The 2019 ARCS Foundation All Members Conference (AMC) was held in Portland, OR, in September. According to ARCS Foundation National President (and longtime Atlanta chapter member) Sherry Lundeen, “The programs all had impressive speakers with such interesting knowledge to impart, and they did so in entertaining ways.”
Atlanta ARCS Scholar Terreill Robertson has a passion for his research in cartilage tissue engineering, a specialized field of regenerative medicine he learned about as a chemistry major at Morehouse College. Now in his senior year, Terreill plans to pursue a graduate degree in chemical or biomedical engineering after graduation... Read more
2019 is continuing to be a fun and productive year for our Atlanta ARCS chapter.
After a busy year of fundraising, our chapter will host its 28th annual Scholar Awards Luncheon on November 21. We will award 57 scholars a total of $461,000 in unrestricted funds to use... Read more
We are proud to welcome six new members to Atlanta ARCS this fall. Susan McGonigle introduced them during the fall cocktail party, which gave many of us a chance to meet and welcome them personally.
Introductory information on our new members follows:
Indaue de Mello is Director of Global Microbiology... Read more
The 2019 Atlanta ARCS Scholar Awards Luncheon will be held on Thursday, November 21, at The Ritz-Carlton in downtown Atlanta.
The luncheon will begin at 11:15, but we encourage you to arrive early so you can mix and mingle with the ARCS Foundation Atlanta Scholars in the reception area. This... Read more
Honors continue for two of our members, Vikki Millender-Morrow and Michelle Wells!
Vikki was recently honored as one of the Atlanta Business League's Top 100 Black Women of Influence. Started in 1994, the list reflects black women in the metro Atlanta community who have reached senior level positions within their... Read more
One of my favorite jobs as ARCS Foundation Atlanta President is making the site visits to all of our partner schools each spring. Organized by University Relations co-chairs Carolynn Cooper and Linda Kay McGowan, we travel to each school to meet with school officials and review ARCS guidelines and deadlines.... Read more
It has been a year since the investment advisement of the Endowment Fund was transitioned to Montag & Associates, and Louise Yeoman, Endowment Funds Chair, says the results have been good! Since then, the Endowment Committee has implemented a formal investment policy and worked with Montag & Associates to rebalance... Read more
A self-described fan of in-depth academics, ARCS Scholar Daniel Moreno says he knew Georgia Tech was the place for him to pursue his graduate work when he saw the campus and the research labs. Having grown up in New York and attended Cooper Union for his undergraduate degree in mechanical... Read more
In early April, thirty ARCS members toured the Emory Proton Therapy Center, part of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. This facility is the only proton therapy center in Georgia, and one of only a few in the Southeast to offer this leading-edge type of radiation treatment. For a closer... Read more
