2008 Retreat to Seattle

Pictured above is David Boyd at the Museum of Flight. After touring the cavernous fascinating facility and boarding Air Force One and the Concord, the group was intrigued with a presentation by Seattle ARCS Foundation member, CEO of the Museum of Flight, and former astronaut, Dr. Bonnie Dunbar.

Fifty ARCS Foundation Atlanta members and guests gathered in Seattle, Washington, April 23–27, 2008, for the chapter's biannual retreat whose theme was capturing the feel of Seattle by water, air, land and art. Pictured above is David Boyd at the Museum of Flight. After touring the cavernousfascinating facility and boarding Air Force One and the Concord, the group was intrigued with a presentation by Seattle ARCS Foundation member, CEO of the Museum of Flight, and former astronaut, Dr. Bonnie Dunbar.

Downtime #5

Kathy Harmon, Michelle Nordin, Peg Cooley and Kitty Hawks.

Downtime #4

Elsie Gould, Susan Higley and Barrett Hawks.

Downtime #3

Joanie Michaels and Betty Mori.

Downtime #2

The Drummonds with Dale Harmon.

Downtime #1

Sally Hinkle, Linda Mauldin, Jan Bennett and Anne Boyd.

Friends with Art #3

The Wielands admiring the art collection of their friend Lyn Grinstein.

Friends with Art #2

Clare Whitfield with one of Barney Ebsworth’s paintings.

Friends with Art #1

Barney Ebsworth describing his art collection.

On Land

The group in front of the Pike’s Place Market.

In the Air

Kathy Berry and the Moris on the monorail.

On the Water

The Yorks and David Boyd enjoying dinner on the yacht.

Thanks from Alum Courtney Pollard, III, MD, PhD, MedStar Harbor Hospital, Baltimore

Let me start by saying how thankful I am for being selected as an ARCS scholar. I consider it one of my greatest achievements thus far and I am immensely proud to count myself as one of the amazing group of students that your organization selected to receive this award. I want you ladies to know you are doing an outstanding job! You all are embarked on a truly altruistic endeavor and it is my fervent prayer that this organization thrives for years to come.

Thanks from Scholar Kevin Yehl

"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..."

Thanks from Alum Collette Miller, Postdoctoral Fellow at US Environmental Protection Agency

"Thank you all for reaching out and the support over the years. It's been a rocky few years following the passing of my doctoral research mentor a few weeks prior to my dissertation defense. Trying to rebound from his loss, finishing my dissertation, and figuring out where to go from there was challenging to say the least ... Thank you again for your support. Honestly I did not know how much I would have ended up relying on the generous gift that the Atlanta Chapter of ARCS Foundation provided when it was first received. However, it was vital in helping me launch a new chapter in my career when I found my plans collapse when my mentor passed. Again, THANK YOU!"

2008 Retreat to Seattle

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