2024 Sponsors

LRSEF 60th Diamond Anniversary

Funds received July 1, 2023 to date

LRSEF thanks all donors and sponsors for their generous support of LRSEF’s 60th Diamond Anniversary Fair on March 2, 2024. Those interested in supporting the fair by sponsoring a category or special award 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

Irvin F. and Alice S. Etscorn Charitable Foundation

$3,000 – $4,999

$1,000 - $2,999

Kentucky Science Fair Endowment, Inc.

$500 - $999

In-Kind Sponsors of Gifts Totaling $500 and Above

$499 and below

AAK USA

ALL 4, LLC Environmental Consultants

American Chemical Society – Louisville Section

American Society of Civil Engineers – Kentucky Section

Anytime Waste Systems

AECOM

ATC Group Services, LLC

Atlas Technical Consultants

Bakelite Synthetics, Inc.

BCA Environmental Consultants

Bluegrass Institute of Food Technologists

Brownfields Environmental

Carbide Industries, LLC

DuPont Specialty Products

ECKART America

ESG-EHS Services, LLC

The Gibson Family

Highlands Environmental, LLC

iForce Innovation, LLC

Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers

KPFF

Kroger Community Rewards Program

Linebach Funkhouser, Inc.

Louisville Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience

Lubrizol Advanced Materials

Net Tango

Norton Children’s Research Institute (NCRI) Affiliated with University of Louisville School of Medicine

SAMTEC

Shield Environmental Associates, Inc.

Swope Family Foundation

Terracon Consultants, Inc.

Trinseo

The SESCO Group

University of Michigan Alumni Club of Louisville

United Way

Individual Donors & Board of Directors* (all amounts)

Anonymous Donors (4)
Frank Abell*
Carroll Baker
Mary Bolander
Lee Carolan
Kumar Chellappan*
Keith Cole*
Joe & Cece Denegre
Tina Dusza
Michael Erskine
Cynthia Fanning
Ronda Fields*
Ellie Fridell
Mark L. Garman*
Michelle Garman
Glenn Carson Garrett*
Dr. Lawrence Gettleman*
Mrs. Lawrence Gettleman
Joel Gittelson*
Charlotte Gittelson
Ilmir Gjyzeli
Ray Glass
Michael Gordon
Corinne M. Greenberg CHMM*
Leah Greenberg
Jason B. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Paul Greenberg
LuAnn Grimes
Cheryl Harris
Tom Herman
Patty Hiddings
Ellen Hillenmeyer
Kathleen Hillenmeyer
Alison Hagan
Jon Hodge*
Cheryl Harris
Cheri Hildreth
Sidonie Ho
Isreal Hodges Jr.
Porsha Hodges
Mark Hussung
Julie Johnson
Barbara Jones
Glenda Jones*
Jim & Mary Ann Kalla Douglas Kidwell
Grant Kidwell
Penpisa Kidwell
Megean Kincaid
Cheryl Kirby-Stokes*
Maria Koetter
Mark Konty – Dr. K
Bryant Lewis
Theola and Derrick Little
Amy Lowen
Anamaria Mahon
George Mahon
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 A. Moreland*
Chuck & Kaya Muller*
Raymond Muller
Jennifer Mulvihill
Jessica & Ben Murr
Chelsea Newhall
Michael Olges
Bob Olsen*
Petruska Family
Rhonda Poston
Meredith Pritchett*
Ross Pritchett
Beth Quinn*
Jayaram Ravishanker *
Terry A. Roach*
Janice Rogers
Michael Scheser
Deborah Fuller Shwab*
Sarah Smith
Erin Shaughnessy
LS and Chandrika Srinivasan
Barry Stewart
I-Hsuan Strauss
Celeste Sutter
Karen Thompson
Kimberlee Turner
Jennifer Vermillion*
Catherine Werner*
F. Joseph Whittaker*
Stuart J. Williams*
Cassandra Woolley*
Ethan Zitelli
David Zopff

Memorial & Honorary Gifts

In honor of Dr. Robert Ackland & John Kurt Brueckner, the Junior Category Awards in BIOMEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES 2024 is sponsored by Dr. Jeffrey Petruska and family.

In honor of Rachel Davis, donation by Cheri Hildreth.

In honor of Ronda Fields, LRSEF Emeritus Board member & former LRSEF Science Fair Director, donation by Kimberlee Turner.

In honor of Theresa Mattei, LRSEF Treasurer, donation by Dr. Lawrence Gettleman, LRSEF Emeritus Board Member.

In honor of Mr. Fred Whitaker, LRSEF Co-Science Fair Director, donation by Beth Quinn, LRSEF Board of Directors.

In memory of Robert “Bob” Baar, former LRSEF President, the Junior Category Awards in the Translational Medical Science have been sponsored with donations 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 2024. Donations from Ronda Fields, Theresa Mattei and Fred Whitaker.

In memory of Dr. Nancy Keck, LRSEF Board & Emeritus member, STEM leader, one of the founders of KYSEF and hosts of ISEF 1997/2002 the Junior Category Awards in BIOCHEMISTRY 2024 have been sponsored by Theresa Mattei.

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) – Highlands Environmental LLC

Behavioral & Social Sciences (BEHA) – Kiwanis Club of Louisville

Biochemistry (BCHM) – In Memory of Dr. Nancy Keck

Biomedical & Health Sciences (BMED) – In Honor of Dr. Robert Ackland & John Kurt Brueckner

Biomedical Engineering (ENBM) – Michelle & Mark Garman

Cellular & Molecular Biology (CELL) – The SESCO Group

Chemistry (CHEM) – In Memory of Dr. Thomas H. Crawford

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (CBIO) – Shield Environmental Associates, Inc.

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) – ECKART America

Environmental Engineering (ENEV) – AECOM

Materials Science (MATS) – Lubrizol Advanced Materials

Mathematics (MATH) – Brownfields Environmental

Microbiology (MCRO) – The Kentuckiana Chapter of Hazardous Materials Managers

Physics & Astronomy (PHYS) – HEPACO

Plant Sciences (PLNT) – AAK USA

Robotics & Intelligent Machines (ROBO) – American Synthetic Rubber Co. (a Michelin company)

Systems Software (SOFT)- Glenn Carson Garrett

Technology Enhances the Arts (TECA) – Net Tango

Translational Medical Science (TMED) – in Memory of Robert “Bob” Baar

Senior Sponsors ($200) – First Prize: $85, Second Prize: $65, Third Prize: $50

Animal Sciences (ANIM) – George and Anamaria Mahon

Behavioral & Social Sciences (BEHA) – Kiwanis Club of Louisville

Biochemistry (BCHM) – Terracon

Biomedical & Health Sciences (BMED) – University of Michigan Alumni Club of Louisville

Biomedical Engineering (ENBM) – SAMTEC

Cellular & Molecular Biology (CELL) – Andrew Clifton

Chemistry (CHEM) – In Memory of Dr. Thomas H. Crawford

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (CBIO) – The Kentucky Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association

Earth & Environmental Sciences (EAEV) – Linebach Funkhouser, Inc.

Embedded Systems (EBED) -HEPACO

Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design (EGSD) – ESG-EHS Services, LLC

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics (ETSD)-DuPont Specialty Products USA

Environmental Engineering (EVEV) – All4, LLC Environmental Consultants

Materials Science (MATS) – Atlas Technical Consultants

Mathematics (MATH) – Trinseo

Microbiology (MCRO) – Anytime Waste Systems

Physics & Astronomy (PHYS) – HEPACO

Plant Sciences (PLNT) – AAK USA

Robotics & Intelligent Machines (ROBO) – American Synthetic Rubber Co. (a Michelin company)

Systems Software (SOFT) – American Synthetic Rubber Co. (a Michelin company)

Technology Enhances the Arts (TECA) – Net Tango

Translational Medical Science (TMED) – Carbide Industries LLC

Local Special Award Sponsors

School Awards for top three Junior & Senior Schools
Sponsored by LRSEF – Trophies made by Asia Impact

Amazon Innovation Projects – KY Science & Engineering Fair

American Chemical Society, Louisville Section

American Society of Civil Engineers – Kentucky Section

Asia Impact of GE Appliances, a Haier Company

Bakelite Synthetics

Best of Fair Awards -Junior & Senior, GE Appliances, a Haier Company

Bluegrass Institute of Food Technologists

First Build Innovation Awards

iForce Innovation LLC

Jefferson County Conservation District

Kentucky Chapter of Air & Waste Management Association

Kentuckiana Chapter of Hazardous Materials Managers