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August 6, 2007
Oregon editorial cartoonist wins "Science Idol" Contest
Free-lance cartoonist Jesse Springer, of Eugene, Ore., has won the Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest. Dubbed the "Science Idol" contest, it was held this summer by the Union for Concerned Scientists.
Springer's winning entry garnered about 4,300 votes out of almost 20,000, according to the UCS, which has held the contest two years in a row to draw attention to the growing concern of governmental interference in science.
The 38-year-old Eugene graphic designer was the only contestant to have three cartoons among the 12 finalists, chosen by a panel of celebrity judges that included Pulitzer Prize winners Garry Trudeau and Tom Toles. Four-hundred entries were narrowed down to 12 for the final online voting.
Springer wins $500 and a trip this fall to Washington, D.C., where he will get to have lunch with Toles, The Washington Post cartoonist who just so happens to be Springer's idol.
The UCS is a nonprofit alliance of scientists and citizens that began as a collaboration between students and faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969. The organization combines independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative practical solutions and secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices and consumer choices.
The 12 final cartoons can be seen here: http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/science_idol/science-idol-finalist-bios.html
Sources: The Register-Guard, Union for Concerned Scientists. J.P. Trostle contributed to this article