoes

Colorado Dental Association 8th grade

Taylor Goble $100 Otis Jr/Sr High School Oh My Gosh, My Teeth

8th grade

Pueblo

Colorado Geographic Alliance Dominic Carrese 8th grade $100 North Middle School Colorado Springs Rocky Mountain Pure? Fountain Creek's Journey Through the Pikes Peak Region

Otis

John Loflin 9th grade $50 Springfield High School Springfield Brand Name vs. Generic Pain Medication: Do You Get What You Pay For?


Colorado Medical Society

Monica Gaitonde 10th grade $100 Lamar High School Lamar The Effects of Different Antibacterial Toothpastes on the Growth of Streptococcus Mutans

Kelcey Beckman 8th grade $100, invitation to the winners and their parents to exhibit at the Colorado Medical Society Annual Meeting and attendance at the Presidential Inaugural Dinner with a paid overnight stay American Academy Castle Rock Visual Abnormalities and the Comparison of Paper and Computer Based Testing Using Color as the Variable

Colorado Environmental Health Association Brian Moutoux $75, framed certificate West Jefferson Middle School Why Be Chicken About Chicken?

Fort Collins

Wyatt Palser 10th grade $50, certificate Otis Jr/Sr High School Otis Investigating E. coli Colonization and Prevention on Leafy Produce

Nikki Buhrdorf 11th grade $75, certificate Hotchkiss High School Hotchkiss Aspen in a State of SADness: A Statistical Analysis of the Decline of Populus tremuloides, Phase III

Shelby Martinez $50 Pueblo School for Arts and Sweet Tooth

6th grade

7th grade

Vishal Krishnan 9th grade $100, invitation to the winners and their parents to exhibit at the Colorado Medical Society Annual Meeting and attendance at the Presidential Inaugural Dinner with a paid overnight stay Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village Therapy for Atypical Teratiod/Rhabdoid Tumor

Conifer

Wyatt Palser 10th grade $150, framed certificate, invitation to exhibit at the CEHA Annual Educational Conference ($400 value) Otis Jr/Sr High School Otis Investigating E. coli Colonization and Prevention on Leafy Produce

Colorado Mineral Society Aleesa Muir 7th grade $25, 2 mineral specimens, book The Classical Academy Colorado Springs Analyzing the Deteriorating Effects of Acid Precipitation on Natural Landscaping - 27 -

Appendix 2 8th grade Samantha Staynings $40, 2 mineral specimens, book Summit Middle School Boulder Growth and Sound: Frequencies in Relation with Crystals

Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Awards Alexandra Famiglietti 7th grade $100 (to be mailed), certificate Cherry Creek Challenge School Denver Say "No" to Anemia: Enhancing Iron Content in Vegetables

Rebecca Roskowski 11th grade $25, 2 mineral specimens, book Grand Junction High School Grand Junction Reclamation and Revegetation of Spent Oil Shale

Brooke Mitchell $100 (to be mailed), certificate Sargent Junior High School Hot Potato

Sophia Schneider 9th grade $40, 2 mineral specimens, book Palmer High School Colorado Springs Can Geosequestration and Geothermal Energy Work Together? Enhanced Geothermal Systems Using CO2

Monte Vista

Haley Matteson 9th grade $100 (to be mailed), certificate Palmer High School Colorado Springs The Anti-Angiogenic Effects of Acetaminophen +H2O2 Mixture on Tomatoes

Colorado Scientific Society Alexandra McKenna $50 St. John the Evangelist Catholic School The Effects of Cooling Rate on Crystal Growth

7th grade

8th grade

Wyatt Palser 10th grade $100 (to be mailed), certificate Otis Jr/Sr High School Otis Investigating E. coli Colonization and Prevention on Leafy Produce

Loveland

Aleesa Muir 7th grade $75 The Classical Academy Colorado Springs Analyzing the Deteriorating Effects of Acid Precipitation on Natural Landscaping

Innovations in the Science of Agriculture Awards Wyatt Palser 10th grade Otis Jr/Sr High School Otis Investigating E. coli Colonization and Prevention on Leafy Produce


Ian Wilkins Nevin Platt Middle School Bio Char: Modern Day Terra Preta

Rebecca Roskowski 11th grade $100 Grand Junction High School Grand Junction Reclamation and Revegetation of Spent Oil Shale

8th grade Boulder

Colorado Veterinary Medical Association & CVMS Auxiliary Charlee Jo Teague 6th grade $50 from CVMA, $50 from CVMA Auxiliary Wiggins Middle School Wiggins The Effect of Sow Disposition on Litter Size and Number Weaned

Colorado State University Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Award Sara Volz 10th grade $100 (to be mailed) Cheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs Enhancing Algae Biofuels Phase II: Stress Analysis of ACCase, an Enzymatic Factor of Lipid Production

Bailey Palmer $50 from CVMA, $50 from CVMA Auxiliary West Grand High School Gene Seeker

10th grade Kremmling

Colorado-Wyoming Society of American Foresters

Department of Chemistry Awards Megan Mosey 8th grade $100 (to be mailed), certificate West Jefferson Middle School Conifer Orange You Glad You Ate Them While They Were Fresh?

Ian Wilkins $100 savings bond Nevin Platt Middle School Bio Char: Modern Day Terra Preta

Kerry Betz 12th grade $100 (to be mailed), certificate Fairview High School Boulder Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in a DyeSensitized Solar Cell

8th grade Boulder

Liam Jasperse-Sjolander 11th grade $100 savings bond Palmer High School Colorado Springs A Statistical Analysis of Allometric Size Distributions in Clonal and Non-Clonal Forests

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Appendix 2 Alexis Shinn 10th grade Anatomy in Clay Learning Systems tuition scholarhip ($200 value) Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino The Correlation Between the Menstrual Cycle and Female Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Comstock Family Heather Comstock Memorial Award Harraz MohdReza 12th grade $150 Union Colony Preparatory School Greeley Year Two: Immunocytochemical Characterization of Mouse Brain Explants in an In Vitro Model of Schizophrenia

Lah Say Wah 12th grade Anatomy in Clay Learning Systems tuition scholarhip ($200 value) Hinkley High School Aurora Jackson Lab Experience: Non-Classical Estrogen Signaling Model of Endometrial Cancer

Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety Samuel Allsup certificate, $75 (to be mailed) Cortez Middle School Compelling Compost

6th grade Cortez

Vishal Krishnan 9th grade Anatomy in Clay Learning System model, tution scholarship & DVD ($600 value) Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village Therapy for Atypical Teratiod/Rhabdoid Tumor

Rebecca Roskowski 11th grade certificate, $75 (to be mailed) Grand Junction High School Grand Junction Reclamation and Revegetation of Spent Oil Shale

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Rocky Mountain Chapter

Eppler Family Samir Berrada 8th grade Microprocessor kit and digital multimeter (valued at ~$100) Home School Pleasant View The Future of Sign Language Translation and Universal Digital Control

Chloe Weeks $100 The Classical Academy OMG: Texting While Driving: It's g2g

Samir Berrada 8th grade $100 Home School Pleasant View The Future of Sign Language Translation and Universal Digital Control

Fort Collins Conservation District 8th grade

Ved Topkar 11th grade $150 Fairview High School Boulder Modeling and Measuring the Propagation of Waves Through Tissue

Flagler

Tayler Rocha 9th grade plaque, $50 Monte Vista High School Monte Vista The Effects of Wildfire on Stream Water Quality on Medano Creek

Little Shop of Physics Matthew McCausland Memorial Awards

Frank Armbruster Foundation Charles Armbruster Memorial Award Camron Ozanic $100 Dolores Middle School Blast Off

Colorado Springs

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, High Plans Section

Sarah Kimball 8th grade Microprocessor kit and digital multimeter (valued at ~$100) Challenger Middle School Colorado Springs Sensors for the Blind

Nathan Witt plaque, $50 Flagler Junior High School To Nail or Not to Nail

7th grade

Aiden Colton $100 Turner Middle School Generator Wire Gauge Efficiency

6th grade Dolores

8th grade Berthoud

Luis Cruz 12th grade $100 Harrison High School Colorado Springs Electrooculography: A New Approach on a HumanComputer-Interface

Hands and Minds, Inc. John Sherry 12th grade Anatomy in Clay Learning Systems tuition scholarhip ($200 value) Fairview High School Boulder Innate Human Reactions to Running Barefoot

Lockheed Martin Johann Kailey-Steiner 6th grade $50 Grant Beacon Middle School Denver Rocket Design: How Changing Rocket Features Affects the Height of a Rocket's Flight? - 29 -

Appendix 2 12th grade Kerry Betz $100 Fairview High School Boulder Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in a DyeSensitized Solar Cell

Rawat Family Champion of Scientific Innovation Awards Kaeli Humphrey & Will Mallory 7th grade $100 savings bond, engraved trophy cup, backpack water bottle w/engraved plate, certificate and $50 savings bond, engraved desk plaque, certificate for student's teacher Genoa-Hugo School Hugo Solar Solution! How Does the Angle of the Sun Affect a Solar Panel?

MWH Americas, Inc. Sustainable Future Awards Sean Papile plaque, cash award Blevins Middle School Counter Rotating Wind Energy


Morgan Felix plaque, cash award Olathe Middle/High School Catch a Wave!

Drew Schendel & Carlye Armstrong 7th grade $100 savings bond, engraved trophy cup, backpack water bottle w/engraved plate, certificate and $50 savings bond, engraved desk plaque, certificate for student's teacher Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino Rule the Radiation: The Effect of Cell Phone Radiation on Lumbriculus variegatus

8th grade Olathe

Sara Volz 10th grade plaque, cash award Cheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs Enhancing Algae Biofuels Phase II: Stress Analysis of ACCase, an Enzymatic Factor of Lipid Production

Rio Tinto Minerals, Inc.

Boyu Wang 11th grade Yichen (Astron) Liu 11th grade Stephan Liu 10th grade plaque, cash award Lakewood High School Lakewood Self-Sustained Desalination in Combination with Wastewater Treatment

National Geophysical Data Center Aleesa Muir 7th grade $100 savings bond (to be mailed), certificate The Classical Academy Colorado Springs Analyzing the Deteriorating Effects of Acid Precipitation on Natural Landscaping

Skylar Jaramillo $50 La Junta Intermediate School Powerful Polymers

6th grade

Kylee Kuntz $100 Otis Jr/Sr High School A Drop in Time

7th grade

Erik Travis $50 Akron High School Engineered Insulation

12th grade

Gerri Roberts $100 Poudre High School From Oil to Fuel

10th grade

La Junta

Otis

Akron

Fort Collins

Optical Society of America Rocky Mountain Section

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

Sam Raphael 7th grade framed certificate, 1-year subscription to Discover magazine The Classical Academy Colorado Springs A Light in the Dark

Aleesa Muir 7th grade cash awards to be determined and mailed to the student later The Classical Academy Colorado Springs Analyzing the Deteriorating Effects of Acid Precipitation on Natural Landscaping Malia Barca 8th grade cash awards to be determined and mailed to the student later Eagle County Charter Academy Wolcott Radioactivity: Don't Take Granite for Granted

Phani Gaddipati 11th grade framed certificate, 1-year subscription to Discover magazine Discovery Canyon High School Colorado Springs Enhancing AlGaN Based Semiconductors with Dislocation Analysis and Thin Film Optimization

Burke Larsen 12th grade cash awards to be determined and mailed to the student later Brush High School Brush Killer Water: An Investigation into the Lethal Lake Nyos

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Appendix 2 9th grade Sophia Schneider cash awards to be determined and mailed to the student later Palmer High School Colorado Springs Can Geosequestration and Geothermal Energy Work Together? Enhanced Geothermal Systems Using CO2

Dylon Merrell Charley Adams $50 Meeker High School Quantum Entanglement

Austin Dikeman 8th grade Claire McGettigan-Fries 8th grade $50 Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences Pueblo Fluorescent Reactions Under Ultraviolet Light in Dianthus caryophyllus and Apium graveolens 8th grade

Elise Niedringhaus $50 Blevins Middle School Can Calculators Calculate Correctly?

8th grade

Isabelle Fries $50 Stanley British Primary School Swimming with the Drag Theo Kurtzer $50 Merino Jr/Sr High School Methane Mystery

Alexandra McKenna $100, plaque St. John the Evangelist Catholic School The Effects of Cooling Rate on Crystal Growth

Denver

Loveland

Boyu Wang 11th grade Yichen (Astron) Liu 11th grade Stephan Liu 10th grade $100, plaque Lakewood High School Lakewood Self-Sustained Desalination in Combination with Wastewater Treatment

Ft. Collins

7th grade Denver

Brisha Wakasugi 10th grade $200, plaque Sierra Grande High School Blanca Kerber Creek Restoration Using Phytoremediation II: Understanding the Link Between Macroinvertebrate and Water Quality

10th grade Merino

Society of Manufacturing Engineers Colorado Chapter 354 Phani Gaddipati 11th grade scholarship award of $100 Discovery Canyon High School Colorado Springs Enhancing AlGaN Based Semiconductors with Dislocation Analysis and Thin Film Optimization

Harraz MohdReza 12th grade $50 Union Colony Preparatory School Greeley Year Two: Immunocytochemical Characterization of Mouse Brain Explants in an In Vitro Model of Schizophrenia

Emma Frantz 8th grade scholarship award of $150 North Middle School Colorado Springs Does It Stick? Viscosity's Affect on Liquid Mediated Adhesion

12th grade

Erik Travis scholarship award of $200 Akron High School Engineered Insulation

Monte Vista

Science Toy Magic, LLC Caynen Hansen $25 Plainview School Freaky Flames

8th grade

Anne Mummery 7th grade Elizabeth Gervais 7th grade $200, plaque Miller Middle School Durango Spilled: A Study of Oil Spill Dispersants and Their Toxicity to Marine Life

Tara Sowrirajan 11th grade $50 Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village Harvesting Waste Kinetic Energy Through Footwear for Therapeutic Use

Joshua Phillips $50 Monte Vista High School Cool Energy: Increasing Solar Array Efficiency

Meeker

Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Colorado Section

SACNAS Colorado State University Chapter

Khoa Nguyen $50 Cheery Creek Challenge School Planarian Stem Cell: Memory Copying

12th grade 12th grade

12th grade Akron

Society of Women Engineers Rocky Mountain Section

9th grade Sheridan Lake

Emma Frantz 8th grade $75, certificate North Middle School Colorado Springs Does It Stick? Viscosity's Affect on Liquid Mediated Adhesion

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Appendix 2 Kendra Frieden $100, certificate The Classical Academy Pivotal Decisions in Solar Energy

7th grade

United States Department of Commerce Ambrose Soehn 12th grade alternate for the opportunity for summer employment with the Department of Commerce Boulder High School Boulder Those Notes in Your Head: A Psychological Comparison Between Audible and Imagined Sound

Colorado Springs

Jessica Constant 10th grade $75, certificate Poudre High School Fort Collins Computer Modeling IV: A Particulate Dispersion Model Employing Real-Time Wind Calculations

Kerry Betz 12th grade opportunity for summer employment with the Department of Commerce with the possibility for future employment Fairview High School Boulder Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in a DyeSensitized Solar Cell

Kerry Betz 12th grade $100, certificate Fairview High School Boulder Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in a DyeSensitized Solar Cell

United States Geological Survey USGS Awards

SPIE The International Society for Optics and Photonics

Malia Barca reference book, mineral specimen Eagle County Charter Academy Radioactivity: Don't Take Granite for Granted

Nicolai Lopez-Butynski 6th grade $100 (to be mailed) Goodnight Elementary School Pueblo Lights Out: Does Temperature Affect the Glow Rate of a Light Stick? Sam Raphael $150 (to be mailed) The Classical Academy A Light in the Dark

Wolcott

Tayler Rocha 9th grade reference book, mineral specimen Monte Vista High School Monte Vista The Effects of Wildfire on Stream Water Quality on Medano Creek


Olivia Eppler $250 (to be mailed) Turner Middle School Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

8th grade

USGS Excellence in Water Resources Research Award

8th grade

Jeffrey Hibbert 12th grade $75, certificate Lone Star High School Otis Agonistic and Cellular Analysis of Atrazine-Induced Hormone Imbalance

Berthoud

Luis Cruz 12th grade $100 (to be mailed) Harrison High School Colorado Springs Electrooculography: A New Approach on a HumanComputer- Interface

University of Colorado Denver Medical Scientist Training Program Awards

Phani Gaddipati 11th grade $150 (to be mailed) Discovery Canyon High School Colorado Springs Enhancing AlGaN Based Semiconductors with Dislocation Analysis and Thin Film Optimization

Alexis Shinn 10th grade $50 Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino The Correlation Between the Menstrual Cycle and Female Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Amy Lyne $250 (to be mailed) Brush High School Efficient Solar-Powered Hydrogen Production

Harraz MohdReza 12th grade $50 Union Colony Preparatory School Greeley Year Two: Immunocytochemical Characterization of Mouse Brain Explants in an In Vitro Model of Schizophrenia

12th grade Brush

The Inventors' Roundtable Garrett Crownover $100, free patent search ($499 value) Plainview School Wind, Does It Power YOUR Car?

University of Northern Colorado MAST Institute Awards


Breanna Tramp 7th grade $50 Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino The Cube of Shame: The Use of Algorithms to Change a Rubik's Cube - 32 -

Appendix 2 11th grade Tara Sowrirajan $50 Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village Harvesting Waste Kinetic Energy Through Footwear for Therapeutic Use

Scholarships Adams State College Nakayla Lestina 11th grade equivalent to one-year resident tuition and fees (approximately $5,000) Dove Creek High School Dove Creek Biological Control of Tamarisk, Phase II: Diorhabda Elongata - Adults vs. Larvae

Wojtaszek Family Paul Wojtaszek Memorial Award Vishal Krishnan 9th grade $300 Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village Therapy for Atypical Teratiod/Rhabdoid Tumor

Diane Schulze 11th grade equivalent to one-year resident tuition and fees (approximately $5,000) Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village The Effects of Early School Start Times on Student Performance

Xcel Energy Environmental Stewardship Awards Sean Papile $50 Blevins Middle School Counter Rotating Wind Energy Garrett Crownover $100 Plainview School Wind, Does It Power YOUR Car?

7th grade

John Cheslock 9th grade equivalent to one-year resident tuition and fees (approximately $5,000) Sargent High School Monte Vista Optimizing the Measurement Sensitivity of H2O2 with FDA Blue #1 for the Detection of New Generation Explosives

Fort Collins 12th grade Sheridan Lake

Sophia Schneider 9th grade equivalent to one-year resident tuition and fees (approximately $5,000) Palmer High School Colorado Springs Can Geosequestration and Geothermal Energy Work Together? Enhanced Geothermal Systems Using CO2

Innovation in Energy Awards Josh Anders Quintin Day $50 Mount Garfield Middle School Ghost-Busters

8th grade 8th grade Clifton

Grant Yowell 9th grade equivalent to one-year resident tuition and fees (approximately $5,000) Genoa-Hugo School Hugo The Effect of Windmill Blade Depth on Sound Pressure

Jordan Lestina 12th grade $100 Dove Creek High School Dove Creek Biodiesel from Sunflowers-Phase IV: An Analysis of Seeding Rates, Planting Dates, Varieties, & Oil Content

Luis Cruz 12th grade equivalent to one-year resident tuition and fees (approximately $5,000) Harrison High School Colorado Springs Electrooculography: A New Approach on a HumanComputer-Interface

Yale University Science and Engineering Association Karun Kumar Rao 11th grade certificate, pewter medallion (to be mailed) Fairview High School Boulder The Organization and Stability of Bouncing Oil Droplets

Taylor L'Heureux 12th grade equivalent to one-year resident tuition and fees (approximately $5,000) Brush High School Brush Mycoremediation: The Effect of Mycelium Growth on Levels of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil

Zonta Club of Boulder County Amelia Earhart Award Alyssa Benine Autum Valdez $100 Peakview School Balloon Rockets

6th grade 6th grade

John Parish IV 11th grade equivalent to one-year resident tuition and fees (approximately $5,000) Home School Colorado Springs On the Verge of Where It Wasn't: A Multi-Model Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models

Walsenburg

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Appendix 2 10th grade Alexis Shinn equivalent to one-year resident tuition and fees (approximately $5,000) Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino The Correlation Between the Menstrual Cycle and Female Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Colorado State University College of Natural Sciences Scholarships Sara Volz 10th grade $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Cheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs Enhancing Algae Biofuels Phase II: Stress Analysis of ACCase, an Enzymatic Factor of Lipid Production

Clark Cranfill 11th grade equivalent to one-year resident tuition and fees (approximately $5,000) Sargent High School Monte Vista To Exist, It Must Resist

John Parish IV 11th grade $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Home School Colorado Springs On the Verge of Where It Wasn’t: A Multi-Model Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models

Tanner Dunivan 10th grade equivalent to one-year resident tuition and fees (approximately $5,000) Walsh Senior High School Walsh Go Ahead Shoot Me: It's Safer Than It Looks

Kerry Betz 12th grade $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Fairview High School Boulder Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in DyeSensitized Solar Cells

Nikki Buhrdorf 11th grade equivalent to one-year resident tuition and fees (approximately $5,000) Hotchkiss High School Hotchkiss Aspen in a State of SADness: A Statistical Analysis of the Decline of Populus tremuloides, Phase III

Colorado State University Scholarships Bailey Palmer $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU West Grand High School Gene Seeker

Braeden Horton 11th grade Brydie Mitchell 10th grade Kelli Buhrdorf 9th grade equivalent to one-year resident tuition and fees (approximately $5,000) Hotchkiss High School Hotchkiss The Game of Life. A Critical Analysis of Three Taxation Methods

Kremmling

Ambrose Soehn 12th grade $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Boulder High School Boulder Those Notes in Your Head: A Psychological Comparison Between Audible and Imagined Sound Kerry Betz 12th grade $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Fairview High School Boulder Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in DyeSensitized Solar Cells

Colorado School of Mines Wylie Keller $1,000 renewable undergraduate scholarship Monte Vista High School Mathematic Modeling of the Wake Effect

10th grade


Sophia Schneider 9th grade $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Palmer High School Colorado Springs Can Geosequestration and Geothermal Energy Work Together? Enhanced Geothermal Systems Using CO2

Andrew Bartolo 11th grade $1,000 renewable undergraduate scholarship Swink High School Swink Variable Voltages: An Experiment on the Viability of Overclocking

Sara Volz 10th grade $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Cheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs Enhancing Algae Biofuels Phase II: Stress Analysis of ACCase, an Enzymatic Factor of Lipid Production

Rebecca Roskowski 11th grade $1,000 renewable undergraduate scholarship Grand Junction High School Grand Junction Reclamation and Revegetation of Spent Oil Shale

Erik Travis $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Akron High School Engineered Insulation

John Parish IV 11th grade $1,000 renewable undergraduate scholarship Home School Colorado Springs On the Verge of Where It Wasn't: A Multi-Model Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models

10th grade Akron

Jeffrey Hibbert 12th grade $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Lone Star High School Otis Agnostic and Cellular Analysis of Atrazine-Induced Hormone Imbalance

Karun Kumar Rao 11th grade $1,000 renewable undergraduate scholarship Fairview High School Boulder The Organization and Stability of Bouncing Oil Droplets - 34 -

Appendix 2 11th grade John Parish IV $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Home School Colorado Springs On the Verge of Where It Wasn’t: A Multi-Model Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models

Benjamin Ribovich 11th grade $1,500 renewable tuition scholarship (up to 4 years) Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village Tangent and Secant Spaces Clark Cranfill 11th grade $1,500 renewable tuition scholarship (up to 4 years) Sargent High School Monte Vista To Exist, It Must Resist

Alexis Shinn 10th grade $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino The Correlation Between the Mentrual Cycle and Female Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Nikki Buhrdorf 11th grade $1,500 renewable tuition scholarship (up to 4 years) Hotchkiss High School Hotchkiss Aspen in a State of SADness: A Statistical Analysis of the Decline of Populus tremuloides, Phase III

Soyeun Yang 11th grade $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Fairview High School Boulder Synthesis and Use of Gold Nanoparticle Therapeutics in Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Intel Foundation Ryan Patterson Scholarship Kerry Betz 12th grade $2,000 nonrenewable scholarship to school of choice Fairview High School Boulder Constructing a Novel Cage Molecule for Use in a DyeSensitized Solar Cell

Karun Kumar Rao 11th grade $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Fairview High School Boulder The Organization and Stability of Bouncing Oil Droplets Wyatt Palser 10th grade $1,000 tuition scholarship to attend CSU Otis Jr/Sr High School Otis Investigating E. coli Colonization and Prevention on Leafy Produce

Propst Scholarships Propst Medicine & Health Scholarship Nikki Schmidt 12th grade $1,000 nonrenewable scholarship to school of choice Merino Jr/Sr High School Merino The Effects of Lipid Production on Caenorhabditis elegans by the Inhibition of the Gene IKKE

Fort Lewis College Vikash Hypio 11th grade $1,500 renewable tuition scholarship (up to 4 years) Hotchkiss High School Hotchkiss Voting Systems: An Outcome Analysis Phase 3

Propst Moving Science Forward Scholarships Sara Volz 10th grade $1,000 nonrenewable scholarship to school of choice Cheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs Enhancing Algae Biofuels Phase II: Stress Analysis of ACCase, an Enzymatic Factor of Lipid Production

Soyeun Yang 11th grade $1,500 renewable tuition scholarship (up to 4 years) Fairview High School Boulder Synthesis and Use of Gold Nanoparticle Therapeutics in Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

John Parish IV 11th grade $1,000 nonrenewable scholarship to school of choice Home School Colorado Springs On the Verge of Where It Wasn't: A Multi-Model Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models

Victoria Milano 11th grade $1,500 renewable tuition scholarship (up to 4 years) Brush High School Brush Using Asian Clams as a Biodindicator to Assess the Health of a River System Andrew Bartolo 11th grade $1,500 renewable tuition scholarship (up to 4 years) Swink High School Swink Variable Voltages: An Experiment on the Viability of Overclocking

Professional Association of Colorado Educators Elizabeth Drozda-Freeman scholarship to attend a Space Foundation professional development workshop of choice during summer 2011 Summit Middle School Boulder

Boyu Wang 11th grade Yichen (Astron) Liu 11th grade Stephan Liu 10th grade $1,500 renewable tuition scholarship (up to 4 years) Lakewood High School Lakewood Self-Sustained Desalination in Combination with Wastewater Treatment

Heidi Berrada scholarship to attend a Space Foundation professional development workshop of choice during summer 2011 Home School Pleasant View Greg Busby scholarship to attend a Space Foundation professional development workshop of choice during summer 2011 North Middle School Colorado Springs - 35 -

Appendix 2 Evan Savage 6th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Boulder Country Day School Boulder Improving Train Aerodynamics

Diana Wright scholarship to attend a Space Foundation professional development workshop of choice during summer 2011 Miller Middle School Durango Pattye Volz scholarship to attend a Space Foundation professional development workshop of choice during summer 2011

Samir Berrada 8th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Home School Pleasant View The Future of Sign Language Translation and Universal Digital Control

Maureen Parish scholarship to attend a Space Foundation professional development workshop of choice during summer 2011 Home School Colorado Springs

Dominic Carrese 8th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th North Middle School Colorado Springs Rocky Mountain Pure? Fountain Creek's Journey Through the Pikes Peak Region

Helen Petach scholarship to attend a Space Foundation professional development workshop of choice during summer 2011 Fairview High School Boulder Robert Dorsett scholarship to attend a Space Foundation professional development workshop of choice during summer 2011 Meeker High School Meeker

Leslie Seitz 7th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Boulder Country Day School Boulder Running Dry? The Sequel: Creating a Hydraulic Model User Interface

SSP American Psychological Association Kathryn McClain certificate Fairview High School A Study of Audio-Visual Coactivation in Noise

Kelcey Beckman 8th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th American Academy Castle Rock Visual Abnormalities and the Comparison of Paper and Computer Based Testing Using Color as the Variable

11th grade Boulder

Broadcom MASTERS

Alex Miller 7th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th The Classical Academy Colorado Springs Beat the Bacteria

Charlee Jo Teague 6th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Wiggins Middle School Wiggins The Effect of Sow Disposition on Litter Size and Number Weaned

Emma Frantz 8th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th North Middle School Colorado Springs Does It Stick? Viscosity's Affect on Liquid Mediated Adhesion

Caitlyn Lee 8th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Summit Middle School Boulder Who Am I? The Effect of Age on the Relationship Between One's Self and Reflected Appraisals

Ian Wilkins 8th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Nevin Platt Middle School Boulder Bio Char: Modern Day Terra Preta

Chaya Wurman 8th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Summit Middle School Boulder Does Acidity Kill Your Glow?

Ethan Coldren 8th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Preston Middle School Fort Collins Can You Predict the Weather by Watching Birds?

Aleesa Muir 7th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th The Classical Academy Colorado Springs Analyzing the Deteriorating Effects of Acid Precipitation on Natural Landscaping

Lily Harris 8th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Challenger Middle School Colorado Springs A Risky Experiment: Does Your Grandpa Know More Than You Do About Risk? - 36 -

Appendix 2 7th grade Leo Brasuel nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th North Middle School Colorado Springs Microwaving: The Right Choice?

Mu Alpha Theta Cissy Chen 11th grade certificate Fairview High School Boulder Prime Numbers and the Cyclicity of Groups of Units

Kendra Frieden 7th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th The Classical Academy Colorado Springs Pivotal Decisions in Solar Energy

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award Jessica Constant 10th grade certificate, medallion Poudre High School Fort Collins Computer Modeling IV: A Particulate Dispersion Model Employing Real-Time Wind Calculations

Michael Arrasmith 7th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th The Classical Academy Colorado Springs Up, Up, and Away

National Society of Professional Engineers Innovative Engineering Award

Leighton Burt 6th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Sargent Junior High School Monte Vista Regular vs. Goofy. Evaluating Footedness

Tara Sowrirajan 11th grade certificate, lapel pin Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village Harvesting Waste Kinetic Energy Through Footwear for Therapeutic Use

Teisha Coffield 8th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Lone Star Junior High School Otis Persnickety Paramecium: Using P. caudatum as a Biosensor for Estrogen

Ricoh Ricoh Sustainability Development Award Garrett Crownover certificate Plainview School Wind, Does It Power YOUR Car?

Ellie Mackintosh 6th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Good Shepherd Catholic School Denver Save Face


Society for In Vitro Biology Clark Cranfill certificate Sargent High School To Exist, It Must Resist

Kelsey Lindbloom 7th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Salida Middle School Salida Kitchen Wars


United States Metric Association

Alexandra Famiglietti 7th grade nomination to compete in the Broadcom Masters competition for 2011 - entry deadline is June 10th Cherry Creek Challenge School Denver Say "No" to Anemia: Enhancing Iron Content in Vegetables

Brisha Wakasugi 10th grade certificate Sierra Grande High School Blanca Kerber Crekke Restoration Using Phytoremediation II: Understanding the Link Between Macroinvertebrates and Water Quality

Intel Corporation Excellence in Computer Science Award John Parish IV 11th grade certificate, $200 (to be mailed later) Home School Colorado Springs On the Verge of Where It Wasn't: A Multi-Model Approach to Estimation and Tracking Using Extended Kalman Filtering and Intelligent Selection of Integrated Models

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Appendix 3

2010/2011 Expense Report September 1, 2010-August 31, 2011 Category Descriptions

Budget

Actual

INCOME $35,400.00 $2,725.00 $12,400.00 $11,025.00 $12,500.00

$23,550.00 $2,785.00 $12,486.02 $11,100.00 $10,500.00

($11,850.00) ($2,215.00) $86.02 $75.00 ($2,000.00)

$200.00 $1,500.00 $25.00 $10,000.00 $3,660.00 $3,000.00

$129.98 $1,072.00 $9.77 $10,000.00 $3,660.00 $3,000.00

($420.02) ($1,428.00) ($15.23) $0.00 $40.00 $0.00

TOTAL General Income

$18,385.00

$17,871.75

($1,823.25)

TOTAL INCOME

$94,710.00

$90,560.50

($184.50)

$11,950.00 $4,100.00 $200.00 $400.00 $375.00 $500.00

$10,810.00 $5,118.40 $151.45 $431.00 $374.80 $469.00

$1,180.00 ($958.40) $98.55 ($131.00) $0.20 $31.00

$17,575.00

$17,354.65

$220.35

$382.00 $0.00 $1,750.00 $7,795.00 $0.00 $200.00 $400.00

$359.89 $0.00 $1,276.60 $7,607.98 $10.00 $0.00 $364.09

$65.11 $0.00 $223.40 $422.02 $90.00 $200.00 ($364.09)

$10,527.00

$9,618.56

$636.44

$3,600.00 $1,400.00 $14,250.00 $1,300.00 $1,050.00

$3,564.29 $1,106.51 $10,824.90 $1,300.00 $1,054.50

($817.29) $293.49 $4,400.10 ($75.00) $10.50

$21,600.00

$17,853.20

$3,811.80

Sponsorships Contributions In-Kind Registrations Grants General Income Interest Sales Goodsearch RSF Outreach Funds Scholarships/Special Awards Teacher of the Year Award

Difference

EXPENSES Awards Ceremony Cash Awards Other Awards Photos Press Release Program Room Rental

TOTAL Awards Ceremony CSSF, Inc. Board Communications Equipment Meetings Operations Services Supplies Thank Yous

TOTAL CSSF, Inc. Board Finalists Activities Publications Registration Room Rental Transportation

TOTAL Finalists

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Category Description D

Appendix A 3 Budget B

Actuall

D Difference

ISEF Afffiliation Trravel

$650.00 $8,200.00

$5000.00 $5,9667.33

$0.000 $4,557.667

$8,850.00

$6,467.33

$4,557.667

$600.00 $275.00 $450.00 $3,525.00

$4992.43 $2775.00 $4335.24 $3,3339.05

$257.557 $65.000 ($85.224) ($164.005)

TOTA AL Judging

$4,850.00

$4,541.72

$73.228

Outreeach

$1,000.00

$961.02

$39.998

$10,000.00 $

$10,000.00

$0.000

$300.00 $150.00 $100.00 $9,120.00 $200.00 $100.00 $750.00 $1,600.00

$3003.85 $1110.29 $990.66 $7,8006.05 $$0.00 $991.08 $7332.59 $1,5114.35

($153.885) ($10.229) $9.334 $493.995 $300.000 $8.992 ($232.59) $485.665

$12,320.00 $

$10,648.87

$901.113

$50.00 $550.00 $100.00

$1114.79 $5116.04 $880.54

$35.221 ($116.004) $119.446

$700.00

$711.37

$38.663

TOTA AL EXPEN NSES

$87,372.00 $

$78,156.72

$10,278.228

OVERALL TOT TAL

$4,026.84

$12,403.78

TOTA AL ISEF Judging Co ommunicationss Ro oom Rental Su upplies Th hank Yous

RSF Outreach O CSEF F Expenses Ad dult Sponsors Ad dvisory Counccil Fu und Raising Peersonnel Pu ublicity Reegional Fair Diirectors Su upplies Vo olunteers

TOTA AL CSEF Ex xpenses d Safety SRC//Display and Co ommunicationss Meetings M Su upplies

TOTA AL SRC/Dissplay and Saafety

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Cooperative Agreement This Cooperative Agreement is made on July 1, 2012 by and between the Colorado State Science Fair, Inc., PO Box 1465, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80522-1465, hereinafter “CSSF” and Colorado State University’s College of Natural Sciences Education & Outreach Center, Campus Delivery 1802, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523-1802, hereinafter “CNS EOC”. The parties hereby bind themselves to undertake a Cooperative Agreement (“CA”) under the following terms and conditions: TERM. The term of the CA shall be five years, and automatically renewed unless terminated sooner in accordance with the terms of this CA (the “term”). GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. The parties to this agreement shall abide by the terms of this agreement to achieve the following goals and objectives: The CSSF will share the infrastructure, resources, and staff of the CNS EOC to collaborate on a shared vision to increase the quality and quantity of students conducting science fair research projects. OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES. CSSF shall perform the following obligations:  Assign 0.25 FTE of Science Fair related duties to the Executive Director of the CSSF (jointly appointed as the CNS EOC Science Fair Coordinator). In the event that the CNS EOC Science Fair Coordinator/CSSF Executive Director position becomes vacant during the time of this CA, CSSF will have one seat on the CSU search committee for the replacement.  Be responsible for associated salary increases that may be given to the CNS EOC Science Fair Coordinator during the life of the CA.  Be responsible for any increases in fringe rate that Colorado State University might enact during the life of the CA. CNS EOC shall perform the following obligations:  Assign an additional 0.25 FTE of Science Fair related duties to the CNS EOC Science Fair Coordinator (jointly appointed as the Executive Director of the CSSF). Employ an undergraduate CSU student to assist with science fair related activities. Provide space for science fair related materials and archives. In the event that the CNS EOC Science Fair Coordinator/CSSF Executive Director position becomes vacant, the CNS EOC will have two seats on the CSU search committee for the replacement. CONFIDENTIALITY. Subject to sub-clause (2) below, each party shall treat as strictly confidential all information received or obtained as a result of entering into or performing this CA. Each party may disclose information which would otherwise be confidential if and to the extent: (i) required by the law of any relevant jurisdiction; (ii) the information has come into public domain through no fault of that party; or

(iii)

the other party has given prior written approval to the disclosure, provided that any such information disclosed shall be disclosed only after consultation with and notice to the other party.

RELATION OF THE PARTIES. The nature of the relationship between CSSF, Inc. and CNS EOC is that of partners in a partnership. CONSIDERATION. This CA is being made in consideration of the following: The CSSF, Inc. will contribute 0.25 FTE worth of salary and fringe expenses for the CNS EOC Science Fair Coordinator by means of bi-annual gifts to the Colorado State University Foundation. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each party to this CA represents and warrants to the other party that he/she/it: (a) has full power, authority and legal right to execute and perform this CA; (b) has taken all necessary legal and corporate action to authorize the execution and performance of this CA; (c) This CA constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of such party in accordance with its terms; and (d) Shall act in good faith to give effect to the intent of this CA and to take such other action as may be necessary or convenient to consummate the purpose and subject matter of this CA. TERMINATION. Either party may terminate its performance of related obligations under this CA if the other party fails to rectify a material breach under a portion of this CA within thirty (30) days of receipt by the breaching party of written notice of such breach from the nonbreaching party. In such case, the non-breaching party shall be entitled, without further notice, to cancel that party’s involvement pursuant to the agreement, without prejudice to any claim for damages, breach of contract or otherwise. The parties agree that the failure or terminating other severable obligations or provisions of this CA, unless the failure or breach is such that the entire CA loses substantially all of its value to the non-breaching party. Any termination of the CA shall not absolve the parties from the obligation to observe the confidentiality measures and other restraints as set out therein. This CA shall be terminated immediately should the CSSF move the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair from the Colorado State University campus. REMEDIES ON DEFAULT. In addition to any and all other rights a party may have available according to law, if a party defaults by failing to substantially perform any provision, term or condition of this contract (including without limitation the failure to make a monetary payment when due), the other party may terminate the CA by providing written notice to the defaulting party. This notice shall describe with sufficient detail the nature of the default. The party receiving such notice shall have 30 days from the effective date of such notice to cure the default(s). Unless waived by a party providing notice, the failure to cure the default(s) within such time period shall result in the automatic termination of this CA.

FORCE MAJEURE. If performance of the CA or any obligation under this CA is prevented, restricted, or interfered with by causes beyond either party’s reasonable control (“Force Majeure”), and if the party unable to carry out its obligations gives the other party prompt written notice of such event, then the obligations of the party invoking this provision shall be suspended to the extent necessary by such event. The term Force Majeure shall include, without limitation, acts of God, fire, explosion, vandalism, storm or other similar occurrence, orders or acts of military or civil authority, or by national emergencies, insurrections, riots, or wars, or strikes, lock-outs, work stoppages. The excused party shall use reasonable efforts under the circumstances to avoid or remove such causes of non-performance and shall proceed to perform with reasonable dispatch whenever such causes are removed or ceased. An act or omission shall be deemed within the reasonable control of a party if committed, omitted or caused by such party, or its employees, officers, agents or affiliates. ARBITRATION. Any controversies or disputes arising out of or relating to this CA shall be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the then-current Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The parties shall select a mutually acceptable arbitrator knowledgeable about issues relating to the subject matter of this CA. In the event the parties are unable to agree to such a selection, each party will select an arbitrator and the two arbitrators in turn shall select a third arbitrator, all three of whom shall preside jointly over the matter. The arbitration shall take place at a location that is reasonably centrally located between the parties, or otherwise mutually agreed upon by the parties. All documents, materials, and information in the possession of each party that are in any way relevant to the dispute shall be made available to the other party for review and copying no later than 30 days after the notice of arbitration is served. The arbitrator(s) shall not have the authority to modify any provision of the CA or to award punitive damages. The arbitrator(s) shall have the power to issue mandatory orders and restraint orders in connection with the arbitration. The decision rendered by the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding on the parties, and judgment may be entered in conformity with the decision in any court having jurisdiction. The agreement to arbitration shall be specifically enforceable under the prevailing arbitration law. During the continuance of any arbitration proceeding, the parties shall continue to perform their respective obligations under this CA. CONFIDENTIALITY. Both parties acknowledge that during the course of this CA, each may obtain confidential information regarding the other party’s business. Both parties agree to treat all such information and the terms of this CA as confidential and to take all reasonable precautions against disclosure of such information to unauthorized third parties during and after the term of this CA. Upon request by an owner, all documents relating to the confidential information will be returned to such owner. NOTICE. Any notice or communication required or permitted under this CA shall be sufficiently given if delivered in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address listed above or to such other address as one party may have furnished to the other in writing. The notice shall be deemed received when delivered or signed for, or on the third day after mailing if not signed for.

ENTIRE CA. This CA contains the entire agreement of the parties regarding the subject matter of the CA, and there are no other promises or conditions in any other agreement whether oral or written. This CA supersedes any prior written or oral agreements between the parties. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this CA shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds that any provision of this CA is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision it would become valid and enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so limited. WAIVER OF CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS. The failure of either party to enforce any provision of this CA shall not be construed as a waiver or limitation of that party’s right to subsequently enforce and compel strict compliance with every provision of this CA. GOVERNING LAW. This CA shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Colorado. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed their names below on the above-mentioned date. Colorado State Science Fair, Inc.:

By: Dr. Carol Morrow, President

Colorado State University, College of Natural Sciences Education & Outreach Center:

By: Dr. Andrew Warnock, Director, College of Natural Sciences Education & Outreach Center

Grand Awards Policy Individual and team projects will compete against each other in one of the 12 categories for the following awards. Cash awards are given per project (team winners will split the award) and all non-cash awards are given per student (each team member will receive a medal, certificate, plaque or ribbon).

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First place junior and senior division Individual Project Category Award winners will receive $125200, a blue ribbon medal, certificate, and be eligible for the Best Individual CSEF Project Award.

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Second place junior and senior division Individual Project Category Award winners will receive $75100, a red ribbon medal, and certificate.

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Third place junior and senior division Individual Project Category Award winners will receive $50, a white ribbon medal, and certificate.

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Fourth place junior and senior division Category Award winners will receive $25 and certificate.

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Up to two projects per category may receive a Category Team Award and be eligible for the Best Team Project Award. Each winning team will receive a certificate per student and $30 per team.

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Honorable Mention Awards may be awarded to 20% of the number of entrants (individual and team projects) in each category. The number of honorable mention awards is left to the discretion of the grand awards judging teams. Honorable Mention Award winners will receives are an Honorable Mention ribbon and certificate per student.

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First place senior division Best Team Project Award is $125 per team, a blue ribbon medal per student, a certificate per student, and an expense paid trip to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. (Expenses covered are: airfare, hotel, ground transportation as needed, meal costs of $150, registration, and trading pins).

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Second place senior division Best Team Project Award is $75 per team, a red ribbon medal per student, a certificate per student and alternate for the expense paid trip to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

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Third place senior division Best Team Project Award is $50 per team, a white ribbon medal per student, and a certificate per student.

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First place junior division Best Team Project Award is $125 per team, a blue ribbon medal per student and a certificate per student.

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Second place junior division Best Team Project Award is $75 per team, a red ribbon medal per student and a certificate per student.

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Third place junior division Best Team Project Award is $50 per team, a white ribbon medal per student, and a certificate per student.

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First place junior division Best Individual CSEF Project Award is $125 200 and a plaque.

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Second place junior division Best Individual CSEF Project Award is $75 100 and a plaque.

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Third place junior division Best Individual CSEF Project Award is $50 and a plaque.

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First place senior division Best Individual CSEF Project Award is an expense paid trip to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and a plaque. (Expenses covered are: airfare, hotel, ground transportation as needed, meal costs of $150, registration, and trading pins)

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Second place senior division Best Individual CSEF Project Award is an expense paid trip to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and a plaque. (Expenses covered are: airfare, hotel, ground transportation as needed, meal costs of $150, registration, and trading pins)

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Third place senior division Best Individual CSEF Project Award is an expense paid trip to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair as an observer or an alternate if the first or second place winners cannot attend and a plaque. (Expenses covered are: airfare, hotel, ground transportation as needed, meal costs of $150, registration, and trading pins)

By-Laws of Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. Article I Name and Location The name of the corporation shall be the Colorado State Science Fair, Inc., hereinafter referred to as CSSF. The principal office of the corporation in the State of Colorado shall be located in the office of the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) Executive Director of the corporation, which presently is in Fort Collins, Colorado. The corporation may also have such other offices and may carry on its purposes at such other places, either within or without the State of Colorado as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, determine. The corporation shall have, and continuously maintain in the State of Colorado, a registered office and a registered agent, whose office is identical with to the registered office. The registered office may be, but need notnot need to be, identical with the principal office in the State of Colorado, and the address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by the Board of Directors. Article II Purpose and Objectives The CSSF is an organization that:  Organizes the infrastructure of the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair for students from all regions of the state of Colorado to present science projects to judges, representatives of scientific organizations, the public and their peers;  Honors winners from Colorado regional science fairs at the annual Colorado Science and Engineering Fair;  Sends finalists from the state of Colorado to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF);  Provides experiences for Colorado students to interact with their peers, with Colorado science teachers, and Colorado scientists and engineers in professional and social settings;  Promotes science, engineering, and technology as careers, inspiring excellence, high ethical standards and emphasizing the immense satisfaction that comes from confronting and solving intellectual problems and serving societal needs;  Provides a forum for developing academic skills, such as conducting an independent scientific investigation, writing a research paper, public speaking, preparing an organized display and becoming familiar with the scientific method;  Reinforcing in students the wonder nature instills, wherever and however possible empowering them to follow their questions and dreams; and  Encourages a culture that values and nurtures diversity.  Honors winners from Colorado regional fairs at an annual state science fair.  Provides an opportunity to send finalists from the State of Colorado to the International Science and Engineering Fair.  Encourages students to pursue careers in science, technology, mathematics, or engineering  Provides a forum for developing academic skills, such as conducting an independent scientific investigation, writing a research paper, public speaking, preparing an organized display, and becoming familiar with the scientific method. The corporation also supports regional science fairs by:  Acting as an alternative to the affiliation with the Society for Science & the Public as a means of attending the Intel ISEF; Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. By-Laws Adopted April 2008

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Providing a forum where regional science fairs can influence policies, rules, and by-laws for the state science fair; Providing rules and requirements for participation in the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair; Facilitating communication, where practical, between regional science fairs and their participants; Providing information and resources to the regional fair directors, teachers, and students which will promote interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, as well as excellence in scientific research; and Increasing public awareness and appreciation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the schools. Article III Membership of the Board of Directors

Section1.

General: The property, business, and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by the Bboard of Directors of CSSF.

Section 2.

Classes of Membership: Regular Members: The criteria for being a regular member of the Board of Directors are: Nomination by a sponsoring organization or individual and approval by a majority of the current Board of Directors present at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors. Sponsoring organizations or individuals are those that contribute a minimum donation of $500.00 in cash or service in-kind. Each organization or individual sponsor may appoint one or two directors to serve as its representative(s) on the Board of Directors. This appointment must be conveyed to the current Board of Directors at least three weeks prior to a regular meeting of the Board of Directors. Only directors who have been so appointed by a sponsor and approved by the Board of Directors of CSSF shall be entitled to participate and vote at meetings, hold offices, serve on committees, and propose motions. Subject to the requirements of the Colorado Nonprofit Corporation Code, the Board of Directors may, by resolution, from time to time designate additional sponsors or remove one or more from such designation, and thereby expand or contract the number of directors. The number of directors shall not be less than nine. A sponsoring organization or individual may elect, in writing, to forgo board membership. Alternate Members: The criteria for being an alternate member of the Board of Directors are: Nomination by a sponsoring organization or individual and approval by a majority of the current Board of Directors present at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors. Each organization or individual may designate alternate members (one for each regular member) to the Board of Directors. The aAlternate mMembers will be allowed to participate and vote at meetings when the rRegular mMembers are not present. Associate Members: The criteria for being an associate member of the Board of Directors are: 1.) Contributors and/or individuals shall contribute a donation of less than $500.00 in cash or services in-kind or 2.) Volunteer or be nominated by a current Regular Member to provide the Board of Directors with a needed expertise or to encourage coordination of those groups supporting science and engineering K-12 education and 3.) Have the approval of both the contributing organization or individual, if applicable, and the

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majority of current Board of Directors present at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors Nomination by a contributing organization or individual and approval by a majority vote of the current Board of Directors present at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors. Contributing organizations or individuals are those that contribute less than $500 in cash or services in-kind. Volunteer or be nominated by a current regular member of the Board of Directors to provide the corporation with a needed expertise or to encourage coordination of those groups supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics K-12 education. Associate members will not have voting privileges or be eligible to hold offices, but are eligible to serve on committees. Section 3.

Removal: Any designated sponsor may, at any time, by an instrument in writing filed in the minutes book of the corporation, remove any director who has been appointed as a representative of such sponsor, including any initial director designated as a representative of such sponsor. Any Regular Member of the Board of Directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by a 2/3-majority vote at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, whenever, in the Board of Directors’ judgment, the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby.

Section 4.

Vacancies: If at any time, for any reason, there shall be less than two directors representing any designated sponsor, such sponsor may, by an instrument in writing filed in the minutes book of the corporation, appoint a replacement director (or two additional directors if there are then no representatives of the sponsor on the board) to serve as its representatives on the Board of Directors, effective at such time as may be specified in such writing. Article IV Meetings of the Board of Directors

Section 1.

Annual Meeting: The annual meeting of the Board of Directors of CSSF shall be held on the second Saturday in the month of September in each year. If there are extenuating circumstances that prevent a meeting on the second Saturday, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding Saturday.

Section 2.

Regular Meetings: The Board of Directors may hold its regular meetings at such place or places either within or without the State of Colorado as the president or Board of Directors may from time to time determine. If no designation is made, the place of the meeting shall be the registered office of the corporation in the State of Colorado.

Section 3.

Special Meetings: Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the president or any two directors. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the board may fix any place within the State of Colorado as the place for holding the special meeting of the board.

Section 4.

Notice: Notice of the annual and regular meeting shall be sent not less than fifteen (15) days in advance. Notice of any other special meeting of the Board of Directors, stating the time, place, and purpose of the meeting, shall be given at least three (3) days before the meeting by written notice delivered personally or sent by mail, e-mail and/or fax to each director at his/her address as


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shown by the record of the corporation, or by oral notice given at least three (3) days prior to the meeting. If mailed or sent by special courier, notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited with the courier, properly addressed with charges prepaid. Section 5.

Quorum and Manner of Acting: At all meetings of the Board of Directors, thirty percent (30%) of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Thirty percent of the board is considered to be either thirty percent of the board members or enough board members to represent thirty percent of the total sponsors. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors represented may adjourn the meeting. The affirmative votes of at least a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be required to decide any question brought before such meeting and shall be the act of the board, except where a larger number is required by law, the articles of the incorporation, or these by-laws. The President may elect to vote or abstain.

Section 6.

Informal Action by Directors: Any action required by law to be taken at a meeting of directors, or any action that may be taken at a meeting of the directors, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing (including electronic methods), setting forth the action taken, is signed by thirty percent (30%) of the directors.

Section 7.

The President and the Executive Committee shall act for the CSSF in emergency situations when the Board of Directors cannot be convened to act in an appropriate time frame.

Section 8.

Open to the Public: Both regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be open to the public.

Section 9.

Robert's Rules of Order: Robert's Rules of Order will serve as the guidelines for all questions of procedure at any meeting of CSSF. Article V Advisory Committee

The Board of Directors shall establish and cooperate with an advisory committee of the corporation, the purpose of which will be to advise the Board of Directors on interactions with the science clubs, schools, school districts, regional science fairs and other related organizations with the activities throughout the State of Colorado. Members of the advisory committee shall include, but are not limited to, the Board of Directors, the Grand Award and the Special Award Chairpersons, and the regional fair directors. The CSEF Director shall be the chairman of this committee. Additional members may be appointed or removed by the officers of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall establish such rules and regulations for the conduct of the business and affairs of the advisory committee, as the Board of Directors shall deem appropriate. Article VI Officers Section 1.

Officers: The officers of CSSF shall be the President, Vice -President, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by the directors from among the members of the Board of Directors and who shall hold office until their respective successors are elected. No person may hold any two offices simultaneously except the offices of Secretary and Treasurer. The terms of office shall be 1) President - two years; 2) Vice -President - two years with succession to the Presidential two-year term; 3) Secretary - one year term and 4) Treasurer - one year term. All elected officers can potentially be re-elected into their respective office.


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Section 2.

Removal: Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the officer so removed. Election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights.

Section 3.

Vacancies: A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term.

Section 4.

Authority and Duties of Officers: The officers of the corporation shall have the authority to exercise the powers, and perform the duties specified below, and as may be otherwise specified by the Board of Directors or these by-laws, except that in any event, each officer shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be required by law. In cases where the duties of any officer or agent are not prescribed by these by-laws, or by the Board of Directors, such officer or agent shall follow the orders and instructions of the President. (A) President: The President shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the Board of Directors, be the chief executive officer of the corporation; and shall have the general and active control of its affairs, business and have general supervision of its officers, agents and employees. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors; see that all orders and certifications and other instruments of the corporation as authorized by the Board of Directors, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed or where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the corporation. (B) Vice-President: The Vice -President shall assist the President and shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the President and/or the Board of Directors. At the request of the President or in the absence or in the event of their inability or refusal to act, the Vice -President shall perform the duties of the President. When so acting, this designee shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions placed upon the President. (C) Secretary: The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors and of the Aadvisory committeeCouncil; see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these by-laws or as required by law; be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the corporation; affix the seal to all documents when authorized by the Board of Directors and to attest the offering by signature; maintain a record containing the names and addresses of all the directors of the corporation and members of the advisory committee; and in general, perform all other duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the President or subject to supervision by the Secretary. (D) Treasurer: The Treasurer shall be the principal financial officer of the corporation and have the care and custody of all funds, securities, evidence of indebtedness, and other personal property of the corporation and deposit, invest and discharge the same in accordance with the instruction of the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall receive monies, give receipts, account for all monies of the corporation, and pay out of the funds on hand, all bills, payrolls, and other just debts of the corporation and as such prescribe and maintain the methods and systems of accounting to be followed; keep complete books and records of accounts; prepare and file all local, state and Federal tax and informational returns; prescribe and maintain an adequate system of internal audit, and prepare and furnish to the President and Board of Directors statements of account showing the financial position of the corporation and the results of its operations. The Treasurer shall be responsible for maintaining the insurance necessary to meet the requirements of Article IX, General Provisions, Section 2. The Treasurer shall perform all other duties normally incident to the office of the Treasurer and other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the Treasurer by the President and/or the Board of Directors. The


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Treasurer shall obtain for the corporation a bond in such sums and with such sureties as shall be satisfactory to the directors, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the Treasurer's duties, and for the restoration to the corporation in case of the Treasurer's death, resignation, retirement, or removal from the office of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in the Treasurer's possession or under the Treasurer's control belonging to the corporation. (E) Acting Officers: The recording secretary or CSEF Executive Director may act on behalf of the Secretary or Treasurer of the Board of Directors upon being authorized by the appropriate board officer. Article VII Committees The President or the Board of Directors shall establish such standing and ad hoc committees as shall be necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation. The board shall delegate such authority to those committees as necessary to carry out their functions, but the board shall retain supervision of and final control over their actions. Section 1.

Standing Committees: (A) A science fair committee, headed by the fairExecutive Ddirector, shall be established to organize and conduct the annual fair. This committee shall be composed of subcommittee chairpersons including but not limited to the Grand and Special Awards Chairpersons Coordinators appointed by the fair directorExecutive Director and is responsible to the director to carry out specific functions of the annual fairCSEF. (B) A finance committee headed by a chairperson appointed by the Board of Directors from its membership shall solicit funds and contributions to provide the financial support necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation. Upon receipt, all funds shall be committed to the custody of the Treasurer and/or Executive Director of the corporation. (C) An audit committee appointed by the President and/or Board of Directors shall be composed of not more than three, nort less than two members of the Board of Directors, but shall not include the Treasurer, President or finance committee chairperson. This committee shall audit the financial records annually and report to the Board of Directors at the annual meeting. The audit committee shall select its own chairperson. A formal audit in accordance with the Colorado Nonprofit Corporation Code by a certified public accountant shall be performed at a minimum of every three years, in addition to the yearly corporation audit by the audit committee. (D) A nomination committee appointed by the President and/or the Board of Directors shall be composed of not more than three, nor less than two members of the Board of Directors, but shall not include the President, Vice-President, Secretary or Treasurer. The committee shall propose to the directors, people to be nominated to fill the various positions of the corporation. (E) Other standing committees may be established by the President and/or Board of Directors by majority vote at any time as becomes necessary and dissolved by the same method.

Section 2.

Ad Hoc Committees: The President and/or the Board of Directors shall establish such ad hoc committees as become necessary at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors by majority vote. At no time shall an ad hoc committee have the authority to act in place of the Board of Directors. Theseis committees shall expire at project completion or at the dissolution by the Board of Directors.

Section 3.

Executive Committee: The officers of the Board of Directors, not more than two members elected by the Board of Directors at the annual meetingthe Executive Director and the immediate Past


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President shall constitute the executive committee. The executive committee shall assist in preparing the board meeting agenda; making recommendations to the Board of Directors; and perform such other duties as directed by the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, meetings of the executive committee may be called by the President or by the written request of two members of the executive committee. The President is the chair of this committee. Article VIII Officers of the FairExecutive Director Section 1.

General: The officer of the fairChief Executive Officer of the corporation shall be the CSEF Executive Director. The Board of Directors and the CSEF Executive Director shall agree upon a written contract, which is renewed at prior to the beginning of each fiscal year of CSSF the corporation. The CSEF Executive Director shall become a non-voting, ex-officio member of the Board of Directors after contractual agreement has been reached.

Section 2.

Authority and Duties of the Officer of the FairExecutive Director: The Officer of the FairExecutive Director shall have the authority, exercise the powers, and perform the duties otherwise specified by the Board of Directors or these by-laws, except in events where the officer of the fair shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be required by law. In cases where the duties of any officer or agent are not prescribed by these by-laws or by the Board of Directors, such officer or agent shall follow the orders and instructions of the President. The CSEF Director is responsible for implementing the resources provided by the Board of Directors to administer and cause to be administered all aspects of arranging and executing the annual state science fair. The Executive Director of the corporation is also the de facto Director of the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair and is responsible for implementing the resources provided by the Board of Directors to administer and cause to be administered all aspects of arranging and executing the annual state science fair.

Section 3.

Honorary Co-Director: The honorary co-director is an optional office that could be filled according to the needs of the fair if the CSEF Director and the Board of Directors deem appropriate and necessary. The honorary co-director has no responsibilities or duties except those specified explicitly by the Board of Directors and the CSEF Director for specific occasions. The proposals for electing an honorary co-director may come from the current CSEF Director or any other member of the Board of Directors. The Honorary Co-Director shall be elected by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. The current Honorary Co-Director office holder may be terminated at any time by the President or the Officer of the Fair.


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Article IX General Provisions Section 1.

Books and Records: The cCorporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of financial accounts and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its Board of Directors, the advisory committeeAdvisory Council, and all other committees established by the Board of Directors. All books and records of the corporation may be inspected by an accredited representative of any designated sponsoring organization, or any director, or his/her agent or attorney for any proper purpose at any reasonable time. All books and records shall be kept in a form necessary to comply with any and all requirements of the Internal Revenue Service for maintaining the corporation's IRS 501 (c)(3) status, and as required by the Colorado Nonprofit Corporation Code.

Section 2.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers: Each director and officer of this corporation, whether or not then in office, and such director or officer's personal representatives, shall be indemnified by the corporation to the maximum extent allowed by Colorado law including, but not limited to, all costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such director or officer in connection with the defense of any action, suit, or proceeding in which such director may be made a party by reason of being or having been such director or officer except in relation to matters as to which such director or officer shall be finally adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of duty to the corporation. Such costs and expenses shall include amounts reasonably paid in settlement for the purpose of curtailing the costs of litigation, but only if the corporation is advised in writing by its counsel that in counsel's opinion the person indemnified did not commit such negligence or misconduct. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of other rights to which such director or officer may be entitled as a matter of law or by agreement.

Section 3.

Presumption of Assent: A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless their dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless they shall file written dissent to such action with the person acting as secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action.

Section 4.

Fiscal Year: The Corporation’s books of account shall be kept on the basis of the fiscal year of September 1 through August 31.

Section 5.

Designated Contributions: The corporation may accept any designated contribution, grant, bequest, or devise consistent with its general tax-exempt purposes, as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation. As so limited, donor-designated contributions will be accepted for special funds, purposes or uses, and such designations generally will be honored. However, the corporation shall reserve control of all rights, titles and interests, of such contributions, as well as full discretion as to the ultimate expenditure or distribution thereof in connection with any such special fund, purpose or use. Further, the corporation shall acquire and retain sufficient control over all donated funds (including designated contributions) to assure that such funds will be used to carry out the corporation's tax-exempt purposes.

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Conflict of Interest: If any person who is a director or officer of the corporation is aware that the corporation is about to enter into any business transaction directly or indirectly with such person, any member of such person's family, or any entity in which such person has any legal, equitable or fiduciary interest or position, including without limitation as a director or officer, such person shall


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a) immediately inform those charged with approving the transaction on the behalf of the corporation of such person's interest or position, b) aid the person's charged with making the decision by disclosing any material facts within such person's knowledge that bear on the advisability of such transaction form the standpoint of the corporation and c) not be entitled to vote on the decision to enter into such transaction. Section 7.

Nondiscrimination Policy: CSSF is committed to a policy of fair representation on the Board of Directors and will not discriminate on the basis of race, disability, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, geographical area, or age.

Section 8.

Compensation and Expenses: No compensation will be paid to any member of the Board of Directors for services as a member of the board. By resolution of the Board of Directors, reasonable expenses may be allowed for attendance at regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and for special services rendered by any director.

Section 9.

Revocation: Upon amendment of these by-laws, the current by-laws now in existence and all amendments thereto, shall be repealed. Article X Amendments

The Board of Directors shall have the power to make, amend, and repeal the by-laws of the corporation by a two-thirds majority vote at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, provided that fifteen (15) days prior written notice of any proposed amendment, which includes the text of the amendment, has been given to each director. Article XI Dissolution In the event of the dissolution of CSSF and after the payment or the provision for payment of all liabilities of the corporation, the Board of Directors in its sole discretion shall transfer all remaining net assets of CSSF to any non-profit 501 (c)(3) organizations that exhibit similar purposes and objectives to that of the CSSF. The non-profit organization must have Internal Revenue Service tax-exempt status during the year the dissolution occurs. Any assets not so disposed of, will be disposed of by a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located.


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ISEF Participant Policy There are 10 Regional Science Fairs that directly affiliate with Society for Science and the Public to send students to the ISEF: Arkansas Valley Boulder Valley Denver Metro Longs Peak Morgan/Washington Bi-County Northeast Pikes Peak San Juan Basin San Luis Valley Western In the event that a student from one of these regions is selected by their region to compete at the ISEF, attends CSEF and is then also selected by CSEF to compete at the ISEF (1st, or 2nd or 3rd Place Best Individual CSEF Senior Division Project or 1st Place Best Team Senior Division Project), in the senior division, CSEF’s selection will supercede the Regional Science Fair selection and the following policies will apply: 

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Any expenses incurred thus far by the regional science fair (airfare, registration, lodging, etc.) for that student will be reimbursed to the regional science fair upon return from ISEF. The Regional Science Fair whose student is also chosen by CSEF to compete at the ISEF will be given the option of sending an alternate in his/her place. If no alternate has been identified by that region, students from another affiliated Regional Science Fair will NOT be allowed to attend due to the affiliation contract with Science ServiceSociety for Science and the Public. In no case will a Third Place Best Individual Project or Second Place Best Team Project be chosen to compete at ISEF just because the First or Second Place winners are already attending ISEF from the Regional Science Fair.

In the event that the Third Place Best Individual Project is already attending ISEF to compete for their regional science fair, CSEF will reimburse that Regional Science Fair half of that student’s travel costs (airfare, lodging, registration, shipping, & per diem) as CSEF would have incurred the full cost of sending that student as an observer. Adults and non-competing students wishing to attend the ISEF will be accommodated where ever possible. Adults and non-competing students from one region can use Accompanying Adult or Student Observer slots from another region.

Regional Fair Allocation Policy All regional science fairs affiliating with CSEF will receive the base number of 20 slots. This will allow each fair at minimum to send one project per category in both divisions. Additional slots are assigned based on the number of students (grades 6 – 12) that participate in each regional fair. Regional Fair Arkansas Valley Boulder Valley Denver Metro East Central Longs Peak Morgan/Washington Northeastern Pikes Peak San Juan Basin San Luis Valley Southeast Southern Colorado Western TOTAL

Extra Allocations 0 0 1015 0 0 50 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 2530

Total Allocations 20 20 3035 20 20 25 20 35 20 20 20 20 20 285290

If any regional fair does not use its entire allocation, those slots will become available to other regional fairs wishing to send additional projects on a first-come, first-served basis. Extra allocation requests must be made to the CSEF Director by the registration deadline.

Adopted: September 2001 Last updated: September 2006

Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting November 5, 2011 Minutes The meeting was held at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. Members Present: Vanessa Aponte (Lockheed Martin), Sam Bartlett (Colorado Engineering Council), Mike Bemski (Areva Federal Services), Marty Cameron (Xcel Energy), Russell Chadwick (US Department of Commerce/NOAA – Alternate), Nancy Glissmann (Grand Awards Coordinator), David Holm (San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc.), Dan Kowal (US Department of Commerce/NOAA), Carol Morrow (Colorado Dental Association), Robert Morrow (Colorado Dental Association), Larry Sveum (San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc.), Courtney Butler – CSEF Director, Lucy Adams – Recording Secretary, Judy Prester – guest, Gwenyth Glissmann - guest. Members Absent: Al Bedard (US Department of Commerce/NOAA), Elemer Bernath (Historian), Paul Cheng (Colorado Engineering Council),Dean Holzkamp (Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation), A. Bill Kieger (Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation), Larry Knauer (Lokcheed Martin), Jody Oaks (San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair), Jan Nerger (Colorado State University), Ryan Patterson (Galvanic Engineering), Joe Paulus (Covidien), Doug Steward (SRC Chair), Jeremy Teiber (ICAT Managers), Andrew Warnock (Colorado State University), Amy Weich (US Department of Commerce/NTIA). I.

Meeting called to order by President C. Morrow. A quorum was present.

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Introductions and Installation of new BOD Members

III.

Announcements and Additions to the Agenda Election of Treasurer was added to Old Business. Boettcher Foundation presentation was added to New Business. R. Morrow moved to accept the agenda with the above additions. D. Holm seconded, motion passed.

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Approval of September 17, 2011 Minutes Corrections to the minutes – Sam Bartlett called the meeting to order, not Carol Morrow. Vanessa’s last name is Aponte. Treasurer’s Report: The CSU Account has a carry forward balance from FY2011. The CSU Foundation account will be used to print brochures that will be sent to Colorado Schools. L. Sveum moved to accept the minutes as corrected. ??? seconded, motion passed.

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Reports A. Finance Committee Report No update at this time. Committee will reconvene at the January meeting. B.

Science Fair Committee Report No update at this time. Committee will reconvene at the January meeting.

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Treasurer’s Report Presented by C. Butler. See Schedule A for full report.  Net worth at this time is $46, 150.  The 3-month CD was put into the savings account to make it available to use incase needed since it was making pennies in interest.  There is not an approved budget at this time – some adjustments were made to decrease the projected income and could remove the social line item for this year. D. Holm moved to accept the presented budget, minus the social line item. R. Morrow seconded, motion passed.

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CSEF Director’s Report Presented by C. Butler. See Schedule B for full report.  EOC purchased a table cloth for the CSEF. The Alumni Committee will use it at the CSEF this year.  CSEF will have a booth at the CSC again this year and have a session on engineering projects given by Candus Muir.  Construction on the LSC will start May 2013.

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Director’s Support Team Report Presented by S. Bartlett. Still working on the MOU with CSU and then will need to raise the money to make it happen.

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Alumni Committee Report Presented by C. Morrow. Suggestions for engaging Alumni include:  Hosting a hospitality room at the CSEF.  Have a booth close to the registration area.  Create a survey with Survey Monkey to give to alumni. See Schedule C for a copy of the survey questions.  Redo the Facebook page – C. Morrow will work on this.

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Grand Awards Coordination Report Presented by N. Glissmann. Currently reviewing the guidebooks and putting in new information and recruiting new judges.

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SRC Report No report given as D. Steward was not present.

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Advisory Council Report Presented by C. Butler. Items discussed at the morning Advisory Council Meeting included:  Reviewing t-shirt design presented by Penny Propst.  Reviewed volunteer guidelines booklet.  Reviewed letter to SAO’s encouraging general support as well as special awards.  Reviewed the script book to shorten the ceremony.  Reviewed directional signs to redo this year.  Discussed not having access to the theater and decided not to have a guest speaker on Friday.  Discussed creating short videos on how to fill out the paperwork.  Also have nowhere to hold the student orientation – will put in Finalist handbook and on line.

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Old Business A. DPS Support Update No update at this time, is this something we should be continuing? Suggested talking with DPS folks at the CSC. B.

MOU with CSU No update except that it is with the lawyers in the legal department for review.

C.

CSEF budget Passed during Treasurer’s Report.

D.

Proposed Changes to By-Laws Presented by L. Sveum. C. Butler did most of the work on outlining the proposed changes. S. Bartlett moved to accept the by-law changes as presented. R. Chadwick seconded. D. Holm asked if there was the required number of board members present to vote on by-law changes and there wasn’t. Vote will be conducted via email.

E.

Pioneers of Science Awards S. Bartlett passed around the sign-up list.

F.

Guest Speaker Taken care of in the Advisory Council meeting.

G.

Treasurer Position R. Patterson was to be the Treasurer until this meeting, combined with the Secretary duties. C. Butler will take care of tracking all expenses and paying bills. Treasurer will just need to review accounts occasionally during the year. R. Morrow nominated Mike Bemski for Treasurer. ?? seconded, motion passed. Note: M. Bemski abstained.

VII.

New Business A. Lory Student Center Construction Presented by C. Butler. Construction will begin May 2013 and we may not have access to the West Ballroom during the 2013 CSEF. Construction should be done by Fall 2015, so we would only need to find a temporary home for 2014. B.

Regional Science Fair Schedule Tabled to next meeting.

C.

Boettcher Foundation Presentation Presented by M. Cameron. This would be a financial workshop from the perspective of a funder to see how we measure up to what is expected of us as a non-profit. M. Cameron will arrange a date. Need to get a list of Colorado companies from the Chamber of Commerce ($50?). Need to get a copy of the Colorado Grant Guide. Should send a letter to Alumni’s parents and Alumni.

D.

Adjournment R. Morrow moved to adjourn the meeting.

Next Meetings: January 14, 2012 Board and Regional Fair Directors Meetings at CDA April 7, 2012 Board and Advisory Council Meetings at CSU July 14, 2012 Board Retreat in Alamosa

Account Balances Report - As of 11/3/2011 As of 11/3/2011 11/3/2011

Page 1 Account Bank Accounts CD (3 Month Reinvest)-91823 CD (6 Month Reinvest)-91824 Checking-CSEF Inc - FIB CSU 1-33736-CSU Sponsorship CSU Foundation Fisher CD (1 Year Reinvest)-Dr. H. Calvin Fish... Savings-CSEF TOTAL Bank Accounts

11/3/2011 Balance

0.00 12,612.49 2,801.95 6,368.05 4,346.33 10,454.79 6,545.64 43,129.25

Cash Accounts Cash Account-CSEF Cash In Kind-In Kind Contributors and Sponsors TOTAL Cash Accounts

111.10 0.00 111.10

Credit Card Accounts Credit Card at First National Bank Fort TOTAL Credit Card Accounts

-90.54 -90.54

OVERALL TOTAL

43,149.81

2011 Budget Report - 2012 9/1/2011 through 8/31/2012 Using Budget 2011 11/3/2011

Page 1 Category Description INCOME INCOME Contributions Other INCOME:Contributions TOTAL Contributions General Income Interest Matching Gifts RSF Outreach Funds Sales Special Awards & Scholarships Teacher of the Year Other INCOME:General Income TOTAL General Income Grants In-Kind Other INCOME:In-Kind TOTAL In-Kind Registrations-Finalist $35 Reg fee Other INCOME:Registrations-Finalist $35... TOTAL Registrations-Finalist $35 Reg fee Sponsorships Gold Platinum Regular Silver Other INCOME:Sponsorships TOTAL Sponsorships Other INCOME TOTAL INCOME TOTAL INCOME EXPENSES AWARDS CSEF Special Awards Grand Awards Non-Cash Awards Other Special Awards Other AWARDS TOTAL AWARDS Board Expenses Communications Meetings Operations Other Board Expenses TOTAL Board Expenses CSEF EXPENSES Adult Sponsors Advisory Council

9/1/2011 Actual

Budget


200.00 200.00

5,000.00 5,000.00

-4,800.00 -4,800.00

8.08 11.60 0.00 5.00 600.00 0.00 0.00 624.68 0.00

100.00 1,000.00 7,500.00 1,500.00 3,660.00 3,000.00 0.00 16,760.00 10,500.00

-91.92 -988.40 -7,500.00 -1,495.00 -3,060.00 -3,000.00 0.00 -16,135.32 -10,500.00

1,399.30 1,399.30

12,400.00 12,400.00

-11,000.70 -11,000.70

0.00 0.00

11,060.00 11,060.00

-11,060.00 -11,060.00

0.00 8,500.00 500.00 0.00 0.00 9,000.00 0.00 11,223.98 11,223.98

8,000.00 23,500.00 7,500.00 0.00 0.00 39,000.00 0.00 94,720.00 94,720.00

-8,000.00 -15,000.00 -7,000.00 0.00 0.00 -30,000.00 0.00 -83,496.02 -83,496.02

0.00 0.00 0.00 600.00 0.00 600.00

400.00 9,350.00 800.00 6,660.00 0.00 17,210.00

400.00 9,350.00 800.00 6,060.00 0.00 16,610.00

89.68 278.85 893.32 0.00 1,261.85

400.00 1,875.00 8,430.20 0.00 10,705.20

310.32 1,596.15 7,536.88 0.00 9,443.35

94.91 0.00

300.00 100.00

205.09 100.00

2011 Budget Report - 2012 9/1/2011 through 8/31/2012 Using Budget 2011 11/3/2011

Page 2 Category Description Finalist Activities Finalist Registration Fundraising Judging Personnel Other CSEF EXPENSES:Personnel TOTAL Personnel Publications Regional Fair Directors Scientific Review Committee Supplies Volunteers Other CSEF EXPENSES:Volunteers TOTAL Volunteers Other CSEF EXPENSES TOTAL CSEF EXPENSES ISEF Affiliation Travel Other ISEF:Travel TOTAL Travel Other ISEF TOTAL ISEF OUTREACH TOTAL EXPENSES OVERALL TOTAL

9/1/2011 Actual

Budget


128.11 0.00 0.00 8.60

8,550.00 18,500.00 100.00 5,075.00

8,421.89 18,500.00 100.00 5,066.40

1,271.94 1,271.94 528.00 0.00 0.00 45.54

9,022.80 9,022.80 2,750.00 100.00 700.00 750.00

7,750.86 7,750.86 2,222.00 100.00 700.00 704.46

0.00 0.00 0.00 2,077.10

1,900.00 1,900.00 0.00 47,847.80

1,900.00 1,900.00 0.00 45,770.70

0.00

650.00

650.00

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,519.35 5,458.30 5,765.68

6,550.00 6,550.00 0.00 7,200.00 10,500.00 93,463.00 1,257.00

6,550.00 6,550.00 0.00 7,200.00 8,980.65 88,004.70 4,508.68

2011/2012 CSEF Budget INCOME Sponsorships Contributions In-Kind Registration Fees Grants General Income TOTAL INCOME EXPENSES Awards

BUDGETED $39,000 $5,000 $12,400 $11,060 $10,500 $16,760 $94,720 EXPENSE TYPES Grand Awards CSEF Special Awards Other Special Awards Non-Cash Awards

TOTAL Awards Ceremony Board Expenses

Communications Meetings Operations

$400 $1,875 $8,430 $10,705

Adult Sponsors Advisory Council Finalist Activities Finalist Registration Fund Raising Judging Personnel Publications Regional Fair Directors Scientific Review Committee Supplies Volunteers

$300 $100 $8,550 $18,500 $100 $5,075 $9,023 $2,750 $100 $700 $750 $1,900 $47,848

TOTAL CSSF, Inc. Board CSEF Expenses

TOTAL CSEF Expenses ISEF

Affiliation Travel

$650 $6,550 $7,200

Communications Room Rental Supplies Thank Yous

$600 $275 $450 $3,525 $4,850

TOTAL ISEF Judging

TOTAL Judging

BUDGETED $9,350 $400 $6,660 $800 $17,210

Outreach

$10,500

TOTAL EXPENSES

$93,463

CSEF Director’s Report November 5, 2011 1.

2.

Announcements  Lucy, Sam, Andrew, Candus Muir and I will be attending the Colorado Science Convention November 17 & 18 and CSEF will have a booth again this year with the EOC. Candus will also be doing a presentation on doing engineering science fair projects.  We will be working on getting kits with booklets for the science fair made this year as we were unable to do so last year.  The Lory Student Center will be unavailable starting May 2014 through 2015(??). The good news is that once done, there will be additional ballroom space for more projects! Recent Accomplishments Updated CSEF web site. Added volunteer database and sponsor database for the BOD. Arranged and held the Advisory Council meeting. Submitted the request for funds from Intel – dropped from $14,500 to $12,000. We’ll have to decrease the amount given to the regional fairs to $750.  Arranged for housing for Colorado delegation in Pittsburgh.  Arranged for the use of Thompson Valley High School for the awards ceremony.  Received affiliation paperwork from Arkansas Valley, Boulder Valley, Denver Metro, Longs Peak, Morgan/Washington, Northeast, Pikes Peak, San Juan Basin, and San Luis Valley.  Finalized Annual Report and sent to NOAA for printing.  Created the 2012 database.  Created a draft of the Finalist Handbook for review at the Advisory Council meeting.  Began talks with parking services about alternatives to dropping off projects on University Drive for the future as Meridian Drive is closed for at least two years due to construction.  Began identifying possible new organizations/companies to contact about contributing to CSEF.  Met with teachers at Free Montessori school in Golden about participating in science fair competitions.  Completed the 2011 CSEF photo album.  Began conversations with LSC about what to do about our guest speaker and finalist orientation for this year – no theater.  Moved the 3-month CD funds into the savings account. Three month interest amounted to $1.46.   

3.

Looking Forward  Complete the Adult Sponsor Guidebook.  Send out Fundraising Packets.  Process Science Service Awards when they arrive.  Send out CSEF brochures to schools in the state that have not participated in science fair.  Arrange for the Regional Fair Directors meeting in January.  Finish arrangements regarding finalist orientation.  Order CSEF pins.  Order CSEF pens.  Order nametag supplies.  Print certificate blanks.  Print registration envelopes.  Finish the Finalist Handbook and print.  Arrange for parking and shuttles.  Send out fundraising packets to past sponsors.  Send out fundraising packets to potential new contributors.

Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting January 14, 2012 Minutes The meeting was held at the Colorado Dental Association in Aurora, CO. Members Present: Sam Bartlett (Colorado Engineering Council), Mike Bemski (Areva Federal Services), Marty Cameron (Xcel Energy), David Holm (San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc.), Larry Knauer (Lokcheed Martin), Dan Kowal (US Department of Commerce/NOAA), Carol Morrow (Colorado Dental Association), Robert Morrow (Colorado Dental Association), Ryan Patterson (Galvanic Engineering), Larry Sveum (San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc.), Courtney Butler – CSEF Director, Lucy Adams – Recording Secretary, Judy Prester – guest. Members Absent: Vanessa Aponte (Lockheed Martin), Al Bedard (US Department of Commerce/NOAA), Elemer Bernath (Historian), Russell Chadwick (US Department of Commerce/NOAA – Alternate), Paul Cheng (Colorado Engineering Council), Nancy Glissmann (Grand Awards Coordinator), Dean Holzkamp (Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation), Katlin Hornig (Galvanic Engineering), A. Bill Kieger (Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation), Jody Oaks (San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair), Jan Nerger (Colorado State University), Joe Paulus (Covidien), Doug Steward (SRC Chair), Jeremy Teiber (ICAT Managers), Andrew Warnock (Colorado State University), Amy Weich (US Department of Commerce/NTIA). Committee work sessions were held prior to the start of the business meeting for the Finance and Science Fair Support Committees. I.


II.

Introductions and Installation of new BOD Members R. Patterson presented Katlin Hornig as a new board member representing Galvanic Engineering. Katlin was unable to make this meeting. D. Holm seconded, motion passed.

III.

Announcements and Additions to the Agenda Boettcher Foundation will do a presentation for BOD members on February 24th at the CDA, 10 – noon. Gifts – John Parker should be honored at the CSEF. Gina Holland received a vest with CSEF on it. C. Butler will contact Penny Propst to see about getting a vest for John as well.

IV.

Approval of November 5, 2011 Minutes Corrections to the minutes – should read Survey Monkey and change “stansability” to sustainability. M. Bemski moved to accept the minutes as corrected. R. Morrow seconded, motion passed.

V.

Reports A. Finance Committee Report Presented by L. Knauer. The committee came up with a list of items to work on:  Need to tell a good story about alumni. L. Sveum, C. Butler, L. Adams and Judy Prester will work on putting together a list of alumni.  BOD members need to target new funders.

     

Need a copy of the Colorado Grant Guide. Need to connect with special and grand award judges and the companies they work for to see if they can help get new funders. Perhaps engage a financial planner to help with an endowment. Need to increase publicity around the CSEF. Intel has offered to help in this regard. M. Cameron will contact TV stations to see what it might take to get coverage of the CSEF. CSEF needs a way to take electronic funds – look at Pay Pal. Need to look into how to get CSEF enrolled in Colorado Gives day.

B.

Science Fair Committee Report Presented by C. Morrow. The committee came up with a list of items to work on:  Updating the survey and include one for teachers.  Create Pod casts on how to fill out paperwork.  Creating a middle school guidebook.

C.

Treasurer’s Report Presented by C. Butler. See Schedule A for full report.  Money from Intel has been received.  Fisher money is now at $10,454. Question was posed as to whether or not we could use the $454 now – yes. L. Knauer moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report. D. Holm seconded, motion passed.

D.

CSEF Director’s Report Presented by C. Butler. See Schedule B for full report.  Will be attending an Intel ISEF Display & Safety meeting in Florida in February.  Attended the CSC in November with great contacts with teachers.  Updated the construction plans for the LSC.  There will not be a guest speaker this year due to loss of theater for this year.  Has been attending the Colorado Science Educator Network meetings.

E.

Director’s Support Team Report No report at this time.

F.

Alumni Committee Report Presented by C. Morrow. The Facebook page has been updated and will have an alumni table at the CSEF.

G.

Grand Awards Coordination Report Presented by C. Butler. Need to review the grand award judges list and remove those that we haven’t heard from in a few years in order cut down on costs of mailings and supplies. Need to contact P. Chang about reviewing abstracts again this year. Team projects will not have separate grand awards this year.

H.

SRC Report Presented by C. Butler. Next year, if any death occurs to a non-human vertebrate animal used in a science fair project, experimentation must stop and a review of why the death occurred has to happen before determining whether or not the student can continue with the project.

VI.

VII.

Old Business A. DPS Support Update Presented by M. Cameron. Xcel has posted a flier on the DPS fair to recruit volunteers. Need to follow-up with Patty Kincaid of DPS. B.

MOU with CSU No update except that it is still with the lawyers in the legal department for review.

C.

Proposed Changes to the By-Laws There were 14 yes votes via email, motion to accept changes passes.

D.

Pioneers of Science Need a sponsor for one more Environmental Sciences award.

E.

Lory Student Center Construction Already discussed in CSEF Director’s Report.

F.

Regional Science Fair Schedule (BOD Adoption) List of RSF’s was sent around for people to sign up to visit.

New Business A. 990 IRS Filing Presented by C. Butler. Has been completed, but will need to wait until March 1 to submit due to IRS updates to their web site and them not being able to accept electronic submissions until then. B.

Audit Committee Report Presented by D. Kowal. The Quicken file is good. The next step is to review larger expenses – M. Cameron will do this. The checkbook reconciliation is within Quicken.

C.

Adjournment The April meeting will be very short – just the basics.

Next Meetings: April 7, 2012 Board and Advisory Council Meetings at CSU July 14, 2012 Board Retreat in Alamosa

Colorado Science and Engineering Fair Strategic Plan – 2011/2012 Strategic Planning Area 1 – Finance & Stakeholder Engagement Objective: In order for the state science fair to be a successful event, the Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. organization needs to have a fully engaged board of directors and funding to not only operate the CSEF, but to implement many of the ideas outlined in this strategic plan. Goal 1a: Financial Stability Establish a long-term savings and endowment that is greater than the annual expenditures with the endowment on a trajectory to provide income equal to the annual expenses. Strategies 1a.1 Create a good story that will attract new financial supporters and persuade current financial supporters to increase their support. 1a.2

Broaden the base of financial supporters to include more alumni.

1a.3

Identify and reach out to foundations that have similar goals.

1a.4

Submit one new grant application each year.

1a.5

Have each current board member target 2-3 new potential sponsors each year.

1a.6

Create an endowment plan that includes increases of 15% each year. Engage a financial planner to aid in this endeavor.

1a.7

Implement the endowment plan.

1a.8

Identify Colorado companies and organizations that would be good matches in terms of financial support for the CSEF and other activities.

1a.9

Engage grand award judges and special award judges in identifying potential new financial supporters.

Goal 1b: Stakeholder Engagement Establish a broad growing stakeholder engagement by increasing board membership and support reaching legislators, schools, companies, students and parents with an annual increase in participation of 10% over a broad base of stakeholders. Strategies 1b.1 Identify skill sets that the board of directors needs to operate more effectively and target specific individuals to fill those roles. 1b.2

Define board of directors expectations and hold members to them.

1b.3

Increase publicity surrounding the CSEF and the Regional Science Fairs.

1b.4

Increase CSEF Alumni engagement on the board of directors and the Advisory Council as well as at the CSEF, the regional science fairs, and other CSEF activities.

1b.5

Rework the purpose and makeup of the Advisory Council to include more input from alumni, parents and current students.

1b.6

Expand the use of social media beyond just the CSEF web site.

1b.7

Create a database of CSEF alumni.

Strategic Planning Area 2 – Outreach & Science Fair Operations Objective: Participation in science fair competitions is completely voluntary and as such, the Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. organization needs to work towards increasing student and teacher participation by making the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair the premier science competition in the state through streamlined processes and improved experiences for all involved. Goal 2a: Publicity As the state level event for science fairs, the CSEF needs to be seen as a premier competition by students, teachers, parents, and the public. The CSEF organization needs to increase the amount of publicity that not only the CSEF receives, but the Regional Science Fairs as well. Strategies 2a.1 Increase the number of emails/announcements sent to all news outlets around the state (collected from the regional fair directors) about CSEF and Regional Science Fair activities. 2a.2

Expand the use of social media.

2a.3

Enlist the parents of CSEF Finalists in contacting different media outlets by providing them with the materials needed to make a great story. Hold an informational session about publicity for parents during the CSEF.

2a.4

Collect copies of stories regarding the CSEF and Regional Science Fairs that are published throughout the state of Colorado.

2a.5

Continue to have a booth at the Colorado Science Convention and propose a presentation each year on different topics surrounding science fair competition for teachers to attend.*

2a.6

Tap into the publicity resources the CSEF sponsors and contributors might have to spread the word about the event and the organization.

2a.7

Actively participate in the Colorado Science Education Network.

2a.8

Establish a complete listing of publicity contacts.

2a.9

Organize alumni (create a database) and enlist their support in promoting science fair at all levels.

Goal 2b: Teacher, School & District Support In order to increase the number of schools that actively participate in science fair competitions around the state, the CSEF needs to increase the support provided to schools and teachers. Strategies 2b.1 Create a middle school rulebook that doesn’t change or minimize the rules provided by the Society for Science & the Public for Intel International Science and Engineering Fair participation, but makes them more understandable at that level.* 2b.2

Research and provide statistics (metrics) on how participating in science fair research and competitions helps students meet the Colorado state science content standards.

2b.3

Recruit CSEF Alumni and Board of Directors members to act as advocates and resources for the 13 different Regional Science Fairs.

2b.4

Provide yearly workshops on inquiry and science fair participation in different locations around the state.*

2b.5

Provide on-site help to schools wanting to start participating in science fair competitions.*

2b.6

Involve pre-service science teachers from Colorado State University in the CSEF as volunteers, mentors, and/or advisory council members.

2b.7

Enlist science fair advocates to visit with school administrators to promote science fair at all levels.

Goal 2c: Resources for Teachers, Students and Parents In order to increase the number of students who participate in the regional science fairs that feed into the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair, the CSEF needs to provide more and better resources not only for teachers, but for the students and their parents. Strategies 2c.1 Create a web page that will aide parents who act as the Adult Sponsor for their student(s). 2c.2

Provide help in filling out the forms – a paperwork hotline of sorts.

2c.3

Increase the number of special award organizations that are willing to provide mentors/help to students.

2c.4

Develop a categorized Frequently Asked Questions page on the web site.

2c.5

Create a seminar class to be taught at Colorado State University that focuses on mentoring and uses enrolled students as mentors for science fair students from around the state at a distance.

2c.6

Create podcasts on how to complete the paperwork required for competing in the science fairs.*

Goal 2d: Regional Science Fair Support As many of the regional science fairs do not have paid fair directors or major institutional support, the CSEF needs to provide what support it can to ensure all 13 of the regional science fairs are successful and have the capacity to grow as a result of these strategic goals. Strategies 2d.1 Create a middle school rulebook that doesn’t change or minimize the rules provided by the Society for Science & the Public for Intel International Science and Engineering Fair participation, but makes them more understandable at that level.* 2d.2

Standardize the scientific review process across the state to make it easier for students to move from school to district to regional to state to ISEF competitions.

2d.3

Advertise the availability of tips to filling out forms on the CSEF web site and the Rules Wizard on the ISEF web site to teachers around the state.

2d.4

Create a packet of materials that Regional Fair Directors can give to new teachers wanting to participate in the science fair competitions.*

2d.5

Create a checklist to doing science fairs for teachers.

2d.6

Work with new and current CSEF special award organizations to expand awards to the regional science fairs as well.

2d.7

Identify sponsors for new/additional special awards for students, schools, teachers, volunteers, etc.

* Denotes items that might have budget/financial implications.

Account Balances Report - As of 1/6/2012 As of 1/6/2012 1/6/2012

Page 1 Account Bank Accounts CD (3 Month Reinvest)-91823 CD (6 Month Reinvest)-91824 Checking-CSEF Inc - FIB CSU 1-33736-CSU Sponsorship CSU Foundation Fisher CD (1 Year Reinvest)-Dr. H. Calvin Fish... Savings-CSEF TOTAL Bank Accounts Cash Accounts Cash Account-CSEF Cash In Kind-In Kind Contributors and Sponsors TOTAL Cash Accounts Credit Card Accounts Credit Card at First National Bank Fort TOTAL Credit Card Accounts OVERALL TOTAL

1/6/2012 Balance

0.00 12,612.49 18,678.60 5,233.47 3,675.25 10,454.79 6,545.63 57,200.23

111.10 1,399.30 1,510.40

-205.75 -205.75 58,504.88

2012 Budget Report - 2012:3 9/1/2011 through 8/31/2012 Using Budget 2012 1/6/2012

Page 1 Category Description INCOME INCOME Contributions Other INCOME:Contributions TOTAL Contributions General Income Interest Matching Gifts RSF Outreach Funds Sales Special Awards & Scholarships Teacher of the Year Other INCOME:General Income TOTAL General Income Grants In-Kind Other INCOME:In-Kind TOTAL In-Kind Registrations-Finalist $35 Reg fee Arkansas Valley Boulder Valley Denver Metro East Central Longs Peak Morgan-Washington Northeastern Pikes Peak San Juan Basin San Luis Valley Southeast Southern Colorado Western Other INCOME:Registrations-Finalist $35... TOTAL Registrations-Finalist $35 Reg fee Sponsorships Gold

9/1/2011 Actual

Budget


750.00 750.00

5,000.00 5,000.00

-4,250.00 -4,250.00

8.07 122.26 7,500.00 5.00 3,170.00 0.00 0.00 10,805.33 2,500.00

100.00 1,000.00 7,500.00 1,500.00 3,660.00 3,000.00 0.00 16,760.00 10,500.00

-91.93 -877.74 0.00 -1,495.00 -490.00 -3,000.00 0.00 -5,954.67 -8,000.00

1,399.30 1,399.30

12,400.00 12,400.00

-11,000.70 -11,000.70

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

770.00 770.00 1,295.00 770.00 770.00 770.00 770.00 1,295.00 770.00 770.00 770.00 770.00 770.00 0.00 11,060.00

-770.00 -770.00 -1,295.00 -770.00 -770.00 -770.00 -770.00 -1,295.00 -770.00 -770.00 -770.00 -770.00 -770.00 0.00 -11,060.00

0.00

8,000.00

-8,000.00


Page 2 Category Description Platinum Regular Silver Other INCOME:Sponsorships TOTAL Sponsorships Other INCOME TOTAL INCOME TOTAL INCOME EXPENSES AWARDS CSEF Special Awards Grand Awards Non-Cash Awards Other Special Awards Other AWARDS TOTAL AWARDS Board Expenses Communications Meetings Operations Other Board Expenses TOTAL Board Expenses CSEF EXPENSES Adult Sponsors Advisory Council Finalist Activities Finalist Registration Fundraising Judging Personnel Other CSEF EXPENSES:Personnel TOTAL Personnel Publications Regional Fair Directors Scientific Review Committee Supplies

9/1/2011 Actual

Budget


13,500.00 1,000.00 0.00 0.00 14,500.00 0.00 29,954.63 29,954.63

23,500.00 7,500.00 0.00 0.00 39,000.00 0.00 94,720.00 94,720.00

-10,000.00 -6,500.00 0.00 0.00 -24,500.00 0.00 -64,765.37 -64,765.37

0.00 175.00 101.40 600.00 0.00 876.40

400.00 9,350.00 800.00 6,660.00 0.00 17,210.00

400.00 9,175.00 698.60 6,060.00 0.00 16,333.60

98.48 503.85 1,722.52 0.00 2,324.85

400.00 1,875.00 8,430.20 0.00 10,705.20

301.52 1,371.15 6,707.68 0.00 8,380.35

94.91 101.18 128.11 294.61 62.68 181.99

300.00 100.00 8,550.00 18,500.00 100.00 5,075.00

205.09 -1.18 8,421.89 18,205.39 37.32 4,893.01

2,831.12 2,831.12 891.76 0.00 0.00 254.88

9,022.80 9,022.80 2,750.00 100.00 700.00 750.00

6,191.68 6,191.68 1,858.24 100.00 700.00 495.12


Page 3 Category Description Volunteers Other CSEF EXPENSES:Volunteers TOTAL Volunteers Other CSEF EXPENSES TOTAL CSEF EXPENSES ISEF Affiliation Travel Other ISEF:Travel TOTAL Travel Other ISEF TOTAL ISEF OUTREACH TOTAL EXPENSES OVERALL TOTAL

9/1/2011 Actual

Budget


0.00 0.00 0.00 4,841.24

1,900.00 1,900.00 0.00 47,847.80

1,900.00 1,900.00 0.00 43,006.56

0.00

650.00

650.00

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,377.30 10,419.79 19,534.84

6,550.00 6,550.00 0.00 7,200.00 10,500.00 93,463.00 1,257.00

6,550.00 6,550.00 0.00 7,200.00 8,122.70 83,043.21 18,277.84

CSEF Director’s Report January 12, 2012 1.

Announcements th  I will be attending the Display & Safety Committee meeting for ISEF on Saturday, February 11 in Orlando. nd  I will be attending the Denver Metro Regional Science Fair on February 22 and the Longs Peak th Regional Science Fair on February 29 . I might attend others as requested if I have the time. th  I will be out of the office on vacation and probably out of email communication from March 8 – 12th.

2.

Recent Accomplishments th  Attended the Colorado Science Convention November 18 where CSEF had a booth and Candus Muir did a presentation on engineering projects. Great interactions with teachers and lots of new contacts.  Finished updating the CSEF web site with the exception of the Grand Awards pages.  Arranged and held the Regional Fair Directors meeting.  Updated the Finalist Handbook based on feedback given at the Advisory Council meeting.  Found an alternative for dropping off projects on Thursday of CSEF – we will move to the other side of the library and student center on University Drive.  Sent out fundraising packets to all of last year’s sponsors and some new ones as well.  Created a Volunteer Handbook – it needs to be proofread before printing.  Processed the SSP awards so they are ready for the fair.  Ordered new CSEF pens for this year.  Sent out brochures and a letter introducing teachers to the CSEF to all schools in the state that have not participated in the CSEF that I know of.  Printed award certificates and other registration materials.  Put together Regional Fair Director packets for the meeting.

3.

Looking Forward  Complete the Adult Sponsor Guidebook.  Order CSEF pins.  Order nametag supplies.  Print registration envelopes.  Arrange for parking and shuttles.  Work on soliciting volunteers.  Complete the Combined Federal Campaign application.  Finish creating new signs for CSEF based on input from Advisory Council.  Create CSEF Program and Awards Ceremony Program.  Arrange for SRC meeting.  Order plaques and trophies.  Order T-shirts.  Order catering.  Input judges, special awards and finalist information into the database.  Process finalist registrations.  Create exhibit space layout of projects.  Live through the CSEF!!!

Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting April 7, 2012 Minutes The meeting was held at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. Members Present: Sam Bartlett (Colorado Engineering Council), Mike Bemski (Areva Federal Services), Russell Chadwick (US Department of Commerce/NOAA – Alternate), David Holm (San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc.), Katlin Hornig (Galvanic Engineering), Dan Kowal (US Department of Commerce/NOAA), Larry Knauer (Lockheed Martin), Carol Morrow (Colorado Dental Association), Robert Morrow (Colorado Dental Association), Ryan Patterson (Galvanic Engineering), Larry Sveum (San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc.), Courtney Butler – CSEF Director, Lucy Adams – Recording Secretary, Nancy Glissmann – Grand Awards Coordinator, Elemer Bernath - Historian, Judy Prester – guest, Marissa Patterson – guest. Members Absent: Al Bedard (US Department of Commerce/NOAA), Marty Cameron (Xcel Energy), Paul Cheng (Colorado Engineering Council), Dean Holzkamp (Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation), A. Bill Kieger (Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation), Jan Nerger (Colorado State University), Jody Oaks (San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair – Alternate), Joe Paulus (Covidien), Jeremy Teiber (ICAT Managers), Curtis Thomas (BP America), Andrew Warnock (Colorado State University), Amy Weich (US Department of Commerce/NTIA). I.


II.

Announcements and Additions to the Agenda None

III.

Approval of January 14, 2012 Minutes Under the Grand Award Coordinator report, it should read “Need to purge grand award judges from the list . . .” Mike Bemski requested this be changed to “Need to review the grand award judges and remove those we haven’t heard from in three years.”. D. Holm moved to accept the minutes with the corrections. M. Bemski seconded, motion passed.

IV.

Reports A. Treasurer’s Report Presented by C. Butler. See Schedule A for details.  The report is as of 4/3/12.  BP is not supporting CSEF, only the local Durango regional science fair at this time. R. Morrow moved to approve the Treasurer’s Report. D. Holm seconded, motion passed. B.

CSEF Director’s Report Presented by C. Butler. See Schedule B for details.  The Intel ISEF Display & Safety committee met in Orlando, FL this spring.  Courtney attended the Denver Metro RSF and the Longs Peak RSF this year.  The SRC Failed to Qualify three projects this year.

C.

Special Awards Presented by S. Bartlett. There were six new special award organizations this year:  Pepperman-Alpert Family  American Public Power Association  CSU, Clean Energy Supercluster  Women in Physics

 Colorado Chemistry Teachers’ Association  SparkFun Electronics – teacher award 175 Special Award Judges packets were mailed out this year. We need to direct some of these organizations out to the regional science fairs to help them out as well.

V.

D.

Grand Awards Presented by N. Glissmann. Judging went smoothly this year. We can probably cut back on the length of time needed for the morning meetings. We need to change the abstract review – possibly have multiple readers for each category. Lucy Adams will send Nancy the judge’s training power point that SLV Regional Science Fair uses.

E.

Audit Committee Report Presented by D. Kowal. Marty Cameron and Dan Kowal have both reviewed the Quicken files and the receipts, and everything looks okay. The IRS 990 Form has been filed. Dan Kowal will submit a written report via email.

Old Business A. MOU with Colorado State University Presented by Courtney Butler. This is on hold at this time – not sure if the Dean still has it or if it is with the legal department. B.

VIII.

Lory Student Center Update Presented by Courtney Butler. We should be able to hold the 2013 CSEF at CSU, but we might have to split divisions up into different ballrooms. The availability of the West Ballroom is up in the air as construction will work its way toward the LSC starting Spring 2013. Then beginning right after commencement in May 2013, the Lory Student Center will be shut down while it is being remodeled.

New Business A. Contracts for 2012/2013 Last year, bonuses were done at the April meeting. This year, we will do both the new contracts and bonus discussions at the September meeting for the CSEF Director and the Recording Secretary. B.

Nomination Committee Appointment Larry Sveum has spoken to Al Bedard and David Holm. Both are willing to serve on this committee again for the coming September elections.

C.

Middle School Rulebook/Guidebook We may consider including elementary schools in this as well.

D.

Next Meetings The BOD Retreat will be in July at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Alamosa. The next regular board meeting will be September 15, 2012 at the Colorado Dental Association Building in Denver.

David Holm moved to adjourn the meeting, motion accepted.

Account Balances Report - As of 4/3/2012:3 As of 4/3/2012 9/10/2012

Page 1 Account

4/3/2012 Balance

Bank Accounts CD (3 Month Reinvest)-91823 CD (6 Month Reinvest)-91824 Checking-CSEF Inc - FIB CSU 1-33736-CSU Sponsorship CSU Foundation Fisher CD (1 Year Reinvest)-Dr. H. Calvin Fish... Savings-CSEF TOTAL Bank Accounts

0.00 12,618.94 20,042.68 3,826.84 3,675.25 10,543.99 6,547.18 57,254.88

Cash Accounts Cash Account-CSEF Cash In Kind-In Kind Contributors and Sponsors TOTAL Cash Accounts

96.31 -3,053.23 -2,956.92

Credit Card Accounts Credit Card at First National Bank Fort TOTAL Credit Card Accounts

-1,104.47 -1,104.47

OVERALL TOTAL

53,193.49

2012 Budget Report 9/1/2011 through 4/3/2012 Using Budget 2012 9/10/2012

Page 1 Category Description INCOME INCOME Contributions Other INCOME:Contributions TOTAL Contributions General Income Interest Matching Gifts RSF Outreach Funds Sales Special Awards & Scholarships Teacher of the Year Other INCOME:General Income TOTAL General Income Grants In-Kind Other INCOME:In-Kind TOTAL In-Kind Registrations-Finalist $35 Reg fee Arkansas Valley Boulder Valley Denver Metro East Central Longs Peak Morgan-Washington Northeast Colorado Pikes Peak San Juan Basin San Luis Valley Southeast Southern Colorado Western Other INCOME:Registrations-Finalist $35... TOTAL Registrations-Finalist $35 Reg fee Sponsorships Gold

9/1/2011 Actual

Budget

4/3/2012 Difference

1,335.00 1,335.00

2,958.32 2,958.32

-1,623.32 -1,623.32

37.30 122.26 7,500.00 5.00 3,550.00 3,000.00 0.00 14,214.56 2,500.00

59.17 591.67 4,437.50 887.50 2,165.50 1,775.00 0.00 9,916.34 6,212.50

-21.87 -469.41 3,062.50 -882.50 1,384.50 1,225.00 0.00 4,298.22 -3,712.50

4,711.99 4,711.99

7,336.67 7,336.67

-2,624.68 -2,624.68

0.00 735.00 0.00 945.00 840.00 840.00 0.00 1,575.00 0.00 665.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,600.00

455.57 455.57 766.19 455.57 455.57 455.57 455.57 766.19 455.57 455.57 455.57 455.57 455.57 0.00 6,543.65

-455.57 279.43 -766.19 489.43 384.43 384.43 -455.57 808.81 -455.57 209.43 -455.57 -455.57 -455.57 0.00 -943.65

0.00

4,733.32

-4,733.32


Page 2 Category Description Platinum Regular Silver Other INCOME:Sponsorships TOTAL Sponsorships Other INCOME TOTAL INCOME TOTAL INCOME EXPENSES AWARDS CSEF Special Awards Grand Awards Non-Cash Awards Other Special Awards Other AWARDS TOTAL AWARDS Board Expenses Communications Meetings Operations Other Board Expenses TOTAL Board Expenses CSEF EXPENSES Adult Sponsors Advisory Council Finalist Activities Finalist Registration Fundraising Judging Personnel Other CSEF EXPENSES:Personnel TOTAL Personnel Publications Regional Fair Directors Scientific Review Committee Supplies

9/1/2011 Actual

Budget

4/3/2012 Difference

17,600.00 1,500.00 750.00 0.00 19,850.00 0.00 48,211.55 48,211.55

13,904.17 4,437.50 0.00 0.00 23,074.99 0.00 56,042.47 56,042.47

3,695.83 -2,937.50 750.00 0.00 -3,224.99 0.00 -7,830.92 -7,830.92

0.00 175.00 236.48 650.00 0.00 1,061.48

236.67 5,532.07 473.32 3,940.50 0.00 10,182.56

236.67 5,357.07 236.84 3,290.50 0.00 9,121.08

146.48 836.25 4,038.73 0.00 5,021.46

236.67 1,109.38 4,987.85 0.00 6,333.90

90.19 273.13 949.12 0.00 1,312.44

202.91 101.18 889.21 7,300.25 68.68 1,495.78

177.50 59.17 5,058.75 10,945.82 59.17 3,002.69

-25.41 -42.01 4,169.54 3,645.57 -9.51 1,506.91

4,904.74 4,904.74 891.76 132.33 60.60 383.77

5,338.49 5,338.49 1,627.07 59.17 414.17 443.75

433.75 433.75 735.31 -73.16 353.57 59.98


Page 3 Category Description Volunteers Other CSEF EXPENSES:Volunteers TOTAL Volunteers Other CSEF EXPENSES TOTAL CSEF EXPENSES ISEF Affiliation Travel Other ISEF:Travel TOTAL Travel Other ISEF TOTAL ISEF OUTREACH TOTAL EXPENSES OVERALL TOTAL

9/1/2011 Actual

Budget

4/3/2012 Difference

850.43 850.43 0.00 17,281.64

1,124.17 1,124.17 0.00 28,309.92

273.74 273.74 0.00 11,028.28

650.00

384.57

-265.43

250.00 250.00 0.00 900.00 8,377.30 32,641.88 15,569.67

3,875.42 3,875.42 0.00 4,259.99 6,212.50 55,298.87 743.60

3,625.42 3,625.42 0.00 3,359.99 -2,164.80 22,656.99 14,826.07

CSEF Director’s Report April 7, 2012 1.

Announcements th  I attended the Display & Safety Committee meeting for ISEF on Saturday, February 11 in Orlando. nd  I attended the Denver Metro Regional Science Fair on February 22 and the Longs Peak Regional Science Fair on February 29th.

2.

Recent Accomplishments  Ordered CSEF pins.  Printed registration envelopes.  Arranged for parking and shuttles.  Solicited volunteers for the CSEF.  Finished new CSEF signs – need to laminate.  Created the CSEF program and Awards Ceremony Program.  Held SRC meetings (3 projects FTQ’d).  Ordered plaques and trophies.  Ordered t-shirts.  Ordered catering.  Input information into database.  Coordinated the housing for the regional fairs at ISEF.

3.

Looking Forward  Finalize travel for CSEF winners to ISEF.  Attend ISEF in Pittsburgh.  Update web site with winner information.  Send thank you’s.  Process photo orders.  Organize official photos and send to Amy for processing.  Create album of photos.  Start working on a middle school handbook.  Create videos for filling out paperwork.