Women in Science Day 2007 Draws 340 Participants from Far and Wide
Thirty-eight Ohio schools were represented at the 23rd Women in Science Day held on March 29 at Ohio State University. Participants came from as far as Bellaire, Ohio. Over 30 workshop sessions were offered by faculty from OSU, Denison University, Otterbein College and CSCC. The winners of the Women in Science Day Essay & Picture Contest were announced as follows: First Place ($100 Award) Jordan Narolt, 7th grader from Crooksville K-8 School for a drawing of her science class explaining how her science teacher inspires her; Second Place ($50 Award) Erika Eyre, 6th grader from Watkins Middle School for an essay describing her father’s battle with kidney disease and how medical science helped him; Third Place ($25 Award) Miriam Nwaru of Woodward Park MS, for an essay on how her 4th grade science teacher inspired her to love science.