Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
Awards Assembly
May 20, 2008

Piano Selection by Dr. Kurt Bachmann


Executive Women International (EWI) Scholarship –
Presented by Ms. Kathy Borgs, ONG
Amy Tai (Tulsa)

Siemens Award for Advanced Placement
– Presented by Bob Cervi or Randi Hydrid
Siemens Foundations Scholarship $2000
Amy Tai (Tulsa)

Prudential Spirit of Community Award – Presented by Don Lorg
Sishir Mannava (Edmond)


Caltech Signature Award – Presented by Caltech Graduate, Vincent Johns
Book and certificate
Alex Ruff (Lawton)


Oklahoma City Community Foundation Scholars Award –
OCCF plaque - Presented by Ms. Martha King
Ashley Pinkston (Jones)

Dennis Martin Art Award – Presented by Dr. Dodd
Bukola Jaji (Tulsa)

Horatio Alger Association National Scholar
Adam Mitchell (Muskogee) - $20,000 scholarship

Noble Foundation
Jie Wang (Ardmore) $20,000 scholarship

Greater Oklahoma City Alumnae Pan-Hellenic 2008 Scholarship
Connie Liu (Edmond)
Awards Presented by Prof. Gleason:

Junior Rotarians 2007-2008

Saifu Li (Norman)
Jie Wang (Ardmore)

Outstanding Leadership Medals

Gabrielle Chen (Edmond)
Destry Elms (Boise City)
David Hoang (OKC)
Crystal Lamptey (Yukon)
Alyssa Sappenfield (Shidler)
Michael Yang (Edmond)

Selected to Attend US Air Force Academy’s Summer Seminar
Chelsea Koller (Sand Springs)
Jay Kumar (Oklahoma City)

Selected to Attend US Military Academy’s Summer Seminar
Delanie Howell (Frederick)

Selected to Attend US Naval Academy’s Summer Seminar
Jackson Autrey (Tulsa)
Jayson Cross (Mead)
Grady Heller (Blanchard)
Joseph Schroeder (Haworth)
Nadine Harrison (Fletcher)
Paul Vieth (Enid)
Richard Walkingstick (Stigler)

Accepted offers of Appointment to the US Naval and Air Force Academies:

Navy - David Hoang (OKC) & Sidney Ballard (Owasso)

Air Force - Kody Wilson (Harrah)

Students of the Month for April

Gabby Chen (Edmond)
Josiah Couch (Duncan)
Linfan Jin (Ponca City)
Michelle Kramer (Tulsa)
Sheeba Kunnel (Yukon)
Gabe Osborn (Broken Arrow)

National Consortium of Specialized Secondary Schools for Mathematics, Science and Technology Research Symposium:
Presenting the Results of their Mentorship Research
Bukola Jaji (Tulsa)
Lauren Mathias (Midwest City)

Youth Leadership Oklahoma Class VI Participation Awards
Zoraya Hightower (Ada)
Alicia Tran (Oklahoma City)

Rees/Source Ventures’ Award
Tori Reilly (Del City)

Presidential Scholars Program Candidates
Kelsey Brigance (Poteau)
Gabrielle Chen (Edmond)
Haoyu (Matt) Deng (Edmond)
Zachary Grimmett (Okmulgee)
Kevin Li (Edmond)
Jie Wang (Ardmore)

Presidential Scholars Finalist
Gabrielle Chen (Edmond)

2008 Academic All-State

Gabrielle Chen (Edmond)
Zachary Grimmett (Okmulgee)
Jennifer Melot (Oklahoma City)
Tiffany Varughese (Oklahoma City)


Sir Alexander Fleming Scholars
Sishir Mannava (Edmond)

Scholars of the Month for April
Biology – Curtis Doiron (Midwest City)
Chemistry – Elizabeth Hoang (Oklahoma City) and Paul Vieth (Enid)
Computer Science – Sam Cook (Harrah) and Matthew Donica (Noble)
Humanities – Sheeba Kunnel (Yukon) and Ashley Pinkston (Jones)
Mathematics – Jennifer Melot (Oklahoma City) and Kelly Williams (Owasso)
Physics – Curtis Doiron (Midwest City) and Margaret Wang (Ardmore)
Physical Education – Jenny Linder (Owasso)


State Regents Scholars
Kelsey Brigance (Poteau)
Jacob Cantu (Owasso)
Gabrielle Chen (Edmond)
Jed Copley (Marlow)
Matt Deng (Edmond)
Ohm Devani (Tulsa)
Zach Grimmett (Okmulgee)
Sarah Hart (Durant)
Yang Jiang (Stillwater)
Michelle Kramer (Muskogee)
Hayley Lamberson (Collinsville)
Kevin Li (Edmond)
Toni Li (Tulsa)
Sishir Mannava (Edmond)
Lauren Mathias (Midwest City)
Jennifer Melot (Oklahoma City)
Adam Mitchell (Muskogee)
Tori Reilly (Del City)
Richard Rhodes (Faxon)
Lucas Rice (Ft. Gibson)
Jessica Rushing (Madill)
Derek Sealey (Guthrie)
Abby Stickler (Oklahoma City)
Lauren Stotts (Muskogee)
Tiffany Varughese (Oklahoma City)
Jie Wang (Ardmore)
Michael Yang (Edmond)
Weijia Zhou (Norman)

COMPUTER SCIENCE:

American Computer Science League (ACSL) – Presented by Dr. Zimmer
Outstanding Achievement Award
Amy Tai (Tulsa)

United States Computer Olympiad
Outstanding Achievement Award
Alexander Ruff (Lawton)

Dual Crown Award
Robert Morrison (Owasso)

2008 National Merit Scholarship Program:

Commended Scholars:
Kelsey Brigance (Poteau)
Michelle Kramer (Muskogee)
Crystal Lamptey (Oklahoma City)
Richard Rhodes (Faxon)
Lucas Rice (Ft. Gibson)

Certificates of Merit:
Gabrielle Chen (Edmond)
Haoyu (Matt) Deng (Edmond)
Ohm Devani (Tulsa)
Zachary Grimmett (Okmulgee)
Sara Hart (Durant)
Yang Jiang (Stillwater)
Hayley Lamberson (Collinsville)
Lauren Mathias (Midwest City)
Jennifer Melot (Oklahoma City)
Adam Mitchell (Muskogee)
Derek Sealey (Guthrie)
Abby Stickler (Oklahoma City)
Lauren Stotts (Muskogee)
Tiffany Varughese (Oklahoma City)
Jie Wang (Ardmore)
Michael Yang (Edmond)


Recipients of a National Merit $2500 Scholarship:

Gabrielle Chen (Edmond)
Matt Deng (Edmond)
Yang Jiang (Stillwater)
Lauren Mathias (Midwest City)
Jennifer Melot (Oklahoma City)
Abby Stickler (Oklahoma City)
Jie Wang (Ardmore)
Michael Yang (Edmond)

National Hispanic Recognition Program
Jacob Cantu (Owasso)

National Achievement Scholarship Program
Certificates of Achievement
Sara Hart (Durant)
Zoraya Hightower (Ada)
Crystal Lamptey (Oklahoma City)

Recipient of a National Achievement Scholarship
Sara Hart (Durant)

AP Scholars: (Grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams)

Jacob Cantu (Owasso)
Curtis Doiron (Midwest City)
Tony Feng (Oklahoma City)
Zachary Grimmett (Okmulgee)
David Hoang (Oklahoma City)
Yang Jiang (Stillwater)
Sishir Mannava (Edmond)
Derek Sealey (Guthrie)
Abby Stickler (Oklahoma City)
Kody Wilson (Harrah)


AP Scholar with Honor: (3.25 on all exams and grades of 3 or higher on four or more AP Exams)
Kelsey Brigance (Poteau)
Gabrielle Chen (Edmond)
Ohm Devani (Tulsa)
Ian He (Norman)
Linfan Jin (Ponca City)
Kevin Li (Edmond)
Lauren Mathias (Midwest City)
Jennifer Melot (Oklahoma City)
Tiffany Varughese (Oklahoma City)
Weijia Zhou (Norman)

AP Scholars with Distinction: (3.5 on all exams and grades of 3 or higher on five or more AP Exams)

Matt Deng (Edmond)
Ohm Devani (Tulsa)
Saifu Li (Norman)
Michael Yang (Edmond)

Biology Department – Presented by Dr. Ann Dell

Mentorship Report and Awards 2008
Mentorship Students 2007/2008
Carter Connell (Duncan) Biology
Sam Cook (Harrah) Computer Science- Riskmetrics
Ohm Devani (Tulsa) History
Curtis Doiron (Midwest City) Physics
Zach Grimmett (Okmulgee) Computer Science
Chase Harris (Durant)
Sara Hart (Durant) Biomedicine
David Hoang (Oklahoma City) Biomedicine
Won Hong (Stillwater) Chemistry
Bukola Jaji (Tulsa) Bioengineering
Yang Jiang (Stillwater) Biomedicine
Linfan Jin (Ponca City) Biomedicine
Marina Kravtsova (Tuttle)Biomedicine
Hayley Lamberson (Collinsville) Literature
Crystal Lamptey (Oklahoma City) Chemistry
Zoe Lee (Enid) Chemistry
Kevin Li(2) (Edmond) Biomedicine/Chemistry
Toni Li (Tulsa) Biomedicine
Connie Liu (Edmond) Biomedicine
Lauren Mathias (Midwest City) Biomedicine
Jennifer Melot (Oklahoma City) Mathematics
Adam Mitchell(Muskogee)
Robert Morrison (Owasso)Statistics
Ashley Pinkston (Jones) Biology
Laura Powers (Altus) History
Katelyn Qualls (Claremore) Biomedicine
Alim Ramji(Oklahoma City) Statistics
Richard Rhodes (Faxon) Behavioral Science
Evalynn Rosado (Stroud) History
Alex Ruff (Lawton) Computer Science
Alyssa Sappenfield (Shidler) Behavioral Science
Tara Sarathi (Bartlesville) Chemistry
Derek Sealey (Guthrie) Engineering
Abby Stickler (Oklahoma City) Business
Tiffany Varughese (Oklahoma City)Biomedicine
Kody Wilson(Harrah) Physics


Great Week 2008 Participants
Carter Connell (Duncan)
Toni Li (Tulsa)
Chase Harris (Durant)
Lauren Mathias (Midwest City)
Won Hong (Stillwater)
Adam Mitchell (Muskogee)
Rasheedat Bukola Jaji (Tulsa)
Ashley Pinkston (Jones)
Yang Jiang (Stillwater)
Katelyn Qualls (Claremore)
Linfan Jin (Ponca City)
Alyssa Sappenfield (Shidler)
Marina Kravtsova (Tuttle)
Tara Sarathi (Bartlesville)
Crystal Lamptey (Oklahoma City)
Zoe Lee (Enid)
Kevin Li (Edmond)

The GREAT Week Best Poster Winners:
Lauren Mathias and Rasheedat Bukola Jaji


Investigative Research Scholars Program

Yang Jiang (Stillwater)
Sheeba Kunnel (Yukon)
Connie Liu (Edmond)
Alex Ruff (Lawton)
Lauren Mathias (Midwest City)
Olivia Wright (Claremore)
Katelyn Qualls (Claremore)
Kelly Williams (Owasso)
Tiffany Varughese (Oklahoma City)

PHYSICS

US Physics Team Competition – Presented by Dr. Shayne Johnston
Physics Olympiad Quarterfinalist:
Alex Ruff (Lawton)

Physics Bowl – Announced by Dr. Xifan Liu
Junior high scorers:
Frank Han (Edmond)
Josiah Couch (Duncan)
Senior high scorers:
Kody Wilson (Harrah)
Curtis Doiron ((Midwest City)

CHEMISTRY

Chemistry Olympiad - by Dr. Fazlur Rahman

Outstanding Achievement
Crystal Lamptey (Oklahoma City)
Tara Sarathi (Bartlesville)

Chemistry Olympiad Round Two Recognition – Dr. Fazlur Rahman
Amy Tai (Tulsa)
Robert Morrison (Owasso)

TEAM+S – Dr. Fazlur Rahman

Junior Varsity 1st Place
Hans Cao (Edmond)
Geoffrey Champlin (Enid)
Daniel Denslow (Okmulgee)
Frank Han (Edmond)
Jay Kumar (Oklahoma City)
Alexander Ruff (Lawton)
Alim Ramji (Oklahoma City)
Zihao Xia (Norman)
Alice Jeng (Ponca City)
Ran Li (Norman)
Robert Morrison (Owasso)
Alexander Roe (Oklahoma City)
Kelly Williams (Owasso)

Varsity
Kelsey Brigance (Poteau)
Matt Deng (Edmond)
Curtis Doiron (Midwest City)
Tony Feng (Oklahoma City)
Saifu Li (Norman)
Jennifer Melot (Oklahoma City)
Michael Yang (Edmond)
Tiffany Varughese (Oklahoma City)

HUMANITIES

Professor Bill Turpen Humanities Award – Presented by Dr. Hamel
Tara Sarathi (Bartlesville)


PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Athletic Awards – Coaches Chasteen and Vossen

Most Improved Players
Abby Stickler (Oklahoma City)
Kody Wilson (Harrah)

Coaches' Award for Outstanding Sportsmanship
Tara Sarathi (Bartlesville)
Sishir Mannava (Edmond)

Most Valuable Players
Kelsey Brigance (Poteau)
Destry Elms (Boise City)

President’s Physical Fitness Awards – National Level
Kelsey Brigance (Poteau)
Zoraya Hightower (Ada)
Bukola Jaji (Tulsa)
Nadine Harrison (Fletcher)
Delanie Howell (Frederick)
Sishir Mannava (Edmond)
Evalynn Rosado (Stroud)
Yongyong Wu (Edmond)

Intramural Winners

Punt, Pass and Kick (PPK) Competition
Sid Ballard (Owasso)

Basketball Free Throw
Taylor Howard (Pocola)

Mathematics

1. Mathematics League (OKML) – Presented by Prof. Schwerdtfeger

OSSM students earned 10 of the top 20 scores in the state
Certificate of Merit is awarded to the top nine students:

Amy Tai (Tulsa) - 1st place in state

Tied for 8th
Kelsey Brigance (Poteau)
Zach Grimmett (Okmulgee)
Alex Ruff (Lawton) - Alex missed one round

Tied for 9th
Geoffrey Champlin (Enid)
Frank Han (Edmond)
Ran Li (Norman)
Alex Roe (Oklahoma City)

Tied for 10th
Alice Jeng (Ponca City)
Abby Stickler (Oklahoma City)


2. Continental Mathematics League (CML) Calculus Contest – Presented by Dr. Sapariuc

Jay Kumar (Oklahoma City)
Abby Stickler (Oklahoma City)
Alex Roe (Oklahoma City)
Ran Li (Norman)
Daniel Denslow (Okmulgee)
Kelsey Brigance (Poteau)
Alim Ramji (Oklahoma City)

Certificate of Distinction

Zach Grimmett (Okmulgee)
Alex Ruff (Lawton)
Amy Tai (Tulsa)
Alice Jeng (Ponca City)
Jennifer Melot (Oklahoma City)

American Mathematics Competition (AMC 12) - Presented by Dr. Odushkin

Certificate of Distinction
AMC 12 A
Alex Ruff (Lawton) – OSSM 3rd Place
Zach Grimmett (Okmulgee) - OSSM 2nd Place
Amy Tai (Tulsa) – OSSM 1st Place

AMC 12 B
Alex Ruff (Lawton) & Abby Stickler (Oklahoma City) Tie for 2nd Place
Amy Tai (Tulsa) - OSSM 1st Place


American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) - Presented by Dr. Odushkin

Certificate of Distinction in AIME
Kelsey Brigance (Poteau)
Zihao Xia (Norman)
Abby Stickler (Oklahoma City)
Alex Ruff (Lawton)
Zach Grimmett (Okmulgee)

First Place - Amy Tai –Dr. Odushkin

OSU Math Contest

Amy Tai (Tulsa) 1st place