Newsletter of ARCS® Foundation
Atlanta Chapter
Spring 2024

From the President's Desk: Carolynn Cooper

As many of you may know, the ARCS National organization recently approved Psychology as an area of study. Georgia Tech just became the second university to receive approval from ARCS to nominate new scholars in this field. I was surprised to learn that Tech has been teaching Psychology for 100 years and has been actively seeking this approval for at least a decade...Read More

Annual Meeting Held at Ansley Golf Club

Our ARCS Annual Membership Meeting and Luncheon was on May 8 at the Ansley Golf Club, with 66 members in attendance. A panel of our scholars engaged in an interesting discussion with Bill Liss, husband of member Debbie Liss, as moderator...Read More

ARCS Washington, DC Retreat

The ARCS Retreat to our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., was an incredible, inspiring, and enjoyable trip! Each attendee gained new insights and knowledge into current security initiatives, scientific and medical research, and museums of historical prominence...Read More

A Mother-Daughter Scientific Bond

An ARCS membership is a long-lasting reward throughout the generations. Atlanta Chapter Members, Pat Leake and Pace Parsons, demonstrate their ARCS loyalty as mother and daughter.

Pace Parsons was named as ARCS’s National first “ARCS Spark” in March 2024. ARCS Spark is a new initiative to recognize a current member for their small, everyday acts of kindness or displays of leadership or commitment to ARCS Foundation within a Chapter or at the National level...Read More

Save the Date! 2024 Scholar Awards Celebration

2024 Scholar Awards Celebration
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - Piedmont Driving Club

Building on the success of our 2023 Scholar Awards Celebration, we are already well underway with the planning for 2024.  Mark your calendars for Wednesday, November 13, 2024.  We have a new venue and a new time!  We will host the 2024 Scholar Awards Celebration in the beautiful ballroom at the Piedmont Driving Club from 11:30am to 1:30pm...Read More

Emory Site Visit to James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies

ARCS board members and Emory donors paid an onsite visit in May to the brand-new Health Sciences Research Building II. The building provides lab facilities for cardiology, pediatric, pulmonary, vaccine and several other areas of research. We had a very interesting visit to Dr. Santangelo’s lab where they are studying RNA viruses and to Dr. Timov‘s lab where they provide and study 3D printing of all types of innovative and fascinating ideas like pediatric heart valves and deep brain stimulation instruments...Read More



ARCS Foundation Atlanta chapter is honored to announce our 2024-2025 Board of Directors. We would like to send a special thank you to these women for their dedicated service to our chapter.

Executive Board
 
Carolynn Cooper - President
 
Frances Swensson - President Elect 

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What is your favorite social media platform? Did you know ARCS Foundation Atlanta is on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X and LinkedIn?

Follow us and like us! Most weeks we highlight a scholar or donor.  Here are the links for ARCS ATL’s Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn Group.