46th Annual Scholarship Exam in Chem  
SPONSOR:  Chicago Section, American Chemical Society: High School Education Committee
HELD AT: Loyola University on May 6, 2000.
AWARDS: Funds are contributed by the chemical industry and by individuals. Each teacher nominating a winning student receives $100.00. Honorable mentions are automatically nominated for the two $1000 scholarships offered by the Chemical Industries Council of the Midwest and the Chicago Drug and Chemical Association.
PRIZE WINNER SCHOOL & TEACHER
FIRST $5000
ROHM & HASS AWARD 		Tom Wojcik (Sophomore)
8803 Carleah #2N,
Des Plaines, IL 60016 		Maine East High School
Tina Sabatello
SECOND $3000 AWARD Alexander Makedonski (Sophomore)
6421 N. Longmeadow
Lincolnwood, IL 60712		Niles West High School
Ann Levinson
THIRD $2500 AKZO NOBEL AWARD Pericles Abbasi (Sophomore)
1704 N. Neva Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60707 		Fenwick High School
Ramzi Farran
FOURTH $1500 AWARD Jason Fitterer (Freshman)
1108 Muirhead Ave.,
Naperville, IL 60565 		Naperville Central H.S.
Steve Wiesbrook
FIFTH $1250 NALCO AWARD Jeffrey Zheng (Sophomore)
3840 Fargo Av.,
Skokie, IL 60076 		Niles North High School
Najwa B. Dajani
MARIE LISHHKA AWARD, $500 * Heidi Park (Sophomore)
9923 Huber Lane,
Niles, IL 60714 		Maine East High School
Tina Sabatello
MARSHALL S. SMOLER $200 AWARD ** Asma Arayan (Sophomore)
4432 N. Kimball Avenue, Chicago,
IL 60625 		Lincoln Park H.S.
Judith Ditkowsky
CLARK REFINING AND MARKETING INC.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD, $1000 *** 		David Raines (Sophomore)
10721 S. Kenton,
Oak Lawn, IL 60453 		H. L. Richards H.S.
John Brodemus

* to the highest scoring female in the examination.

** to the highest-scoring Chicago Public High School Student. Student Award Only. This award was esablished in 1972 in memory of Marshall S. Smoler, by his sister, Rachel. Mr. Smoler was for many years a teacher of chemistry in the Chicago public schools. Student award only.

*** to the highest scoring student from either Alan B. Shepard, D.D. Eisenhower, Harold L. Richards or Polaris High Schools from the Blue Island area.

CONTRIBUTORS TO THE SCHOLARSHIP EXAM TO DATE ARE:   Abbott Laboratories, Akzo Nobel Inc., Baxter Healthcare Corp., Clark Refining and Marketing, Inc., Rohm & Haas, The Nalco Foundation, Searle Pharmaceutical, Rachel Smoler, Unilever (Helene Curtis),

HONORABLE MENTIONS LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
(These students were the next highest performers.)

WINNER SCHOOL AND TEACHER
Aniruddha Chatterjee (Sophomore)
1707 Beloit Dr., Naperville, IL 60565 		Naperville Central High School
Attiya Mobin-Uddin
Alice Ching (Sophomore)
1014 Mayfair Dr., Libertyville, IL 60048 		Libertyville High School
Peter Dawson
Lindsay Cole (Sophomore)
257 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth, IL 60043 		New Trier High School
Gillian H. Thomsen
Danny Elegant (Freshman)
1212 Foxtrail Ct., Naperville, IL 60540 		Naperville Central High School
Steve Wiesbrook
Joseph Essenburg (Sophomore)
1 S 524 Fairview, Lombard, IL 60148 		Willowbrook High School
Bernadine S. Wysocki
Christopher Grobe (Sophomore)
313 Ellis Ave., Wheaton, IL 60187 		Wheaton North High School
Cathy Ingram
Michael Hui (Sophomore)
5833 Keeney St., Morton Grove, IL 60053 		Niles West High School
Ann Levinson
Henry Jia (Sophomore)
118 Douglas Ave., #6, Naperville, IL 60540 		Naperville North High School
Beverly George
Matthew Kish (Sophomore)
15409 Linden Dr., Oak Forest, IL 60452 		Carl Sandburg
Jim Katsenes
Paul Kizior (Sophomore)
22500 W. Muriel Cir., Deer Park, IL 60010 		Carmel High School
Marianne Barker
Gordon Lin (Sophomore)
1664 Apache Dr., Naperville, IL 60563 		Naperville North High School
Beverly George
Ken Lin (Sophomore)
985 Cllingwood Dr., Naperville, IL 60540 		Naperville North High School
Robert R. Schmitt
Michelle McCully (Sophomore)
531 Monroe Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 		Oak Park & River Forest High School
Douglas T. Hunt
Jeremy Nueman (Freshman)
1552 Warbler, Naperville, IL 60565 		Naperville Central High School
Shari Vetter
Patrick Ryan (Sophomore)
626 Smith Ave., Lake Bluff, IL 60044 		Loyola Academy
Walter Pape
Alex Slack (Sophomore)
1409 Asbury, Winnetka, IL 60093 		New Trier High School
John Gridley
Brad Swinson (Sophomore)
3412 Shire Ct., Naperville, IL 60564 		Neuqua Valley High School
Kendra Anderson
David Swiston (Sophomore)
239 N. Harvard Ave., Villa Park, IL 60181 		Willowbrook High School
Bernadine S. Wysocki
Yi Yan (Junior)
1403-A North Harlem Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 		Oak Park & River Forest High School
Marlene Rubinow
Sophy Zheng (Sophomore)
438 N. Harvey Ave., #2, Oak Park, IL 60302 		Oak Park & River Forest High School
Douglas T. Hunt

A total of 102 students were nominated to take the exam. Each chemistry teacher could nominate up to two students.

COMMENTS BY DANIEL GRAHAM:

I enjoyed the experience of working with very accomplished high school students. The exam was intended to be interesting and challenging. I gathered that the students found both parts challenging; I hope they found the questions interesting! There was a range of performances, many of which impressed me. I was particularly pleased how the vast majority showed a real grasp of fundamentals--stoichiometry, electronic structure and thermochemistry. This speaks well of both the students and their teachers. There were a few superstars as well. My wish is that they pursue science in college and beyond, for they will be able to contribute significantly.



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