World: 
2015-2016 Deforestation Winners
Middle School Winners
Why Take it All Away?
Noblesville West Middle School, Noblesville, IN
Habitat Loss in the Rainforest
William Griffith and Daisy Andrejco
South Orange Middle School, South Orange, NJ
High School Winners
One Stump at a Time
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA
Deforestation and Population Growth: a Visual Essay
European School of Brussels IV, Brussels, Belgium
Deforestation – A Problem For All
Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, CA
Our Job
Pullman High School, Pullman, WA
Finalists
Deforestation
Griffin Ernyei, Deforestation
Hampton Middle School, Allison Park, Pennsylvania
Mitchell Mazza, Habitat Destruction
Harrisburg Academy, Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania
Sriram Srinivas, Deforestation: It’s Happening Everywhere
Moultrie Middle School, Mt Pleasant, South Carolina
Public Health
Thomas Mercieca, Effects of Air Pollution
King’s College School, London, United Kingdom
Catherine Odom, Stopping the Spread
Charles F. Patton Middle School, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Water Scarcity
Michelle Haginemana, Water Scarcity
Harmony Science Academy Carrollton, Carrollton, Tennessee
Madison Halcovage, Pollution’s Impact on Our World
Harrisburg Academy, Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania
Graham Ross, Aquifer Depletion
White Station Middle School, Memphis, Tennessee
Contest Judges
| Mary Barbara Alexander | Actress, Farmer, Activist, former board member of Population Connection |
| Denise R. Ames | Founder and President, Center for Global Awareness |
| Ellen Barnard | Executive Producer, Tomorrow Pictures Inc. |
| Ginny Beauregard | Film Producer/Environmental Educator, Independent |
| Caroline Bednarz | AP Human Geography Teacher, McKinley Technology High School, DC |
| Liam Billingham | Filmmaker, liambillingham.com, BRICArtsMedia |
| Joseph Bish | Director of Issue Advocacy, Population Media Center |
| Dr. Kate Brauman | Lead Scientist, Global Water Initiative, Institute on the Environment, Universitiy of Minnesota |
| Kate Campbell | Reproductive Health Fellow, Population Services International |
| Hartwell Carson | French Broad Riverkeeper, MountainTrue |
| Terri Clark | Community Resource Manager, Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens |
| Diana Cole | Science Teacher, Population Education Trainer, Capital Area School for the Arts Charter School, Harrisburg PA |
| Dr. Ken Conca | Professor, School of International Service, American University |
| Sean Connor | Director, Community Relations, Saylor Foundation |
| Chris Day | Head of Corporate Communications, United Talent Agency |
| Sahan T. M. Dissanayake | Assistant Professor of Economics, Colby College |
| Dr. Paula Ehrlich | President & CEO, E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation |
| Pri Ekanayake | Former Population Education Fellow, |
| Eva El-Khatib | Science Department Chair, McLean School |
| Jim Foster | President, Anacostia Watershed Society |
| Dr. James Gerber | Co-director, Lead Scientist, Global Landscapes Initiative, University of Minnesota |
| Allie Goldstein | Senior Associate, Forest Trends |
| Dr. April Haight | Director, Center for Environmental Education, Morehead State University |
| Joan Hourican | Elementary School Teacher and Education Consultant, Lake Clarke Shores, FL |
| Cyndi Hubach | Writer/Producer, Sustainability Consultant, |
| Forest Isbell | Associate Director, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, University of Minnesota |
| Joyce Johnson | Producer, Tiroir A Films Productions |
| Elizabeth Joseph | Garden and Education Coordinator, Heifer International |
| Kelly Korenak | Teacher and Curriculum Developer, |
| Sharon Kinsey | Camden County 4-H Agent/Associate Professor, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ |
| Dr. Joan Kwako | Professor, University of Minnesota Duluth |
| Carrianne McClellan | Media Coordinator & Region 6 Director, Cumberland County Schools & NCAE Student Services Division |
| Nancy Milizia | Retired MT (ASCP) , APICS, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics |
| Laura Schlesinger Minor | Adjunct Faculty, University of Connecticut Master of Public Health Program |
| Alice P. Neuhauser | Partner, Complete Rights Management |
| Celeste Newcomb | Instructor, The Penn State University, Health Policy and Administration Department |
| Hannah O’Malley | Education Coordinator, The Walt Disney Company |
| Brian Richter | Chief Scientist, Global Water Program, The Nature Conservancy |
| Karen Roos | Environmental Educator, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation |
| Dr. DawnElla M. Rust | Health Science Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University |
| Grace Saunders | Biology and Environmental Science Teacher, Saint James School |
| John Seager | President and CEO, Population Connection |
| Jeremy Scherer | Owner and Filmmaker, Parallel 40 Productions |
| Sonya Stejskal | President, Nebraska State Council for Social Studies |
| Dr. Janet Vail | Research Scientist and Environmental Educator, Grand Valley State University |
| Paul West | Co-Director & Lead Scientist, Institute on the Environment (IonE) University of Minnesota |
| Rebecca Bratter Woldeab | Executive Director, The U.S. Dry Bean Council |