Saturday, February 6th Wright State University played host once again to the WSU Science Olympiad Invitational. This annual event has been a regular competition for teams in the state and region for the past six years. An event this size is not possible without the hard work and effort of volunteers who plan, prepare, and organize the competition. CoSM was well represented at the WSU Invitation. Assistant Dean, Jacqueline Neal lead CoSM’s participation in the event and served on the organizational committee for the Invitational. Physics Lecturer, Eric Rowley, Ph.D., lead the volunteer efforts and also served on the Invitational Committee.
This year’s invitation tournament included over 40 middle school and over 40 high school teams. Each team consisted of 15 members competing in a total of 23 events. With 1200 secondary students, a tournament this size could not be possible without the significant contribution of students, faculty and staff who took time out of their weekend schedule to volunteer in the events and awards ceremony. Volunteers included faculty and staff from CoSM, students from the Dean’s Circle and even Dean Engisch helped with the awarding of medals and trophies at the end of the of another successful competition.
Our volunteers are listed below:
Room 120 Med Sci (High School Awards Ceremony)
Carmen Culotta, Sarah Cicora, Travis Clark, Steve Gabbard, Alexis Power, Patrick Sonner
Apollo Room (Middle School Awards Ceremony)
Tanner Hudson, Kacy Worley, Alyssa Johnson, Filip Polenakovik, Doreen Owusu, Brandon Hogg, David Tsueda, Timothy Williamson
We extend our sincere thanks to everyone who made this event a success.
If you are interested in getting involved you will have another chance in May 2017 when Wright State hosts the Science Olympiad National Tournament. Contact Eric Rowley for details.
