2002-2003 Seed Grant Award Winners
Programs listed alphabetically by principal investigator(s)

Higher Education

Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Slater and Mr. Nathan Watermeier, The Ohio State University Extension
Project Title: A Pilot Program for Geospatial Extension in Ohio
Grant Award: $40,000

Precollege Teacher Outreach

Principal Investigator: Mr. Tim Lewaren, Space Explorers, Inc., De Pere, Wisconsin
Project Title: Mission: Solar System (M:SS) - (Moonlink®, NEARLink®, and Marslink®)
Grant Award: $2,000

Principal Investigator: Ms. Catherine L. Metzger, iSPACE, Cincinnati, Ohio
Project Title: Cincinnati Area FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competition
Grant Award: $2,500

Principal Investigator: Ms. Wendy O'Toole, WPAFB Educational Outreach Office, Dayton, Ohio
Project Title: Robotics in the Classroom/FIRST LEGO League Competition
Grant Award: $2,500

Principal Investigator: Dr. Wesley Perusek, Ada, Ohio
Project Title: Student Invention Centers
Grant Award: $4,000

Principal Investigator: Dr. Theodore Williams, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
Project Title: B-WISER Institute
Grant Award: $20,000

Principal Investigator: Ms. Jane G. Yates, Challenger Learning Center, Toledo, Ohio
Project Title: Challenger Learning Center
Grant Award: $10,000

Public Outreach

Principal Investigator: Ms. Sandra L. Preston, McDonald Observatory, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Project Title: Stardate and Universo Disks in the Classroom
Grant Award: $1,615