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Prelude Music Les Folies d'Espagne Marin Marais (1656-1728)

Partia in A minor for solo flute J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Sonata in A minor for solo flute C.P.E. Bach (1714-1788)

Joanna Messer, Flutist 1997 IMSA Graduate

Pledge of Allegiance & Welcome Jonathan Koch Student Council President

Dr. Max McGee President

Dr. Eric McLaren Principal

Featured Piece Tango Etude No. 3 Astor Piazolla (1921-1992)

Joanna Messer, Flutist

Keynote Speakers Jessica Droste Yagan Sam D. Yagan 1995 IMSA Graduates

B i o g r a p h i e s

Jessica Droste Yagan '95 Jessica grew up in Dow, IL with her two younger sisters and graduated from IMSA in 1995. While at IMSA, she played volleyball, basketball, and Softball, earning eight varsity letters and served as Student Council president. She earned her bachelor's degree in Public Policy from Haverford College, where she led its public service organization and earned ten athletic varsity letters. She won the Varsity Club Award, given to the athlete who has contributed the most to Haverford Athletics in his or her career.

Jessica has a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University. In graduate school, Jessica served as Vice President of the Corporate Responsibility Council, Co-president of the Public Management Program, and a board member of Net Impact. She also contributed to the academic field of corporate social responsibility by designing two new courses at Stanford, publishing two case studies at Harvard, and serving as a research assistant to Professor John Ruggie, United Nations' Special Representa­tive on Human Rights and Business.

Jessica currently works for McDonald's Corporation where she focuses on corporate social re­sponsibility and specifically supply chain sustainability. In this role, Jessica works with McDonalds executives throughout the world to improve McDonalds' impart on society, the environment, and animal welfare. Her professional experience also includes Senator Paul Simon's (D-IL) office, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Ann Taylor, and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a non-profit economic development consulting firm.

Jessica is in the process of moving to Chicago with her husband, Sam D. Yagan, '95. Sam D. Yagan '95 Sam is the co-founder & CEO of the online dating site OkCupid.com. He previously co-founded and led SparkNotes, the leading brand of study guides, and eDonkey, formerly the most popular peer-to-peer file-sharing software in the world. He has spoken before the Cato Institute and the Federal Trade Commission and testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was also named to Billboardmagazine's "Top 30 under 30" most influential business executives in the entertainment industry. Sam has worked closely with many first-time entrepreneurs and serves a board member of four start-up companies.

Sam graduated from IMSA in 1995 and attended Harvard University, where he graduated with an honors degree in applied mathematics and economics. He also served as a Teaching Fellow in the Computer Science department, earning six Derek Bok awards for distinction in teaching. Sam has an MBA from Stanford University, where he graduated first in his class and earned recogni­tion as a Siebel Scholar, an Arjay Miller Scholar, and the Henry Ford II scholar. He also served as co-chair of the Academic Committee of the student government, where he worked closely with the Dean's office to improve teaching and learning.

Sam was an inaugural member of the IMSA President's Alumni Advisory Committee (IPAAC), where he just completed a three-year term. Sam grew up in Bourbonnais, IL, with his younger brother, Danny, 23, who also graduated from IMSA. He is delightfully married to his high school sweetheart, Jessica Droste Yagan, '95.

I M S A B e l i e f s

W e B e l i e v e T h a t . . .

• Everyone is a mys te r y w i t h u n k n o w n a n d u n k n o w a b l e

l imi ts.

All peop le have equa l in t r ins ic w o r t h .

Personal success is in te rna l ly de f ined .

A person 's po ten t ia l is m o s t fu l l y ac tua l i zed t h r o u g h

physical , emo t i ona l , in te l lectua l a n d sp i r i tua l ha rmony .

No one 's pa th in l i fe is p rede te rm ined .

All peop le have choices a n d a re respons ib le fo r the i r ac­

t ions .

H u m a n progress d e p e n d s on personal g r o w t h .

Everyone can lead.

Mean ing is cons t ruc ted by t h e learner .

Learn ing never ends.

T h e ab i l i ty t o d iscern a n d c rea te connec t ions is t he es­

sence o f know ing .

Be long ing t o a c o m m u n i t y requ i res c o m m i t m e n t to t he

c o m m o n good .

Ind i f fe rence d im in ishes ind iv idua ls a n d commun i t i es .

T r u s t and respect a re v i ta l fo r any re la t ionsh ip t o thr ive .

Divers i ty in c o m m u n i t y inspi res d iscovery a n d creat iv i ty .

Diverse perspect ives enr ich unde rs tand ing .

W e are all s tewards o f our p lanet .

Grea t leaps f o r w a r d requ i re bo ld ideas and act ions.

Change is na tu ra l a n d necessary f o r g rea tness .