Presidential Awards Honor Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring
NationalThe awards recognize outstanding individual efforts and organizational programs designed to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in mathematics, engineering, and science in kindergarten-12th grade and through the graduate level.
In 1994, the Clinton Administration’s science policy blueprint, Science in the National Interest, stated goals to produce the best-trained scientists and engineers for the 21st century and to enhance scientific and technological literacy of all Americans. The presidential mentoring awards are an outgrowth of these goals.
The mentoring awards recognize a long-term commitment to providing opportunities for greater participation in science and engineering by all Americans. This year’s awardees were selected from among 44 nominees for the individual awards and from among 13 institutional nominations.