Michelle Rozenfeld
Michelle Rozenfeld is an award-winning high school senior at Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, NJ, and an active environmentalist, researcher, and writer. In her role advocating for planetary health, Michelle has presented her scientific research at the NJ Academy of Science, the Extreme Heat Workshop at Columbia University, and published in The Climate Club online, peer-reviewed forum https://www.theclimateclub.co/ (TCC). Among her competitive awards are NASA’s “Earth Systems Science Project Award,” which recognized Michelle’s soil microbiome research study as the “project that best demonstrates insight into Earth’s interconnected systems,” and first place in NJ Future Farmers of America (FFA) Agriscience Fair, Division V: Environmental Services/Natural Systems. Michelle maintains two blogs, where she posts her research-based articles on climate issues and consumers’ misconceptions on the environmental impact of food choices. To inspire fellow youth to act, Michelle founded a youth chapter of TCC, CLI-MED, and serves as an ambassador for the American Cancer Society, Cancer Action Network. Michelle is currently working on her book, examining Green Careers to inspire and inform teens, Teen Climate Changers. She is also an avid reader and cook
Ruth Bader Ginsberg, or "Notorious RBG" as she has been coined by Shana Knizhnik, was an American icon of epic proportions. As remembered by the American Bar Association, "It is undeniable that the late Justice Ginsburg transformed the legal profession, the Supreme Court, and the fabric of American society through her tireless advocacy for gender equity. She was a brilliant legal scholar who left a mark on American jurisprudence both in her role on the Court and as an advocate." NSHSS hopes to honor the blazing legacy of "Notorious RBG" by awarding ten (10) applicants with $1,000 each for their efforts to embody the spirit of RBG within their own communities.