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United States Teacher Enrichment Wins Four Gold Program (TEP)

Medals he Center’s new and innovative Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP) offers scien- eam USA 2012 honored this T tific best practices and resources, as well nation by winning four Gold T as exposure to the breadth and depth of Medals at the International Biology scientific discovery, to enrich the education Olympiad (IBO) in Singapore. The of rural and urban high school teachers and high school scholars in the photo their students. TEP was born out of CEE’s are (from left to right) Nikhil Buduma 30 years of STEM experience and a solid (CA), Kevin Ma (NJ), Jing Liu (CA), foundation of educational programming. and Lei Ding (DE). Team USA 2012 repeats Four Gold Medals at International The mission of TEP is to assure a future At the IBO, students are evaluated on Biology Olympiad. talented and diverse U.S. workforce in their theoretical knowledge of the bio- science, technology, engineering and logical sciences and their practical lab skills. U.S. team members Lei Ding (DE) and Jing Liu mathematics (STEM). (CA) placed second and third in the world, respectively. “Practice, practice, practice! Before you come, definitely practice the practical skills,” said Lei Ding. TEP is available cost-free to science teachers as well as teachers of the humanities who The scholars were accompanied by Ms. Kathy Frame, Director USABO, Center for are interested in broadening the perspective Excellence in Education and Dr. Clark Gedney, Director, Bio Media Center for Instructional of science in their classroom. “The Center’s Computing, Purdue University. All were flown to Singapore courtesy of Korean Air, the Teacher Enrichment Program provides U.S. official airline of the USA Biology Olympiad. science teachers with opportunities that “Team USA is an inspiration to each of us with their in-depth knowledge and abilities in biol- enhance their classroom teaching to the ogy, and the Center is proud of their superior academic performance at the IBO,” said Kathy students. TEP is a fantastic program that will Frame. “They are academic athletes and future leaders who have a true passion for the connect the research lab to the classroom science of biology.” and allow teachers to broaden science teaching and discovery Kathy Frame was elected to be one of six members of the Subgroup of Switzerland’s while encouraging stu- Host Committee for the 2013 IBO in Bern, Switzerland by her fellow jurors of the 2012 dents to become future International Biology Olympiad. The Subgroup will review the practical and the theoretical STEM leaders,” stated examinations that have been developed and focus on the quality of the questions for scien- Natasha Schuh-Nuhfer, tific correctness and conceptual formulation. They will additionally check the marking alloca- Ph.D., Director, Teacher tion plus the balance of topics of the theoretical examination according to the IBO Guide. Enrichment Program. (continued on page 2) Dr. Natasha Over the past two years, Schuh-Nuhfer, Director, Teacher CEE has convened top Enrichment STEM leaders at meetings Center for Excellence in Education Program which included representa- sponsors the tives of institutions of secondary and higher education, industry, and government, to U.S. Physics Olympiad formulate the components of the program. Through teachers, TEP supports rural and urban secondary school students’ readiness 2013 for STEM careers. with the Teacher Enrichment Program Components: American Association of Physics Teachers The Clearinghouse is an online compen- dium of science resources within targeted states. Laboratory-based programs within Follow CEE on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube! (continued on page 3) 2012

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Research Science Institute 2012 students and faculty at MIT. Eighty-One Top Achieving Scholars at MIT for RSI he world’s most accomplished high Dr. Andrew Charman, RSI’86 alumnus (Bulgaria), Karolina Trocka (Poland), Tschool students gathered from June and lecturer of physics at University of and Jennifer Walsh (MA). Celebrated 24th – August 4th at the Massachusetts California Berkeley, again led RSI 2012. for oral presentations were Shyamal Institute of Technology (MIT) for the Professors included: Buch (CA), Gil Goldshlager (GA), Jonah 29th annual Research Science Institute • Dr. Steven Leeb, Massachusetts Institute Kallenbach (PA), Henry Lin (LA), and (RSI). The esteemed RSI program of Technology - Engineering Sara Volz (CO). The title “Rickoid of the hosted 50 top-achieving U.S. scholars • Mr. Lance Rhoades of the University of Year” went to Connor Duffy (MN). He and 31 scholars from the nations of Washington – Humanities was selected by his fellow classmates for Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, • Dr. Sean Mulholland, Economics, individual scholarship and RSI commu- Israel, Lebanon, Mexico, Poland, Saudi Stonehill College nity participation. Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, • Dr. Forrest Michael, RSI’90, University The Center’s RSI program continues to and Switzerland. CEE proudly part- of Washington - Chemistry be nationally and internationally recog- nered for the first-time with Canada and • Dr. Rebecca Christianson, RSI’90, Olin nized with nations waiting for an oppor- Switzerland. College – Physics tunity to send scholars to RSI. u • Dr. Christopher Skinner, RSI’88, RSI is the first cost-free summer STEM pro- Princeton University – Math gram to combine on-campus course work • Dr. Matthew Cain, RSI’97, Brown in scientific theory with off-campus research University – Biology United States Wins Four Gold in science and technology. Participating Medals (from page 1) scholars are competitively selected high Prominent STEM representatives spoke school students that experience the entire to RSI scholars during the highly CEE is proud that every U.S. team research cycle from start to finish. acclaimed RSI Distinguished Lecture member has victoriously medaled in the Series. Dr. Jeremy Wolfe, Professor International Biology Competition since While at RSI, scholars first participate in of Ophthalmology, Division of Sleep 2003, bringing home 31 gold, seven a week of intensive STEM classes with Medicine, Harvard Medical School silver, and two bronze medals. accomplished professors. The heart of and Director Visual Attention Lab, RSI is the five-week research internship Department of Surgery, Brigham and The USABO is an academic competition where students conduct individual proj- Women's Hospital, Senior Lecturer, that begins with an Open Exam that is ects under the tutelage of mentors who Department of Brain and Cognitive administered nationwide to interested are experienced scientists and research- Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of high school students at participating ers. During the final week of RSI, stu- Technology; Dr. Wolfgang Ketterle schools. Nearly 10,500 students regis- dents demonstrate their work through John D. MacArthur Professor of Physics tered nationally for the Open Exam rep- written academic papers and present Associate Director, Research Laboratory resenting 42 states. The Open Exam is oral findings to their peers and a panel of Electronics Director, MIT-Harvard a 50-minute/50-multiple choice question of renowned judges. Center for Ultracold Atoms and 2001 exam designed to identify the top 10% of biology students in the United States. The The RSI Selection Committee, comprised Nobel Laureate; Dr. Michael McQuade, next round, the Semifinal Exam, is a two- of distinguished STEM professionals, met Senior Vice President, Science and hour multiple choice and short answer at CEE in mid-February 2012 to select Technology of United Technologies exam that focuses on application-based students chosen for academic merit, Corporation; and Dr. Tom Leighton, inquiry. From the Semifinal Exam, the top demonstrated leadership, and scientific Co-Founder & Chief Scientist of Akamai 20 students in the nation are invited to achievement. Selection also was based Technologies. attend the USABO National Finals train- on standardized test scores, high school Commended for top written papers at ing session at Purdue where they compete grades, essay submissions, teacher rec- RSI 2012 were, Josh Brakensiek (AZ), for medals and the right to represent the ommendations, and demonstrated poten- Zera Ong (Singapore), Kalina Petrova USA at the IBO as Team USA. u tial to become future leaders in STEM.

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Research Science Initiative in India 2012

he Research Science Initiative in TChennai, India hosted 43 (23 boys and 20 girls) young scholars from May 24th- June 8th. The inten- sive four-week program was held at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) in collaboration with the PSBB Group of Schools Chennai Children excitingly greet RSI Junior Ambassadors (PSBB) and the Center for Excellence to their school. in Education (CEE). CEE Sponsors RSI India offered academic lec- Students of the Research Science Initiative 2012 tures by eminent scholars from IITM, meeting at the Indian Institute of Technology in Junior Ambassadors Chennai. The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Program in India Chennai Mathematical Institute, Anna labs at IITM, Anna University, M.S. University, and Sastra University Swaminathan Research Foundation, and he Center for Excellence in Education (Thanjavur). The students studied a Saint- Gobain Glass India, Ltd. T(CEE) and the PSBB Group of wide range of topics in math, computer Schools Chennai sponsored the Junior The alumni of RSI India 2012 have the science, physics, chemistry, biology, bio- Ambassadors Abroad Program in India opportunity to network with other RSI technology, and other scientific fields. from July 15th - July 27th. The RSI scholars in the U.S., China, Bulgaria, alumni, traveled with a CEE chaperone The RSI India scholars visited the and Saudi Arabia through an active to Chennai, India where they visited The Department of Atomic Energy within the alumni network. The Center proudly Sundara Cholavaram School. Government of India (IGCAR). Students welcomed RSI India alumni to a tight toured the labs of Sastra University and community of approximately 2,000 RSI’11 Alumni Jonece Layne, Swetha the Ramanujan Mathematical Institute alumni from around the world. u Doppalapudi and Ramya Rangan inter- at Kumbakonam. They also visited the acted with hundreds of students who ranged in age from elementary level to Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP) (from page 1) post-secondary school. Accompanied by CEE’s Business Manager, Dimitar the Clearinghouse include public/pri- selection of Lab Bench content suitable Yankov, the Junior Ambassadors vate partnerships that are cost effective, for high school students. engaged with the students on topics replicable, scalable and assessable. of English, math, music and dancing. TEP Blog will serve to encourage com- For fun, the ambassadors taught the Bite of Science is a dinner event that munication among STEM teachers and children the “Hokey Pokey.” The Junior brings together 25 teachers and one to leaders in the U.S. and global communi- Ambassadors also had the opportunity to two leading scientists at each of the four ties. Contributions to the blog will come partake in the PSBB Groups of Schools' sites in selected states. Teachers will from U.S. and international educational anniversary celebration. This year’s receive enhanced professional develop- leaders and academics. theme, “Poets and Composers-National ment and the opportunity to interact with CEE works with business organizations and International,” showcased cultures research scientists from industry, aca- to create and strengthen public / private from around the world, while focus- demia, or government. Scientists share partnerships to better serve urban and ing on the underlying unity that exists information about current research, rural STEM teachers and their students. amongst us. demonstrate hands-on experiments, and teachers are afforded the opportunity TEP/STEM Round Table This was yet another enlightening to ask questions and interact directly Discussions will be hosted regularly opportunity for CEE, brought to us by the with the scientists and network with their for science teachers by CEE in Virginia guiding force of Dr. Y.G. Parthasarathy, peers. to discuss critical science and labora- Dean and Director of the PSBB Group tory education. of Schools Chennai, a long-time partner Each teacher participating in Bite of and friend to CEE. u Science will impact at least 3,125 stu- Natasha Schuh-Nuhfer, Ph.D., is the dents per year. CEE is hosting sessions Director of the Teacher Enrichment in Virginia, California, Illinois, Indiana, Program. Dr. Schuh-Nuhfer received and Texas, reaching at least 12,500 a B.S. in Molecular Biology from students in 2012-13. Lehigh University, and her Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Lab Bench is a collection of online Virginia. Dr. Schuh-Nuhfer served as a resources for teachers that attend the National Cancer Institute Postdoctoral Bite of Science. The Lab Bench is a Fellow at the National Institutes of scientific resource provided to teachers Health prior to joining CEE as the for use in their classrooms. It contains a Swetha Doppalapudi (left) and Jonece Layne Academic Coordinator in 2011. u (right), RSI’11 Alumni, outline an English lesson “student” component which includes a for the village school children.

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Saudi Research Science Institute (S-RSI) 2012

he Saudi Research Science Institute professors in state-of- tors’ laboratories every weekday during (S-RSI) celebrated its second year at the-art laboratories. the program. At the end, they composed

FALL T the King Abdullah University of Science papers summarizing their research and S-RSI was led by and Technology (KAUST) from June 15th provided oral presentations of their work Dr. William Stuart through July 25th. It is the first science, to their peers and mentors at an S-RSI of the University technology, engineering and mathematics Dr. John Dell, Physics Symposium. The program offered a guest of Maryland and (STEM) summer program for high school Teacher, Thomas lecture series, weekend trips, and recre- Jefferson High School Ms. Yusra Safi of students in Saudi Arabia to combine theo- ational activities. for Science and KAUST. Dr. John retical course work and applied research Technology and Lead Academic Tutor at the Dell, of Thomas Dr. Wolfgang Ketterle, John D. MacArthur for both female and male high school Saudi Research Jefferson High School Professor of Physics, Associate Director, students. Science Institute. for Science and Research Laboratory of Electronics, The S-RSI program was developed Technology, was the Lead Academic Director, MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold as a partnership between the Center Tutor. The program offered classes in Atoms, and 2001 Nobel Laureate was for Excellence in Education (CEE), physics, biology, chemistry, and math- a distinguished Guest Lecturer at S-RSI Saudi Aramco, King Abdulaziz & His ematics. The S-RSI students also partici- 2012 via a live webcast. Ketterle provid- Companions Foundation for Giftedness pated in sessions on philosophy, ethics, ed an overview of his work and answered & Creativity (MAWHIBA), and King and humanities. Workshops on computer questions from the students. Abdullah University of Science and science and oral/written communications The Center takes great pleasure in real- Technology (KAUST). were made available. izing that S-RSI creates a community of S-RSI is modeled after the internationally The select group of academically competi- scientists, entrepreneurs, and leaders who acclaimed Research Science Institute tive high school students had the oppor- will make significant contributions to the (RSI), sponsored by the CEE and the tunity to conduct university-level research advancement of science and technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the mentorship of KAUST profes- in Saudi Arabia and the world. u (MIT). The S-RSI pro- sors. The students selected gram aims to offer for S-RSI demonstrated a The Saudi Research Science Institute 2012 students and staff at KAUST. academically-motivat- profound interest in the ed and scholastically- sciences and in technolo- accomplished high gy, as well as leadership. school students the Like RSI at MIT, scholars Dr. William Stuart, opportunity to con- participated in a week Professor, University of duct university level Maryland and Director of college-level classes of the Saudi Research research under the followed by five weeks Science Institute. mentorship of KAUST of research in their men-

CEE Receives Microsoft $250,000 Software Grant

he Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) was the recipi- Tent of a $250,000 software grant donation in celebration of the Microsoft Store Grand Opening at Tyson’s Corner Center this past March. Mr. Mel Chaskin, Chairman of CEE’s Board of Trustees, received the generous donation at the Microsoft Store.

“CEE is thrilled to be one of four local organizations chosen by the Microsoft Store for the donation,” stated Joann DiGennaro, President of the Center for Excellence in Education. “It was wonderful to receive the support through votes from the Center’s alumni, donors, and friends.”

The Center will use this donation to assist its programs to nurture high school and university scholars to careers of excel- lence and leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The Research Science Institute (RSI), the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO), and the Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP) are the Center’s flagship opportunities for u Mr. Mel Chaskin, Chairman of CEE Board of Trustees, happily accepting the students and teachers. check from Microsoft.

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RSI and USABO Alumni Accolades 2012

• The Center extends a round of con- • Kudos to Daniel Bork, USABO’12, o Swetha Doppalapudi, gratulations to Jessie Rosenberg, and his North Hollywood High Morgantown High School, RSI’01, and Jeremy England and School team for placing second at the Morgantown, WV. Ben Silbermann RSI ’98, named National Science Bowl in Washington • Congratulations to Chris Krueger, rising stars by Forbes in the 30 Under D.C. USABO ’04 and ’05, for being accept- 30 Project. The magazine recognizes • Congratulations to Greg Gunn, ed into the joint Ph.D. program in bio- individuals who are making a positive RSI’86, recognized by FAST Company, medical engineering between Georgia influence in the world. as being one of the 100 Most Creative Tech and Peking University (PKU). • Congratulations to Low Kay Yi, People in Business 2012. His goal is • CEE congratulates Dr. Jamie Wells, RSI’11, a Gold medal at the Singapore to find effective practices in one school RSI’91, named one of the New York Science and Engineering Fair for that can be replicated across the sys- City’s Top Doctors 2012. her research project 'Treatment of tem in order to reinvent the education • CEE proudly congratulates Percy B-RAF(V600E) Colorectal Cancer’ system. Liang, RSI’99, who joined the which she completed at RSI. • CEE proudly recognizes Max Stanford Faculty in Fall 2012. He • The Center congratulates Harrison Uhlenhuth, RSI’07, for being in the completed his undergraduate degree Chen, RSI’06, for receiving financial MassChallenge 2012 which is the at MIT and his Ph.D. at Berkeley in support to complete his graduate stud- largest startup accelerator and com- Computer Science. ies in the Mathematics Department at petition. The Center wishes him good • RSI ’07 Alumna, Christina Chang, the University of California, Berkeley. luck with Silvia Terra. was awarded a 2012 Marshall • CEE proudly congratulates Mark • The Center extends a round of con- Scholarship. She plans to pursue a Kantrowitz, RSI’84, for his company, gratulations to the following RSI’11 master's degree in sustainable energy Fastweb, named “Organization of alumni, named in the U.S. Presidential futures at Imperial College London, the Year” by the Institute for Financial Scholars: followed by a master's degree in Literacy. o James Lim, Phillips Academy in inorganic chemistry at the University • Applause for Paul Kominers, Andover, MA. of Cambridge. She also received RSI’07, for receiving the prestigious o Rebecca Chen, Park Tudor the 2012 Spirit of Princeton Award Karl Taylor Compton Prize, award School, Carmel, IN. sponsored by the Office of the Dean of given to an MIT student in recognition o Siddhartha Jena, International Undergraduate Students for her positive of excellent achievements in citizenship Academy in Bloomfield Hills, MI. contribution to the University community. and devotion to the welfare of MIT. o Amy Chyao, Plano East Senior High School, Richardson, TX.

Teacher Enrichment Program Workshops Research Universities

EE’s Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP), and the Future of America Cin partnership with the Tyson’s Microsoft Store, is sponsoring monthly workshops for STEM teachers of northern Virginia. Through these workshops, CEE provides a platform that empowers teachers to further their educational training, strengthen their organizational skills, and increase their technology base to engage their students. u

Foreign students in tertiary education by country of enrollment, 2001 and 2008.

Source: IIE Atlas of Student Mobility.

Teachers participating in the "Manage Data with Ease" workshop.

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Spotlight on CEE Board of Trustees

r. Tom most scientifically talented high school to be first class in innovation, we have Leighton students." to be first class in education and that

FALL D co-founded requires us to go beyond the classroom s. Kathy Feegel is the Executive Akamai in science, technology, engineering, Director, State Government Affairs, Technologies M and mathematics. CEE provides cru- at Amgen. She joined Amgen in 2000 in August cial supplemental experiences that can and is responsible for leading the com- 1998. Serving both fill in gaps in traditional education pany’s State Government Affairs activi- as Chief and/or reinforce what is being learned ties such as influencing legislation that Scientist and in the classroom. Through this reach affects Amgen’s business within the state as a member of the Board of Directors, beyond the classroom, the experiences market segment (including Medicaid, Dr. Leighton is Akamai's technology we provide connect our students in col- state uninsured programs, tax initiatives, visionary and works with the senior laboration and allow them to unleash the environmental, and regulatory issues). management team to set the companies promise of the burgeoning globalization direction. Akamai has created the Prior to joining Amgen, Kathy was of shared thought in STEM. In a nutshell, world’s largest distributed computing Senior Director of the Strategic we take foundational breadth in the platform that dynamically routes content Consulting Group at PAREXEL classroom, bring it on to the global col- and applications across a network of International. In this role, she was laboration grid, and drive experiential over 95,000 servers. responsible for overseeing all aspects depth." of the business unit which provided its Dr. Leighton's technology achievements Why are you serving on CEE’s pharmaceutical manufacturer clients at Akamai earned him recognition as Board? "In short, to help CEE build with reimbursement and product launch one of the Top 10 Technology Innovators capacity to effectively deliver on its planning, health outcomes and health in U.S. News & World Report. mission. I am serving because I feel a policy projects. Kathy also worked for responsibility to both my community and A Professor of Applied Mathematics at six years on Capitol Hill and focused my company. At this intersection lies a MIT, Dr. Leighton has been a member on healthcare issues such as Medicare, vital part of CEE’s mission in nurturing of the Computer Science and Artificial Medicaid, welfare reform, managed “careers of excellence and leadership in Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) since its care and other social services. science”. Organizationally, this presents inception in 1996. He has published What is the a win-win situation where I can fulfill a more than 100 research papers, and his importance personally important obligation to serve leading text on parallel algorithms and of CEE’s our students while taking even more architectures has been translated into mission on heart in the fact that they may someday several languages. education? overlap with our industry’s scientific Dr. Leighton graduated summa cum "To me, the leadership needs. As mentioned before, laude from Princeton University with a importance of the community needs CEE to help drive B.S. in Engineering. He received his CEE’s mission continued innovation progression by Ph.D. in Mathematics from MIT. on education bolstering our current traditional edu- is simple. Numbers. The U.S. currently cational efforts. For CEE to realize its What is the importance of CEE’s ranks 25th in Mathematics and 17th mission, it has outlined a bold agenda mission on education? "By provid- in science among its global counter- built on deep investment. This requires ing rich educational experiences for the parts. Yet, despite this, we continue to significant capacity to truly proliferate world’s most promising high school stu- be an innovation engine for the world its impact. It is a tall order; but, to this dents, CEE plays an important role in the with increasingly complex challenges end, I feel lucky to be part of helping advancement of science." requiring STEM leadership. However, CEE realize this mission by applying my Why are you serving on CEE’s this widening gap between educational business experience; and understanding Board? "I serve on CEE’s board so that preparedness and societal need for of our industry’s vision to mold our future u I can help CEE in its mission to provide innovation is unsustainable. To continue innovation leaders." enriching opportunities for the nation’s

“45% of students showed little or no evidence of learning gains in the first two years of college, and 36% failed to show significant intellectual growth in four years. Previous research RSI Parent Support revealed that students today spend little more than half as Group Announcement much time studying as they did 50 years ago, but the average student’s GPA has risen from 2.5 to 3.1 over approximately Roger Pellegrini, of New York, is the the same period.” new Chairperson of the RSI Parent Academically Adrift Support Group. Mr. Pellegrini’s son, Richard Arum, New York University Roger J. Pellegrini, attended RSI 2011. Josipa Roksa, University of Virginia

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Dr. Wolfgang Ketterle 2012

r. Wolfgang Ketterle has been a supporter of the Center for several years and a lauded speaker dur- Ding the Guest Lecture Series at the Research Science Institute. CEE is pleased to announce that he has joined the Center’s Board of Trustees. His son, Jonas Ketterle, is a 2003 Research Science Institute (RSI) alumnus.

Dr. Ketterle received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2001 for discovering a new ultra-cold state of matter, the Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC), with Eric A. Cornell and Carl E. Wieman. He was among the first sci- entists to observe this phenomenon in 1995, and realized the first atom laser in 1997.

Dr. Ketterle is a John D. MacArthur Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Associate Director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT. He also serves as the Director of the MIT-Harvard Center for Ultra-cold Atoms. His research is in atomic physics and laser spectroscopy, particularly in the area of laser cooling and trapping of neutral atoms.

Dr. Ketterle received a Master’s Degree from the Technical University of Munich. He earned a Ph.D. in experimental molecular spec- troscopy under the supervision of Herbert Walther and Hartmut Figger at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics. Dr. Ketterle conducted postdoctoral research at Garching, the University of Heidelberg, and at MIT. u

Highlights

oann DiGennaro, President of CEE, was a speaker at the JSaudi Petroleum International, Inc. reception held in New York on May 29th. This dinner honored Mr. Khalid A. Al-Falih, President & CEO of Saudi Aramco, and The Saudi Aramco, Management Development Group. At the event, Joann highlighted the S-RSI program and stated, “CEE is proud and gratified to share Saudi Arabia’s Future.” u u u

At the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV) and the Virginia Assessment Group on June 13, 2012, Joann DiGennaro was a keynote speaker. She presented an overview entitled, Policy Issues in Education. u u u

Joann DiGennaro, President, Center for Excellence in Education Joann DiGennaro speaking to attendees at the International Conference in Education: Theory, (CEE), was honored by U.S. News and STEMConnector as one Research, Practice about CEE's programs. of 100 Top Women Leaders in STEM on June 28th in Texas Mr. Khalid A. Al-Falih, President & CEO, Saudi at the U.S. News STEM Solutions Leadership Summit. She Aramco, with Joann was inducted in the 100 Women in STEM Hall of Fame. DiGennaro, President of CEE. u u u In Jerusalem, Israel, Joann DiGennaro was a Guest Speaker at Summer Interns at CEE the International Conference Excellence in Education: Theory, Research, Practice. She provided information about the EE welcomed Sarina Rapini, a graduate student at the Center and its programs and discussed Policy and Politics of CGeorge Bush School of Government and Public Service Education. at Texas A&M University, and Fariha Kabir, a pre-law student u u u at the University of Virginia. Beyond Textbooks and Lectures: Digital Game-Based Learning in STEM Subjects was writ- Speaking about U.S. educational issues and policy, Joann ten by Sarina. Fariha discussed her research in US Gifted DiGennaro participated as one of ten U.S. individuals at the Education: A Status Report. u Third Chinese U.S. Civilian Dialogue in Beijing, China, August 24-26. u

The opposite of being educated is not so much being ignorant as being 'one-sided', in the grip of partial knowledge, over-zealous and lacking in that calm meditativeness which is the mark of philosophic cultivation.

What Are Universities For? by Stefan Collini

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CEE Honors Senator Lieberman, Welcomes Members of Congress, and Celebrates the Center’s Programs

FALL EE’s Annual Congressional CLuncheon, underwritten by General Dynamics and Purdue Pharma, was held on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

The Center welcomed Members of Congress includ- ing Senator Joseph Lieberman (CT) and Representatives Judy Biggert (IL), James McGovern (MA), and Randy Hultgren (IL).

The Center honored Senator Joseph Lieberman with a special tribute for his eighteen years of service as a CEE Honorary Research Science Institute Alumni with Senator Joseph Lieberman (CT), at the CEE Congressional Luncheon 2012. Board Member. Joann DiGennaro, President of CEE, proudly presented Senator Lieberman with a Meritorious (STEM), and to encourage international Massachusetts Institute of Technology; CEE Service Certificate. Also, CEE will collaboration between and among lead- the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO), present the Senator Lieberman Award ers in the global community. collaboratively sponsored with Purdue each year to an alumnus of the Center’s University; and the Teacher Enrichment Senator Lieberman stated, “I am so RSI or USABO programs for outstanding Program (TEP) to assure a talented and thrilled to be here. I have been really achievement in science and technology. diverse U.S. workforce. The event also proud to be associated with the Center Senator Lieberman has championed highlighted the success of the alumni since Senator Sam Nunn told me about CEE’s mission to nurture high school and from the RSI and USABO programs. it many years ago. Two of the words that university scholars to careers of excel- Speaking at the event about their per- appear in the title are Excellence and lence and leadership in science, tech- sonal experiences at RSI, their accom- Education. Admiral Rickover was all nology engineering and mathematics plishments, and future goals were Dr. about excellence. He not only demand- Shamik Das, RSI’94 and Jonece Layne, ed the best of everyone around him but RSI’11. u also the best of himself. The advances in the Nuclear Navy were part of Admiral Rickover’s legacy, and the second best part of his legacy is the Center. He left both to this this country. CEE draws tal- ent from all over and helps to advance the economic standing of this country. In turning to the next chapter, I am grateful to have been an Honorary CEE Board Member. I thank the sponsors, Joann, and Center for its work. This is why I love America.”

The luncheon celebrated the success of the Center’s Research Science Institute Dr. Shamik Das, RSI’94 discussed his work at Mitre (RSI), offered in partnership with the Jonece Layne, RSI’11 tells attendees about the and how RSI impacted his career. impact of RSI on her life.

Nationally, less than 58% of today’s students graduate in six years: 54.9% of the students in public institutions and 64.6% of the students in private, non-profit colleges and universities. Such low rates put the U.S. behind global com- petitors. Despite spending more per student on high education than any other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) country, the U.S. ranks 16th in the percentage of young adults who have completed college.

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USABO Jointly Sponsored by Purdue University and CEE 2012

n 2002, program previously. The opportunity to States. The students learn about current Ithe Center work with USABO allowed our faculty innovations in biology and support their developed and and staff to work with the nation’s best learning with work in research laborato- implemented and brightest biology students, some of ries in preparation for the competition. the first-ever whom we hope to recruit to Purdue. We By working with these students, Purdue USA Biology also hope that USABO will complement faculty and staff have an opportunity to Olympiad Indiana’s very strong bio-sciences industry explore means of advancing biology (USABO) to train and provide opportunities for some of our instruction in secondary and post-second- future leaders in bio-industry leaders to meet tomorrow’s ary schools." Dr. Victor Lechtenberg the biological bio-science stars." How is Purdue impacting the focus sciences. The What impact has the USABO pro- of STEM for the future U. S. work- USABO is jointly sponsored with Purdue gram had on the Purdue University force? University to stimulate young scholars’ campus academically or with intellectual curiosity and to develop their "Purdue programs like the I-STEM issues surrounding biology? critical thinking skills in biological reason- (Indiana – Science, Technology, ing. The competitive program culminates "These impacts are yet to play out. This Engineering, and Mathematics) Resource with the U.S. Team’s participation in the year we have more Indiana schools par- Network, INSPIRE (the Institute for P-12 International Biology Olympiad. ticipating and hope to have even more Engineering Research and Learning), and next year." the Discovery Learning Research Center The Center posed questions about work closely with government and indus- Purdue’s joint sponsorship of the USA How does the try to align P-16 STEM education policies, Biology Olympiad with CEE to Dr. Victor USABO program curriculum, and practices to college and Lechtenberg, Special Assistant to the compliment career readiness factors. For example, President and Director of the Purdue the mission INSPIRE designs and assesses engineer- Center for Regional Development at of Purdue ing learning opportunities for students Purdue University, and to Dr. Suresh University? in Grades P through 6. I-STEM and the Garimella, Associate Vice President for Discovery Learning Research Center have Engagement and the R. Eugene and Susie "Purdue University’s investigated the impact of research-based E. Goodson Distinguished Professor in Dr. Suresh V. Garimella work with USABO science instruction on student learning the School of Mechanical Engineering at is aligned with the and teacher instruction in Grades K Purdue. “New Synergies” strategic plan and Purdue’s overall mis- through 8. Purdue representatives from Why was the USABO program sion as a land-grant institution. In particu- the Office of Engagement, College of selected for Purdue University’s lar, USABO provides an opportunity for Science, College of Engineering, and joint sponsorship? Purdue to “Launch Tomorrow’s Leaders” College of Education regularly investigate (one of the three key pillars of the stra- how teacher effectiveness policies, state "Purdue has long had strong programs tegic plan) by connecting world-class accountability testing, and national STEM in biological sciences—across several researchers and instructors with the most education standards impact teaching, departments and colleges. Purdue fac- promising biology students in the United learning, and college and career readi- ulty had also been associated with the ness." u

CEE Expands Its Levels of education for United States Web Presence residents, ages 25-64

he Center for Excellence in TEducation (CEE) launched a new website as part of its commit- ment to inform alumni, supporters, and friends about the Center’s programs and activities.

CEE invites its friends and sup- porters to actively explore the new website features to learn more about the Research Science Institute (RSI), the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO), the Teacher Lumina Foundation | A Stronger nation through higher education Enrichment Program (TEP), and to contribute to CEE! u

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The Center for Excellence in Education’s Donors From September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012

FALL Donors $25,000 AND ABOVE Mr. William Kominers and With Our Thanks! Mrs. Ellen Dickstein Akamai Technologies MAWHIBA Kominers Donors up to Biogen Idec Foundation Microsoft Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Bharat $25,000 Cabot Family Charitable Trust PepsiCo, Inc. Lakhanpal Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. The Black Horse Foundation Inc. U.S. Department of Defense/Building Purdue University Lauer Circle Pleasure Corporation Engineering and Science Talent (BEST) Saudi Aramco Mrs. Ila F. Lauter Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. Ms. Ruth Lavine The Milton L. & Betty J. U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity Singapore Ministry of Education Mr. and Mrs. Gregory C. Dranow Family Foundation Dr. Tom Leighton and Dr. Bonnie Berger Dr. Diane Tang Lawhon Mr. and Mrs. Juan Enriquez Dr. and Mrs. William M. ExxonMobil Corporation The Leonetti/O'Connell Family Foundation United Technologies Corporation Layson Gilead Sciences, Inc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mr. Christopher Le Ms. Romy Barberi Dr. Dean J. Lee Hariri Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Jong Keel Lee Ms. Kari K. Lee Mr. Daniel Haspel Mr. Charles Douglas Blewett Mr. David Galkowski and Mrs. Margaret Kilduff Laurance Lee, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Leung Dr. Doug Himberger Dr. Xiang Gao and Dr. Li Tong Dr. Yueh Lee National Science Summer Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hipsman Mr. and Mrs. Gary Boeka Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Glick Drs. Ravi B. and Rany Irwin Lee, Ph.D. School Inc. Mr. Ron Hohauser Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Glick Dr. and Mrs. Jung-Keun Lee Boppana Colonel and Mrs. Karl M. SAP America, Inc. Ms. Chienlan Hsu-Hoffman Irwin Lee, Ph.D. D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P. Mr. Marc Borkan Goetzke Dr. Noreen Hynes Robert Bosch, Ph.D. Dr. David Goldhaber-Gordon Peter Y Lee, Ph.D. Social Work of Caixa Dr. and Mrs. Ding-Hwa Lei Catalunya Admiral and Mrs. Bobby R. Mr. Judson Bowman Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Golomb Inman, USN (Ret.) Mr. Hiroshi C. Bowman and Mr. Henry Gong and Dr. Mr. and Mrs. Sui-Hing Leung St. Jude Medical, Inc. Mr. Guanghai Li and Ms. Jane Sts. Cyril & Methodius Alan Kane Charitable Trust Ms. Morag S. Fulton Liming Gong Emily Brodsky, Ph.D. Dr. and Mrs. Harold F. T. Eng International Foundation Mr. Barry Tanner and Dr. Pam Ms. Yunfang Li Krahl Mr. and Mrs. L. Michael Brunt Goodman Swedish Federation of Young Dr. and Mrs. Berwyn J. C. Lin Scientists Mr. Raymond C. Kubacki, Jr. Mr. Christopher Cai Dr. Joseph Gootenberg and The Honorable and Mrs. Dr. Susan Leibenhaut Dr. Bin Lin and Dr. Xiangfei TE Connectivity Mr. and Mrs. Brent T. Lin Zeng Two Sigma Investments Vincent F. Callahan Dr. John D. Gordon and Dr. Mr. Albert C. Lin Dana Caulder, Ph.D. H. Allison Smith Dr. and Mrs. Neal Lisann Dr. and Mrs. Binshan Lin Dr. Wenyaw Chan and Dr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Dr. Jian Liu and Ms. Jian Yao Donors up to Greenberg Mrs. Julia V. Lobel $10,000 Madlin Stevenson Foundation Alice Zu-Po Chuang Micron Technology, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Frederick R. The Greendale Lynn Family Dr. James Magyar and Dr. American Mathematical Chang Foundation Elaine S. Magyar Society The Milken Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Philemon D. Mr. Matthew B. Grice Mr. George Mannes and Dr. Association Philippe Jabre Mr. and Ms. Michael J. Miller Chang Dr. Guangyu Gu and Ms. Marget Levin Association for the Promotion Kenneth & Myra Monfort Dr. KC Chellamuthu and Ms. Jiang Shi Dr. Chengye Mao and Ms. of Especially Gifted Children Charitable Foundation Inc. Pasumponni Karuppanan Mr. Yiping Liu and Ms. Lin Wang Kaining Gu Dr. John C. Mather Capital One Financial Northern Virginia Electric Mr. Harry H. Chen and Mrs. Corporation Cooperative Hanfei Yu Mrs. Janet R. Gum Mr. Benjamin B. Mathews Mr. Kalani Oshiro Dr. Melissa Chen Mr. Owen G. Gwilliam Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mr. Andrew Chatham McCormack Dr. Feng Ouyang and Dr. Dr. and Mrs. Tar Timothy Chen Professor Robert Hansen Arnold and Kay Clejan Dr. Frederick Chen Dr. and Mrs. Abraham Haspel Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Charitable Foundation Zheng Chen Mr. Jifang "Jeff" Chen and Ms. Andrea J. Hawksley McDermott, Jr. Combined Federal Campaign Admiral William A. Owens, Mr. and Mrs. Brian USN (Ret.) Ms. Yanxi "Kathy" Gong Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Corning Incorporated Mr. Mark Chiang Hoffman McNamara Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pasternak Foundation Dr. Alan Christensen Mr. Graham N. Horkley and Gregory Minton Robert E. Curry, Ph.D. Mr. Jerome H. Powell and Ms. Mr. Gerald J. Churchill and Dr. Katharine G. Abraham Mr. John Missik and Dr. Elissa A. Leonard Mr. Daniel A. D'Aniello Mrs. Diane Foley Churchill Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Christine Missik Dr. Soham Roy Mr. Ian S. Cinnamon Horowitz Drs. Myron and Bobbi General Dynamics Mitzenmacher Corporation Professors Joseph and Nell Mr. Kenneth M. Cinnamon Dr. Edward C. Hsiao Sedransk The Honorable Michael IAI North America and Ms. Karen Leslie Dr. and Mrs. Tien-Sheng Hsu Drs. Clay and Janice Wengrad Dr. Kezhong Hu and Dr. Montelongo ION Corporation Semenkovich Clydes' Restaurant Group Ping Xia Ms. Julie P. Neerken Ms. Susan Lee Ko Mr. Umesh Shankar Mr. and Mrs. Eric P. Cody Mr. Mark L. Huang Ms. Christie Nelson Dr. Vishal Nigam Mr. David T. Leighton Dr. Michael Sipser Jacinta C. Conrad, Ph.D. Dr. Xiaoqiu Huang and Ms. Psychemedics Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ninghing Han Mr. and Mrs. Dong Kil Noh Mr. Geoffrey Smith Mr. and Mrs. Edward Purdue Pharma L.P. Cook Mr. Ken Lee and Dr. Joy R. Drs. Phillip and Gina Smith Mr. and Mrs. Steven Corkran Hughes Noonan Research Development Dr. Amy Szczepanski Dr. John Z. Imbrie and Dr. Ms. Roberta Novick Corporation Dr. David H. Crandall Mr. and Mrs. San Y. Wang Dr. David Palmer and Ms. Marcia M. Moore Mr. and Mrs. John T. Technion - Israel Institute of Clare G. Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Janaskie O'Connell Technology Mr. Tian Zhong Ding and Dr. Yun Yang Dr. Shamik Das Dr. and Mrs. Bhanu Jena Professor Eli V. Olinick Dr. and Mrs. Nathan J. Dr. and Mrs. Sankar Das Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Jenkins Olympiad School, Inc. Waldman Donors up to Sarma Ms. Lili Jiang Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Y. Oshiro Mr. and Mrs. Lou DeBergalis Mr. Charles Kallenbach and Dr. Mark Osterman Donors up to $1,000 Dr. and Mrs. Adarsh Deepak Ms. Alison Rosenberg Mr. Jiabei Pan $5,000 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dr. Youping Deng and Ms. Mr. Nolan Kamitaki Mr. Zaito Pan and Mrs. Jian Adelmann Allied Converters, Inc. Ming Lu Mr. Sean Kanuck Hua Li Li Aerojet Mr. and Mrs. Seungho Park Allied Converters, Inc. Mr. Tian Zhong Ding and Dr. Dr. and Mrs. Ryoichi Kawai Dr. and Mrs. Valery Alexeev Yun Yang Colonel and Mrs. John Mr. Arvind Parthasarathi Mr. Peter L. Beebee Dr. Fredric D. Ancel and Dr. Ms. Rachel Donovan Samuel Kem Pasquale Trucking Company, Mr. Mel Chaskin Esther Ancel Mr. Robert Doory Mr. Patrick M. Kenny Inc. Mr. David Cheng Mr. Kyle R. Antonini Mr. and Mrs. David Drucker Dr. and Mrs. David Keyes Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mr. Mark Churchill and Dr. Mr. and Mrs. Bala Mr. John Edwards Dr. and Mrs. Raman Khanna Pasquale, Jr. Laurie Witters-Churchill Balakrishna Ms. Sandra C. Eltringham Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kilgore Mr. David Patrick Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin I. Mr. Klee Dienes Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Dr. and Mrs. Seung Tae Kim Mr. and Mrs. James C. Paul Ballestero Mrs. Mariana Pestana Ms. Joann P. DiGennaro Everhart Mr. and Mrs. Tong-Hui Kim Mr. Peter J. Barrer and Mrs. Dr. Zhen Fan and Ms. Dr. and Mrs. Frank O. Mr. John M. Dorffler Judith A. Nichols Dr. In Tae Kim and Ms. Helen Jiandong Zhou Pak Petkovich Dr. James C. Ellenbogen Dr. and Mrs. William S. Law Office of Philip J. Farina Mr. Galen E. Pickard Beebee Dr. Ray Kishony and Dr. Talia Ms. Kathy Feegel Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Faust Berman-Kishony Dr. and Mrs. Michael L. Rahn Mr. and Mrs. Werten Bellamy First Virginia Community Bank Mr. F. Joseph Feely, III Drs. Keng-Tai and Catherine Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rains Ms. Ela Ben-Ur Gen-Probe Incorporated Mr. David Finkel Ko Dr. Eric Rains Professor Edmund Mr. and Mrs. Stan Komander Ms. Emily E. Riehl Mr. Chad M. Gerson Bertschinger Ms. Julie N. Finkelstein Drs. Robert and Terry R. Mr. Johann Komander Drs. Scott A. and Dena E. Mr. David J. Gladstone and Dr. and Mrs. Subroto Rifkin Bhattacharya Finkelstein Mr. Paul Kominers Dr. Lorna J. Gladstone Mr. Mark C. Roh Ms. Blanche Blatt Dr. Mario P. Fiori Dr. Jeffrey Y. Gore Ms. Helen M. Foster Mr. and Mrs. David Rosenthal

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Mr. Brian Rubineau Dr. Jun Ye and Ms. Huiqing Dr. Xiaoqiu Huang and Ms. Mr. David Rumker and Dr. Wang Ninghing Han 2012 Susan Phillips Dr. and Mrs. Albert Y. Mr. Paul E. Hurwitz and CONTRIBUTE TO CEE WITHOUT Mr. Charles E. Sane Yoshiyama Mrs. Rosanne Apfeldorf EXTRA EFFORT OR COST Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Drs. Gang and Cong Yu Hurwitz Scelfo Dr. Wenning Zhao and Ms. Mr. Ryan Jamiolkowski Dr. Marnie Schroer Feifei Liu Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jensen The Center is a recognized 501 (c) 3 non-profit Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Sealfon Donors up to $100 Mr. Jinsoo Jeon and Ms. organization that receives a percentage of funds Ms. Renee T. Sheehy Namsuk Kim through a number of online retail sites. Before Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Drs. Venkataraman and Ms. Emily A. Kendall Shellenbarger Kalyani Amarnath Dr. Aaron S. 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Many Tof the most flexible ways to the residue (what is left of value in plans require 2-3 weeks to make distributions. make a major gift to the Center your estate after all administrative 2. Tell your IRA custodian to make a gift to the for Excellence in Education (CEE). costs and other bequests have been Center for Excellence in Education (CEE), tax identification number 52-1256563, before Charitable bequests are easy to made) goes to CEE. You also can December 31, 2012. make. You enjoy full use of your designate exactly how you want 3. Save taxes by taking an IRA “rollover” gift property during life. 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McLEAN, VA South Carolina PERMIT NO. 392 Congressman Eric Cantor 8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 215 Virginia McLean, Virginia 22102 Congresswoman Susan Davis FALL Tel: 703-448-9062 Fax: 703-448-9068 California CHAIRMAN Mr. Mel Chaskin President & CEO, Vanguard Research, Inc.

Dr. Frederick Y. Chen Director of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Dr. Robert E. Curry General Partner, Alliance Technology Ventures Ms. Joann P. DiGennaro President, Center for Excellence in Education Mrs. Betty Dranow President, The Dranow Family Foundation Mr. Juan C. Enriquez Managing Director, Excel Venture Management Ms. Kathy Feegel Executive Director, State Government Affairs, Amgen Mr. Nicholas S. Gouletas Chairman of the Board, American Invsco Mr. Gregory Gunn Entrepreneur in Residence, City Light Capital Her Excellency Bahia El Hariri Member of Parliament, Lebanon Dr. Douglas E. Himberger Senior Vice President, National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago Mr. Ronald E. Hohauser Chief Financial Officer, Summit Entertainment, LLC Dr. Noreen A. Hynes Director, Geographic Medicine Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University Mr. Dean Kamen President, DEKA Research & Development Mr. Mark Kantrowitz Publisher, FinAid.org Mr. Sean Kanuck International Consultant Dr. Wolfgang Ketterle About the Center for John D. MacArthur Professor, Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Excellence in Education Mr. Raymond C. Kubacki Chairman & CEO, Psychemedics Corporation he Center for Excellence in state mandates or political pres- Ms. Susan Lavrakas TEducation (CEE) nurtures careers of sures. All CEE programs are open Director, Workforce Aerospace Industries Association excellence and leadership in science, to students and teachers regardless Dr. Tom Leighton technology, engineering, and math of race, color, creed, or economic Co-Founder & Chief Scientist, Akamai Technologies, Inc. (STEM) for academically talented background; the only criterion is Mr. Wendell Maddox academic excellence. CEE sponsors President & CEO, ION Corporation high school and college students and the Research Science Institute (RSI), Dr. J. Michael McQuade encourages collaborations between the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO), Senior Vice President, Science & Technology, United and among leaders in the global and the Teacher Enrichment Program Technologies Corporation community. Founded in 1983 by Dr. Anthony G. Oettinger (TEP). the late Admiral H.G. Rickover and Chairman, Program on Information Resources Policy, Harvard University Joann DiGennaro, President of the To date, CEE has received funds Admiral William A. Owens, USN (Ret.) Center for Excellence in Education, from the U.S. Department of State, Managing Director, AEA Investors LP the Center’s programs help keep the the U.S. Agency for International Mr. Arvind Parthasarathi United States competitive in science, Development, the National Science Foundation, the United States Senior Vice President & General Manager, YarcData technology, engineering, and The Honorable Thomas R. Pickering Information Agency, the National mathematics (STEM). CEE challenges Vice Chairman, Hills & Company Endowment for the Humanities, the Ms. Cynthia Pickett-Stevenson young scholars and assists them on a National Security Agency, the Bureau Doyle, Restrepo, Harvin & Robbins, LLP long-term basis to become the of Indian Affairs, the Department Mr. Ronald W. Simms creators, inventors, scientists, and of Agriculture, the Department of CEO, Petroleum Service Company leaders of the 21st century. Energy, and the Department of Dr. Michael Sipser Defense. Private individuals and cor- Professor & Head, Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts As a private non-profit organization, porations, however, provide most of Institute of Technology CEE is not subject to federal and CEE’s funding. u

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