Nov. 6, 2008

Marysville, Ohio — High-achieving seniors from 129 western- and central-Ohio high schools today received the 2008 Honda/Ohio State Partnership Math Medal Award from a partnership between Honda of America Mfg. Inc. and Ohio State University. The award recognizes and honors the top mathematics student in each high school near Honda operations, for their achievements in mathematics courses throughout high school.
A complete list of Class of 2009 Math Medal winners and their high schools follows this release.
More than 300 friends and family attended the breakfast ceremony as the Class of 2009 Math Medal winners received their awards at Honda of America in Marysville. The award is presented through the Honda-Ohio State Partnership Program that supports initiatives in education, research and public service.
The 2008 Math Medal Awards mark the fifth anniversary of the ceremony, and 129 seniors, the highest number yet, received the award this year, with seven area high schools participating for the first time. There are currently four full classes of Math Medal Scholars enrolled at Ohio State in engineering.
“Programs like the Honda-OSU Partnership Math Medal encourage students to push themselves in the classroom,” said Bill Konstantacos, senior manager, Corporate Affairs, Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. “Mathematics is the gateway to science and technology and that is what is going to be extremely important as this generation carves its own niche in the future.”
These math scholars have the opportunity to apply for a Honda-Ohio State Partnership scholarship at Ohio State’s College of Engineering.
Totaling $2,500 each, up to 12 scholarships will be awarded to this year’s Math Medal recipients for the 2009-10 academic year and can be renewed for a total of four years. Over the first four years, 45 Math Medal recipients have gone on to receive the $2,500 scholarships at Ohio State’s College of Engineering. A total of $261,616 has been awarded through the scholarships as these students continue four years of studies at Ohio State.
“In a time when U.S. students are pursuing mathematics and science related careers in decreasing numbers, we are very pleased to be able to recognize these outstanding math students for their academic achievements,” said Gregory N. Washington, interim dean, Ohio State College of Engineering. “This award encourages exceptional math students to consider engineering as a career while simultaneously exposing them to Ohio State University and Honda.”
In addition to the award — a boxed pewter medal and certificate — the Math Medal winners received a $200 savings bond.
All 156 high schools near Honda operations in 15 west-central Ohio counties are asked to select their best senior math scholar for the Math Medal, based on academic performance at the end of the student’s junior year in 2008.
The Honda-Ohio State Partnership Program is an unparalleled, bilateral collaboration between Ohio State and Honda of America Manufacturing that supports initiatives in education, research and public service to positively impact students, faculty, public and private sector practitioners, and the transportation industry as a whole.
Last year, Business Facilities magazine, a leading publication for corporate executives, ranked the Honda/Ohio State Partnership among the top five industry-university partnerships in the U.S., along with Stanford, MIT, the University of California system and Penn State.
Honda operates two auto plants and motorcycle, engine and transmission plants in Ohio, along with a major vehicle research and development center and engineering, logistics and purchasing operations in the state. With 15,000 associates — including more than 1,000 engineers — Honda is one of Ohio’s largest private employers.
Ohio State’s College of Engineering is ranked among the top 20 public university engineering programs in the country by U.S. News and World Report, and our 5,000 undergraduate students choose from 14 different engineering majors.
More information about the Honda-Ohio State Partnership Program is available at http://elearn.eng.ohio-state.edu/honda.

Class of 2009
Math Medal Winner, High School

Allen County
Zack Dunn, Allen East HS
Colin Sprague, Bluffton HS
Sean Fisher, Delphos Jefferson HS
Joel Jackson, Elida HS
Nicole Hopkins, Lima Bath HS
Maria Hoffman, Lima Central Catholic HS
Josh Eley, Lima Senior HS
Jennifer Bender, Lima Shawnee HS
Kristine Spyker, Perry Local HS
Heather A. Smith, Spencerville HS

Auglaize County
Stacey Sherman, Minster HS
Jeff Kremer, New Bremen HS
Hannah Dildine, New Knoxville HS
Mitchell Powell, St. Marys Memorial HS
Kenneth Long, Wapakoneta HS
Tyler Johns, Waynesfield-Goshen HS

Champaign County
Caitlin Zook, Graham HS
Wendy Thurman, Mechanicsburg HS
Josh Olden, Triad HS
Jeffrey Nash, Urbana HS
Heather Bumbalough, West Liberty-Salem HS

Clark County
Rachel Steiner, Clark-Shawnee HS
Rachel Paulikonis, Greenon HS
Kristen Sheerer, Kenton Ridge HS
Kayla Gruber, Northeastern HS
Jacob Meldon, Northwestern HS
Jacqueline Severt, Southeastern HS
Patrick McHugh, Springfield Catholic HS

Darke County
Renee Schmitmeyer, Ansonia HS
Elizabeth Dean, Franklin-Monroe HS
Chris Lockhart, Greenville HS
Matthew Jokerst, Versailles HS

Delaware County
John Clark, Big Walnut HS
John Schultz, Delaware Christian HS
Stewart Carpenter, Delaware Hayes HS
Benjamin Bailey, Olentangy HS
Geoffrey Howard, Olentangy Liberty HS
Ian Coley, Village Academy

Franklin County
Sterling Bell, Beechcroft HS
Jessica Jude, Bishop Hartley HS
Calvin Goodman, Bishop Ready HS
John Michael Lyons, Bishop Watterson HS
Kirstie Lynn Hansen, Briggs HS
Lorraine Levels, Brookhaven HS
John Myers, Canal Winchester HS
Nathan Jackson, Centennial HS
Whitney Fullen, Central Crossing HS
Saptarshi Chaudhuri, Columbus Alternative HS
Inyoung (Irene) Lee, Columbus School for Girls
Douglas R. Stauffer, DeSales HS
Andreas Culbertson, Dublin Coffman HS
Lu (Serena) Bai, Dublin Jerome HS
Jamie Polzin, Dublin Scioto HS
Takila Tatum, East HS
Brittney McIntyre, Eastmoor Academy
Matthew Claffey, Franklin Heights HS
Megan Lonsdale, Ft. Hayes MEC
Kelsey Chatman, Gahanna Christian Acad.
Jason Miller, Gahanna Lincoln HS
Sarah Gleeson, Grandview Heights
Jacob F. Haines, Grove City HS
Timm Andrew Mackley, Groveport Madison HS
Michael Treneff, Hamilton Township HS
Victoria Shea Pennington, Harvest Prep School
Kyle Ginaven, Hilliard Darby HS
Britani Gerula, Independence HS
Molly Kartman, Marion-Franklin HS
Ryan Winfree, Madison Christian HS
Alex Vichinsky, New Albany HS
Theodore Moore, Northland HS
Maneva Wynkoop, South HS
Allan Joseph, St. Charles Prep HS
Yishun Dong, Upper Arlington HS
Fatima Kebe, Walnut Ridge HS
Teddy Kent, Wellington School
Kevin Blakely, Westerville North HS
Andrew Sweet, Westerville South HS
Elizabeth Altfillisch, Westland HS
Sam Johns, Whetstone HS
Bai Nong Yuan, Whitehall Yearling HS
Alexa Garrison, Worthington Christian HS
Henry Liu, Thomas Worthington HS
Almonte Harrison, West HS

Hardin County
Brandon Arn, Hardin Northern
Progga Das, Ada HS
Dustin Scott, Ridgemont HS
Andrew Gil, Riverdale HS
Travis C. King, Kenton HS

Logan County
Joseph Burkhammer, Bellefontaine HS
Ammi E. Stover, Benjamin Logan HS
Sarah Bell, Indian Lake HS
Megan Leiss, Riverside HS

Madison County
Brandon Rohrig, Jonathon Alder HS
Jordan Parrish, London HS
Anna Rosati, Madison-Plains HS
Yana Daniuk, West Jefferson HS

Marion County
Keriann Arnott, Elgin HS
Jordon Sill, Marion Catholic HS
Adam Frank, Marion Harding HS
Thomas Baldauf, Pleasant HS
Caleb Swisher, Ridgedale HS
Austin Jacob, River Valley HS

Mercer County
Nick Siebert, Celina HS
Trent Muhlenkamp, Coldwater HS
Nathan Tangeman, Marion Local HS
Tyler Garwood, Parkway HS
Gwen Fullenkamp, St. Henry HS

Miami County
Nicholas McIntosh, Bethel HS
Jacqueline Heiss, Bradford HS
Catherine Dickey, Covington HS
Sarah Skidmore, Miami-East HS
Margaret Busse, Milton-Union HS
Kalea Shea Gore, Newton HS
Shayna Mullin, Piqua HS
Mark J. Wells, Troy Christian HS
Mindy Phillis, Troy City HS

Shelby County
Lydia Kindelin, Anna Local HS
Lucas Fullenkamp, Botkins HS
Katy Monnier, Fairlawn HS
Jessica Poeppelman, Ft. Loramie HS
Alexandra Bowling, Houston HS
Beth Zimpfer, Jackson Center HS
Aaron Bauer, Lehman Catholic HS
Derek Francis, Russia HS
Zachary Jenkins, Sidney Christian Academy
Patrick Ho, Sidney HS

Union County
Tyler Boerger, Fairbanks HS
Zachary Tangeman, Marysville HS
Emily Lydic, North Union HS