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Award winners Alexis Limary and Rowan Gallagher

Albuquerque Academy Students Selected for Outstanding STEM Student Award

[ March 23, 2023 Albuquerque, NM] –The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, a congressionally chartered, Smithsonian-affiliated Museum, recognized Alexis Limary, a freshman, and Rowan Gallagher, a junior at Albuquerque Academy, for their submitted essays on their connection to science, technology, and engineering and mathematics. The students were honored at the Museum’s Einstein Gala on March 18, 2023.

“Both Alexis and Rowan are exemplary models of students focused on STEM studies and careers,” said Lisa Guida, Director of Education at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. “We are proud to honor these students and look forward to what the future has in store for them.”

The Outstanding STEM Student award was created to recognize students interested in careers in STEM fields and underscores the significance of STEM in solving some of society’s biggest challenges. The students and their guests were sponsored to attend the Einstein Gala by Board Member emeriti Judith Mead and Hal Behl and were recognized in front of more than 400 guests. Each student received an Outstanding STEM Student award and $250 for their 529 Education Savings Account.