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Professional Development
NSTA New Science Teacher Academy
2008 Amgen–NSTA Fellows
- Katie Abell, Greene County Career Center, Xenia OH
- Veronica Alonzo, El Paso High, El Paso TX
- Diana Armitage, Hershey Middle School, Hershey PA
- Leigh Arscott, Minnie Howard School, Alexandria VA
- Christopher Ashley, Needham High School, Needham MA
- Jamie Atkinson, Washington–Wilkes Comprehensive High School, Washington GA
- Matt Barefield, Sacajawea Middle School, Bozeman MT
- Diana Beardsley, Silas Deane Middle School, Wethersfield CT
- Melissa Bell, Wilde Lake High School, Columbia MD
- Julia Bermudez, Pioneer High School, Whittier CA
- Tina Bersi, Brinkley High School, Brinkley AR
- Casey Bowe, Greybull High School and Middle School, Greybull WY
- Sarah Brown, P-SJ-A High School, San Juan TX
- Chalet Brown, E.D. Walker Middle, Dallas TX
- Christy Budynkiewicz, Daingerfield Junior High School, Daingerfield TX
- Malinda Burk, Lincoln High School, Lincoln NE
- Marie Burns, Patton Middle School, McMinnville OR
- Assunta Burnside, Anthony High School, Anthony TX
- Julie Caiola, Pond Road Middle School, Robbinsville NJ
- Beth Campbell, Oak Hammock K-8, Port St. Lucie FL
- Yosefa Carriger, Nellie Stone Johnson Community School, Minneapolis MN
- Karin Chaffins, Larry A. Ryle High School, Union KY
- Andrea Champagne, University Liggett Middle School, Grosse Pointe Woods MI
- Christina Charles, Deerfield High School, Deerfield WI
- Galeet Cohen, Central High School, Philadelphia PA
- Orvilla Coleman, Moss Public School, Holdenville OK
- Kathrine Crysup Sikes, Seashore Middle Academy, Corpus Christi TX
- Theresa D'Alfonso, Johnston Sr. High School, Johnston RI
- Tracy Davidson, Thomas Edison South, Nibley UT
- Justine Davies, Seton Keough High School, Baltimore MD
- Michelle DeBlois, Livermore Falls Middle School, Livermore Falls ME
- Kimberly Decker, Chaparral High School, Parker CO
- Kristin Delehant, Papillion South High School, Papillion NE
- Winsor Demore, Mears Middle School, Anchorage AK
- Pete DeRiso, North Warren Regional School, Blairstown NJ
- Katie Dobkowski, Beaver Lake Middle School, Issaquah WA
- Catherine Doss, Hewitt Trussville High School, Trussville AL
- Hilary Downs, Valley Preparatory Academy Charter School, Fresno CA
- Christine Earnhart, Wildwood Middle School, Wildwood MO
- Melissa Eckert, Sperreng Middle Schools, St. Louis MO
- Natalie Eraas, Mandan High School, Mandan ND
- Tamika Ervin, Young Junior High School, Arlington TX
- Shay Fairchild Vanderlaan, Corvallis Middle School, Norwalk CA
- Laura Feldkamp, Goddard High School, Goddard KS
- Michelle Fenwick, Andrews Middle School, Medford MA
- Allan Fluharty, Prosser Career Academy, Chicago IL
- Beverly Frommel, Clover High School, Clover SC
- Corey Gallegos, Aurora Hills Middle, Aurora CO
- Adam Geller, Long Middle School, St. Louis MO
- Brian Gerber, Hilliard Darby High School, Hilliard OH
- Adrienne Gifford, New Millennium Academy Charter School, Minneapolis MN
- Kyle Girup, Naperville North High School, Naperville IL
- Kristi Glassmeyer, Basha High School, Chandler AZ
- Karen Gottula, Franklin Middle School, Greeley CO
- Christine Grauer, Eliza Miller Jr. High School, West Helena AR
- Jennifer Greenawalt, Holabird Middle School, Baltimore MD
- Marcia Griffin, Mobile County Training School, Mobile AL
- Sherry Groegor-Godwin, Northeast Academy for Health Sciences and Engineering, Oklahoma City OK
- Sue Grunwald, Heritage Middle School, Thompson's Station TN
- Michael Guarraia, Windsor Mill Middle School, Baltimore MD
- Melissa Guinta, Mount Dora High School, Mount Dora FL
- Padma Haldar, warren high, downey CA
- Christopher Hanson, C.T. Joy Middle School, FPO AP DD
- Robert Harrod, Cape Henlopen High School, Lewes DE
- Teresa Hedger, Veterans Memorial Middle School, Columbus GA
- Joseph Holm, Tamanend Middle School, Warrington PA
- Iona Hunedy, Solomon Schechter Day School, Newton MA
- Amy Hunt, Bonita Vista Middle School, Chula Vista CA
- John Hurley, Carver Junior High, Spartanburg SC
- Brad Hurst Jr., Johnston Community High School, Johnston IA
- Emily Jagusch, City Neighbors Public Charter School, Baltimore MD
- Anna Jedraszczak, North Lincoln Middle School, Denver NC
- Amy Jenkins, Summersville Grade School, Mt. Vernon IL
- Tiffany Johnson, Park City Prep Charter School, Bridgeport CT
- Victoria Johnson, Moultonborough Academy, Moultonborough NH
- Elizabeth Johnston, Flandreau Middle School, Flandreau SD
- Angela Joines, Silo Public School, Durant OK
- Leanna Kendall, East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill NC
- Simone Kirby, Daleville Jr. Sr High School, Daleville IN
- Theresa Knipe, Scott Middle School, Hammond IN
- Beth Krauss, Manlius Pebble Hill School, Dewitt NY
- Christine Lee, Granada Hills Charter High School, Granada Hills CA
- Tanya Lemburg, Williamsburg, Williamsburg IA
- Kristine Len, Charles Drew Elementary School, New Orleans LA
- Michele Livingston, Marana High nSchool, Tucson AZ
- Kandi Luensmann, Gatesville High School, Gatesville TX
- Tara McDonald, Minooka Intermediate School, Minooka IL
- Lauren A. McGrory, Manhasset High School, Manhasset NY
- Meredith Mackey, Manor Middle School, Manor TX
- Kara McLaughlin, Chavez Prep, Washington DC
- Joseph Magie, Powell JHS, Mesa AZ
- Charles Mangrum, Grassland Middle, Franklin TN
- David Manley, Walker Valley High School, Cleveland TN
- Kathleen Markiewicz, Boston Latin School, Boston MA
- Abbie Martin, New Kent High School, New Kent VA
- Karen Metcalf, Rickards High School, Tallahassee FL
- Jim Miller, Cleveland Heights High School, Cleveland Heights OH
- William Milstid, Universal Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA
- Pamela Moreno, West Prairie HS, Sciota IL
- Ann Nann, South High Community School, Worcester MA
- Leland Newton, Union Intermediate High School, Broken Arrow OK
- Anastacia Nicole, Mill Creek Middle School, Kent WA
- Bennett O'Connor, Early College High School/Mountainview College, Dallas TX
- Cara Olivenza, Century Middle School, Thornton CO
- Kimberly Kult, North Polk Jr-Sr High School, Alleman IA
- Jennifer Osgood-Wojtylak, RCSD Edison–School of Engineering and Manufacturing, Rochester NY
- Mark Pagels, Tucson High Magnet School, Tucson AZ
- Thomas Pasquini, Hartford High School, White River Junction VT
- Mario Patino, Kamehameha Schools-Hawai'i, Kea'au HI
- May Penarroyo, Vaughn International Studies Academy, San Fernando CA
- Marcia Pineda, Albuquerque High School, Albuquerque NM
- Charles Pineo, Woodstock High School, Woodstock GA
- Laura Plas, York High School, York NE
- John Porter, Lincoln High School, Ypsilanti MI
- Elizabeth Potter, Lakes Community High School, Lake Villa IL
- Alyssa Radtke, B. Gayle Wilson, Fairfield CA
- Daisy Ramirez, Escuela Popular, San Jose CA
- Chris Rea, Midland School, Los Olivos CA
- Jennifer Reis, Kutztown Middle School, Kutztown PA
- Melissa Resh, Young Women's Leadership Charter, Chicago IL
- Amanda Richardson, Glenwood Middle School, Glenwood MD
- Ryan Rust, Hornedo Middle School, El Paso TX
- Amanda Sater, Memorial Middle School, Albany OR
- Katherine Sheehan, Forest Middle School, Forest VA
- Megan Sibley, River Glen Middle School, San Jose CA
- Debra Sirvidio, Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair NJ
- Terri Slaughter, Knox County R-1, Edina MO
- Tara Spitzer-List, BFE @ Edison, Rochester NY
- Steven Stearns, Larned Middle School, Larned KS
- Melissa Stolz, RA Jones Middle School, Florence KY
- Alyssa Stutte, Bend Senior High School, Bend OR
- Tyson Swiftney, Issaquah High School, Issaquah WA
- Sally Tanguay, Hunters Creek Middle School, Jacksonville NC
- Leslie Thomas, Atkins High School, Winston-Salem NC
- Nichole Thomas, Fox River Middle School, Waterford WI
- Courtney Titus, Middle Creek High School, Apex NC
- Kristine Varney, Brooklyn Preparatory High School, Brooklyn NY
- Cristina Veresan, Southport Middle School, Port St. Lucie FL
- William Vincent, C.E. Jordan High School, Durham NC
- Kendra Walters, Wester Middle School, Frisco TX
- Megan Watkins, IS 151-Lou Gehrig Academy, Bronx NY
- Jennifer Welch, Cunningham Middle School, Corpus Christi TX
- Amity Westphalen, Olympia High School, Stanford IL
- Jill Whitmarsh, North College Hill Jr./Sr. High, Cincinnati OH
- Christina Wilberg, Eau Gallie High, Melbourne FL
- Jesse Wilcox, Valley Southwoods Freshman High School, West Des Moines IA
- Austin Williams, William Penn High School, Philadelphia PA
- Carol Williams, Washington Montessori School, New Preston CT
- Jaime Yetter, Dunellen High School, Dunellen NJ
- Sarah Young, Rowland Hall–St. Mark's Middle School, Salt Lake City UT
2008 Agilent–NSTA Fellows
- Jessica Chan, Marymount High School, Los Angeles CA
- Christan Cole, Fountain Middle School, Fountain CO
- Michelle Docter, Liberty Middle School, Aurora CO
- Danika Garcia, Castle Park High School, Chula Vista CA
- Molly Hendrick, Lawndale High School, Lawndale CA
- Elizabeth Lester, LeConte Middle School, Los Angeles CA
- Joseph Mello, Carmel High School, Carmel CA
- Elizabeth Nowak, Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington DE
- Katie Stapko, Woodland High School, Woodland CA
2008 Astellas–NSTA Fellows
- Lindsay Anderson, Warren Township High School, Gurnee IL
- Lindsay Annunzio, Courtenay Language Arts Center, Chicago IL
- Michelle Dare, Crystal Lake Central High School, Crystal Lake IL
- Glen Flodstrom, Oglesby Washington Junior High School, Oglesby IL
- Jacqueline Gonzalez, Carpentersville Middle School, Carpentersville IL
- Brian Hayes, CHicago Math and Science Academy, Chicago IL
- Julie Heintz, Thornton Fractional North, Calumet City IL
- Cheryl Heitzman, North-Grand High School, Chicago IL
- Sarah Lukawski, Richard Ira Jones Middle School, Plainfield IL
- Jennifer May, Gordon Tech High School, Chicago IL
- Thomas Michael Nisbet, Chicago Discovery Academy–Bowen Campus, Chicago IL
- Christina Schmidt, Henry-Senachwine High School, Henry IL
- Harriet Smith, EXCEL Academy, Chicago IL
- Elizabeth Tabler, Plano High School, Plano IL
- Jason Widdes, Niles North High School, Skokie IL
2008 Bayer–NSTA Fellows
- Melissa Alexander, South Ripley Junior/Senior High School, Versailles IN
- Sue Ellen Beek, Jefferson City High School, Jefferson City MO
- Jill Bergan, Martin Luther King Middle School, Berkeley CA
- Alexis Book, The Neighborhood Academy, Pittsburgh PA
- Samantha Carpenter, Durant Road Middle School, Raleigh NC
- Renee Haines, Martinsburg High School, Martinsburg WV
- Sherry Hansen, Oregon Trail Junior High, Olathe KS
- James Pastorius, Frelinghuysen Middle School, Morristown NJ
- Stacey Straub, The Neighborhood Academy, pittsburgh PA
- Arshunda Washington, Alief Taylor High School, Houston TX