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
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