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November 15, 2011

The mentors received their awards at a White House ceremony on Monday, December 12.

The mentors received their awards at a White House ceremony on Monday, December 12. Pictured are (front row, left to right): Sara Xayarath Hernandez, Diversity Programs in Engineering, Cornell University, N.Y.; Shara Fisler, Ocean Discovery Institute, Calif.; Peggy Cebe, Tufts University, Mass.; Karen Panetta, Tufts University, Mass.; Rebecca Smith, University of California San Francisco Science & Health Education Partnership High School Intern Program, Calif.; Marilyn Winkleby, The Stanford Medical Youth Science Program, Stanford University, Calif.; Teresa Woodruff, Women's Health Science Program for High School Girls and Beyond, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ill.; and Chrysanthe Demetry, Camp Reach, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mass. In the back row are (left to right) Amelito Enriquez, Cañada College, Calif.; Cora Marrett, deputy director, National Science Foundation; Subra Suresh, director, National Science Foundation; Solomon Bililign, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, N.C.; Juan Gilbert, Clemson University, S.C.; Charles Thornton, ACE Mentor Program of America, Conn.; Carlos Castillo-Chavez, The Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute, Arizona State University, Ariz.; Roy Clarke, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich., Winston Anderson, Howard University, Washington, D.C.; Shaik Jeelani, Tuskegee University, Ala.; Andrew Tsin, University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas; and John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

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