Thomas Alva Edison Award
The Thomas Alva Edison Award is presented each year to the student who has independently constructed research equipment and carried out a successful research investigation. The following students are past winners of this award:
Year |
Name |
City |
School |
1978 |
Robert Pearsall |
Hamler |
Patrick Henry High School |
1979 |
Diana Lauck |
Ravenna |
Ravenna High School |
1981 |
James Kasner |
Millersburg |
West Holmes High School |
1982 |
Cindy Raymond |
Kent |
Roosevelt High School |
1983 |
Eric Wertz |
Stow |
Lakeview High School |
1984 |
Lyle Reusser |
Millersburg |
West Holmes High School |
1985 |
David Roberts |
Westerville |
Westerville North High School |
1986 |
Eric Germann |
Van Wert Co. |
Lincolnview High School |
1987 |
Rodney Hartman |
Carroll |
Bloom-Carroll High School |
1988 |
Matthew Fuerst |
Wickliffe |
Wickliffe Senior High School |
1989 |
Michael McGrath |
Ashland |
Ashland City High School |
1990 |
Mathew Heston |
Carrollton |
Carrollton High School |
1991 |
Michael Ruthemeyer |
Cincinnati |
St. Xavier High School |
1992 |
Gregory Lohman |
Medina |
Highland High School |
1993 |
Aimee Springowski |
Sheffield Lake |
Brookside High School |
1994 |
Jeff Smith |
Sylvania |
Sylvania Southview High School |
1995 |
Stephan M. Gogola, III |
Kent |
Theodore Roosevelt High School |
1996 |
Adreanna Decker |
Barnesville |
Barnesyille High School |
1997 |
Lev Horodyskyj |
North Royalton |
Padua Franciscan High School |
1998 |
Lev Horodyskyj |
North Royalton |
Padua Franciscan High School |
1999 |
Lev Horodyskyj |
North Royalton |
Padua Franciscan High School |
2000 |
Margaret Engoren |
Sylvania |
Southview High School |
2001 |
Lindsey Heine |
Sylvania |
Southview High School |
2002 |
James Ristow |
Kent |
Theodore Roosevelt High School |
2003 |
Jared Steed |
Delaware |
Buckeye Valley High School |
2004 |
Jared Steed |
Delaware |
Buckeye Valley High School |
2005 |
Robbie Christian |
North Canton |
Hoover High School |
2006 |
Alex Liber |
Sylvania |
Sylvania Southview High School |
2007 |
Ruth Chang |
Sylvania |
Sylvania Southview High School |
2007 |
Victoria Ellis |
Sylvania |
Sylvania Southview High School |
2008 |
Elizabeth Engoren |
Sylvania |
Sylvania Southview High School |
2009 |
Abigail Styron |
Alvordton |
Hilltop High School |
2010 |
Russell Kittel |
Gahanna |
Lincoln High School |
2011 |
Sulaiman Mustapha |
Toledo |
Toledo Islamic Academy |
2012 |
Chrysta Beck | Pettisville | Pettisville High School |
2012 |
Bluye DeMessie | Mason | William Mason High School |
2013 |
Mitchell Pallaki | Cleveland | Saint Ignatius High School |
2014 |
Emily Merickel | Gahanna | Gahanna Lincoln High School |
2015 |
Hannah Meller | Pettisville | Pettisville High School |
| 2016 | Jordan Skates | Pettisville | Pettisville High School |
| 2017 | Mukund Seshadri | Dublin | Dublin Coffman High School |
| 2018 | Connor Ryan | Canton | Lincoln High School |
| 2019 | Garret Blum | Chagrin Falls | University School |
Updated: 09/22/2021 09:33AM