National Youth Science Foundation,^® Inc.

Public Contributors

The Foundation gratefully acknowledges the Citizens and State of West Virginia for generous financial support of the National Youth Science Camp, and proudly recognizes

• West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III
• West Virginia Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin
• West Virginia Speaker of the House of Delegates Richard Thompson
• West Virginia Senate Finance Committee Chairman Walt Helmick
• West Virginia House of Delegates Finance Committee Chairman Harry Keith White

for confidence and support given to this West Virginia initiative that has enriched the lives of promising young science students who merit special recognition since 1963.

The Foundation extends special thanks to:

• U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd, who provides the constant support and encouragement that have made the program stronger,
• U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, for his long-standing interest in the Foundation
• U.S. Congressman Alan B. Mollohan, who, along with Senator Byrd, has demonstrated foresight and initiative in helping obtain funding from the
• U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which permitted the Foundation to annually support international programming at the NYSC and to continue to develop and implement the Youth Science Leadership Institute, and from
• NASA whose support enhances the NYSC academic program.

The Foundation recognizes the Division of Science and Research of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission for providing funding through the Research Challenge Fund in support of the 2005-09 Green Bank sessions of the West Virginia Governor’s School for Mathematics and Science.  The Research Challenge Fund was established to support research initiatives and is a critical component of the state’s strategic plan for economic development.

The Foundation acknowledges

• The Honorable Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary of Education and the Arts
• Mr. Steve Spence, Executive Director, WV Development Office
• Dr. Paul L. Hill, Jr., Vice Chancellor for Research, WV Higher Education Policy Commission
• Dr. Jan R. Taylor, Director of Research Programs, Division of Science and Research
• Ms. Sherry Keffer, Director of the WV Governor’s Schools

for having the forethought to recognize that encouraging science and mathematics education in West Virginia’s youth is an essential component of the comprehensive strategy to improve the economic competitiveness american international group and viability of West Virginia.
The Foundation also recognizes Isidore and Annie Adler, for whom the NYSC endowment fund is named.  Dr. Isidore Adler, Ph.D. (dec.) was a senior scientist with NASA during the Apollo program with responsibility for the geo-chemical mapping of the moon, and was one of the first to analyze Moon rocks returned to Earth on the missions.  It is with the Adler Fund that the Foundation honors this man and woman who made great contributions to society and who enthusiastically supported the NYSC.

Corporate and Foundation Contributors

The following list includes corporate-employee matching contributions.

• American International Group
• Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
• The Daywood Foundation
• Dickinson Properties Limited Partnership
• The Dow Chemical Company Foundation
  • Sponsor of the NYSC Opening Luncheon and Tours of the DOW Technical Center
• Eastern Mountain Sports
• EnSafe, Inc.
• Entegris, Inc.
• ExxonMobil Corporation
• General Electric
• Goldman Sachs
• The Herscher Foundation
• Hewlett-Packard Company
• Jackson Kelly PLLC
• The Charles T. and Mary Ellen Jones Fund
• The Bernard H. and Blanche E. Jacobson Foundation
• Herbert and Roselle Mack Charitable Foundation
• Merck & Company
• The McJunkin Family Trust
• Microsoft Corporation
• The Millipore Foundation
  • Sponsor of one 2008 NYSC delegate representing Massachusetts
• Newfield Exploration
• Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Sponsor of the 2005-08 NYSC Academic Program
  • Sponsor of the 2005-08 NYSC Senate Luncheon
• Occidental Petroleum Corporation
  • Sponsor of the 2005 NYSC Academic Lecture by Ms. Jo Ellen Drisko
  • Sponsor of the 2006 YSLI Academic Lecture by Ms. Judy Russell
  • Sponsor of the 2006 YSLI delegate representing Colombia
  • Sponsor of the 2007 NYSC delegates representing Colombia (1), Bolivia (1), and Argentina (2)
  • Sponsor of the 2008 NYSC
• Oracle Corporation
• The Park Foundation
• Pfizer Foundation, Inc.
• The Philanthropic Collaborative
• Recreation Equipment, Inc. (REI)
• Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
• The Russell and Sheila Stevens Charitable Fund
• Sun Microsystems
• Texas Instruments
• Thompson West
• The Wilkens Family Charitable Gift Fund

Major Individual Contributors

$10,000 or greater

Dr. George Bennett (Foundation Trustee)
Mr. Zane Gresham (NYSC FL 1966, Foundation Trustee)
Mr. Scott Segal (Foundation Trustee) and Justice Robin Davis

$1,000 to $9,999

$500 to $999

$250 to $499

In-Kind Contributors