The American Statistical Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 poster and project competitions. First-place winners received $200, a plaque, a plaque for their school, and graphing calculators from Texas Instruments. Second-place winners received $100 and a plaque; third-place winners received $50 and a plaque; and honorable mentions received certificates.

The competitions are directed by the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability. Information about the competitions—including entry forms, instructional webinars, and a rubric of how the posters and projects are judged—is available on the ASA education website via the K–12 link.

2010 Poster Competition Winners

Grades K-3

First Place

Bradley Carter, Marissa Folkert, Jacob Larson, Donovan Lance, and Elizabeth Visscher
Battle of the Condiments
Holland Public Schools, Holland, Michigan

Second Place

Madison Avery
What’s Your Favorite Board Game?
Collins Elementary, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Third Place

Sam Boezwinkle
Lotsa Pasta
Thornapple Elementary, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Honorable Mention

Julian Perez
Season of Birth and Allergies
Rydal Elementary, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

Honorable Mention

Charlotte Nadel
Analysis of a Piggy Bank
Rydal Elementary, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

Poster Competition Judges

Linda Quinn of John Carroll University directed the poster competition. Neal Rogness and John Gabrosek of Grand Valley State University (GVSU) directed the judging of the posters. Judges included the following:

David Coffey, Mathematics, GVSU
Dan Frobish, Statistics, GVSU
Marcia Frobish, Mathematics, GVSU
John Gabrosek, Statistics, GVSU
Jennifer Kaplan, Statistics and Probability, Michigan State University
Nancy Mack, Mathematics, GVSU
Whitney Minor, Statistics, GVSU
Matt Race, Annapolis High School, Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Mary Richardson, Statistics, GVSU
Neal Rogness, Statistics, GVSU
Oscar Saucedo, Padnos College of Engineering and Computing, GVSU
Gerald Shoultz, Statistics, GVSU