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WHEREAS, for the past ten years, the Carnegie Science Center has annually celebrated the most outstanding recent achievements in science and technology in Southwestern Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, the Carnegie Science Center Awards for Excellence raise public awareness of the place of science in our daily lives as well as underscore the interrelationship of schools and universities, research laboratories, business development and job creation in our region; and
WHEREAS, the 2006 Carnegie Science Center Award for Excellence Honorees are:
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Chairman's Award; and
John J. Craig and F. Gary Kovac, Supply Systems, Inc., Advanced Manufacturing & Materials; and
Red Whittaker, Ph.D., Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Catalyst; and
Vocollect, Corporate Innovation; and
Scott Sundgren, South Fayette Township School District, Elementary Educator; and
Lawrence Rhoades, The Ex One Company, Entrepreneur; and
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Environmental; and
Nicholas S. Kovacic, Greene County Career and Technology Center, High School Educator; and
Raul Valdes-Perez, Ph.D., Vivisimo, Inc., Information Technology; and
Savio L-Y. Woo, Ph.D., D.Sc. (Hon.), Musculoskeletal Research Center, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Life Sciences; and
Bayer Corporation and its Making Science Make Sense® annual research project, the Bayer Facts of Science Education survey, Media; and
Laurie R. Ahrenholtz, North Hills School District, Middle Level Educator; and
Hopewell Area School District, School District; and
Richard D. McCullough, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University and Plextronics, Inc., Start-up Entrepreneur; and
Jennifer Cartier, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, University/Post-Secondary Educator
WHEREAS, this year's Carnegie Science Center Honorees will receive their awards at a gala event to be held beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening, May 3, 2006, at the Carnegie Music Hall, ...
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