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REALIZING A VISION FOR SCIENCE IN AMERICA 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 1 WWW.ARCSFOUNDATION.ORG CONTENTS President’s Message ................................................... 1 2017-18 Incoming President’s Message .............. 1 ARCS Foundation Board of Directors ................. 2 Milestones and Accomplishments ...................... 4 Alex Jafek, ARCS Utah Scholar, University of Utah, College of Engineering Photo courtesy of University of Utah, Scholars .......................................................................... 6 College of Engineering Donors ............................................................................. 8 Alumni ........................................................................... 10 ON THE COVER Academic Partners ....................................................12 CATHERINE KUHN Industry Partners .......................................................13 ARCS Seattle Scholar Members .......................................................................14 University of Washington School of Environmental & ARCS Foundation History .......................................16 Forest Sciences “In addition to the financial benefit of the award, I am impressed by ARCS Foundation’s commitment to helping out early career ARCS MISSION scientists and the emphasis on supporting diversity in STEM fields.” ARCS® Foundation advances science and technology in the United States by providing KEVIN ROSS financial awards to academically outstanding ARCS San Diego Scholar U.S. citizens studying to complete degrees in University of California at science, engineering, and medical research. San Diego, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program 2 WWW.ARCSFOUNDATION.ORG PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE During 2016-17, ARCS • Build our capacity for success and financial Foundation set the framework sustainability by: for its future by taking the • Reorganizing and streamlining the National Board preliminary steps necessary and amending our organizational documents to implement our enterprise- accordingly, resulting in a revamping of our wide Strategic Plan 2017– governance structure for the first time since 1995; 2022. While preparing for the next five years, we remained • Obtaining an extraordinary level of financial support true to our mission — to advance science in America by from 100% of our National Board leaders, who awarding funds to academically outstanding U.S. citizens contributed generously to fund National operations studying to complete degrees in science, engineering, and and endowment; and medical research — and by so doing, we established a new • Retaining an association management company to baseline of unprecedented financial support for our ARCS assist the National Board in its day-to-day operations Scholars and for our organization. and in adapting to the broader demographic, technological, and communications challenges facing This past year, ARCS Foundation set into motion the first every all-volunteer charitable organization today. steps to achieve our three strategic plan goals: This has been a hectic and yet an uplifting and gratifying year. • Increase our impact on Scholars by: Because of the stalwart efforts this past year of our members, • Awarding $4.8 million to 641 ARCS Scholars from 51 Scholars, donors, and academic partners, ARCS Foundation colleges and universities, thus setting a record for the is well-positioned to achieve even more to advance science in highest annual dollar amount of awards made to the America over the next five years, We look forward to realizing greatest number of ARCS Scholars; our 2017–2022 strategic plan’s vision of our ARCS Scholars • Distributing the final year of a total of $663,000 as leaders of U.S. and global scientific and technological funded by The Roche Foundation, matched by innovation. Chapter funds, to 36 selected Roche/ARCS Scholars seeking Ph.D. degrees in the life sciences; and With my deepest thanks for your continued encouragement • Granting $106 million of Scholar awards, equivalent and support of ARCS Foundation and our 10,010 ARCS to 17,242 years of financial support, to 10,010 ARCS Scholars, Scholars, since its founding in 1958. • Retain and attract community leaders to our membership by: • Reviewing and building upon the results of our membership survey, with particular attention to Lynne M. O. Brickner membership retention and engagement and; 2015-17 National President • Recruiting new members based on personal contacts and mentoring 2017-18 INCOMING PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I’m looking forward to leading I urge all Chapter members to make plans to attend the 2018 ARCS Foundation in our All Member Conference, April 25-28, in Washington, D.C., and 60th year as an organization learn about exciting innovations in the scientific community. dedicated to advancing science in America. Sincerely, We’ve come a long way and accomplished much in that time, but we can’t rest on our laurels. In order to stay relevant to scientific innovation in America, we have to work as a team to Andrea “Andi” Purple achieve the goals identified in our Strategic Plan, which was 2016-17 National President Elect designed for the entire ARCS Foundation. REALIZING A VISION FOR SCIENCE IN AMERICA 1 2016-17 BOARD OFFICERS & DIRECTORS VISIONARY LEADERS OFFICERS DIRECTORS Lynne Brickner1 Christy Burton2 Sally McDaniel President Director Chair, Fund Development LOS ANGELES/UTAH PHOENIX ATLANTA 1 Roulhac Austin Linda Celesia3, 4 Margarten McGann3 Vice President, Chapter Relations Chair, National Affiliation Director NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ILLINOIS UTAH/SEATTLE 1 Donna Casey Nancy Chambers Judith Miller5 Vice President, New Chapter Development Director Director NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ATLANTA LOS ANGELES/UTAH Anna Maria Matteucci1, 5 Sue Dintleman Lorraine Nordlinger Vice President, Finance Chair, Information Strategies Chair, All Members Conference PHOENIX UTAH METRO WASHINGTON Andi Purple1 President-Elect Jane Dolinger Elli Nesbitt METRO WASHINGTON/ATLANTA Director Chair, National Newsletter ATLANTA METRO WASHINGTON Dawn Carson Senger1 Treasurer Jenny Edstrom Caron Ogg PHOENIX Chair, Administration Director MINNESOTA OREGON Nancy Spetzler Immediate Past President Cheryl Ernst Penny Papadopoulos PHOENIX Director Chair, National Board Meetings HONOLULU PHOENIX Carol Stockman1 Vice President, University Relations Vicki Glant2 Elisa Primavera-Bailey PITTSBURGH Director Parliamentarian (non-voting) SEATTLE ILLINOIS Beth Wainwright1 Secretary Eileen Haga2, 3 Mary Snitch1, 4, 5 PITTSBURGH Chair, Audit Chair, Council of Advisors PHOENIX ATLANTA Yolanda Walther-Meade1 Vice President, Membership Jackie Henson3, 4 Shirleen Tucker LOS ANGELES/SAN DIEGO Chair, Governance Chair, Evaluation METRO WASHINGTON COLORADO STANDING COMMITTEES 5 5 1 Executive Committee Sherry Lundeen Janie Wilson 2 Audit Committee Director Director 3 Governance ATLANTA ATLANTA 4 National Affiliation 5 National Endowment Fund 2 WWW.ARCSFOUNDATION.ORG COUNCIL OF ADVISORS Mary Snitch, Chair Sherrye Berger Debbie Liss ATLANTA COLORADO ATLANTA Di Alexander Mary Davis Sandra Matteucci METRO WASHINGTON LOS ANGELES PHOENIX Jeanne Berdik Sue Harter3 Lynne Sonntag PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH PHOENIX CHAPTER PRESIDENTS (Each Chapter President is also a Director of the National Board) Marcia McGreevy Joan Foley Laura Springhetti1, 4 Susan Speece Barbara Goergen Bennetta Kelly Pam Meadowcroft Lewis OREGON Chair, Council COLORADO MINNESOTA ILLINOIS Kathy Testoni SEATTLE of Presidents PITTSBURGH UTAH Jane Riddle Angela Phillips Diaz METRO WASHINGTON Sara Jean Burke4 ATLANTA Teresa Greely Patty Lee Susan Mooradian Mary Fitz Chandra Jain Cheryl Craft Christine Hawes TAMPA BAY HONOLULU NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO ORANGE COUNTY LOS ANGELES PHOENIX REALIZING A VISION FOR SCIENCE IN AMERICA 3 ADVANCING SCIENCE IN FY 2016-17 MILESTONES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS Number of ARCS Scholars supported 1 since 1958 surpassed 10,000 Achieved greatest number of Scholars and highest funding in one year 2 2017-22 ARCS Strategic Plan approved for 3 organization-wide implementation ARCS Illinois Chapter celebrated 40 years of ARCS Scholar support 4 ARCS Atlanta Chapter celebrated 25 years 5 of ARCS Scholar support National fundraising increased 350% over prior year with 100% leadership participation 6 National Endowment Fund surpassed 7 $2 million Obtained multi-year commitment from Burton Family Foundation to expand national operations and initiatives 8 Funding approved for new Scholars at eight 9 top-rated programs of five academic partner institutions PATS Learning Portal completed with training modules in six areas of chapter operations 10 Webinar training sessions conducted for more 11 than 125 ARCS members across all chapters Suneel Sheikh, Ph.D., and Christopher Stubbs, Ph.D., inducted into ARCS Alumni Hall of Fame 12 4 WWW.ARCSFOUNDATION.ORG 59 YEARS OF SUPPORT FOR SCIENTIFIC INNOVATORS Founded Awards Scholars Total Funding IMPACT ON SCHOLAR 1958 17,242 10,010 $105,816,829 EDUCATION IMPACT ON SCIENCE Significant difference in Scholar education ARCS Scholar Alumni make significant contributions in: 89% RESEARCH Publications, presentations, large-scale grants Important for completion of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Founding science-related companies research 64% INNOVATION Acknowledged by significant scientific awards and patents Significant importance BUILDING THE STEM PIPELINE to life after graduation Teaching, mentoring K-12 63% ANNUAL IMPACT FY 2016-17 Number of Scholar Awards Important for completing the degree 641 more quickly Amount of Scholar Awards In Support of Graduate