Winning Artwork:

1) The State of Nature by Joshua Santa-Cruz
2) Harmony by Janice Petrie
3) Drowning in Progress by Matthew Strommer

Winning Posters:

1) A Case Study of the Effects of Introducing a Pollutant into an Aquatic Suburban System by Jeff Taylor (sponsored by Prof. John Hayes, Geography)

2) Effects of Climate Change on Polar Bears by Mae Taylor (sponsored by Prof. Alan Young, Biology)

3) Effects of Climate Change on Antarctic Seabird Populations by James Style (sponsored by Prof. Alan Young, Biology)

4) Pollution Evolution: The Problems of Pollution in the Developing World by Genevieve Morse (sponsored by Prof. John Hayes, Geography)

5) Healthy Eating by Morva Hilaire, Myrline Charles, Leonard Ativie, Violet Kato, Shakira Lubega and Virginia Ndaro (sponsored by Prof. Barbara Poremba, Nursing)

6) A Critical Review of the Pros and Cons of U.S. Nuclear Power in the 21st Century by Daria Kondratenko (sponsored by Prof. John Hayes, Geography)

7) Climate Change Research in a Tropical Dry Forest by Kristina Klausewitz (sponsored by Prof. Lisa Delissio, Biology)

8) Salem State College Wastes on Dunkin's by Jason Angel (sponsored by Prof. John Hayes, Geography)

9) The Disappearing Act of the Polar Bears by Pauline Fitzgerald (sponsored by Prof. John Hayes, Geography)

10) Green Chemistry - Biodiesel by James Nyoike and Regina Benson (sponsored by Prof. Christine MacTaylor, Chemistry)

All winners receive cash prizes. The SSC Earth Day Planning Committee gratefully acknowledges the Tefferteller Foundation for their support in providing the funds for the cash awards to the winners of the Earth Day student poster competition and Earth Day Juried Art Exhibit.

This year's art and poster competition was held in Vet's Hall of the Ellison Campus Center on Monday, April 9, and drew students and faculty from all over campus. The art submissions were juried by Art faculty. Posters were evaluated by faculty judges from Biology, Chemistry, Communications, Foreign Languages, Geography, Geology, Nursing, Sociology, and by members of the community environmental organization HealthLink.

Thank you to all the students, faculty, and community members who attended and participated to make this year's Earth Days 2007 art and poster competition such a success. We hope to see you next year!

Sincerely,

Earth Day Poster and Art coordinators: Marcos Luna (Geography) and Ken Reker (Art)
Earth Day Committee co-chairs: John Hayes (Geography) and Hope Benne (History)

To learn about other Earth Day events at Salem State College, see http://www.salemstate.edu/earthday/

Earth Days artwork is posted throughout Meier Hall for viewing over the next two weeks.