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For Release: Oct. 4, 1999 Jerry Berg MEDIA ADVISORY: 99-255 White House Science Education Deputy When students at Morris Elementary School in Huntsville, Ala., record their daily atmospheric science observations Wednesday, Oct. 6, they will be joined by a visitor from the White House. A group of Morris students are participating in a hands-on science and education program called Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE). Their visitor is Peggy Finarelli, deputy director of the GLOBE Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. The visit is set for 11 a.m., and media are invited. To attend the event or obtain supporting video, media representatives may contact Jerry Berg of the Media Relations Department at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville at The Marshall Center is a partner in GLOBE, a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to learn more about our planet. Morris Elementary is one of more than 7,500 schools in 83 countries participating in the program. In addition to Marshall Center, other GLOBE partners in Alabama include the University of Alabama in Huntsville, the Alabama State Department of Education, and numerous universities and school systems across the state. Students participating in GLOBE make environmental observations -- such as their local temperature or the amount of cloud cover -- and report them through the Internet. Observations made locally join observations from students throughout the world, forming global images of our planet's environment. These can be viewed at: Nationally, GLOBE is an interagency program of NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, and the Departments of Education and State. It is sponsored by the Executive Office of the Vice President. As the GLOBE deputy director, Finarelli heads development and operations for the program. She has been involved with GLOBE since 1995. Finarelli has more than a decade of experience with NASA, where she has played key roles in U.S. space policy development, international space activities and NASA's education program. Prior to joining NASA, she served at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where she was senior policy analyst for International Science and Technology. She was also a technical advisor for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in chemical, biological and radiological arms limitations negotiations. Finarelli is the recipient of numerous awards, including NASA's Exceptional Service Medal, the Presidential Meritorious Rank Award, NASA's group achievement award, the Women in Aerospace Outstanding Achievement Award and NASA's Exceptional Achievement Medal. She has a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and a master's degree in physical chemistry from Drexel University in Philadelphia. An electronic version of this advisory is available at Marshall's News Center on the Web at: |
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