Past Winners

The Bryce C. Brown Award

Each year, in honor of Dr. Bryce C. Brown, the CTSEF founder and Director Emeritus, an award is given to the most promising young scientist regardless of age or category. Only ONE STUDENT FROM EACH SCHOOL is eligible to qualify for this award. Nominees must be recommended by their school science teacher, after demonstrating their proficiency and interest in the scientific method.

This award is one of the most prestigious offered by the CTSEF. Nominees demonstrate both a continuing interest in science or engineering, and intent to pursue a science-related career. The Bryce C. Brown Award will not be awarded more than once to the same student. Past winners are:

1984 Alan Gilchrest 7th Robinson Jr. High Environmental Science
1985 Matthew Mladenka 8th Wiley Middle Behavioral & Social Sciences
1986 Norman Y. Ho 11th Ellison High Biochemistry
1987 Zach Coombs 12th Waco High Engineering
1988 (tie) Chia Ming Wang 12th Waco High Microbiology
1988 (tie) Rene Drummond 12th Rockdale High Behavioral & Social Sciences
1989 Dawn Landua 8th Midway Jr. High Behavioral & Social Sciences
1990 K. Layne Gossett 12th Rockdale High Medicine & Health
1991 Hayley Voige 10th Waco High Behavioral & Social Sciences
1992 (tie) Kelly W. Gossett 11th Rockdale High Engineering
1992 (tie) Kevin W. Stafford 12th Troy High Earth & Space Science
1993 Jay T. Sartain 9th Midway High Behavioral & Social Sciences
1994 Peter Crossno 12th Rockdale High Microbiology
1995 Matt Ferguson 12th Rockdale High Zoology
1996 Melissa Baumann 8th O. J. Thomas Jr. High Microbiology
1997 Alicia Willson 10th Robinson High Microbiology
1998 Steven Sielaff 12th Robinson High Earth & Space Science
1999 JonCee Kelley 12th Yoe High Environmental Science
2000 Bennett Lane 8th Midway Middle Behavioral & Social Sciences
2001 Timothy Hartland 8th Midway Middle Engineering
2002 Laura A Hartman 11th China Spring High Microbiology
2003 David Martin 8th St. Louis School Microbiology
2004 Lindsay Liles 10th Yoe High Microbiology
2005 Amanda Hartman 12th China Spring High Microbiology
2006 Tara Gloyna 11th Temple High Environmental Science
2007 Hannah Davis 12th C.H. Yoe High Behavioral Science
2008 Sandy Ren 9th Midway High Team Category
2009 Logan Kostroun 12th C.H. Yoe High Plant Sciences
2010 Julia McKnight 8th Midway Middle Behavioral & Social Sciences

Baylor University Scholarship Award

Students in their junior or senior year of high school who have qualified for entry in any category in the Central Texas Science and Engineering Fair may apply for the Baylor University Scholarship. The scholarship award provides $1000 tuition to Baylor University. Past winners are:

1998 Steven Sielaff 12th Robinson High Earth & Space Science
1999 Nina Hathi 12th Robinson High Mathematics
2000 Kyle Conklin 11th Yoe High Botany
2001 Erica Maresh 10th Mexia High Chemistry
2002 Laura A. Hartman 11th China Spring High Microbiology
2002 Jared Locklear 12th Yoe High Environmental Science
2003 Laura A. Hartman 11th China Spring High Microbiology
2004 Amanda Hartman 11th China Spring High Microbiology
2005 John Hertenberger 11th Yoe High Environmental Science
2006 Haley N. Wasson 12th Ellison High Biochemistry
2007 Stephanie Simcox 11th McGregor High Cellular and Molecular

Past ISEF Finalists

  • 1957 Mary Ellen Rogers Waco High
    John Jeanes Waco High
    Barbara Bruner Waco High
  • 1958 Julian Sewell Belton High
    Elizabeth Janeway University High
  • 1959 Estelle Jares West High
    John Fitzpatrick Marshall High
  • 1960 Gerald Birdwell Eagle Lake High
    Jim Brocker Temple High
  • 1961 Jim Brocker Temple High
    Gabriele Luthardt Killeen High
  • 1962 Bart Reilly Corsicana High
    Edward Erwin Corsicana High
  • 1963 Bobby Fauvelle Corsicana High
    Stephen Tuttle Temple High
  • 1964 Ken Smith University High
    Connie Bullock Hico High
  • 1965 Jeff Bentley Temple High
    Jan Flowers Richfield High
  • 1966 Jeff Bentley Temple High
    Barbara Jackson Killeen High
  • 1967 Lisle Posey Mexia High
    Cynthia Torrance Waco High
  • 1968 Wilson Erwin Corsicana High
    William Brown Lampasas High
  • 1969 James Harper Copperas Cove
    Patrick Gibson Corsicana High
  • 1970 John Hawk Corsicana High
    Patrick Gibson Corsicana High
  • 1971 James Nance Yoe High
    Donald Parker Copperas Cove
  • 1972 Steve Shehorn Robinson High
    Donald Parker Copperas Cove
  • 1973 William Duncan Copperas Cove
    Gary Fuchs Yoe High
  • 1974 Gary Fuchs Yoe High
    David Hollas Yoe High
  • 1975 Newton D. Farrar Hico High
    William S. Smith Richfield High
  • 1976 Dana Snipes Groesbeck High
    Philip Frederick Tennyson Jr. High
  • 1977 Brian Linver Killeen High
    Gary Frenzel Tennyson Jr. High
  • 1978 Michael S. Wren Killeen High
    4th - Grand Award-
    ISEF Earth & Space Science
    Marina Hsieh Richfield High
  • 1979 David Schechter Richfield High
    3rd - Grand Award - ISEF Biochemistry
    Felicia K. Park Richfield High
  • 1980 Bill Richter West High
    4th Grand Award -
    ISEF Earth & Space Science
    2nd U.S. Air Force
    Tamara Hebert Rockdale High
  • 1981 Colin Valentine Rockdale High
    Ronald Rummel Yoe High
  • 1982 Chia-Lien Wang Richfield High
    Tamara Hebert Rockdale High
    Honorable Mention - Eastman Kodak Co.
    Honorable Mention - USAF
  • 1983 David Boutwell Yoe High
    2nd Grand Award -
    ISEF Environmental Sciences
    2nd - American Society of Civil Engineers
    2nd - U.S. Navy
    5th - American Association of Petroleum Engineers
    John Ho Ellison High
  • 1984 Chia-Ying Wang Richfield High
    Russell Yakesch Rockdale High
  • 1985 Kerry Sagebiel Rockdale High
    Honorable Mention - Eastman Kodak Co.
    Chia-Ying Wang Richfield High
  • 1986 Kerry Sagebiel Rockdale High
    3rd - Grand Award -
    ISEF Earth & Space Science
    Honorable Mention - Eastman Kodak Co.
    Norman Ho Ellison High
  • 1987 Kerry Sagebiel Rockdale High
    Rene Drummond Rockdale High
  • 1988 Rene Drummond Rockdale High
    Chia-Ming Wang Waco High
    Honorable Mention - Eastman Kodak Co.
  • 1989 Michael Sterling Waco High
  • 1990 Layne Gossett Rockdale High
    2nd Grand Award - ISEF Medicine & Health
    1st - Eastman Kodak Co.
    3rd - Optical Society of America
    3rd - Society of Photographic
    Scientists/Engineering
  • 1990 Danny Drummond Rockdale High
    1st - Eastman Kodak Co.
    2nd - Society of Photographic
    Scientists/Engineering
  • 1991 Danny Drummond Rockdale High
    4th - Grand Award-
    ISEF Earth & Space Science
    1st - Eastman Kodak Co.
    1st - U.S. Navy Earth & Space Sciences
    Honorable Mention - NASA
    Kevin Stafford Troy High
  • 1992 Danny Drummond Rockdale High
    3rd - Grand Award -
    ISEF Earth & Space Science
    3rd - Eastman Kodak Co,
    Kevin Stafford Troy High
    4th - Grand Award -
    ISEF Earth & Space Science Merit - Society of Exploration Geophysicists
    Honorable Mention Ð Society for Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration
  • 1993 Danny Drummond Rockdale High
    Eastman Kodak Award
    U.S. Marine Corps Office of Naval
    Research and Scholarship Award
    Erica Phillips Rockdale High
  • 1994 Jay Sartain Midway High
    4th - Grand Award -
    ISEF Behavioral & Social Sciences
    1st - U.S. Air Force
  • 1995 Jay Sartain Midway High
    Honorable Mention - Association for Behavioral Analysis
    Matt Ferguson Rockdale High
    1st - U.S. Air Force
    Team: Robin Melcher, Candice Diver, Rhya Taylor Rockdale High
  • 1996 Jay Sartain Midway High
    3rd - Grand Award
    ISEF Behavioral & Social Sciences
    Teri Burgett Rockdale High
    Team: Kevin Kelly, Kyle Gibson Waco High
  • 1997 Deanne Masur Rockdale High
    Sondra Beissner Temple High
    Honorable Mention-Eastman Kodak Co.
    Team: Julie Burns, Jenny Gebhart Rockdale High
  • 1998 Steven Sielaff Robinson High
    1st - U.S. Air Force
    JonCee Kelley Yoe High
  • 1999 Alicia Willson Robinson High
    Melissa Baumann Yoe High
  • 2000 Melissa Baumann Yoe High
    Kyle Conklin Yoe High
  • 2001 Stephanie Gelner Yoe High
    Lacey Vaculin Yoe High<
    Honorable Mention Endocrine Society
  • 2002 Jeffrey Easterwood Rockdale High
    Amanda Hartman China Spring High
    4th - Grand Award - ISEF Microbiology
  • 2003 Team: Sarah May, Karianne Wood Mexia High
    Amanda Hartman China Spring High
  • 2004 Amanda Hartman China Spring High
    4th - Grand Award - ISEF Microbiology
    Florida Institute of Technology Scholarship
    Oregon State University Scholarship
    Tara Gloyna T emple High
  • 2005 Tara Gloyna Temple High
    2nd - Grand Award - ISEF Environmental Science
    Society of Environment Toxicology and Chemistry
    Lindsay Liles Yoe High
  • 2006 Tara Gloyna Temple High
    3rd- Grand Award - ISEF Environmental Science
    Society of Environment Toxicology and Chemistry
    Lindsay Liles Yoe High
  • 2007 Tara Gloyna Temple High
    2nd - Grand Award -
    ISEF Environmental Science
    U.S. Air Force Award
    Stephanie Simcox McGregor High