Thanks from Alum Eliot Quon, Postdoctoral Researcher at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
ARCS Foundation has been a highlight of my academic career thus far, thank you for the support!
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
ARCS Foundation has been a highlight of my academic career thus far, thank you for the support!
"I was very fortunate to be selected as one of this year's ARCS scholars... I plan to pursue an academic career in chemistry... Your support will allow me to continue my biomedical research in developing novel strateigies to treat drug resistant cancers and cardiovascular diseases... Again, thank you so much for your support of the sciences and post graduate education, both of which are very important in keeping America competitive..."
The work you (ARCS Foundation Atlanta members) have all done is tremendous, and I am so proud to be a part of that legacy. I hope that my work is making you all feel that there has been a good return on your investment.