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25th Anniverary Scholar Awards Luncheon

The Atlanta Chapter of ARCS® Foundation celebrated its 25th Anniversary Scholar Awards Luncheon on November 17, 2016.  We awarded $340,000 to 50 Scholars.  Deborah Kilpatrick, Ph.D., a member of our first class of scholars from Georgia Tech, and Michael Zwick, Ph.D., a 1998 Scholar from UC Davis, were our speakers.  Dr. Kilpatrick is CEO of Evidation Health, and has been named by Business Insider as one of the most powerfull women engineers in the world.  Dr. Zwick, is Assistant Dean of Research and Asscoiate Professor of Human Genetics and Pediatrics at Emory University Scool of Medicine.  Bill Liss moderated a conversation with these two distinguished scientist.

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!

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 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.