Shipman Award Winners - KC Invention Convention

Inspiring the Future:
The Linda Hall Library Joseph Shipman Award

Changing the future can only begin with a first step. For some, taking that first step begins with a question that ignites the desire to learn and grow. For others, that first step leads to a project, an experiment, and, for a few, a pathway to a calling and a career.

The Linda Hall Library is sparking curiosity for science enthusiasts of all ages and facilitating their desires to learn more about how science impacts everyday life through the Library’s collections, programming, and research. In 2001, the Library started awarding the Joseph C. Shipman Award to a student whose mastery of scientific writing is demonstrated in a paper or science project at the Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair. The award, named for the first director of the Library, honors Mr. Shipman’s legacy and his devotion to scientific exploration.

The below list of honorees inspired the creation of the Kansas City Invention Convention as the Library continues to bring science into the lives of people in the surrounding community in new ways.

Year	Student Honoree	Educator Honoree
2001	Chris Andrews	Elizabeth Wood
2002	John Martens	NA
2004	Arup Sarma, Shawnee Mission East High School	Cole Ogden, Shawnee Mission East High School
2005	Julia Jezmir, Blue Valley North High School	Jan Cyr, Blue Valley North High School
2006	Nandini Sarma, Shawnee Mission East High School	Cole Ogden, Shawnee Mission East High School
2007	Daniel Janvrin, Blue Valley North High School	Jan Cyr, Blue Valley North High School
2008	Emily Dellwig, Blue Valley North	Jan Cyr, Blue Valley North High School
2009	Carl Lawhon, Pembroke Hill School	Kathy Ketchum, Pembroke Hill School
2010	Prarthana Dalal, Shawnee Mission East High School	Cole Ogden, Shawnee Mission East High School
2011	Sarina Farb, Homeschool	JoAnn Farb, Blue Valley North High School
2012	Megan Smith	NA
2013	Virbin Nath Sapkota, Blue Valley North High School	Jan Cyr, Blue Valley North High School
2014	Triton Wolfe, Olathe North High School	Amy Johnston, Olathe North High School
2015	Shyam Narayanan, Blue Valley CAPS	Eric Kessler, Blue Valley CAPS
2016	Benjamin Deatherage, Shawnee Mission West High School	Brenda Bott, Biotechnology Signature Program – Shawnee Mission School District
2017	Andrea Dahl, Olathe North High School	Rebecca Groebe, Heritage Middle School
2018	Erin Smith, Shawnee Mission School District Biotechnology Signature Program	Brenda Bott, Biotechnology Signature Program – Shawnee Mission School District
2019	Aviral Misra, Blue Valley High School	NA
2021	Arjun Garapaty, Olathe North High School	Amy Clement, Olathe North High School

Inspiring the Future: The Linda Hall Library Joseph Shipman Award

Inspiring the Future:
The Linda Hall Library Joseph Shipman Award