arcs foundation, inc

Richard C. Atkinson, Ph.D.

“The Science of Human Memory”

2011 SCIENTIST OFTHE YEAR DINNER

Friday, March 18, 2011

Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines Hotel(Located adjacent to the

Torrey Pines Golf Course)

10950 N. Torrey Pines RoadLa Jolla, CA 92037

858-558-1500

6:00 PM Reception with ARCS Scholarsand their posters

7:00 PM Scholar Processionand Introduction

After Dinner:Dr. Atkinson'sPresentation

Diane Marinos, Dinner Chair

Pat StewartReservations Chair

[email protected]

Further information and anelectronic version of the invitation

will be posted on the ARCS website atwww.arcsfoundation.org/sandiego

Richard C. Atkinson, Ph.D.“The Science of Human Memory”

Mark YourCalendars!

T he San Diego Chapter of the ARCS Foundation is excited to

announce that our 2011 Scientist of the Year is Richard C.

Atkinson, Ph.D., whose selection will be celebrated Friday,

March 18, 2011, at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines Hotel. After a

welcome reception during which the 48 Scholar Award recipients for

the 2010-11 year will be present, and many will be showing posters

and explaining their research, the evening will begin with a formal

procession and introduction, followed by dinner and our honoree.

Richard C. Atkinson’s achievements as scientist, educator, and passionate advocate for Americanscience have earned him international recognition and countless honors, as well as election tothe National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy ofEducation, and the American Philosophical Society. His career reflects an extraordinary ability tocombine interests and insights that span conventional disciplines and redefine traditionalboundaries. At Stanford University, where he held appointments in the Department ofPsychology, the School of Engineering, the School of Education, the Applied Mathematics andStatistics Laboratories, and the Institute for Mathematical Studies in the Social Sciences, hequickly attained international stature as a rising star in cognitive psychology, specializing inmemory and cognition. Atkinson is one of three to five key researchers who developed the fieldof mathematical modeling in psychology. His work established the validity of mathematicalmodeling as a powerful tool for illuminating complex cognitive phenomena.

Atkinson’s most fundamental and far-reaching contribution to cognitive psychology is theAtkinson-Shiffrin model (with Richard M. Shiffrin), one of the most significant advances in thestudy of human memory since William James’ brilliant intuitive speculations on the subject. TheAtkinson-Shiffrin model, presented in a 1968 chapter titled “Human Memory: A ProposedSystem and its Control Processes,” published in The Psychology of Learning and Motivation:Advances in Research and Theory (Vol. 2), edited by K. W. Spence and J. T. Spence, put a theoryof memory on a mathematical basis for the first time. It is known as the modal model ofmemory, combining structural divisions of memory into short-term and long-term memorycomponents and explicitly modeling the attention and control processes that allow the entirecognitive system to function. The control processes they described, such as rehearsal, coding,retrieval strategies, and decision rules, are now standard in theories of memory. The Atkinson-Shiffrin article is one of the most highly cited in the history of the behavioral sciences, and theirtheory continues to shape research today, for example, in integrating and interpreting theneuroimagery research of recent years.

Dr. Atkinson, President Emeritus of the University of California system, served as President 1995to 2003. Before becoming system-wide President, he served for fifteen years as Chancellor of UCSan Diego and is Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Science and Psychology at that university. Dr.Atkinson is a former director of the National Science Foundation, and past president of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science.


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2010-2011 ARCS Foundation Honor RollSan Diego Chapter • July 1, 2010 - February 7, 2011

Gifts received for awards to be made in the Academic Year 2011–2012

$15,000Beyster Family Foundation Fund IV

$7,500 - $9,999Carlos & Sharon Arbelaez

Kenneth & Marjorie Blanchard

The Legler Benbough Foundation

Kathryn Crippen Hattox Fund

Larry & Marti Showley

Union Bank

$5,000 - $7,499Webster & Helen Kinnaird/Paul Bechtner Foundation

$2,500 - $4,999Emily Bagnall

Charles & Ruth Billingsley Foundation

The Samuel I. & John Henry FoxFoundation at Union Bank

Richard G. Lambert M.D. Foundation for Education at Union Bank

Lynne Martin

Betty L. Peabody

Dr. Jane K. Smith

Hal & Betty Jo Williams

$1,000- $2,499Janet Allison

Elizabeth BeckJoyce A. ButlerJune ChochelesPeggy Elliott

Sally & Parker FinchJeanette & Bobby Foushee

Nancy Reed GibsonDick & Bea Hadinger

Hank & Betty HarrimanDr. & Mrs. E. Woodrow Hunt

Nancy & David A. JamesJim & Ann Lemke

VADM & Mrs. William McCauleyJanet & Craig MunsonMarti & Frank PanarisiGloria McColl Powell

Duane Roth

Patricia Brander StewartDr. & Mrs. Blake Talbot

Lois S. ThompsonHonorable & Mrs.

Gordon Thompson, Jr.Larry & Mara Ybarrondo

RADM & Mrs. Guy Zeller

$500 - $999Nancy Anderson

Jerome & Mary AngelBarbara & Charles Arledge

Sue & Howard BusbyNancy & Mo BildsoeBecki & Edward EtessJoan & Milt EvangelouDr. & Mrs. David Fitz

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Susan Hoekenga & Edward GergosianElizabeth M. Hubbard

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= The San Diego Foundation

I t is already a new year and I am halfway through mysecond year as President. How fast the world turns! The bignews for this LAMP is the Scientist of the Year Dinner. You

can read much more about it in the article by Diane Marinos,our most excellent chair. The event will be Friday night, March18, 2011, and will honor Dr. Richard C. Atkinson, PresidentEmeritus of the University of California system. I have a specialconnection to this awardee, having received my Ph.D. fromUCSD, where he was Chancellor from 1980-1995. UC SanDiego is the city’s largest awarder of graduate degrees and ithas had an unquestionable major impact on the educationalexcellence, as well as the scientific, technological and economicgrowth, of our city. Dr. Atkinson, an accomplished scientist inhis own right, was one of the people instrumental in makingthis happen, and he is most deserving of our award. It isespecially appropriate to honor him since it is UC San Diego’s50th anniversary, and also since we are also celebrating ourScholars in a major way at this event. Posters will be on displayduring the reception; additionally, the Scholars will be an-nounced individually and will proceed across the stage. Don’tmiss this very special event.

This year we tried combining the Scholar Recognition Event andthe Scientist of the Year Dinner, and already this has proven tobe an unpopular idea. Members have missed meeting ourScholars early in the year. Next year the Scholar Recognition

Event will be back in its fullglory, and you can meet thenew Scholars in the fall. I havebeen working with RobinLuby, our President-Elect, andshe will be ready to hit theground running.

To recap our achievements:Since its beginning, the San Diego Chapter of ARCS has givenout $6,782,000 and has helped 431 Scholars to achieve theirgoals and advance science and technology to benefit all of us.This year we have awarded $355,000 to 48 Scholars and fundsraised are looking good for next year. We really do make asignificant difference in the lives of these young scientists andengineers and, by fostering their creative intelligence, to thewell-being of our own lives and of our community. That we areable to make this contribution to the greater good is thanks tothe efforts and generosity of all ARCS members–Active andAssociate alike, Board members or not. I have never beenassociated with a volunteer group that is so willing to work andso capable at accomplishing difficult tasks. On top of that, ARCSmembers insist on having fun along the way. Bravo to all of you.

Best wishes for a year full of health and happiness and withdeepest thanks for all you do for ARCS,

Candace Kohl, Ph.D., President

President’s Letter

Candace Kohl, Ph.D.,President

ARCS Lamp Vol. XVIII, No. 2The Lamp is published two times a year by the San Diego Chapter of ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation, Inc.,

P. O. Box 8394, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067-8394, (858) 259-1903. ARCS, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, provides financial assistance to U.S. college scientists seeking degrees in natural science,

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The San Diego Chapter, chartered in 1985, has provided over $6,782,000 infunding for 431 Scholars. One hundred percent of every dollar

donated to the ARCS Foundation isawarded to Scholars.

ARCS San Diego Chapter’s Scholar awards

are awarded to full-time U.S. citizen

graduate and undergraduate students

specializing in science, engineering or

medicine, who maintain a grade point

average of 3.7 or higher. Each institution

selects the most qualified Scholars without

regard to race, gender or religion.

For information about making a donation: Diane Chalmers • Vice President, Fund Development

(858) 551-1060; [email protected]

2010-2011 ARCS Scholar Awards

2010-2011 ARCS GIFTS UNIVERSITY ARCS SCHOLARS 1985-2011

San Diego State University 14 $ 2,252,000

The Scripps Research Institute 7 $ 805,000Kellogg School of Science and Technology

University of California, San Diego 24 $ 3,497,500including Scripps Institution of Oceanography

University of San Diego 3 $ 227,500Hahn School of Nursing and Health ScienceEngineering Programs

Honoring our A R C S Light 2010-2011 Bea Hadinger

B ea Hadinger was born to a very athletic family. She re-

members growing up with her mother, a physical education

teacher, and the humor of her dear Irish father. She was

born in Oklahoma, attended grade school in Wyoming, and, even-

tually, they moved to Denver where she graduated. It was there she

discovered her love of skiing. With her love of athletics, she still

swims daily and spends time skiing when she can.

Graduating with a degree in Math from the University of Colorado,

Bea channeled that talent through her work and her volunteer

organizations while raising her family. She was very involved in the

children’s activities and helped with judging of the Science Fairs in

Claremont, CA. She became a docent at the Museum of Science

and Industry. She and her husband, Dick, raised six outstanding

children who are now successful in engineering, computer science

and health care.

The story of meeting Dick is one we would like to share with you.

She was skiing with a boyfriend and, on the last run, he fell and

broke his leg, so she had to drive his Alfa

Romero. Dick noticed this really cute car

and this really cute young woman. He

recognized the car parked in his apartment

complex and soon met her at a party given by mutual friends. So

much for the boyfriend! You know the rest of the story.

Eventually, they moved to the San Diego area in 1992. The San

Diego community has been so fortunate to benefit from her

talents - a docent at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, a

President for the Assistance League, the San Diego ARCS

Foundation Fund Development Vice President and, eventually, as

President. She is currently serving on the ARCS National Board as

Director of Development.

Bea's wisdom and leadership will be long remembered. To know

her is to enjoy those great Irish quotes and her familiar, “Oh,

well.” We are pleased to recognize Bea Hadinger as our 2010-

2011 ARCS Light.

AARRCCSS LLeeggaaccyy SSoocciieettyySSaann DDiieeggoo CChhaapptteerr

We are honored to welcome the following generous individuals into the ARCS Legacy Society:*

The ARCS Legacy Society was created to acknowledge those who have made known their intentions to leave a planned gift to the ARCS Scholar Award Endowment Fund. It is the commitment,

rather than the amount, that qualifies one as a Legacy Society member.

The Endowment Fund is wisely invested and supervised by the ARCS Investment Committee of the Board ofDirectors. Annually, the earnings are designated to Scholar Awards. The principal will remain in perpetuity.

An investment in the Endowment Fund can help secure the quality of the future by supporting ARCS Scholars inperpetuity. Currently, the earnings from the ARCS Endowment Fund, including the Virginia Lynch Grady Memorial

Fund and the Wally Schirra Memorial Endowment Fund, continue to support Scholar Awards each year.

For information about making a lasting contribution through a bequest or a planned gift to ARCS, contact Marti Panarisi at [email protected] or Diane Chalmers at [email protected]

*Legacy Society members as of January 2011 **Deceased

Karen BowdenDiane Annala Chalmers Becki Lamont Etess

Joan and Milt Evangelou Virginia Lynch Grady** George Leisz**

Cathryn LowMarti and Frank Panarisi Larry and Marti Showley

My gift honors

❑ In memoriam ❑ On the occasion of

Please send an acknowledgment card to:

Name

Address City Zip

Your gift to the ARCS Endowment Fund is a permanent way to fund Scholar Awards for outstanding college students.

Name

Address City Zip

❑ Check Amount enclosed ❑ Credit Card Donation Amount $ ❑ Visa ❑ MasterCard ❑ American Express

Credit Card Number Exp. Date:

Name (as it appears on card):

Address (billing address for credit card: street, city, state, zip)

Please make checks payable to: ARCS Foundation, Inc.and send to: Jerrie Schmidt, 11038 Horizon Hills Drive, El Cajon, CA 92020

Memorial/Tribute Gift to the ARCS Endowment Fund

San Diego Chapter


Our family home was in Uruguay, but I was born inGreenwich, CT, while my mom pursued her Master'sdegree in New York. After my brother was born, my

parents decided to move back home to Montevideo. I lived inUruguay until I finished high school, and then I chose to pursueAerospace Engineering. This decision posed a problem, as thereis no Aerospace Engineering in Uruguay. Although Uruguay wasa good place to grow up, it was time to move on to a placethat offered me new challenges. The United States offered methose new challenges that I am now happy to be facing everyday. It offers me a place to work and to study in a field thatfascinates me, the opportunity to continue the sport I love(surfing), and the ability to learn and interact with people frommany different countries.

While working 40-50 hours a week to support myself, I attendedSan Diego State University for my undergraduate degree inAerospace Engineering. In my last year at SDSU, I was chosenfor the ARCS Scholar Award, which allowed me to stop working

and focus on research and graduate school applications. I ap-plied and was accepted into Stanford University! I finished myBachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering in May 2007 as anARCS Scholar. I then completed a Master of Science degree inthe Aeronautics and Astronautics Department at Stanford Uni-versity in December 2008. During this time, I realized that thereis still much more to be learned. That is why I am currentlyworking on my Ph.D. in Integrated Health Management forComposite Structures at the Structures and CompositesLaboratory (SACL) at Stanford University.

My research is under Prof. Fu-Kuo Chang. My specific task is tomodel and simulate damage propagation within compositestructures. The main idea is that, given a structure with em-bedded sensors, we can quantify damage, calculate the newstrength of the structure, and simulate future loads to estimatewhen the structure will fail or need maintenance. In otherwords, we are developing the tools for a smart structure; it willknow when it has been damaged, how the damage will affectperformance, and what to do about it.

Here at Stanford, I am involved in the AIAA (American Instituteof Aeronautics and Astronautics) student chapter and LEGOS(Latin Engineering Graduate Organization at Stanford) where Iorganize and attend many social and networking events. In thelast few years, I have received a few awards, such as theStanford Aeronautics and Astronautics Graduate Fellowship, theRobert H. Cannon Junior Summer Doctoral Fellowship fromStanford’s Aero/Astro Department, and I am currently a ZontaInternational Amelia Earhart Fellow.

As for long-term goals, I believe that the Ph.D. program atStanford will be the final step toward my pursuit of a career inacademia. Discovering new concepts and explanations ismeaningless if the knowledge gained cannot be shared withother people. As a professor, I will have the opportunity toconduct cutting-edge research, to mentor and guide studentsand to promote the importance of science and engineering tothe community.”

Cecilia Larrosa, San Diego ARCS Scholar

ARCS members, myself included, are often curious about where our Scholars go after they finish their degrees, and what directiontheir involvement with science and technology has taken. It is especially interesting to learn about the pathways of our few Scholarsgetting undergraduate degrees in engineering since they often go on to further academic study. In the following article, one ofour successes tells her story. To be a female Ph.D. student at Stanford in Aerospace Engineering is a stunning achievement in itself,and I am sure she will go on to many more great things. We can all be proud to have helped her in the early stages of her career.Enjoy reading what Cecilia Larossa, 2006-2007 San Diego ARCS Scholar, has to say about her life and her work.

Candace Kohl, Ph.D., ARCS President

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ARCS Scholar Alumna Spotlight

University of San Diego Scholars

Seated left to right: ARCS Scholars Jessica Buckley, Lee Ann Hawkins, and Melinda Bender. Standing: Edwina Riblet,

ARCS University Relations VP; Yolanda Walther-Meade, ARCSUSD Liaison; Kathleen Kramer, USD Director of Engineering

Programs; Mary E. Lyons, Ph.D., USD President; Sally B. Hardin,USD Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Science;

Candace Kohl, Ph.D., ARCS President; Cynthia D. Connelly, USD Director of Nursing Research

University of California, San Diego ARCS Scholars

ARCS Scholars Ludovic Vincent and Karla Brammer; UCSDChancellor Marye Anne Fox, Ph.D.; Edwina Riblet, ARCS University

Relations VP; ARCS Scholars Megan McKenna and LukaszSpankowski; Priscilla Moxley, ARCS UCSD Liaison

San Diego State University ARCS Scholars

Back Row: ARCS Scholars Stan Walls, Travis Cottage, Marc Gregerson,Robert Wilson, and Aleksandr Stotland. Middle Row: ARCS Scholars JohnRuedas, Ginger Tseung, Megan Jennings, Marc Rideout, Krissi Hewitt,and Jenna Tabor-Godwin. Front Row: ARCS Scholars Martin Kandes,

Shirin Doroudgar, and Lucy Nguyen; Cathie Atkins, Ph.D., SDSUAssociate Dean, College of Sciences; Candace Kohl, Ph.D., ARCSPresident; Robin Luby, ARCS SDSU Liaison; Edwina Riblet, ARCSUniversity Relations VP; SDSU President Stephen L. Weber, Ph.D.

The Scripps Research Institute ARCS Scholars

First Row: Candace Kohl, Ph.D., ARCS President;James. R. Willamson, TSRI Dean; Second Row: ToniNickell, ARCS TSRI Liaison; ARCS Scholars Crystal

Gutierrez and Amber Murray; Edwina Riblet, ARCS University Relations VP

ARCS Scholars 2010-2011


The San Diego Chapter, chartered in 1985, has provided over $6,782,000 infunding for 431 Scholars. One hundred percent of every dollar

donated to the ARCS Foundation isawarded to Scholars.

ARCS San Diego Chapter’s Scholar awards

are awarded to full-time U.S. citizen

graduate and undergraduate students

specializing in science, engineering or

medicine, who maintain a grade point

average of 3.7 or higher. Each institution

selects the most qualified Scholars without

regard to race, gender or religion.

For information about making a donation: Diane Chalmers • Vice President, Fund Development

(858) 551-1060; [email protected]

2010-2011 ARCS Scholar Awards

2010-2011 ARCS GIFTS UNIVERSITY ARCS SCHOLARS 1985-2011

San Diego State University 14 $ 2,252,000

The Scripps Research Institute 7 $ 805,000Kellogg School of Science and Technology

University of California, San Diego 24 $ 3,497,500including Scripps Institution of Oceanography

University of San Diego 3 $ 227,500Hahn School of Nursing and Health ScienceEngineering Programs

Honoring our A R C S Light 2010-2011 Bea Hadinger

B ea Hadinger was born to a very athletic family. She re-

members growing up with her mother, a physical education

teacher, and the humor of her dear Irish father. She was

born in Oklahoma, attended grade school in Wyoming, and, even-

tually, they moved to Denver where she graduated. It was there she

discovered her love of skiing. With her love of athletics, she still

swims daily and spends time skiing when she can.

Graduating with a degree in Math from the University of Colorado,

Bea channeled that talent through her work and her volunteer

organizations while raising her family. She was very involved in the

children’s activities and helped with judging of the Science Fairs in

Claremont, CA. She became a docent at the Museum of Science

and Industry. She and her husband, Dick, raised six outstanding

children who are now successful in engineering, computer science

and health care.

The story of meeting Dick is one we would like to share with you.

She was skiing with a boyfriend and, on the last run, he fell and

broke his leg, so she had to drive his Alfa

Romero. Dick noticed this really cute car

and this really cute young woman. He

recognized the car parked in his apartment

complex and soon met her at a party given by mutual friends. So

much for the boyfriend! You know the rest of the story.

Eventually, they moved to the San Diego area in 1992. The San

Diego community has been so fortunate to benefit from her

talents - a docent at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, a

President for the Assistance League, the San Diego ARCS

Foundation Fund Development Vice President and, eventually, as

President. She is currently serving on the ARCS National Board as

Director of Development.

Bea's wisdom and leadership will be long remembered. To know

her is to enjoy those great Irish quotes and her familiar, “Oh,

well.” We are pleased to recognize Bea Hadinger as our 2010-

2011 ARCS Light.

AARRCCSS LLeeggaaccyy SSoocciieettyySSaann DDiieeggoo CChhaapptteerr

We are honored to welcome the following generous individuals into the ARCS Legacy Society:*

The ARCS Legacy Society was created to acknowledge those who have made known their intentions to leave a planned gift to the ARCS Scholar Award Endowment Fund. It is the commitment,

rather than the amount, that qualifies one as a Legacy Society member.

The Endowment Fund is wisely invested and supervised by the ARCS Investment Committee of the Board ofDirectors. Annually, the earnings are designated to Scholar Awards. The principal will remain in perpetuity.

An investment in the Endowment Fund can help secure the quality of the future by supporting ARCS Scholars inperpetuity. Currently, the earnings from the ARCS Endowment Fund, including the Virginia Lynch Grady Memorial

Fund and the Wally Schirra Memorial Endowment Fund, continue to support Scholar Awards each year.

For information about making a lasting contribution through a bequest or a planned gift to ARCS, contact Marti Panarisi at [email protected] or Diane Chalmers at [email protected]

*Legacy Society members as of January 2011 **Deceased

Karen BowdenDiane Annala Chalmers Becki Lamont Etess

Joan and Milt Evangelou Virginia Lynch Grady** George Leisz**

Cathryn LowMarti and Frank Panarisi Larry and Marti Showley

My gift honors

❑ In memoriam ❑ On the occasion of

Please send an acknowledgment card to:

Name

Address City Zip

Your gift to the ARCS Endowment Fund is a permanent way to fund Scholar Awards for outstanding college students.

Name

Address City Zip

❑ Check Amount enclosed ❑ Credit Card Donation Amount $ ❑ Visa ❑ MasterCard ❑ American Express

Credit Card Number Exp. Date:

Name (as it appears on card):

Address (billing address for credit card: street, city, state, zip)

Please make checks payable to: ARCS Foundation, Inc.and send to: Jerrie Schmidt, 11038 Horizon Hills Drive, El Cajon, CA 92020

Memorial/Tribute Gift to the ARCS Endowment Fund

San Diego Chapter


2010-2011 ARCS Foundation Honor RollSan Diego Chapter • July 1, 2010 - February 7, 2011

Gifts received for awards to be made in the Academic Year 2011–2012

$15,000Beyster Family Foundation Fund IV

$7,500 - $9,999Carlos & Sharon Arbelaez

Kenneth & Marjorie Blanchard

The Legler Benbough Foundation

Kathryn Crippen Hattox Fund

Larry & Marti Showley

Union Bank

$5,000 - $7,499Webster & Helen Kinnaird/Paul Bechtner Foundation

$2,500 - $4,999Emily Bagnall

Charles & Ruth Billingsley Foundation

The Samuel I. & John Henry FoxFoundation at Union Bank

Richard G. Lambert M.D. Foundation for Education at Union Bank

Lynne Martin

Betty L. Peabody

Dr. Jane K. Smith

Hal & Betty Jo Williams

$1,000- $2,499Janet Allison

Elizabeth BeckJoyce A. ButlerJune ChochelesPeggy Elliott

Sally & Parker FinchJeanette & Bobby Foushee

Nancy Reed GibsonDick & Bea Hadinger

Hank & Betty HarrimanDr. & Mrs. E. Woodrow Hunt

Nancy & David A. JamesJim & Ann Lemke

VADM & Mrs. William McCauleyJanet & Craig MunsonMarti & Frank PanarisiGloria McColl Powell

Duane Roth

Patricia Brander StewartDr. & Mrs. Blake Talbot

Lois S. ThompsonHonorable & Mrs.

Gordon Thompson, Jr.Larry & Mara Ybarrondo

RADM & Mrs. Guy Zeller

$500 - $999Nancy Anderson

Jerome & Mary AngelBarbara & Charles Arledge

Sue & Howard BusbyNancy & Mo BildsoeBecki & Edward EtessJoan & Milt EvangelouDr. & Mrs. David Fitz

Karen FontanaSandra Harris

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I t is already a new year and I am halfway through mysecond year as President. How fast the world turns! The bignews for this LAMP is the Scientist of the Year Dinner. You

can read much more about it in the article by Diane Marinos,our most excellent chair. The event will be Friday night, March18, 2011, and will honor Dr. Richard C. Atkinson, PresidentEmeritus of the University of California system. I have a specialconnection to this awardee, having received my Ph.D. fromUCSD, where he was Chancellor from 1980-1995. UC SanDiego is the city’s largest awarder of graduate degrees and ithas had an unquestionable major impact on the educationalexcellence, as well as the scientific, technological and economicgrowth, of our city. Dr. Atkinson, an accomplished scientist inhis own right, was one of the people instrumental in makingthis happen, and he is most deserving of our award. It isespecially appropriate to honor him since it is UC San Diego’s50th anniversary, and also since we are also celebrating ourScholars in a major way at this event. Posters will be on displayduring the reception; additionally, the Scholars will be an-nounced individually and will proceed across the stage. Don’tmiss this very special event.

This year we tried combining the Scholar Recognition Event andthe Scientist of the Year Dinner, and already this has proven tobe an unpopular idea. Members have missed meeting ourScholars early in the year. Next year the Scholar Recognition

Event will be back in its fullglory, and you can meet thenew Scholars in the fall. I havebeen working with RobinLuby, our President-Elect, andshe will be ready to hit theground running.

To recap our achievements:Since its beginning, the San Diego Chapter of ARCS has givenout $6,782,000 and has helped 431 Scholars to achieve theirgoals and advance science and technology to benefit all of us.This year we have awarded $355,000 to 48 Scholars and fundsraised are looking good for next year. We really do make asignificant difference in the lives of these young scientists andengineers and, by fostering their creative intelligence, to thewell-being of our own lives and of our community. That we areable to make this contribution to the greater good is thanks tothe efforts and generosity of all ARCS members–Active andAssociate alike, Board members or not. I have never beenassociated with a volunteer group that is so willing to work andso capable at accomplishing difficult tasks. On top of that, ARCSmembers insist on having fun along the way. Bravo to all of you.

Best wishes for a year full of health and happiness and withdeepest thanks for all you do for ARCS,

Candace Kohl, Ph.D., President

President’s Letter

Candace Kohl, Ph.D.,President

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“The Science of Human Memory”

2011 SCIENTIST OFTHE YEAR DINNER

Friday, March 18, 2011

Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines Hotel(Located adjacent to the

Torrey Pines Golf Course)

10950 N. Torrey Pines RoadLa Jolla, CA 92037

858-558-1500

6:00 PM Reception with ARCS Scholarsand their posters

7:00 PM Scholar Processionand Introduction

After Dinner:Dr. Atkinson'sPresentation

Diane Marinos, Dinner Chair

Pat StewartReservations Chair

[email protected]

Further information and anelectronic version of the invitation

will be posted on the ARCS website atwww.arcsfoundation.org/sandiego

Richard C. Atkinson, Ph.D.“The Science of Human Memory”

Mark YourCalendars!

T he San Diego Chapter of the ARCS Foundation is excited to

announce that our 2011 Scientist of the Year is Richard C.

Atkinson, Ph.D., whose selection will be celebrated Friday,

March 18, 2011, at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines Hotel. After a

welcome reception during which the 48 Scholar Award recipients for

the 2010-11 year will be present, and many will be showing posters

and explaining their research, the evening will begin with a formal

procession and introduction, followed by dinner and our honoree.

Richard C. Atkinson’s achievements as scientist, educator, and passionate advocate for Americanscience have earned him international recognition and countless honors, as well as election tothe National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy ofEducation, and the American Philosophical Society. His career reflects an extraordinary ability tocombine interests and insights that span conventional disciplines and redefine traditionalboundaries. At Stanford University, where he held appointments in the Department ofPsychology, the School of Engineering, the School of Education, the Applied Mathematics andStatistics Laboratories, and the Institute for Mathematical Studies in the Social Sciences, hequickly attained international stature as a rising star in cognitive psychology, specializing inmemory and cognition. Atkinson is one of three to five key researchers who developed the fieldof mathematical modeling in psychology. His work established the validity of mathematicalmodeling as a powerful tool for illuminating complex cognitive phenomena.

Atkinson’s most fundamental and far-reaching contribution to cognitive psychology is theAtkinson-Shiffrin model (with Richard M. Shiffrin), one of the most significant advances in thestudy of human memory since William James’ brilliant intuitive speculations on the subject. TheAtkinson-Shiffrin model, presented in a 1968 chapter titled “Human Memory: A ProposedSystem and its Control Processes,” published in The Psychology of Learning and Motivation:Advances in Research and Theory (Vol. 2), edited by K. W. Spence and J. T. Spence, put a theoryof memory on a mathematical basis for the first time. It is known as the modal model ofmemory, combining structural divisions of memory into short-term and long-term memorycomponents and explicitly modeling the attention and control processes that allow the entirecognitive system to function. The control processes they described, such as rehearsal, coding,retrieval strategies, and decision rules, are now standard in theories of memory. The Atkinson-Shiffrin article is one of the most highly cited in the history of the behavioral sciences, and theirtheory continues to shape research today, for example, in integrating and interpreting theneuroimagery research of recent years.

Dr. Atkinson, President Emeritus of the University of California system, served as President 1995to 2003. Before becoming system-wide President, he served for fifteen years as Chancellor of UCSan Diego and is Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Science and Psychology at that university. Dr.Atkinson is a former director of the National Science Foundation, and past president of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science.


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