The closing ceremonies were held in the K. E. White Graduate Center. Dr. Linda Hayden, Director of the Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research at ECSU, welcomed the girls and their sponsors.

Angela Mason, Decadal Survey Tier II Mission Manager for the Earth Science Projects Division/Earth Systematic Missions Organization at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, was the guest speaker.

Ms. Mason's biography can be found at: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/team/wsdo-AngelaMason.html