[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 397 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 397

  Recognizing the 2007-2008 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and 
    Technology and celebrating the first time in the history of the 
           competition that young women have won top honors.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 7, 2007

  Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
  Menendez, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Stevens) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the 2007-2008 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and 
    Technology and celebrating the first time in the history of the 
           competition that young women have won top honors.

Whereas the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology was first held 
        in 1998 and is one of the top science competitions in the country for 
        high school students;
Whereas Isha Himani Jain, 16, is a senior at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, 
        Pennsylvania, and placed first in the individual category for her 
        studies of bone growth in zebra fish;
Whereas Janelle Schlossberger and Amanda Marinoff, both 17, are seniors at 
        Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School on Long Island and 
        won the team category for creating a molecule that helps block the 
        reproduction of drug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria;
Whereas Alicia Darnell is 17 and a senior at Pelham Memorial High School in 
        Pelham, New York, and won second place in the individual category for 
        research that identified genetic defects related to amyotrophic lateral 
        sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease);
Whereas Caroline Lang, 16, Rebecca Ehrhardt, 15, and Naomi Collipp, 16, of 
        Pennsylvania and New Jersey took fifth place in the team category for 
        their project on the safe elimination of E. coli bacteria; and
Whereas the awards were announced on December 3, 2007, at New York University 
        and mark the first time that young women have won the grand prizes in 
        both the individual and team categories of the Siemens Competition: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the Siemens Foundation, sponsor of the Siemens 
        Competition in Math, Science and Technology, for its 
        contributions to science education and academic excellence;
            (2) congratulates all the competitors and finalists in the 
        Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology;
            (3) celebrates the many contributions of women in the 
        fields of math, science, and technology on the occasion of the 
        first time that young women have won both the individual and 
        team grand prizes in the Siemens Competition; and
            (4) recognizes the dedication of parents, educators, and 
        organizations such as the Siemens Foundation in helping young 
        men and women achieve academic excellence.
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