- Andrew Erickson, Adapted Lawnmower,
Echo Park Elementary: Award for "Improving Quality of Life"
presented by Erik VanGuilder for Medtronic, Inc.
- Ryan Zimmel, Backyard Zimmboni, Highland Catholic School:
Award for "Engineering Excellence" presented by Gerard Drewek
for General Dynamics/AIS
- Kevin Walsh, Circatar, Highland
Catholic School: Award for "Thinking Outside the Box" presented
by Mike Feller of the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
(MIPLA)
- Ben Jacobus, Smoke Detector Battery
Tester, Bailey Elementary: Award for "Excellence in Electrical
Engineering" presented by George Hennum for Schneider Electric/Square
D Foundation
- David Flanaghan, TackleBox Desk, Bailey Elementary:
Award for "Innovation" presented by Leslie Kampf for 3M
The Science Museum of Minnesota will display six
YIF inventions from April 11 - May 26. The "Extended Exhibit"
awards presented by J. Shipley Newlin Jr. and Shari Hartshorn
for the Science Museum of Minnesota are:
- Annette Williams & Leslie
Hayes, 2-n-1 Toy Chest, Park View Montessori School
- Andrew Erickson, Adapted Lawnmower, Echo Park Elementary
Taylor Simon, Christmas Tree Watering Ornament, Bluff Creek Elementary
- Kevin Walsh, Circatar, Highland Catholic School
Sydney Weaver-Lang, Grip-A-Pan, Fridley Middle School
Elizabeth Edlund, Love to Read & Write Wedge, East Union Elementary
Young inventor exhibiting at the Fair chose inventions of
3 peers as favorites. The "Young Inventors Choice" awards presented
by Erin and Laura Holt, student volunteers for the Young
Inventors Fair for nine years are:
- Ryan Zimmel, Backyard Zimmboni, Highland Catholic School
Elizabeth Edlund, Love to Read & Write Wedge, East Union Elementary
Joshua Doyle, Robo Dog Dish, Bluff Creek Elementary
The Minnesota Historical Society and the Minneapolis
Central Library will display the inventions of 4 YIF inventors from
May 1 - August 16 with special program on June 7. The "Minnovation:
150 Years of Ingenuity" awards presented by Jean & Sam Willhide
are:
- Anson Allard, Shower Buddy, Bluff Creek Elementary
- Joshua Doyle, Robo Dog Dish, Bluff Creek Elementary
- Quinn Eidem, Automatic Toothpaste Dispenser, Clover
Ridge Elementary
- Virginia Fritz & Margo Sanders, The Stall Stopper,
Echo Park Elementary
- Jaqueline Gnatkowski, Sleeping Beauty-Beauty Sleeper,
Glacier Hills Elementary
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- Andrew Carter, Easy Feeder 2008, Southview Elementary
- Taylor Simon, Christmas Tree Watering Ornament, Bluff
Creek Elementary
- Kevin Walsh, Circatar, Highland Catholic
- Ryan Zimmel, Backyard Zimmboni, Highland Catholic
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- Mickayla Hinkle, Scoop and Throw,
Woodbury Elementary
- Heidi Katter, Heated Swim Parka, St. Paul Academy
- Hayden Lohse, Dry Guy, Bluff Creek Elementary
- Trevor Pedersen, Disk Dispatcher, Victoria Elementary
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