BILL MCINTYRE, VP Communications

USABO At the University of

California San Diego

The USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) has a new home. Beginning in 2018, USABO will take place at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). The official announcement was made at CEE’s Congressional Luncheon in April 2017 by Ms. Angela Phillips Diaz, Executive Director, Government Research Relations, UCSD.

CEE’s President Joann DiGennaro described the news as “a wonderful opportunity for USABO scholars to be exposed to UCSD research and faculty.”

DiGennaro added that the new USABO host site is the result of a collaboration between CEE and UCSD, with the help of Dr. Pam Taub (RSI ’93), general cardiologist and Associate Professor of medicine at UCSD.

“I’m thrilled that I’ve been able to help bring USABO to its new home at the University of California, San Diego. This is a marvelous chance for biology scholars to broaden their exposure to UCSD research,” said Taub who is also the director of the Step Cardiac Wellness and Rehabilitation Center. n

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Team U.S.A. Earns Gold; Named #1 Team In The World At The

International Biology Olympiad

Team USA made a strong showing at the IBO, earning four Gold Medals and the coveted #1 world ranking from the 28th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) held at The University of Warwick in Coventry, United Kingdom.

Team USA 2017 at the 28th International Biology Olympiad, Pictured from left: Edward Lee of Texas, Alexander Tsao of California, Catherine Wang of Massachusetts, and Thomas Xiong of Texas

RSI ‘17 Includes Top U.S. & International Students;

Payra Named Rickoid Of The Year

A select group of the highest-perform-ing high school students in science and mathematics from the U.S. and 15 other countries attended CEE’s presti-gious Research Science Institute (RSI), a program jointly sponsored with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The 34th annual RSI program welcomed 80 scholars on June 25th for the intensive, six week program where students conducted original, cutting edge research in state-of-the-art univer-sity laboratories, hospitals, and corpo-rate research facilities.

RSI students (nicknamed “Rickoids” after the late CEE founder Admiral H.G. Rickover) were challenged with a week of theoretical classroom work, followed by four-and-a-half weeks of research with a professor or research scientist in the students’ respective areas of interest. The program hit the highest point during the final week when stu-dents demonstrated their work through written academic papers and oral find-ings to their peers. Awards were present-

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A total of 264 students from 68 coun-tries participated in IBO 2017. CEE’s Team USA 2017 High School IBO Gold Medalists along with their individual rankings:

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Dr. Pam Taub (left) RSI ‘93, general cardiologist and Associate Professor of medicine at UCSD. Angela Phillips Diaz (right), Executive Director, Government Research Relations, UCSD.

“Top achieving high school students need no help; they are white or Chinese; rich; male, and attend private schools.” Like fake media, these myths remain prevalent among the public and repeated by many who know better. This palaver adversely affects support for young scholars who are most able to meet the future challenges posed by the scourges of disease, the threats and destruction to the environment, the horrors of national security attacks, and the plight of millions of starving people waiting for innovation to grow their agricultural production.

For nearly 35 years the Center for Excellence in Education that I helped to found with the late Admiral H.G. Rickover has continually fought for government funding to nurture talent and innovation to keep the U.S. Number One. This, only to observe Congress with its legislation deny educational programs that nurture top scholars to leadership in science and technology. The answer of Congressional leaders to the lack of funding for top academic talent is “There are more pressing needs.” Not a day goes by that the business community does not lament the lack of employment-ready U.S. university graduates in science and technology for their workforce. The public also is increasingly dismayed that perhaps the U.S. is los-ing its STEM superiority in the global community. As Fortune 500 companies report the lack of qualified STEM employees, they generally do not fund educational pro-grams for the cohort of top academic students, regardless of race, color, or creed, that directly impact their businesses.

Supporting meritocracy should be a national priority. Cannot this nation prioritize rewarding academic achievement while also helping all students to maximize their potential to contribute to this country’s technological and scientific future? n

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RSI 2017; Keynote Address By CEE Trustee Dr. Michael Sipser

Support Top Academic Talent

Joann DiGennaro is President of the Center for Excellence in Education

ed by a panel of judges for outstanding presentation and written research.

Rickoids are selected for RSI follow-ing a rigorous application process that includes exemplary high school records, personal essays, standardized test scores, teacher recommendations, research experience, potential for leadership, and

accolades in math and science. This year there were 50 U.S. high school rising seniors from 35 states who were joined by 30 international students from Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, India, Lebanon, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.

Syamantak Payra, a senior at Clear Brook HS in Friendswood, TX, was chosen by his peers for the top honor—Rickoid of the Year—at the Center for Excellence in Education’s (CEE) 34th annual Research Science Institute (RSI). The award recognizes academic acumen, leadership, and personal demeanor. RSI 2017 was directed by Dr. Amy Sillman, RSI ’84. The RSI 2017 academ-ic professors included: Dr. Christopher Skinner, RSI ’88, Princeton University (Mathematics); Dr. Forrest Michael, RSI ’90, University of Washington (Chemistry); Dr. Matthew Cain, RSI ’97, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center (Biology); Dr. Jason Nielsen, RSI ’89, University of California, Santa Cruz (Physics); Dr. Steven Leeb, MIT (Engineering); and Mr. Lance Rhoades, University of Washington (Humanities).

The RSI 2017 Closing Keynote Address was pre-sented by CEE Trustee, Dr. Michael Sipser, Dean at MIT’s School of Science. RSI is offered to

competitively selected top achieving stu-dents in STEM through collaborations with educational institutions, private foundations, corporations, government agencies, and individuals who share a commitment to educational excellence and leadership. The program is free-of-cost to all selected students. n

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Hon. Scott Peters, U.S. House of Representatives (CA52), is a cosponsor of the STEM Opportunities Act of 2017 and a stal-

wart promoter of policies that encourage growth of public-private partnerships to increase STEM opportunities for stu-dents; increase the number of women and minorities in STEM fields; and make computer science a core academic subject.

Ms. Cara Esposito, Executive Director, Leonetti/O’Connell Family Foundation, over-sees a multi-million dollar grant-mak-ing organization focused on educa-

tion, medical disciplines, science and technology. The Leonetti O’Connell Family Foundation is dedicated to sup-porting grantees that serve Los Angeles County and its residents.

Mr. Siddharth Shenai is an inde-pendent invest-ment professional. Previously, Sid was a portfolio man-ager at Bracebridge Capital and built

and oversaw the firm’s developed market rates business, which implemented rela-tive value strategies broadly across cash, futures and OTC derivatives markets.

Dr. Feng Zhang, Core Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, The Broad Institute, is a pioneer of the revo-lutionary CRISPR gene-editing tech-

nology, TAL effector proteins, and opto-genetics. He was recently awarded the 2017 Lemelson-MIT Prize. n

CEE RSI and USABO alumni completed inau-gural summer internships at Department of Defense (DoD) laboratories through funding

provided by Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST) under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Air Force Academy.

CEE received more than 40 applications from RSI and USABO program alumni who attend top-tier colleges and univer-sities. Ten students were successfully placed in laboratories and were chal-lenged with pioneering research. The program became a reality with the help of Lt. Gen. (Ret) David Huntoon, CEE Trustee.

Summer 2018

The application process for Summer 2018 internships is underway. For more information contact CEE’s Executive Vice President Maite Ballestero at Maite@CEE.org. n

This past spring, the Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP) celebrated five years of STEM programming for underserved rural and urban middle and high school teachers in California, Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. TEP also has been offered in Illinois, Indiana, and Washington, D.C. Since the program’s launch in Virginia in 2012, the program has served over 2,235 teachers from

1,060 schools, impacting an estimated 376,475 students.

Through TEP, teachers learn about cutting-edge research and development and ways to inspire and guide their stu-dents towards STEM careers. To date, 300 STEM professionals from industry, academia, government, and fellow STEM organizations have participated in a TEP event, including a number

of RSI alumni who have given back to CEE by speaking at a Bite of Science, the STEM Teacher Roundtable, or sum-mer workshop. The TEP Lab Bench fur-ther supports teachers by providing event videos, slides, and additional resources to use in their classrooms and share with their students. Many thanks to generous alumni and sponsors that have helped the Center to provide TEP programming at no cost to participants. n

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Teacher Enrichment Program Reaches 5-Year Programming Mark; More Than 350,000 Students Reached

“ Bite of Science best serves me as a reminder that there is more than the classroom.”

- – John Hook, AP Biology Teacher, Elkins High School, Houston, TX

Lt. Gen. (Ret) David Huntoon, CEE Trustee

CEE Welcomes New Members To The Board of Trustees

CEE LAUNCHES DOD INTERN

PROGRAM

The Kennedy Senate Caucus Room was abuzz in April with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) leaders representing Congress, business, and education. Google sponsored the annual CEE Congressional Luncheon.

Mel Chaskin, CEE’s Chairman, and Joann DiGennaro, CEE’s President, provided remarks. The luncheon rev-eled in the success of CEE’s Research Science Institute (RSI), the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO), and the Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP).

The event celebrated the importance of STEM education and was supported with commentary by Senator Ted Cruz, (TX), Congressman and Honorary Board Member Scott Peters (CA), Congresswoman Jacky Rosen (NV), and Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (VA) and Rob Wittman (VA).

Dr. John Langford, CEO of Aurora Flight Sciences, Manassas, VA, high-lighted Aurora’s work with drones, Defense Research Projects Agency (DARFA) contract for Phase 2 of

the Vertical Takeoff and Landing Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane) program, and the importance of get-ting students excited and interested in STEM. Dr. Langford closed with, “Robotics and aviation are combining to truly change the way we fly. Fortunately, these technologies are amendable to expe-rience based learning and open broad new vistas for excellence in education.”

Retired Senator Joseph Lieberman of Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP presented Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers, Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin with CEE’s Joseph I Lieberman Award for Excellence in Science and Technology and a $10,000 research stipend. Dr. Meyers stated, “RSI 1990 was incredibly formative! My cryptography research project, public presentation, and, most of all, my bril-liant RSI friends, inspired me to become a scientist, tackling real world challenges using advanced mathematics.” She is also a member of the External Faculty and Scientific Advisory Board of the

Santa Fe Institute. Dr. Meyers attended CEE’s RSI’90. She was trained as a mathematical biologist at Harvard and Stanford Universities, and her research foci include network epidemiology, opti-mization of infectious disease surveil-lance and control, and translational tools for public health.

The prestigious award is presented every two years to honor Senator Joseph Lieberman, former Senator of Connecticut, and former Honorary Trustee at the Center. Senator Lieberman stated, “I have a special pride about the Center because it defines tal-ent, educates in STEM fields, raises it up and honors it. When you think what the graduates of the CEE programs have already done for the rest of us, it makes me proud to be part of the CEE legacy and programs.”

The event celebrated 34 years of CEE’s success through its impactful STEM education programs. n

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (left) presents Dr Lauren Ancel Meyers the Lieberman Award for Excellence at CEE’s Congressional Luncheon on Capitol Hill.

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CEE’s Congressional Luncheon Showcased STEM Discussions; Dr. Meyers Presented With Lieberman Award For Excellence

Dr. John Langford, CEO of Aurora Flighrt Sciences highlights his firm’s work with drones and DARPA.

BioOlympiad Initiative USA-China (BIO ASDAN)

CEE collaborates with ASDAN China to host BioOlympiad Initiative USA-China (BIO USACN), bringing the USABO Open Exam to China for American and Chinese biology learners to compete and engage with the USABO. n

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• Edward Lee of Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA), Austin, Texas (#10)

• Alexander Tsao of Troy High School, Fullerton, California (#2)

• Catherine Wang of Lexington High School, Lexington, Massachusetts (#23)

• Thomas Xiong of Seven Lakes High School, Katy, Texas (#13)

Kathy Frame, Team USA Coach and Director of the USA Biology Olympiad at CEE, accompanied Team USA to the IBO, along with Charles Gleason, USABO’13 Gold Medalist and First in the World Individual Scorer at IBO’13.

Students (10,000) across the U.S. registered for the highly competitive USABO.

Twenty finalists were selected to compete at the USABO Finals held on the campus of Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia.

Finalists also participated in lectures, study sessions and laboratory exercises led by biol-ogy experts in fields of cellular & molecu-lar biology, plant anatomy & physiology, animal anatomy & physiology, genetics & evolution, ecology, ethology, and biosyste-matics. CEE extends a special thank you to Matt Shank, President of Marymount University. n

Team USA Wins #1 Rank

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CEE and Regeneron welcomed RSI and USABO alumni in Cambridge, MA, and NYC to meet up with old friends and classmates. CEE President Joann DiGennaro announced USABO’s new home at the University of California at San Diego, USABO’s Team USA earning the coveted #1 world ranking from the 28th IBO, the upcoming 35th Anniversary of CEE, and the success of the new Department of Defense Internship program. CEE Trustee Ross Grossman, SVP, Regeneron (ret.) and

Regeneron executives joined Regeneron Researcher Wanda Shariff-Rodriguez (in Cambridge) to discuss opportunities for STEM scholars. Lyndon Mitnaul (in NYC), Director, R&D Planning Strategy and Operations at Regeneron, spoke about the work and research culture of Regeneron. CEE’s VP of Development Chris Sedlock discussed “The State of CEE and What Alumni Can Do to Help” sustain the world-renowned programs. n

CEE & Regeneron Host Alumni in Cambridge and NYC

CEE alumni enjoying comraderie at the NYC Harvard Club.

CEE’s President, Joann DiGennaro (seventh from left), was a special guest of the 35th Anniversary Celebration of the International Foundation St. Cyril and St. Methodius in Sofia. A reception was held in her honor with Bulgarian alumni of the Research Science Institute. n

CEE in Bulgaria

CEE’s President, Joann DiGennaro (left) made a special address and Dr. Y.G. Parthasarathy, Chief Patron of the Research Science Institute – Chennai (RSI-C) and founder of PSBB Group of Schools contributed her Reflections at the Valedictory Function of RSI-C Summer Program 2017. n

CEE in India

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With Our Appreciation and Thanks!

Donors $50,000 and Above Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST) • Saudi Aramco • Virginia Department of Higher Education • Lockheed Martin Corporation

The Leonetti/O’Connell Family Foundation • Steve Strong, Ph.D. • Google Inc. • Dr. and Mrs. Nathan Waldman • Singapore Ministry of Education Claude Moore Charitable Foundation • Dr. Diane Tang, Ph.D. • Mr. Alexander Clark • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Donors $25,000 - $49,999 Dr. Vishal Nigam and Ms. Carrie Rhodes • Subor Boru Sanayi Vetic • Mr. Jonathan A. Marcus • Hariri Foundation • Feng Zhang, Ph.D.

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The Milton L. & Betty J. Dranow Family Foundation • Two Sigma Investments

Donors to CEE – Oct. 2016 to Dec. 31, 2017

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Mr. Adam A. PahlavanMr. Alok BhushanMr. Anandbabu Chakrapani and Ms. Sujatha GollaMr. and Mrs. Ari OdzerMr. and Mrs. C. Eugene HuppinMr. and Mrs. Chayan DasguptaMr. and Mrs. Daniel WitteMr. and Mrs. Fred J. WeinertMr. and Mrs. Jack C. HungMr. and Mrs. Neeraj TandonMr. and Mrs. Richard E. EllenbogenMr. and Mrs. Sui-Hing & Jung Lung LeungMr. Gavin JanckeMr. Hiroshi C. BowmanMr. Judson BowmanMr. Kevin GarbeMr. Michael L. HochMr. Michael Radovan and Ms. Caroline TranMr. Tong-Yang Lee and Ms. Kuan-Meng LeeMs. Edith B. BarschiMs. Monique SpillmanMs. Pamela GeniseRobert C. Rhew, Ph.D.Roboteam, Inc.Scott Kominers Ph.D.Vivian M. Lee, Ph.D.Ms. Andrea J. HawksleyThomas Annau, Ph.D.Mr. George HanselProfessor Hal AbelsonMs. Trina D. ShiffmanMr. Richard Simon and Dr. Olgica B. BakajinMs. Shannon RyanMr. Alexander ClarkDr. and Mrs. Tar Timothy ChenJake Wildstrom, Ph.D.Ms. Carrie Y. SunDr. Parth Sheth and Ms. Da LinDrs. Christopher and Nancy AkermanAdam A. Friedman, M.D. , Ph.D.Ann Marie Cody, Ph.D.Catherine Pilgrim Sewell, M.D. , M.P.H.David Patrick, Ph.D.Dr. and Mrs. Berwyn J. C. LinDr. and Mrs. Ding-Hwa LeiDr. and Mrs. Won RohDr. and Mrs. Zheng WangDr. Bin Lin and Dr. Xiangfei ZengDr. Evette RadiskyDr. Fuming Wu and Ms. Ye FangDr. Megan M. MooreDr. Nian-Feng Tzeng and Ms. Yu-Jin WuDr. Ryan RadeckiDr. Srinivas Garimella and Ms. Satya R. VennetiDr. Sushovan Guha and Dr. Sarmistha MajumdarDr. Zhongdong Huang and Ms. Xiaoying WangDrs. Myron and Bobbi MitzenmacherIntel CorporationJoe’s Seafood Prime Steak & Stone CrabJPMorgan Chase & CompanyKartik Sreenivasan, Ph.D.Lauren K. Williams, Ph.D.Merck & Co., Inc.Michael Mitzenmacher, Ph.D.Molly S. Peeples, Ph.D.Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. VossMr. and Mrs. Himanshu BaralMr. and Mrs. Richard RossMr. and Mrs. Richard TamMr. and Mrs. Richard W. SteyerMr. and Mrs. Thomas K. ScelfoMr. and Mrs. Tong Hui KimMr. and Mrs. William KominersMr. Andrew C. JinMr. Bonnie Singh and Ms. Mansi KohliMr. Carter LeeMr. Charles and Dr. Lucy StoneMr. Craig R. StevensMr. David SchairerMr. Denise SrivastavaMr. Frank Jones and Ms. Jutta SchneiderMr. Kannan Soundararajan, Jr.Mr. Luca Olivetti and Ms. Basma AmrMr. Martin A. CamachoMr. Michael ShaoMr. PK Yegneswaran and Ms. Jayanthi SubramaniamMr. Shantanu GaurMr. Shih-jen (Jenko) HwongMr. Xiaomin Peng and Mrs. Angela FuMr. Zeng Long Zhu and Ms. Xiaoqun SunMr.Thomas George and Ms. Preetha AlumootilMs. Darlene D. LinMs. Emily E. RiehlMs. Geraldine HoloffMs. Helen M. FosterMs. Jennifer J. HuangMs. Karen SugarmanMs. Katherine Rudolph

Ms. Linda B. WestrickMs. Marnie SchroerMs. Michelle TravassosMs. Roberta NovickMs. Styliani PantelaMs. Tina WilsonRobert R. Tupelo-Schneck Ph.D.Mr. Alvin L. LinBrian Rubineau, Ph.D.Mr. Andrew P. KositskyMr. Jeffrey DoeringMr. Sendhil RevuluriDr. Lifeng Xu and Ms. Leiping HuangMs. Ann D. SchiffMr. Tolson K. FrantzenDr. Jai Srinivasan and Mrs. Sumithra VenkatBrad M. Rosen, Ph.D.Dr. Adam G. MatthewsDr. and Mrs. Herbert GolombDr. Pam R. TaubEric E. Hewett, Ph.D.Mr. Andy K. DienesMr. Attaluri Sri and Ms. Rama AttaluriMr. Charles FarmerMr. Dan PerkinsMr. Gregory S. LauerMr. Luyi ZhaoMrs. Eve P. EgelhofMs. Luz LujanMs. Natalie D. KarabelMXDC Cocina MexicanaPrasanna B. Tambe, Ph.D.Thomson ReutersMs. Pam Bee-LindgrenT-MobilDr. Thomas L. Widland, Ph.D.Ms. Sharon KatzTobiMr. and Mrs. Vladimir OssenovMr. Matthew F. CesarioAlbert Chen, Ph.D.Dr. Aurelio A. TelemanDr. Rajeev N. ShenoyDrs. Joel Moore and Rageshree RamachandranJacinta C. Conrad, Ph.D.Joshua H. McDermott, Ph.D.Mr. Anand R. DharanMs. Rebecca ShiMs. Shannon M. GrammelMs. Susan HuProfessor Robert L. LehenyMs. Allison Armour-GarbAmy Barry Adams, PhD.Dr. and Mrs. Michael L. RahnDr. Janice Jin-HwangDr. Jing Wei SimDr. Sarah Hung YingJed Macosko, Ph.D.Michele Shirasu-Hiza, Ph.D.Mr. Anis D. IsmailMr. Anthony ChapaMr. George WangMr. Jim SperedelozziMr. John V. CapodilupoMs. Eileen GrayRachel E. Casiday, PhD.Rebecca Christianson, Ph.D.Mr. Steven R. HowardPamela Greene, Ph.D.Dr. Amit LakhanpalDr. Amol NavatheMs. Ellen M. De ObaldiaBenjamin Gum, Ph.D.Christopher B. Moore, Ph.D.Dr. Adam BrownDr. and Mrs. Bor Yann LiawDr. and Mrs. Choong H. KohDr. and Mrs. Rajesh ValeDr. and Mrs. Ryoichi KawaiDr. and Mrs. Valery AlexeevDr. and Mrs. William CordwellDr. and Mrs. William D. ElliottDr. and Mrs. William WilsonDr. Daniel RoyDr. David Shiner and Ms. Nancy WallaceDr. Deyi Xiao and Dr. Hongying HaoDr. Douglas T. McClure, IIIDr. Fanghong ZhongDr. Guochen Yang and Ms. Liwen HanDr. Hong Luo and Ms. Jiaqi ShenDr. Jade J. SungDr. Jon Wade Dr. Leslie B. ChunDr. Leslie Stein KomisarofDr. Nathan T. La PorteDr. Yi-Min Wang and Dr. Pi-Yu ChungDrs. Joel Moore and Rageshree RamachandranDrs. John McInroy and Ann PeckDrs. Ravi B. and Ranu BoppanaEncore Capital GroupEran Mukamel, Ph.D.

Freddie MacHewlett-Packard CompanyKaiser PermanenteKathy S. Gleason Ph.D.Michael Ginsberg, Ph.D.Mr. Abhishek PrasadMr. Alec M. ResnickMr. Alexander GilbertMr. and Dr. Xiangyang XuMr. and Mrs. Ashesh MehtaMr. and Mrs. Awf WilmotMr. and Mrs. Chaim ChachkesMr. and Mrs. Christopher SedlockMr. and Mrs. Daniel C. WisniewskiMr. and Mrs. Daniel ShinerMr. and Mrs. Donald LongMr. and Mrs. Edward B. GreenbergMr. and Mrs. Edward D. MihelichMr. and Mrs. Edward L. HoffmanMr. and Mrs. F. Joseph Feely, IIIMr. and Mrs. George AuMr. and Mrs. Gerald HorowitzMr. and Mrs. Jason LiawMr. and Mrs. John A. McCormackMr. and Mrs. John EllsworthMr. and Mrs. John S. WestrickMr. and Mrs. Joseph CarrusMr. and Mrs. Kuldeep PrasadMr. and Mrs. Luis J. PaniaguaMr. and Mrs. Michael OlinickMr. and Mrs. Morton KirshnerMr. and Mrs. Robert F. LehenyMr. and Mrs. Sam LumettaMr. and Mrs. Stephen J. PeeplesMr. and Mrs. Thomas GleasonMr. and Mrs. William R. CantyMr. and Mrs. William S. MooreMr. Charles DuMr. David BradleyMr. David FinkelMr. David LeeMr. Dominik RabiejMr. Dongming Xie and Ms. Minzhi YanMr. Ed ElmoreMr. Er LiuMr. Frederic MoeziniaMr. Gregory PrincipatoMr. Hari Lalgudi and Ms. Shree MurthyMr. Henry C. QuillenMr. Henry CampbellMr. Jeremiah Y. YuMr. Joel S. GrusMr. John Rothermich and Ms. Shelley TruleyMr. Kevin ReedMr. Kevin YangMr. Laxmanrao Venigalla and Dr. Madhavi L. VenigallaMr. Marc A. SicilianoMr. Michael CheungMr. Michael ConnorsMr. Mikhail BelyaevMr. Nicholas Clark and Mrs. Ann Pickens-ClarkMr. Nitish LakhanpalMr. Owen G. GwilliamMr. Paul KominersMr. Raul QuirozMr. Ravi AuroraMr. Scott A. SchafferMr. Seth GordonMr. Steven G. BloomMr. Thomas Amodio and Ms. Debra FitzgeraldMr. Wenbo WuMr. William McintyreMr. Winston LuoMr. Yong KimMrs. Elizabeth I. WinstonMs. Angela C. ShiuMs. Boer SusanMs. Connie KimMs. Dana M. ErvinMs. Diana YeMs. Diane SukovatyMs. Emily ParishMs. Emily ZhaoMs. Eva CyrilMs. Grace C. BeckerMs. Gretta E. BartelsMs. Harriet GoldmanMs. Isabel Y. ChangMs. Jacqueline ChoiJacqueline Ou, Ph.D.Ms. Jennifer NanMs. Joan GrossblattMs. Julie MorscheckMs. Karen JudyMs. Kavita A. Selva

Ms. Kristin R. CordwellMs. Lucy RodriguezMs. Mardi J. PinkneyMs. Marie K. HerringMs. Oanh T. NguyenMs. Peggy HsiaMs. Rena SubotnikMs. Stormie LeoniMs. Yamini AmmossowMs. Yao YuPotomac Printing Solutions, Inc.Professors Daniel and Rose SubotnikRebekah L. Rogers,Ph.D.RELX Inc.UP TO $99Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. BeeMs. Qingchao WangDr. Alan MalekDr. and Mrs. Robert J. LairdDr. and Mrs. Ronald SzczepanskiMr. and Mrs. Ken AullMr. and Mrs. L. Michael BruntMr. and Mrs. Ramachar MukundaMr. Hai ZhouMr. Michael TaylorMr. Piotr K. MigdalMr. Zane K. LiMs. Chanda HughesMs. Natalie CookMs. Rashmi AuroraMr. Tom J. DienesDr. and Mrs. Aaron S. KesselheimMr. Ken KumlerMr. and Mrs. Elias BarzilaiDr. Jennifer E. Hoffman and Dr. Daniel T. LarsonDrs. Daniel Larson and Jennifer HoffmanMr. and Mrs. Ted OsakiMr. John LesieutreMr. Jonas KetterleWendy L. Peters Ph.D.Mr. Ian RousseauMs. Shu Ren Sarah OngMs. Sophie JanaskieAaron Barzilai, Ph.D.Andrea Sachs Ph.D.Avago TechnologiesCol. Tim RappDr. Amy E. LairdDr. and Mrs. Abraham HaspelDr. and Mrs. James M. RaffertyDr. and Mrs. Vasudev SarafDr. Faqing Huang and Mrs. Zhili YangDr. Gayani TillekeratneDr. Kenneth Gu and Ms. Lisa ChenDr. Qin Tang and Mrs. Xiaoning JiangDr. Shiv M. GaglaniDr. Timothy HsiauEleanor J. Fraser, Ph.D.Emily Brodsky, Ph.D.Gregory Meyer M.S.Justin Komisarof, Ph.D.Michael R. Shirts, Ph.D.Mr. and Mrs. Boris OvetskyMr. and Mrs. Frank D. McDermott, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James P. MarkanMr. and Mrs. John Brandon StoneMr. and Mrs. Manoj NagvekarMr. and Mrs. Paul E. HurwitzMr. and Mrs. Sangharsh VatsaMr. and Mrs. William SheetsMr. Benjamin KraftMr. Eduardo Vargas and Dr. Yvanka PachasMr. Gary LeeMr. Huanqiang Shi and Ms. Xiaoli ZhaoMr. Jonathan HanoverMr. Justin CarrusMr. Marshall GlickMr. Michael Barlow and Ms. Charlotte HetheringtonMr. Michael S. HughesMr. Mike JinMr. Nathan KeyesMr. Roger F. HortonMr. Yifan MaiMr. Zhengyi Xu and Ms. Shiyan LiMrs. Connie IngMs. Ela Ben-UrMs. Jawon BreedMs. Julia I. SilvestriMs. Kathy F. LiuMs. Kay AullMs. Laura SteeleMs. Ramya A. DurvasulaMs. Risa KawaiMs. Rowan T. CheungMs. Stephanie Kraft

Ms. Susan KanoMs. Sylvia B. TrustMs. Theresa LoongPfizer, Inc.Professor Jeremy WolfeRabbi Melissa Klein and Dr. Neysa NevinsYi-Ching Ong, Ph.D.Dr. and Mrs. David FeiginDr. V. Wensley KochMr. Radoslaw ChrapkiewiczMr. and Mrs. Gary ChiuMs. Elle Bove-LaMonicaMr. Joseph P. DexterDr. Jooeun LeeMr. and Mrs. Roger GreyMr. James HaMr. Jia Hong and Ms. Qing LiuMr.and Mrs. Antonio C. SanchezMs. Emily ElhachamDr. Sukrit RanjanKaris R. Tang-Quan, Ph.D.Mr. Andrew KleinMs. Qilei HangMr. Harry H. Chen and Mrs. Hanfei YuMr. Kanor HaleyMs. Rekha VemireddyMs. Samira RahmanShaffiq Welji, Ph.D.Leslie Hsu, Ph.D.Mr. Andrew Y. TanMr. Anubhav SinhaMr. Daniel A. PollackMrs. Natalie SaathoffAntal A. Jarai, Ph.D.Dr. & Mr.Arnold SchafferDr. and Mrs. Michael A. SullivanDr. and Mrs. Sham B. NavatheMr. and Mrs. Deepak NagarajaMr. and Mrs. Mark S. BorchardtMr. and Mrs. Michael Serrano-WuMr. and Mrs. Shyuan ChiangMr. Craig SchindewolfMr. Hyun-Sub HwangMr. Larry K. LeeMr. Lishang RaoMr. Luc SchnellMr. Paul J. Smith, Jr.Mr. Rajet VatsaMr. Robert JonesMrs. Kathleen D. SmithMrs. Stephanie FroelichMs. Annie OuyangMs. Blakely E. WinsteadMs. Carole A. BrillMs. Christina ChangMs. Divya VatsaMs. Grace KenneyMs. Jane JamesMs. Margaret M. LynchMs. Molly CinnamonMs. Patricia L. ReinerMr. Genya Frenkel, Ph.D.Mr. Jonathan LiMs. Tamara R. SudermanAidan Craig, Ph.D.Dagny L. Looper, Ph.D.Dr. Maithilee KundaDr. Maxwell Grazier G’SellMr. Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.Mr. David XuMr. David ZhuMr. Kenneth BrewerMr. Martin T. StiasznyMr. Qiaochu YuanMr. Thomas TillinghastMr. Xiao D. WuMs. Alice TzengMs. Elaine YangMs. Katherine XueMs. Katrina EvtimovaMs. Stephanie ChengMr. Ho Seung Paul RyuMr. Steven T. ElliottMr. Andrew D. HennesJames Ford, Ph.D.Mr. Jiren ZhuMr. Joshua DongMr. Michael CoulterMr. Prasad IlaMr. Ruben A. MartinezMs. Lia G. S. EgglestonMs. Sasha TargSteven Lumetta, Ph.D.Ms. Jennifer L. Leong

Your contribution to CEE is greatly appreciated!Your gift can kindly be made online at www.cee.org/donate or mail to:

The Center for Excellence in Education, 8201 Greensboro, Suite 215, McLean, VA 22102.CEE is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Your contribution is tax deductible.

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About CEE

The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) nurtures high school and university scholars to careers of excellence and leadership in STEM and encour-ages collaborations between and among leaders in the global com-munity. Founded in 1983 by the late Admiral H.G. Rickover and Joann DiGennaro, President of the Center, the organization’s pro-grams help keep the U.S. competi-tive in STEM.

As a private non-profit organiza-tion, CEE is not subject to federal and state mandates or political pressures. All CEE programs are open to students and teachers, at no cost to them, regardless of race, color, creed, or economic background; the only criterion is academic excellence. n

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Honorary Board of TrusteesJimmy Carter, U.S. PresidentSenator Lindsey Graham, South CarolinaCongressman Scott Peters, CaliforniaCongresswoman Barbara Comstock, Virginia

Board of TrusteesCHAIRMANMr. Mel ChaskinPresident & CEO, Vanguard Research, Inc.Dr. Frederick Y. ChenChief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardio Vascular Center, Tufts Medical CenterDr. Robert E. CurryCEO, PerceptiMed, Inc.Ms. Joann P. DiGennaroPresident, Center for Excellence in EducationMrs. Betty DranowPresident, The Dranow Family FoundationCara EspositoExecutive Director, Leonetti/O’Connell Family FoundationMr. Nicholas S. GouletasChairman, America InvstDr. Ross GrossmanRetired SVP, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Her Excellency Bahia El HaririMember of Parliament, LebanonDr. Douglas E. HimbergerPresident, D.E. Himberger ConsultingMr. Ronald E. HohauserCFO, Legendary Lieutenant General (Ret.) David H. Huntoon, Jr.President - D2H Leadership Consulting, LLCDr. Noreen A. HynesDirector, Geographic Medicine Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMr. Dean KamenPresident, DEKA Research & DevelopmentMr. Mark KantrowitzPresident, Ceberly Inc. Mr. Sean KanuckFounder and CEO, EXEDEC International LLC Dr. Wolfgang KetterleNobel Laureate and John D. MacArthur Prof. of Physics, Dept. of Physics MIT Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms and Dept. of Physics, MITMr. Raymond C. KubackiChairman & CEO, Psychemedics Corp.Dr. Tom LeightonCo-Founder & CEO, Akamai Technologies, Inc.Mr. Wendell MaddoxPresident & CEO, ION CorporationDr. J. Michael McQuadeSr. Vice President, Science & Technology, United Technologies Corp.Dr. Anthony G. OettingerGordon McKay Professor, Applied Mathematics Emeritus Harvard UniversityAdmiral William A. Owens, USN (Ret.)Chairman and Co-Founder, Red Bison Advisory GroupMr. Arvind ParthasarathiSenior Vice President, GuidewireMr. Roger PellegriniManaging Director, Securitization Finance – RBC Capital MarketsThe Hon. Thomas R. PickeringVice Chairman, Hills & Company International Consultants The Hon. Clarine Nardi RiddleCounsel, Kasowitz Benson Torres, LLPMr. Rasheed SabarManaging Director, Ellington Management GroupMr. Siddharth ShenaiIndependent Investment ProfessionalMs. Kathy ShermanExecutive Director, State Government Affairs, Amgen, Inc.Mr. Ronald W. SimmsCEO, Petroleum Service CompanyDr. Michael SipserDean, School of Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMs. Cynthia Pickett-StevensonAttorney at Law, Hoover Slovacek, LLPDr. Feng ZhangCore Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, The Broad Institute

35th Anniversary Save The Date

The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) will mark 35 years of excellence in 2018, culmi-nated by a historic 35th-anniver-sary celebration—October 12-14, 2018—in Cambridge, MA.

Weekend events will include presentations, panels, and meet-ings on October 12th and 13th at the Broad Institute, a Gala dinner on October 13th at the Cambridge Marriott Hotel, and an alumni meeting on Sunday morning October 14th.

This milestone event will provide a great opportunity to reflect on accomplishments, renew acquain-tances, and reinvigorate STEM knowledge and connections. n