2010

Rosemary Chapple Senior Waterloo High School Waterloo, Illinois The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2010 $5,000 Agriscience Student’s Award Columbus Scholar. Rosemary Chapple’s three chick experiments led her to 24 different competitions including two International science fairs and three National FFA agriscience […]

Stephanie Hoskins Senior Lincoln Park Academy High School Fort Pierce, Florida The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2010 $5,000 Agriscience Student’s Award Columbus Scholar. From a young age, Stephanie Hoskins has been intrigued by the enigmas of natural science. In seventh grade, […]

Jake Carlson Junior Elk Grove High School Elk Grove, California The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2010 $5,000 Agriscience Student’s Award Columbus Scholar. Jake Carlson has been showing livestock since he was eight, and he currently owns 35 head of Toggenburg and […]

Lisa Konkel Agriscience Educator Big Foot Union High School Walworth, Wisconsin The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2010 $10,000 Agriscience Educator’s Award Columbus Scholar. Lisa Konkel grew up on a registered Holstein dairy farm, and was active in 4-H and FFA programs. […]

Crystal Retzlaff Agriculture Educator and FFA Advisor Oconto Falls High School Oconto Falls, Wisconsin The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2010 $10,000 Agriscience Educator’s Award Columbus Scholar. Crystal Retzlaff was born in New London, Wisconsin, and was raised on a 150 daily […]

Byron L. Ernest Department Head for Agriculture and FFA Lebanon Community School Corporation Lebanon, Indiana The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2010 $10,000 Agriscience Educator’s Award Columbus Scholar. Byron L. Ernest was recruited to start Lebanon’s Agriculture Department which now, in its […]

Jason Gandelman Senior Staples High School Westport, Connecticut Jason’s high school research investigated toxic compounds called Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs), which are known to contribute to the long-term health problems associated with diabetes, a disease his family has a long history with. Jason’s study showed that yeast has evolved mechanisms to minimize the formation of […]

Anirudh Mohan Senior Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alexandria, Virginia Anirudh’s primary passion lies in the field of biomedical engineering, with an interest in pursuing both technical and business perspectives. During his last two years of high school, he conducted nanobiotechnology research at George Mason University. His research involved the nanoengineering of […]

Michelle Bagley Biology Teacher Centennial High School Ellicott City, Maryland Michelle has been an educator for 30 years teaching biology and research, a passion she developed doing science fair projects during her own school years. Michelle has written curriculum for the county and the National Association of Biology Teachers and has made numerous presentations for […]

Derrick C. Wood Chemistry Teacher Conestoga High School Berwyn, Pennsylvania Teaching at Conestoga High School since 2004, Derrick instills the same passion for Chemistry that he experiences – by showing his students that Chemistry is not an exercise in futility, but is extremely relevant to their lives. He authored Case-Studies for his High School Chemistry […]