Thanks from Scholar Laura Redmond
"I want to thank you again for supporting my career development, and I look forward to encouraging the development of future scientists as an ARCS Scholar Alum."
The Atlanta Chapter of ARCS® Foundation awarded $385,000 to 53 Scholars at our 26th Scholar Awards Luncheon on November 16, 2017. Each Scholar was introduced and made a brief presentation of his or her work. After lunch, Bill Liss moderated a conversation with two of our former Scholars: Bolyn Hubby, Ph.D. in cellular biology from UGA and Chief Scientific Officer, Agenvir, and Manu O. Platt, Ph.D. from Gerogia Tech and Emory in biomedical enigeering and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech/Emory who was an ARCS Scholar while an undergraduate at Morehouse College.
Nicholas Porter, Jeffrey Butler, Keith Strozier of Morehouse College
David Holden, Khensu-Ra Love El and Darryl Hill of Morehouse College
Logan Northcutt, Roy McReynolds and Darian Nwankwo of Morehouse College
Morehouse Scholars with Dr. Manu Platt
Samantha Schwartz, Emily Crispell, Morgan Vaughan and Alynda Wood of Emory University
Emory University Scholars
Alyssa Scott, Elaine Liu, Kaitlyn Stanhope and Aaron Wallace of Emory University
Ian Pavelich, Brenda Calderon and Elizabeth Littauer of Emory University
GA Tech Scholars
Calvin Clark, Jeffrey Noble, Xenia Wirth and Connie Liu of GA Tech
Samantha Petti, Daniel Moreno, John Connelly and Matthew Fahrbach of Ga Tech
Michelanne Dye, Anna Liu, Mark Mikhaeil and Pravara Harati of GA Tech
Michael Griffin, Yael Toporek and Osvaldo Broesicke of GA Tech
GA Tech Scholars with Tech Administrators and Dr. Platt
UGA Scholars with Dr. Bolyn Hubby
David cobb, Danielle Lambert and Ashley Rasys of UGA
Christopher Cleveland, Stephanie Herrlinger and Marcus Goudie of UGA
Cecilia Sanchez, Meghan Logun and Stephanie Halmo of UGA
ARCS Atlanta President, Sara Jean Burke, adressing the luncheon guests
Dr. Dwight A. McBride, Emory University Provost, and Emory Scholars
2017 Scholar Awards Luncheon in the Ritz Carlton ballroom
Aaron Wallace, Michaelanne Dye, David Cobb and Stephanie Herrlinger, Herz Global Impact Award Recipients with Iris Schultz
Yetty Arp, Osvaldo Broeskicke, Dante Stephenson and Pravara Harati
Moderator Bill Liss with speakers Manu Platt and Bolyn Hubby
Dr. Rafael Bras, GA Tech Provost; Dr. Pamela Whitten, UGA Provost; Dr Dwight Mcbride, Emory Provost
Ed Hansen and Yael Toporek, Betsy hansen Memorial Award Scholar
Representatives of Presenting Sponsor Northside Hospital, Vicki Barnett (3) and Dawn Hayes (5) with ARCS members Marilyn Colarossi-Woods and Nancy Chambers, and Anna Morris, ARCS Scholar from Emory
Ann Curry, Raena Evans, Joe Evans and Libby Jones
Anna Morris, Connor Morozumi, Jessica Petree of Emory University
Grace Cushman, Kate Birdwhistell, Sarah Elliott, Erin Baker of UGA
Osvaldo Broeskicke and Pravara Harati of GA Tech with Dante Stephenson
Michelanne Dye of GA Tech, Dr. Manu Platt, a scholar's guest, Darryl Hill of Morehouse
Atanta's 2017 Scholars
Keith Strozier of Morehouse and Louise Yeoman
Caroline Hardin, SAL chair-elect; Mary Watson, SAL chair; Sara Jean Burke, president
"I want to thank you again for supporting my career development, and I look forward to encouraging the development of future scientists as an ARCS Scholar Alum."
I am immensely grateful to the ARCS Foundation and Turner Enterprises for making my award possible. I am honored to have been part of the talented and promising group of young researchers from the Atlanta-area!
"Thank you dearly for your generous contribution to my scientific development. Your contribution has had a profound impact on me at both a personal and professional level. It is a privilege to be an ARCS Scholar, and with this support I will continue to pursue research that aims to advance Neuroscience."