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GORGAS SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION WINNERS 2025!

A Program of the Alabama Academy of Science
February 28, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Today the Gorgas Scholarship Committee announced the rankings of the finalists of the 2025 Alabama Science Scholar Search. The final competition was held during the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Alabama Academy of Science at Troy University Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, held on February 27th and 28th 2025.
The winner of the first-place tuition grant of $4000 was:
Bao, Will, Auburn High School, Teacher-Sponsor: Jacque Middleton
First alternate and winner of a tuition grant of $3000 was:
Sagi, Srihansi, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Teacher-Sponsor: Hungsin Chin
Second alternate and winner of a tuition grant of $2000 was:
Anand, Ashu, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Teacher-Sponsor: Hungsin Chin
Third alternate and winner of a tuition grant of $1500 was:
Behara, Aanchal, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Teacher-Sponsor: Hungsin Chin
Fourth alternate and winner of a tuition grant of $1000 was:
Belew, John, Wetumpka Highschool, Teacher-Sponsor: Virginia Vilardi

Unranked Finalists:
The rankings were established by a panel of judges consisting of department heads, deans and professors from many of the leading universities and industries in Alabama. Winners and finalists in the Gorgas Contest receive offers of tuition scholarships to colleges and universities in Alabama for the study of science. The Gorgas Scholarship Program is named for General William Crawford Gorgas, the Alabama physician who conquered yellow fever in the Panama Canal Zone and later became the Surgeon General of the United States Army. The purposes of the Gorgas competition are to promote interest in science and to aid in the education of promising students.
Information on the annual competition and awards may be found on the website at www.GorgasScholar.org. For further information, contact: Ellen Buckner, PhD, RN, CNE, Chairman, Gorgas Scholarship Competition, ellen.buckner@samford.edu OR ebbuckner@gmail.com , or by phone (205) 910-9877.
Abrams, James, Wetumpka High School, Teacher-Sponsor: Virginia Vilardi
Arya, Rhea, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School, Teacher-Sponsor: David Boone
French, Jessica, Murphy High School, Teacher-Sponsor: Julie Prerost
Patel, Esha, Alabama School of Math and Science, Teacher-Sponsor: Natalie Ortell
Saha, Sahishnu, James Clemens High School, Teacher-Sponsor: Kathryn Weir
Sharma, Prisha, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Teacher-Sponsor: Dreama White
Vilardi, Lillian, Wetumpka High School, Teacher-Sponsor: Virginia Vilardi
Wu, Edwin, Montgomery Academy, Teacher-Sponsor: Jay Rye

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2025 Gorgas Scholarship Competition for Alabama High School Seniors (public, private or homeschool). 

The Gorgas Scholarship Program is a program of the Alabama Academy of Science. The purposes of the Gorgas competition are to promote interest in science and to aid in the education of promising students.

Information on the annual competition and awards may be found on the website at https://alabamajunioracademyofscience.org/home/gorgas-scholarship-competition. For further information, contact Ellen Buckner, PhD, RN, CNE, AE-C, FNAP, Chair, Gorgas Scholarship Competition, ebbuckner@gmail.com , (205) 910-9877.

Applications for the 2025 competition may be submitted directly to the Chair, Dr. Ellen Buckner. Deadline for receipt of electronic scientific paper is December 31st, 2024.  Send to ebbuckner@gmail.com and gorgasscholarshipcompetition@gmail.com and include Gorgas in Subject line.  Receipt will be acknowledged. Finalists will present their scientific research at Troy University, Montgomery Campus on February 28th, 2025.

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 Anato-Bee Science Competition!

Hello Administrators and Teachers! 

We are contacting you on behalf of an initiative funded by the American Association of Anatomy (AAA), the Anato-Bee. The Anato-Bee is a competition designed to inspire high school students to learn more about the anatomical sciences. We are especially motivated to spark this interest in students that are underrepresented in STEM majors and careers. 

The second annual Anato-Bee competition will take place in the Spring of 2025. There will be two levels of competition – a local level and a regional level. We are hoping that your students will be interested in participating in the VIRTUAL, LOCAL competition Auburn University’s COSAM STEM Outreach Center is hosting on Saturday, January 25, 2025! There is no limit to the number of students at your school that can participate. 

Registration for the competition IS OPEN at: https://anatobee.org/student-information

Registered students will receive FREE: 

  • Online tutoring from second-year students at U.S. medical schools  
  • Online access to anatomy software preparation materials valued at $200. 

The top-scoring student from our local competition in Auburn, AL will advance to the southern regional competition to be held at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Auburn, AL on March 8 – 9, 2025.  

  • Stipends will be available for some students to offset the costs of travel and lodging at the regional competition.  

The top-scoring students at the regional competitions will be offered scholarships (first-place student $3,000; second-place student $1,500) to attend a summer STEM outreach experience of their choosing. 

If you decide to participate in the VIRTUAL, local competition, here are some logistics. 

  • On the day of the event (Saturday, January 25, 2025), registered participants will join a ZOOM meeting set up by our institution. Our volunteers (graduate students, faculty, etc.) will act as virtual proctors.  
  • Once all participants have “checked in” and we have determined their test space is secure – we will email the written and practical exam information to the participating students. Participants will record their answers using a google forms document.  
  • At the end of the two-hour testing period, exams will be virtually collected by the Anato-Bee coordinators. Once the exam grades are finalized, we will notify you and your students of the top-placing student of the local competition. These students will be invited to compete at the regional competition on Saturday, March 8, 2025, and Sunday, March 9, 2025. 

For more information about the Anato-Bee, please visit the Anato-Bee website. To further our initiative, please forward this email to your local and regional colleagues who would have students interested in participating in our local competition. Your participation in this transformative opportunity will help train the next generation of anatomists. Please encourage your students to REGISTER ASAP. (Tutoring is happening now – details are posted on the Anato-Bee website.)  

Thank you,

Jessica

Auburn
Jessica Gilpin, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
College of Sciences and Mathematics
Outreach
131 SCC Building, Auburn, AL 36849
O: 334.844.5769 | M: 845.558.9987
gilpinja@auburn.edu
auburn.edu/cosam/outreach
   

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