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Sixth and Seventh Grade Category
First Place _ Abby Cox, Sidney Community School, Sidney, for her
essay about Evelyn Birkby a popular radio personality from
Shenandoah.
Second Place _ Asche Rider, Harmony Middle School, Farmington,
for her essay about her great-grandmother, Mary Nancy Lanman 
who championed the education of girls, women-owned businesses
and the right for women to vote.
Third Place _ Kimberly Park, Eisenhower Middle School, Dubuque,
for her essay about Pamela Park, her mother who is a breast
cancer survivor who voluntarily counsels women who have been
diagnosed with breast cancer.
Eighth and Ninth Grade Category
First Place _ Jeannette Neumann, Central Academy, Des Moines,
for her essay about her grandmother, Phoebe Jackson Montgomery,
who devised nutritional standards for a children's home in Cedar
Rapids and helped start the local school lunch program.
Second Place _ Nathan Uelner, Jefferson Junior High School,
Dubuque, for his essay about Nancy Van Milligan, who after being
a foster parent for nearly ten years helped by volunteering on
the Iowa Citizen's Foster Care Review Board.
Third Place _ Amanda Jo Miller, Red Oak Middle School, Red Oak,
for her essay about Flossie Jacks who dedicated her life to
helping others.  She volunteered for the American Red Cross for
24 years.
The Edith Rose Murphy Sackett Award-Brynne Leah Howard of Van
Meter, for her essay about Sister Gwen Hennessey who worked with
migrant farm workers on peace and justice issues.
Also:  David White, Central Academy, Des Moines for his essay on
Nadean Hamilton who served on the board of the League of Women
Voters of Iowa and has been appointed to numerous Des Moines and
State Boards and commissions.

The Women in Science and Engineering Award
Sixth and Seventh Grade Category
First Place _ Bridget Kearney, Theodore Roosevelt Elementary
School, Iowa City, for her essay on Mildred Adams Fenton, a
paleontologist who wrote books for children in an effort to
stimulate them into becoming paleontologists, geologists, and
biologists.

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Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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