2023 Sponsors
Jump to: Title Sponsor – $10,000 and Above | $5,000 and Above | $3,000 – $4,999 | $1,000 – $2,999 | $500 and Above | $499 and Below | Individual Donors | Memorial & Honorary Gifts | Category Award Sponsors | Special Award Sponsors
Funds received July 1, 2022 to date
LRSEF thanks all donors and sponsors for their generous support of LRSEF 2023. Those interested in supporting the fair can still make a gift online.
We regret any omission or errors; please email info@lrsef.org with corrections.
Title Sponsor
$10,000 and Above
LRSEF is supported by GE Appliances, a Haier company, through the GE Appliances Community Engagement Grant Program.
$5,000 – $9,999
Amazon Innovation Fund of the Kentucky State Science & Engineering Fair
$3,000 – $4,999
$1,000 - $2,999
Kentucky Science Fair Endowment, Inc.
$500 - $999
Kentuckiana Chapter of Hazardous Materials Managers
$499 and below
AAK Louisville
Amazon SMILE
American Society of Civil Engineers – Kentucky Section
Atlas Technical Consultants
Bakelite Synthetics, Inc.
BC Plumbing Company
Brownfields Environmental Consulting
Carbide Industries, LLC
DuPont Specialty Products USA
Highlands Environmental, LLC
Jefferson County Conservation District
Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers
KPFF
Kroger Community Rewards Program
Linebach Funkhouser, Inc.
Louisville Chapter of Society for Neuroscience
Lubrizol Advanced Materials
Shield Environmental Associates, Inc.
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
The SESCO Group
University of Michigan Alumni Club of Louisville
Individual Donors & Board of Directors* (all amounts)
Dawn Hall-Bibb*
Judy Bidwell
Michael Brame*
Lynette Breedlove
Gregory Cambron*
Jennifer Cave
Keith Cole*
Lisa Dusterhoff*
Cecilia Dengre
Cynthia Fanning
Shawn Farris
Mark Garman*
Michelle Garman
Carson Garrett*
Lawrence Gettleman*
Mary Zoe Gillespie
Charlotte Gittelson
Joel Gittelson*
Elizabeth Glass
Ray Glass
Corinne M. Greenberg CHMM*
Leah Greenberg
Jason B. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Paul Greenberg
Dara Griggs*
Dawn Hall-Bibb*
Kathleen Hillenmeyer
Isreal Hodges Jr.
Porsha Hodges
Glenda Jones*
Meredith Jones*
Joanne Kincaid
Megean Kincaid
Cheryl Kirby-Stokes*
Eric Korff
Grant Kidwell
Penpisa Kidwell
David Linnean
Amy Lowen
Vanita Mani*
Elizabeth Mattei
Eric Mattei
Hope Mattei
Dr. Michael Mattei
Dr. Nicholas Mattei
Theresa H. Mattei*
Cristy McMahan
George McNair*
Dorothy McNair
Keri Meador*
Michael Moreland*
Charles Muller
Kaya Muller*
Jennifer Mulvihill
Ben Murr
Jessica Murr
Chelsea Newhall
Bob Olsen*
Jeffrey Petruska*
Sara Petruska
Rhonda Poston*
Beth Quinn*
Jayaram Ravishanker *
Terry A. Roach*
LS and Chandrika Srinivasan
I-Hsuan Strauss
Celeste Sutter
Catherine Werner*
F. Joseph Whittaker*
Stuart J. Williams*
Cassandra Wooley*
Memorial & Honorary Gifts
In honor of Dr. Robert Acland, the Junior Award in BIOMEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES 2023 is sponsored by Dr. Jeffrey Petruska and family.
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 and Senior Category Awards in CHEMISTRY 2023. Donations from Ashley Fields, Ronda K. Fields, Theresa Mattei, and Kristin Fields Schoen.
In memory of Michelle Faris, by Shawn Faris.
In memory of Frank Lovell, former Co-Fair Director of LRSF, donated by Charlotte and Joel Gittelson, LRSEF Emeritus Board member.
In honor and memory of Julia R. Whittaker, donations from Charlotte and Joel Gittelson and Fred J. Whittaker, LRSEF Board and Science Fair Co-Director.
Category Award Sponsors
Category Sponsorships confirmed to date. To become a category award sponsor, make a gift online or contact us at info@lrsef.org.
Junior Sponsors ($150) – First Prize: $65, Second Prize: $50, Third Prize: $35
Animal Sciences (ANIM) — HEPACO
Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHA) — Kiwanis Club of Louisville
Biomedical and Health Sciences (BMED) — In Honor of Dr. Robert Acland
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) – HEPACO
Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design (EGSD) – The Kentucky Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics (ETSD) – Mark and Michelle Garman
Environmental Engineering (ENEV) — AECOM
Materials Science (MATS) — Lubrizol Advanced Materials
Plant Sciences (PLNT) — AAK Louisville
Systems Software (SOFT) – Carson Garrett
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
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.
Embedded Systems (EBED) – Samtec
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design (EGSD) – The Werner Family
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics (ETSD) – DuPont Specialty Products USA
Environmental Engineering (ENEV) – University of Michigan Alumni Club of Louisville
Materials Science (MATS) — Atlas Technical Consultants
Mathematics (MATH) – Brownfields Environmental Consulting
Physics and Astronomy (PHYS) – HEPACO
Plant Sciences (PLNT) — AAK Louisville
Translational Medical Science (TMED) — Carbide Industries LLC
Local Special Award Sponsors
Local Special Award Sponsorships confirmed and paid by January 15, 2023.
General Awards
Amazon Innovation Projects – KY Science & Engineering Fair
Clear Thinker Award – Asia Pacific American Forum of GE Appliances, a Haier Company
Best of Fair Awards – Junior & Senior, GE Appliances, a Haier Company
First Build Innovation Awards
Nominations to Kentucky Science & Engineering Fair
School Awards for top three Junior & Senior Schools
Sponsored by LRSEF – Trophies made by APAF
Chemistry & Biochemistry
American Chemical Society – Louisville Section
Conservation
Jefferson County Conservation District
Kentucky Chapter of Air & Waste Management
Creativity, Community Impact & Sustainability
Bakelite Synthetics
The Gibson Family
Engineering
American Society of Civil Engineers – Kentucky Section
KPFF
Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District
Environmental Science
Kentuckiana Chapter of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers
Women Environmental Leaders of Louisville (WELL)
Neuroscience
Louisville Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience
Water
BC Plumbing Company
Multiple Awards in Community Service, Health & Safety, Environment, and Global Perfection
Maryam’s Charity, Inc