We are pleased to announce the annual TVHS Award dinner honoring members and students from our local area.  In addition, there will be an undergraduate poster symposium beginning at 3:30 pm.  Please see the attached announcement for details and location information.  Your RSVP is requested by April 10 at noon here.  

Awardees include:

2025 Distinguished Member

         Scott Armentrout

2025 Technician of the Year

         Leslie Depew

2025 Outreach Volunteer of the Year

         Rong Xu

2025 Outstanding Seniors

         Erica Tocholke, East Tennessee State University

         Jessica Campbell, King University

         Maxwell Brown, Milligan University

         Abigail Edwards, UVA Wise

2025 Outstanding Chemistry High School Teacher

         John Morrell, Science Hill High School

2025 National Chemistry Olympiad Students

         Claire Li and Abdulrahman Alyaf, Dobyns-Bennett

         Nathaniel Plucker, Daniel Boone

         Shubh Patel and Shiv Bhagat, Science Hill

Blue Ridge Highlands Regional Science Fair

First Place: Natalie Tessar, Southwest Virginia Governor’s School

Exploring the Relationship Between Metalloids and Tampon Absorbency Sizes

Second Place: Ruby Hoerter, Southwest Virginia Governor’s School

Concentrations of B-carotene in Fresh, Canned, and Frozen Carrots

Third Place: Connor Beasley, Southwest Virginia Governor’s School

Identification and Analysis of Fungal Ice Nucleic Candidate Proteins with Computational Biochemistry

ACS Member Awards

60 Year ACS Members

         Ms. Linda Adams

         Dr. Jeff Wardeska

We look forward to seeing you on April 14 at Eastman’s Lodge.