THE EDIBLE CAR CONTEST WINNERS

BUILD A CAR FROM FOOD AND WIN PRIZES

And the winners are ...

Forty-one teams comprised of 132 students entered the Edible Car Contest at Illinois Valley Community College Wednesday. Here are the winners in each category:

·  Aerodynamics:

1st place - Audrey Hoadley, Jamie Meyer, Vera Adams, Angie Carrington
2nd place - Susan Skowera, Chris Koelher, Rick Kramer
3rd place - Kaleena Stillwell, Cheryl Morency, Lori Funk

·  Design:

1st place - John Pearson, Ken Decker, Jim Hall, Sabrina Ory
2nd place -- Angela Howe, Marissa Bower, Christa Conroy
3rd place -- Joahn Miglionni, Brynn Johnson, Kim Ward

Honorable mention -- Hugh Baugher, Paul Hoffman, Kristen Kriernert, Nina McQuilken

·  Speed:

1st place -- Noah Roberts, Andy Threadgil, Travis Freise, Carlie Newton
2nd place -- Kaylyn Tunis, Karen Jones, Jose Escatel
3rd place -- Robert Gibson, Kendall Credi, Diana Gibson

Honorable mention (tie) -- Kent Wold, Josh Sears, Samantha Perry

Honorable mention (tie) -- Lisa Eisert, Aaron Tondi, Doug Alleman

·  Creativity:

1st place -- Jake Hendruz, Ross Brender, Ashley Mary Renny, Josh Luckey, Mike West
2nd place -- Hugh Baugher, Paul Hoffman, Kristen Krienert, Nina McQuilken
3rd place -- Ashley Dessing, Christina Musgrove, Lacey Strenzel

Honorable mention -- Christine Moore, Emily Skolek, Harriet Lapa, Marisol Reyes

·  Detail:

1st place -- Jake Hendruz, Ross Brender, Ashley Mary Renny, Josh Luckey, Mike West
2nd place -- Shawn Russell, David Mallery, Nolan Carey, Amanda (no last name listed)
3rd place -- Ashley Dessing, Christina Musgrove, Lacey Strenzel

·  Special categories:

Healthiest (tie) -- Christine Moore, Emily Skolek, Harriet Lapa, Marisol Reyes

Healthiest (tie) -- Ryan Krewer, Alyssa Mooneyham, Jenna Hassler, Kathy Reed, Doug Swaraz

Most colorful -- Ryan Krewer, Alyssa Mooneyham, Jenna Hassler, Kathy Reed, Doug Swaraz

Most likely to clog arteries -- Janice Lupori, David Dodge, Cigi Sunken

Least likely to get a date -- Andrew Ebener, Reid Baltikauski, Katie Judge

Edible Car Rules

1.  Cars must be built entirely from food items edible to humans.

EXAMPLES:  Car bodies have been made from cucumbers, hot dogs, ice cream cones and a loaf of bread. Wheels have been made of pinwheel pasta, cookies and Moon Pies.

2.      Each team must consist of a minimum of three students; at least one team member must be female.

3.      Each team may enter one car, and each student may be on one team only.

4.      Entries must look like cars.

5.      Entries must have at least two axles and at least three wheels, also entirely made from food items edible to humans.

6.      To be eligible for a prize, an entry must roll down a ramp approximately 3 feet long.

7.      At least one member of the team must be present at the competition, at noon Wed., March 1 in the Main Lobby, for the entry to be eligible for a prize.

8.      Entries must be checked in at the lobby by 11:30 a.m. on Wed., March 1.

Competition:  Noon Wed., March 1, Main Lobby

JUDGES:  Norm Clark, Bob Hunter, Gloria Bouxsein, Sue Caley

JUDGING CRITERIA:  Aerodynamics, design, speed and creativity.  In a tie, the car that tastes best to the judges will be declared the winner.  Decisions of the judges are final.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dorene Perez,   D105,   224-0221,   dorene_perez@ivcc.edu 

Jim Gibson,   D107A,   224-0453,   jim_gibson@ivcc.edu
Rose Marie Lynch,   rosemarie_lynch@ivcc.edu

SPONSORS: The MIMIC project and the

Occupational Technologies Division of IVCC

in celebration of National Engineering Week.

Partially funded by

National Science Foundation grant #0501885