[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 187 (Friday, December 7, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S15034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 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

  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:

                              S. Res. 397

       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;
       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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