The Atlanta Chapter of ARCS® Foundation awarded $385,000 to 53 Scholars at our 26th Scholar Awards Luncheon on November 16, 2017. Each Scholar was introduced and made a brief presentation of his or her work. After lunch, Bill Liss moderated a conversation with two of our former Scholars: Bolyn Hubby, Ph.D. in cellular biology from UGA and Chief Scientific Officer, Agenvir, and Manu O. Platt, Ph.D. from Gerogia Tech and Emory in biomedical enigeering and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech/Emory who was an ARCS Scholar while an undergraduate at Morehouse College.
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!"
Thanks from ARCS Atlanta Scholar Alum Deborah Kilpatrick, CEO Evidation Health
The work you (ARCS Foundation Atlanta members) have all done is tremendous, and I am so proud to be a part of that legacy. I hope that my work is making you all feel that there has been a good return on your investment.
Thanks from Alum Alejandro Toriella, PhD, Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering, Georgia Tech
Thank you very much for your support. It meant a lot. I had the opportunity to return to Tech as a faculty member last year. I’m very happy to be back and hope I can advise a future ARCS scholar soon!