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Press 4/17/00 Saratoga and Columbia High School Students Win Astronomy Awards Ben Herbert, a junior at Saratoga Springs Senior High School and James Dolan, a sophomore at Columbia High School, have won the Year 2000 Hessberg Astronomy Camperships, awarded by the Dudley Observatory. The presentation ceremony will take place at the Schenectady Museum and Planetarium on Tuesday, April 24 at 4pm. The Award, named for the late Albert Hessberg II, Capital Region civic leader and long-time trustee of the Dudley Observatory, provides the winners with a research experience in astronomy at the Advanced Astronomy Camp in Tucson, Arizona. There students from across the nation take part in hands-on astronomical projects, using the large telescopes on Mt. Lemmon and Mt. Bigelow near Tucson, under the supervision of astronomers at the Seward Observatory of the University of Arizona. The Award pays all costs, including transportation, for the Capital District winners. The Astronomy Campership award is presented annually. Competition is open to high-school sophomores and juniors in Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady or Washington counties. Students are nominated by their schools, and the winner is chosen by the Education Awards Committee of the Dudley Observatory. The Dudley Observatory is a private foundation supporting research and education in astronomy, astrophysics and the history of astronomy. Founded in 1852, it is the oldest private organization in the U. S. supporting astronomical research. It is located in Schenectady, New York.
For more information, contact Nancy Langford at 382-7583 or dudley@union.edu
Berlin Junior/Senior High School Student Wins Astronomy and Space Award
Jennifer Zema, a sophomore at Berlin Junior/Senior High School, has won the Spenser Space Campership Award of the Dudley Observatory for the year 2000. The presentation ceremony will take place at the Schenectady Museum and Planetarium on Tuesday, April 24 at 4pm. The Award, named for Rita A. Spenser, longtime employee of the Dudley Observatory, enables the winner to attend the NASA Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. There students from around the world receive in-depth experience in many aspects of space exploration, including hands-0n training for a simulated mission on the Space Shuttle. The Award pays all costs, including transportation for the Capital Region winner. The campership award is presented annually. Competition is open to high-school sophomores and juniors in Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady or Washington counties. Students are nominated by their schools, and the winner is chosen by the Education Awards Committee of the Dudley Observatory. The Dudley Observatory is a private foundation supporting research and education in astronomy, astrophysics and the history of astronomy. Founded in 1852, it is the oldest private organization in the U. S. supporting astronomical research. It is located in Schenectady, New York.
For more information, contact Nancy Langford at 382-7583 or dudley@union.edu |
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