2021 Sponsors
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Funds received July 1, 2020 – April 15, 2021
LRSEF thanks all sponsors and regrets any omission or errors; email info@lrsef.org with corrections.
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Title Sponsor
$5,000 and above
Amazon Innovation Fund of the Kentucky State Science & Engineering Fair
Irvin F. & Alice S. Etscorn Charitable Foundation
$3,000 to $4,999
$1,000 to $2,999
$500 – $999
$499 and below
AECOM Corporation
Air Quality Services LLC
Amazon SMILE
Anytime Waste Systems
ATC Group Services, LLC
BC Plumbing Company
Broadcom Foundation
Carbide Industries, LLC
In memory of Dr. Thomas H. Crawford
In memory of Dr. Nancy Keck
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Hexion Inc.
Highlands Environmental, LLC
Kentuckiana Chapter of Hazardous Materials Managers
Kentucky Gas Association
Kroger Community Awards Program
Linebach Funkhouser, Inc.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials
Republic Services
Sam Swope Family
Shield Environmental Associates, Inc.
Specialty Earth Sciences
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Terra Systems, Inc.
The Kentucky Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association
The SESCO Group
Valicor Environmental Services
University of Louisville Physics Department
University of Michigan Alumni Club of Louisville
Individual Donors & Board of Directors* (all amounts)
Anonymous Donors (4)
Johnny Alse
Ninad Attarde
Mariam Ballantine
Judy Bidwell
Lynette Breedlove
Greg Cambron*
Jennifer Cave*
Bagawathkumar Chellappan*
Keith Cole*
Tiffany Fabing
Cynthia Fanning
Ronda Fields*
Mark L. Garman*
Michelle Garman
Dr. Lawrence Gettleman*
Mrs. Lawrence Gettleman
Mary Zoe Gillespie
Joel Gittelson*
Charlotte Gittelson
Elizabeth and Ray Glass
Melanie Gnadinger
Corinne M. Greenberg CHMM*
Edie Greenberg
Leah Greenberg
Jason B. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Paul Greenberg
Virginia Gregory
Dara Griggs*
Timothy Logan Griggs
Lu Ann Grimes
Amy Hall*
Dawn Hall-Bibb*
Tom Herman
Kathleen Hillenmeyer
Ellen Hillenmeyer
William Hinton
Isreal Hodges Jr.*
Porsha Hodges
Phillip Imber
Senthil Jaganathan
Lisa Johanningsmeier
Caleb Johnson
Glenda Jones
Andrea Kellecy
Jeffery Kellow
Megean Kincaid
Cheryl Kirby-Stokes
Jennifer Koenig
Mark Konty
Theola and Derrick Little *
Amy Lowen
Kathryn Lowery
Elona Mack
Maureen Marra
Elizabeth Mattei
Eric Mattei
Hope Mattei
Michael Mattei
Nicholas Mattei
Theresa H. Mattei*
Richard McKnight
George McNair*
Dorothy McNair
Laura Clay McNeill
Keri Meador*
Sagar Mewada
Michael Moreland*
Chuck Muller
Kaya Muller*
Jennifer Mulvihill
Jean Murphy-Jacob
Ben Murr*
Jessica Murr
Chelsea Newhall
Bob Olsen*
Stefani Parravicini
Jeffrey Petruska*
Sara Petruska
Rhonda Poston*
Beth Quinn
Jayaram Ravishanker *
Jothi Ravishanker
Shravan Ravishanker
Terry A. Roach*
Tracey Roach
Michael Scheser
Chris Scholtz
Deborah Fuller Shwab*
Jeba Singh
Andrew Spence*
Nicole Snapp-Holloway
LS and Chandrika Srinivasan
I-Hsuan Strauss
Celeste Sutter
Patrick Tierney
James Trouba
Aimee Turner
Kimberlee Turner
Mike Turner
Catherine Werner*
F. Joseph Whittaker*
Ben & Lesly Williams
Stuart J. Williams*
Memorial & Honorary Gifts
Gifts as of February 6, 2021
In memory of Dr. Nancy Keck, LRSEF Board & Emeritus member, STEM leader, one of the founders of KYSEF and hosts of ISEF 1997/2002 friends and colleagues have sponsored the Junior & Senior Category Awards in BIOCHEMISTRY for LRSEF 2021. Donations from Keith Cole, Ashley Fields, Ronda K. Fields, Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Gettleman, Charlotte & Joel Gittelson, Bob Olsen and Kristin Fields Schoen.
In memory of Dr. Nancy Keck, LRSEF Board & Emeritus member, STEM leader, one of the founders of KYSEF and hosts of ISEF 1997/2002 friends and colleagues have sponsored the Junior Award in SYSTEMS SOFTWARE. Donations are from Theresa Mattei and Terry Roach.
In memory of Dr. Thomas H. Crawford, former LRSEF Fair Director, Provost & Chemistry Professor at University of Louisville, LRSEF Board & Emeritus member; friends and colleagues have sponsored the Junior & Senior Category Awards in CHEMISTRY for LRSEF 2021. Donations from Keith Cole, Ashley Fields, Ronda K. Fields, Amy Lowen, Theresa Mattei, Kristin Fields Schoen and Debbie Shwab.
In memory of Joseph Ziegler, engineer at GE Appliances, coworker of Joel and family friend. Donation from Joel & Charlotte Gittelson.
In honor of Dr. Robert Ackland & John Kurt Brueckner, the Junior Category Awards in BIOMEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES is sponsored by Dr. Jeffrey Petruska.
Category Award Sponsors
Junior Sponsors ($150) – First Prize: $65, Second Prize: $50, Third Prize: $35
Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHA) — Kiwanis Club of Louisville
Biochemistry (BCHM) — In Memory of Dr. Nancy Keck
Biomedical and Health Sciences (BMED) — In Honor of Dr. Robert Ackland & John Kurt Brueckner
Biomedical Engineering (ENBM) — Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CELL) — The SESCO Group
Chemistry (CHEM) — In Memory of Dr. Thomas H. Crawford
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO) — Shield Environmental Associates
Earth Environmental Sciences (EAEV) — The Kentuckiana Chapter of Hazardous Materials Managers
Embedded Systems (EBED) — Air Quality Services, LLC
Engineering Mechanics (ENMC) — Specialty Earth Sciences
Environmental Engineering (ENEV) — AECOM
Materials Science (MATS) — Lubrizol Advanced Materials
Mathematics (MATH) — The Kentuckiana Chapter of Hazardous Materials Managers
Physics and Astronomy (PHYS) — Valicor Environmental Services
Plant Sciences (PLNT) — The Kentucky Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association
Robotics and Intelligent Machines (ROBO) — American Synthetic Rubber Co. (a Michelin company)
Systems Software (SOFT) — In Memory of Dr. Nancy Keck
Senior Sponsors ($200) – First Prize: $85, Second Prize: $65, Third Prize: $50
Animal Sciences (ANIM) — Highlands Environmental, LLC
Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHA) — Kiwanis Club of Louisville
Biochemistry (BCHM) — In Memory of Dr. Nancy Keck
Biomedical and Health Sciences (BMED) — University of Michigan Alumni Club of Louisville, KY
Biomedical Engineering (ENBM) — Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CELL) — Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Chemistry (CHEM) — In Memory of Dr. Thomas H. Crawford
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO) — The Kentucky Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association
Earth and Environmental Sciences (EAEV) — Linebach Funkhouser, Inc.
Engineering Mechanics (ENMC) — Republic Services
Environmental Engineering (ENEV) — Dow Chemical
Materials Science (MATS) — The ATC Group
Microbiology (MCRO) — Anytime Waste Systems
Physics and Astronomy (PHYS) — University of Louisville Physics Department
Plant Sciences (PLNT) — Terra Systems, Inc.
Robotics and Intelligent Machines (ROBO) — American Synthetic Rubber Co. (a Michelin company)
Systems Software (SOFT) — American Synthetic Rubber Co. (a Michelin company)
Translational Medical Science (TMED) — Carbide Industries LLC
Special Award Sponsors
Awards confirmed by February 6, 2021
School Awards for top three Junior & Senior Schools
Sponsored by LRSEF – Trophies made by APAF
Amazon Innovation Projects – KY Science & Engineering Fair
American Chemical Society
American Society of Civil Engineers/ Kentucky Section
APAF– Asia Pacific American Forum of GE Appliances, a Haier Company
Best of Fair Awards -Junior & Senior, GE Appliances, a Haier Company
BC Plumbing Company
Churchill Downs, Inc.
Gibson Family
Hexion, Inc. of Louisville
Jefferson County Conservation District
Kentucky Chapter of Air & Waste Management Association
Kentucky Chapter of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers
Kentucky Gas Association
Kentucky Science Center
Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers
Kentucky State Science & Engineering Fair
Louisville Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience
Louisville Water Company
Nolan College Scholarship Award
Maryam’s Charity