Written by AMA staff (04/1986); Transcribed by JS (01/2009), Reformatted by JS (08/2009)
Kurt Gaiser, Rochester, Michigan, Won $1,250, which has been forwarded to Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Kurt has his sights set on a career in Electronic/Computer Engineering. His GPA at Rochester Adams High School was 3.985 at graduation. He lists his special interests as model airplanes, computers, and skiing.
In school, he was named to the National Honor Society for two years. He was a finalist in the statewide Mathematics Prize Competition and received an Award of Achievement in Experimental Chemistry. As a rocketeer, he took third place in the Olympiad state finals. Kurt was active in the ski club, the ski team, the German Club, the Science-Olympiad Club and the Astronomy-Physics Club.
As a member of the Greater Detroit Soaring and Hiking Society, he participated in monthly Radio Control Soaring contests and earned first and second places in statewide competition. A special honor for him was winning the Vandenberg Air Force Association Trophy in 1981.
Kurt enjoys Radio Control cars and boats, and also flies 1/2A Control Line models.
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