Iowa Space Grant Consortium

Precollege Awards: 2008-2009


Space Exploration Educators Conference

The Iowa Space Grant Consortium is sponsoring a trip to the Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston, Texas for two precollege educators on January 31 - February 2, 2008. The SEEC conference attendees and their associations are listed below:

  1. Tarra Beyer, St. Albert Jr/Sr High School, Council Bluffs, Iowa
  2. Becky Chipman, New Park Elementary School, Harlan, Iowa


The ISGC Partner Schools Program


The ISGC is sponsoring a Math, Science, and Engineering School partnership to help connect schools to NASA learning opportunities and career information.  The program includes science educator teams who attend training sessions at NASA Centers and bring their experiences back to their classrooms, schools, and colleagues.  In 2008, the teams are going to: Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama, and Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.


Marshall Space Flight Center Teacher Academy

This workshop will be held in Huntsville, Alabama on February 20-24, 2008. The six particpants and their associations are listed below:

  1. Mindy Ross, Emmetsburg High School, Emmetsburg, Iowa
  2. Jennifer Garst, Emmetsburg High School, Emmetsburg, Iowa
  3. Becky Chipman, New Park Elementary School, Harlan, Iowa
  4. Shelly Christensen, New Park Elementary School, Harlan, Iowa
  5. Scott Frolich, New Park Elementary School, Harlan, Iowa
  6. Lindsey Vorm, New Park Elementary School, Harlan, Iowa


Kennedy Space Center Teacher Academy

This workshop will be held at Cape Canaveral on July 9-13, 2008. The eight participants and their associations are listed below:

  1. John Chai, Des Moines Lincoln High School, Des Moines, Iowa
  2. Scott Voogd, Des Moines Lincoln High School, Des Moines, Iowa
  3. Carolyn Anne Walling, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
  4. Michelle Wikner, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
  5. Jill Parsons, Jefferson Intermediate School, Pella, Iowa
  6. Bethany Tangen, Jefferson Intermediate School, Pella, Iowa
  7. Chris Boldt, Longfellow Elementary, Council Bluffs, Iowa
  8. Barbara Schmid, Longfellow Elementary, Council Bluffs, Iowa


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Updated: 17 January 2008