CRESTVIEW — Indiana governor and vice presidential candidate Mike Pence and Okaloosa County engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Paul Hsu spent some time together Sept. 8 while attending a technology meeting in California.
“They discussed educational issues for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programs from elementary to high school,” Crestview Technology Air Park project executive Dennis Mitchell said. “Dr. Hsu filled him in on the ongoing TEAMS recognitions and new robotics awards programs in progress in Okaloosa County.”
Nominations for the 2017 Paul Hsu Foundation Teaching Excellence Awards in Math and Science are now open. Anyone may nominate a North Okaloosa County high school science, technology, engineering, math or computer science teacher.
The pair of $5,000 awards will be presented at the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce’s March 2017 breakfast meeting.
Nominations may be made at www.crestviewchamber.com/pages/PHFTEAMS1.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Pence meets with Okaloosa engineer