Center for Excellence in Education
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The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) nurtures careers of excellence and leadership in science and technology for academically talented high school and college students. Co-founded in 1983 by the late Admiral Hyman G. Rickover
and Joann DiGennaro, President of the Center for Excellence in Education, the Center's programs help keep the United States competitive in science and technology, and further international understanding among the future leaders of the world. CEE challenges students and assists them on a long-term basis to become the creators, inventors, scientists and leaders of the 21st century.
As a private nonprofit organization, CEE is not subject to federal and state mandates or political pressures.
All CEE programs are open to students and teachers regardless of race, color, creed, or economic background; the only criterion is academic excellence. CEE's programs - the Research Science Institute
and the USA Biology Olympiad
- are offered cost-free to students competitively selected for participation.
To date, CEE has received funds from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the National Science Foundation, the United States Information Agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Security Agency, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Energy. Private individuals and corporations, however, provide most of CEE's funding.
Hyman G. Rickover
Hyman George Rickover was a four-star admiral of the United States Navy who directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of Naval Reactors...
and Joann DiGennaro, President of the Center for Excellence in Education, the Center's programs help keep the United States competitive in science and technology, and further international understanding among the future leaders of the world. CEE challenges students and assists them on a long-term basis to become the creators, inventors, scientists and leaders of the 21st century.
As a private nonprofit organization, CEE is not subject to federal and state mandates or political pressures.
All CEE programs are open to students and teachers regardless of race, color, creed, or economic background; the only criterion is academic excellence. CEE's programs - the Research Science Institute
Research Science Institute
The Research Science Institute is a highly competitive summer research program for rising high school seniors around the world, sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education and hosted by MIT. It is often regarded as "the most prestigious and competitive high-school science program in the...
and the USA Biology Olympiad
USA Biology Olympiad
The USA Biology Olympiad is a national competition sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education. Each year, twenty National Finalists gather at a nationally recognized institution for a two-week training camp. From the program's inception through 2009, the camp was held at George Mason...
- are offered cost-free to students competitively selected for participation.
To date, CEE has received funds from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the National Science Foundation, the United States Information Agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Security Agency, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Energy. Private individuals and corporations, however, provide most of CEE's funding.