News Releases for April 2002
April 19, 2002
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Governor Announces National Youth Science Camp Representatives
BISMARCK, N.D. - Governor John Hoeven announced today that Jason Odegaard of Bisbee-Egeland High School and Tanya Reisenauer of Dickinson High School have been selected as the two most promising young scientific leaders in North Dakota’s 2002 high school graduating class. At the invitation of Governor Bob Wise of West Virginia, they will participate as delegates in the 39th session of the National Youth Science Camp held near the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank, West Virginia.
Odegaard, a senior at Bisbee-Egeland High School in Bisbee, distinguished himself at the North Dakota Governor’s School of Science. Odegaard received the Alan G. Fisher Award for exemplifying a spirit of commitment to learning and the responsibility of an individual to society. His work entailed analyzing the nutrient content of oyster mushrooms and atomic absorption spectrophotometry for minerals, beta-glucan analysis, and total dietary fiber determination. He has competed and won in numerous regional and state Science Fairs and Olympiads; has earned the Outstanding Science Student award; and received the Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award. He is also a 4-H club member and youth leader, has competed in numerous state music and theater productions, and is a member of his school’s Knowledge Bowl team, and a song leader in his church.
Reisenauer is a senior at Dickinson High School. Her future plans are to attend Long Island University in New York and major in marine biology and computer science. She has won numerous regional and state awards at Science Fairs, Science Olympiads, Academic Olympics, and Science Bowl competitions. She is a member of the National Honor Society and captain of her school’s Acalympics. She attended the North Dakota Governor’s School for Mathematics. Reisenauer is a fine musician and recipient of numerous music awards for playing the piano, trumpet and french horn. She has also been on the varsity tennis, basketball and volleyball teams and assists in many school and community functions.
Established in 1963 as a part of West Virginia’s Centennial Celebration, the National Youth Science Camp annually provides a four-week summer forum for 102 student delegates, two from each state and the District of Columbia. Delegates exchange ideas with leading scientists and other professionals from academic and corporate worlds. Lectures and hands-on research projects are presented by scientists from across the nation who work on some of the most provocative topics in science today - topics such as fractal geometry, the human genome project, global climate change, the history of the universe, the fate of our rain forests, and robotics. Delegates to the Science Camp are challenged to explore new areas in the biological and physical sciences, art, and music with resident staff members. Delegates also present seminars covering their own areas of research and interest.
The National Youth Science Camp’s academic program is complemented by an outdoor recreation program that takes advantage of the camp’s location in the Monongahela National Forest. The outdoor program offers backpacking, caving, rock climbing, mountain biking and kayaking.
Odegaard and Reisenauer will be flown to Charleston, West Virginia, on Thursday, June 27 and will return home on Monday, July 22, after participating in this provocative education program. The National Youth Science Foundation, based in Charleston, West Virginia, covers all expenses, including travel.
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