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Reno, Nev., (Jan. 13, 2003) -
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development has released its 2002
Annual Report at http://print.ditd.org/02yearendreport.html
showing a third consecutive year of growth.
“As
of December 2002, the Davidson Institute provided direct support to
more than 300 profoundly intelligent young people,” said Marie
Capurro, director of programs and services at the Davidson Institute
for Talent Development. “The number of persons who received indirect
support via the institute’s Services for Professionals, PG-CyberSource
and web site is more than 500,000.”
The
Davidson Institute’s efforts highlighted in the annual report
include:
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Seventy-one
new Davidson Young Scholars
were enrolled in 2002 bringing the total number of Young Scholars
to 164. Participants
had the opportunity to attend gatherings in the summer of 2002 and
to select from 15 online seminars.
The annual program effectiveness survey was conducted in
October and more than 90 percent of respondents indicated that the
Young Scholars program is effectively achieving its objectives.
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In
2002, the institute named seventeen Davidson Fellows.
Five of these students were designated as Laureates and
received a $50,000 scholarship while 12 received $10,000
scholarships. The Davidson
Fellows Award recognizes the nation’s brightest students
under the age of 18 who have completed a significant piece of work
in science, technology, mathematics, literature, music and/or
philosophy.
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More
than 900 professionals received free service through the
institute’s Services for Professionals and over 150 professionals joined the
institute’s Educators
Guild.
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PG-CyberSource,
the institute’s free, online searchable database, increased by
more than 650 new records this year, bringing the total number of
resources available to 2,080.
One hundred and thirty new full-text articles were also
added (34 of which were published by the institute), bringing the
total to 280. Since its launch in 2001, PG-CyberSource has been
utilized by more than 20,000 parents, professionals, and
students.
Located
in Reno, Nev., the Davidson Institute for Talent Development is a
501(c)3 nonprofit operating foundation, founded in 1999 by educational
software entrepreneurs, Bob and Jan Davidson.
The mission of the Davidson Institute is to recognize, nurture
and support profoundly intelligent young people and to provide
opportunities for them to develop their talents to make a positive
difference.
For
more information on the Davidson Institute for Talent Development,
please visit www.DavidsonGifted.org.
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