2018 Annual Report Contents on the Cover
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
CELEBRATING THE ENVISIONING THE 60th Anniversary Edition 2018 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS ON THE COVER President’s Message ............................................................1 DAN MILLER ARCS Foundation Leadership ............................................3 Oregon Chapter Milestones and Accomplishments ....................................5 Oregon Health & Science University, School of Medicine, Neuroscience Scholars ............................................................................... 7 Alumni ..................................................................................9 Academic Partners ............................................................ 11 Generous Donors ...............................................................13 Industry Partners .............................................................. 14 ARCS MISSION How ARCS National Supports Chapters ........................ 15 ARCS® Foundation advances 2017-18 National Donors .................................................. 16 science and technology in the 2018 All Members Conference .........................................17 United States by providing financial awards to academically Members ............................................................................ 19 outstanding U.S. citizens studying ARCS Lights ......................................................................20 to complete degrees in science, ARCS Foundation History .................................................21 engineering, and medical research. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE During 2017-18, ARCS Foundation robotics and automation; creating graduate education that celebrated its 60th year as a national yields globally competitive graduates; and encouraging a organization dedicated to advancing citizenry that appreciates the value of STEM knowledge. science in America. We hosted a record-breaking All Members We must also continue working toward meeting internal goals Conference in Washington, D.C., that generated member outlined in our 2017-22 Strategic Plan: increase our impact enthusiasm for continuing our work toward achieving that on scholars; retain and attract community leaders to our mission. Additional milestones in the framework of our 2017- membership; and build our capacity for success and financial 22 Strategic Plan were reorganizing and streamlining the sustainability. National Board and the ongoing transition to professional management. I’m proud to continue in my second year leading ARCS Foundation and thank the national leaders and chapter Since the inception of ARCS Foundation in 1958, our support members who have all contributed to our success. We look of academically outstanding U.S. citizens studying to complete forward to the next 60 years of supporting and bolstering degrees in science, engineering, and medical research has scientific excellence across the nation. helped ensure that the United States remains scientifically competitive in the global marketplace. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Benjamin Franklin As we envision the future, ARCS Foundation must continue to meet the challenges facing STEM education in the United States as highlighted by our esteemed Science, Engineering and Advisory Council (SEAC): changing demographics in students pursuing STEM education; creating a workforce that Andrea “Andi” Purple serves the needs of industry, which is increasingly reliant on 2017-19 National President 1 WWW.ARCSFOUNDATION.ORG CELEBRATING For the past 60 years, ARCS Foundation ARCS Foundation continues its six-decade tradition has been a source of much-needed support of mentoring and providing financial awards to the best and brightest scholars in the United States while for young American scientists poised to looking to the future of scientific innovation. ARCS make important discoveries. founders believed that the women of America could make a difference, and ARCS Foundation proudly continues that mission today as it works to fund the ARCS Scholars who help keep the United States scientifically competitive. ARCS Foundation looks to the future and envisions ARCS Alumni who are scientific leaders who will create positive change in the world and our lives. ADAM MARCINKOWSKI BRADLEY JACOBSEN ALEXIS NOLFI COLORADO CHAPTER UTAH CHAPTER PITTSBURGH CHAPTER COLORADO SCHOOL OF UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, MINES, SPACE MINING MORAN EYE CENTER BIOENGINEERING CELEBRATINGCELEBRATING THETHE PASTPAST // ENVISIONINGENVISIONING THETHE FUTUREFUTURE 2 2 VISIONARY LEADERS 2017-18 NATIONAL BOARD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Andi Purple* Linda Celesia Sally McDaniel President Chair, University Relations; Chair, Fund Development METRO WASHINGTON/ Governance Committee ATLANTA ATLANTA ILLINOIS Nancy Chambers* Joan Foley Marcia McGreevy Lewis Vice President, Finance/ Representative, Council of Representative, Council of Operations; Chair, National Presidents Presidents; Audit Committee Endowment OREGON SEATTLE ATLANTA Beth Wainwright* Sue Harter* Judith Miller Secretary Parliamentarian (Non-voting); National Endowment PITTSBURGH Governance Committee Committee PITTSBURGH LOS ANGELES/UTAH Dawn Carson Senger* Christine Hawes* Carol Stockman* Treasurer Chair, Council of Presidents Chair, Council of Advisors; PHOENIX PHOENIX National Endowment Committee PITTSBURGH/ATLANTA Roulhac Austin Jackie Henson Laura Springhetti Chair, Chapter Engagement Chair, Audit; Chair, Immediate Past Chair, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Nominating; Governance Council of Presidents Committee UTAH METRO WASHINGTON Lynne Brickner* Sherry Lundeen Kathy Testoni Immediate Past President Audit and National Representative, Council of LOS ANGELES Endowment Committee Presidents ATLANTA PITTSBURGH Sara Jean Burke Anna Maria Matteucci National Endowment Representative, Council of 1 Executive Committe Presidents Committee ATLANTA PHOENIX ARCS NATIONAL ADVISORS COUNCIL OF ADVISORS Donna Casey Anna Maria Matteucci Judith Miller Nancy Spetzler NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PHOENIX LOS ANGELES/UTAH PHOENIX Vicki Glant Sandra Matteucci Caron Ogg Carol Stockman SEATTLE PHOENIX OREGON PITTSBURGH/ATLANTA Bennetta Kelly Margaret McGann Penny Papadopoulos Andrea Thoreson ILLINOIS UTAH/SEATTLE PHOENIX SEATTLE Yolanda Walther-Meade LOS ANGELES/SAN DIEGO 3 WWW.ARCSFOUNDATION.ORG CHAPTER PRESIDENTS Amy Rudolf Karen Gunn Jeanine Ingber Barbara Goergen Sarah Tucker SEATTLE UTAH COLORADO MINNESOTA ILLINOIS Pam Kathy Meadowcroft Testoni Aletha Anderson Joan Foley PITTSBURGH OREGON Patricia Sparrell Christine Simpson Brent METRO WASHINGTON NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Sara Jean Burke ATLANTA Patty Lee Christine Hawes HONOLULU Patricia Janda PHOENIX ORANGE COUNTY Donna Tohidi Anderson Helga LOS ANGELES Mary Lou Moore Quick SAN DIEGO ARCS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING ADVISORY COUNCIL (SEAC) Lennard A. Fisk, Ph.D., SEAC Chair Wayne Goodman, Ph.D. Norine Noonan, Ph.D. Thomas M. Donahue Distinguished SVP Operations and Support Group, Professor of Biology, University of South University Professor of Space Science, Aerospace Corporation Florida at St. Petersburg University of Michigan Karin Hollerbach, Ph.D. Suneel Sheikh, Ph.D. Charles Elachi, Ph.D. CEO, TAKU Group CEO and Chief Research Scientist, Retired, Director of JPL Laboratory Advanced Space Technology and and Professor (Emeritus), California Steven Koonin, Ph.D. Research Laboratories Institute of Technology Director, NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress Mary Lassiter Snitch Chad Evans Sr. Manager, External Strategic Relations, EVP, Council on Competitiveness Marty Kress Corporate Engineering and Technology, AVP Research, Ohio State University Lockheed Martin Corporation (ARCS Sharon Feng, Ph.D. Metro Washington) Sr. Assoc. Dean at Institute for Molecular Irene McGee, Ph.D. Engineering, University of Chicago VP Health, Safety, Environment and Lynne Brickner Quality, Covestro SEAC Secretary (ARCS Los Angeles/Utah) Scott Fouse Retired, Vice President of Advanced Technology Center, Lockheed Martin Corporation CELEBRATING THE PAST / ENVISIONING THE FUTURE 4 2017-18 MILESTONES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS years of CONTINUOUS SUPPORT for science celebrated by ARCS % 60 Foundation National 83 Compound annual GROWTH in st ARCS Foundation National engaged professional NATIONAL FUNDRAISING ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT since 2016 1 COMPANY CHAPTER ANNIVERSARIES OUR NATIONAL REACH DIRECTORS served on smaller, more 3 strategic ARCS Foundation National Board 20 Los Angeles Chapter (60 years) Metropolitan Washington (50 Years) Seattle Chapter (40 Years) Years of continuous growth in SCHOLAR 7 FUNDING by ARCS Chapters $1.5M NEW STEM PROGRAMS approved 4 for funding at three universities Bequest made to Oregon Chapter by ARCS Member Jill Josselyn # 2018 BEST ATTENDED ARCS All 1 Members Conference in history 2 Chapters surpassed milestones for CUMULATIVE SCHOLAR Inductee into ARCS Alumni Hall of Fame is th AWARDS given: NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON 9 Phoenix (more than 1,000) Seattle (more than 3,000) 5 WWW.ARCSFOUNDATION.ORG OF SUPPORT FOR SCIENTIFIC INNOVATORS Founded Awards* Scholars* Total Funding* 1958 17,874 10,386 $110,688,266 * Cumulative Number of 632 Scholar Awards ANNUAL IMPACT FY 2017-18 % In Support of 93 Graduate Students $4,867,687 Amount of Scholar Awards OUR NATIONAL REACH AFFILIATED ARCS 49 UNIVERSITIES 1,294 MEMBERS APPROVED PROGRAMS CHAPTERS 607 AND DEPARTMENTS 15 ENDOWMENT BALANCES $2,051,676 National Endowment $34,282,447 Chapter Endowments IMPACT ON SCHOLAR EDUCATION Significant difference in Important for moral support Significant importance to life Scholars’ education and encouragement