The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG-Ed) announced the finalists for the first annual S.T.E.M. Education Awards. These awards were created to recognize and celebrate schools, extracurricular programs, public-private partnerships, science agencies and post-secondary education outreach programs for outstanding efforts and achievement in supporting and promoting science, technology, engineering, and math education in Georgia.
“We applaud each of this year’s finalists for their extraordinary efforts to bolster awareness about the importance of STEM and for their hard work to increase student participation in science, technology, engineering and math programs,” said Michael Robertson, director of TAG-Ed. “Georgia will need to fill some 211,000 STEM-related jobs by 2018, so we are pleased to showcase so many great schools, programs and organizations that are helping to develop a strong future workforce for our state. ”
Several Cobb County and Marietta City schools were recognized for these awards, including: Kennesaw Mountain High School, Marietta Center for Advanced Academics (MCAA) and Wheeler High School. Some of Cobb’s extracurricular activities and programs were also recognized, including Walton Robotics and Wheeler Science Camps.
“We received more than 60 applications for our inaugural S.T.E.M. Education Awards,” stated Melanie Brandt, chief operating officer for TAG. “This is TAG’s first signature event outside of Atlanta, so we are thrilled at the enormous response and participation we’ve received from across the state.”
Winners will be announced during a special, half-day event on September 14 at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. To learn more, visit: http://bit.ly/STEMAwards.
