ARCS Foundation, Inc....619-276-4010 6:00 PM Tented Reception 7:00 PM Dinner & Program Patty Elkus,...

2012 Scientist of the Year

Dean Kamen“Our Brilliant

Future Belongs to the Innovators”

2012 Scientist ofthe Year Dinner

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa on Mission Bay

1775 E. Mission Bay DriveSan Diego, CA 92109

619-276-4010

6:00 PM Tented Reception

7:00 PM Dinner & Program

Patty Elkus, Dinner Chair

Pat StewartReservations Chair

[email protected]

Further information and an electronic version of the invitation

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

Dean KamenEntrepreneur, Inventor, Learner, ScientistMark Your

Calendars!T he San Diego Chapter of ARCS Foundation is proud to

announce that our 2012 Scientist of the Year is Dean Kamen,

whose selection will be celebrated Wednesday, March 28, 2012,

at the Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa. The evening will begin with a

tented reception, followed by dinner and our honoree’s program.

Dean Kamen is a tireless advocate for science and technology.

Entrepreneur, inventor, learner, and scientist, he has demonstrated a

commitment to young learners through his widescale efforts to foster

creativity. From creativity comes invention, and from inventions come

patents. Lots of them. Kamen estimates he now holds over one thousand

patents for his inventions. He believes so deeply in the power of science and creativity that he

invented FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a nonprofit

organization dedicated to inspiring young people's interest in science and technology. FIRST®

emphasizes excellence. Kamen wants to change the national culture from one that primarily

rewards sports and celebrity to one that values science and technology.

Recipient of the 2000 National Medal of Science and Technology, presented by the

President of the United States, Kamen is a bundle of energy, describing each day as totally

different from any other. He spends abundant time seeking ways to deal with failure and

frustration. This is the man who invented the first wearable infusion pump while still an

undergraduate in college. The pump had vital application in treatment areas of

chemotherapy, neonatology and endocrinology. In 1976, he founded his first medical

device company, AutoSyringe, Inc. Along the way, he added more infusion devices, in

particular the first insulin pump for diabetics. When he was only 30, he sold AutoSyringe,

Inc. to Baxter International Corporation. Formation of other corporations and companies

followed. He has developed an advanced prosthetic arm for returning injured soldiers for

DARPA, the Hydroflex™ surgical irrigation pump for C.R. Bard, the Crown™ stent for

Johnson and Johnson, the iBOTTM mobility device, and the widely known Segway® Human

Transporter. Kamen actively pursues inventions related to water purification, a pressing

matter which is vital to the world's population.

This enthusiastic inventor has been handsomely recognized with prestigious awards, but it is

the founding of FIRST® that is among his prized accomplishments. The FIRST® robotics

competition is now a nationwide event. That contest is about learning to follow one's own

instincts and getting comfortable with frustration and failure. There are no rules for creating

robots in the competition, no manuals, just a box of junk and a list of permissible items for

purchase. Kamen wants students to have fun and possess positive self-esteem. Embracing

failure is a start, because from repeated failures comes success. Persistence is a constant

theme. He tells students to "stick with your ideas, don't give up." He should know.

Dean Kamen

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Annual GiftsMembers, benefactors, foundations andcorporations may make a yearly gift to

ARCS by check or online. Go towww.arcsfoundation.org/san_diego.

A gift may be made through "Network for Good."We also welcome gifts of appreciated securities.

Pledges are to be completed in the fiscal year in which they are made.

Commemorative GiftsGifts may be made to recognize an

individual on the occasion of a birthday,anniversary, or special event.

Memorial GiftsGifts may be made in memory of a loved one.

Legacy FundGifts to this fund enable the

donor to make a lasting contribution through a bequest to ARCS.

For more information, contact:Robin B. Luby, President

PHONE (858) 459-9455 • FAX (858) [email protected]

orSharon Arbelaez,

Vice President, Fund DevelopmentPHONE (858) 452-6541 • FAX (858) 452-6090

[email protected]

Please make checks payable to:ARCS Foundation, Inc., San Diego

and send to: Christine Gutheil, 7341 Eads Avenue, La Jolla , CA 92037-5035

Many Ways to Help®

ARCS Foundation

advances science and

technology in the United

States by providing financial

awards to academically

outstanding U.S. citizens

studying to complete degrees

in science, engineering and

medical research.

MissionMission

SAN DIEGO CHAPTER SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR

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2011-2012 ARCS Foundation Donor Honor RollSan Diego Chapter • July 1, 2011 - February 16, 2012

Gifts received for awards to be made in the academic year 2012–2013

$30,000Hervey Family Non-endowment Fund

$15,000Beyster Family Foundation Fund IV

The Donald C. & Elizabeth M.Dickinson Foundation

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

The Legler Benbough Foundation

Kathryn Crippen Hattox

The Heller Foundation of San Diego

Jackie Linstrom

Margaret Roulette

Larry & Marti Showley

$5,000 - $7,499The Richard M. Elkus Family

Webster & Helen Kinnaird/Paul Bechtner Foundation

Larry & Mara Ybarrondo

$2,500 - $4,999Joyce A. Butler

Samuel I. & John Henry FoxFoundation

Susan Hoekenga & Edward Gergosian

Lambert Foundation for Education

Betty L. Peabody

Pat & Bob Whalen

Hal & Betty Jo Williams

$1,000- $2,499Janet Allison

Anonymous

Karen & Bob Bowden/Bowden Family Foundation

The Burnham Foundation

June Chocheles

Bob & Ann Dynes Charitable Fund

Sally & Parker Finch

Willis & Jane Fletcher Family Fund IINancy Reed Gibson

Bea HadingerSusan HeavilinAndy Hewitt

Mrs. David A. James VADM & Mrs. William McCauley

Dr. & Mrs. William McCollJanet & Craig Munson

Pam & Phil PalisoulMarti & Frank PanarisiGloria McColl Powell

Dr. Jane K. SmithPatricia Brander StewartDr. & Mrs. Blake Talbot

Honorable Gordon & Mrs. Thompson, Jr.RADM & Mrs. Guy Zeller

$500 - $999Barbara & Charles Arledge

Betty BeysterNancy & Mo Bildsoe

Doris & Peter EllsworthBecki & Edward EtessJoan & Milt Evangelou

Jeanette & Bobby FousheeDottie GeorgensChristine Gutheil

Sandra HarrisJim & Barbara Hartung

Nancy & David HerringtonPeter Ho

Dan & Mary MulvihillThe Hal & Mary Sadler Family

FoundationJerrie & Jim Schmidt

Richard & Bobbie VandervoortCapt. & Mrs. Don Waggoner

Up to $499 Kate Adams

Connie & James AdelmanNancy Anderson

AnonymousMarla Black

Bob & Marcia BorgmanBetty Brayshay

Diane A. ChalmersVirginia Chasey

Jean & Michael CollinsKim ConnerRuth Covell

Walter & Barbara DorenBerit Durler

German Eichberger & Emily OlsonPatty Fuller

Barbara & David Groce FundPeggy HanleyMarge Hebert

Col. & Mrs. William HerrinNorma Hidalgo del RioSandra Fleet Honnen

HP Company FoundationRichard & Cynthia Jackson

Candace KohlJeanne & Bill LarsonRobin & Chuck Luby

Karen LudwigDeborah & Fred Mandabach

Diane MarinosLynne Martin

Adrienne McCulloughKimberly Miller

Priscilla L. MoxleyPeg Neuhauser

Toni NickellMarti & Frank Panarisi

Susan PondromMary Lou & Harry Quick

Edwina & Roy RibletLois S. Roon

Astrid ShannonJanice Shaw

Ilene E. SwartzKaren & Donald TartreYolanda Walther-Meade

Pattie WellbornClayton & Cristena Yeutter

Beverly & Allan Zukor

The amounts above include donations to the ARCSFoundation Scholar Award Fund, Endowment, and

Memorial Funds as of February 16, 2012.We apologize for any omissions due to printing deadlines.

For any errors, please contact Christine Gutheil –[email protected]

= The San Diego Foundation

L et the celebration begin! The Lamp’s announcement

of this year’s Scientist of the Year Dinner, featuring

honoree Dean Kamen, and photos from last year’s

event, emphasize the major public offering of ARCS

Foundation’s San Diego Chapter. They underline one of the

ways we seek to assure that a well-kept secret— the ARCS

contribution to San Diego — will cease to be something known

to only the few. It should be no secret that we offer value-

added services with every dollar donated through us.

The ARCS conduit provides one of the most outstanding values

any philanthropic individual, business or foundation can use to

support the San Diego science scene. This is highlighted by our

$405,000 contribution to 56 individual Scholars this year,

emphasized by a successful Scholar Recognition Event last

November, and demonstrated by continuing donations to this

year’s funding.

How is this value realized? We pride ourselves in being a

wholly volunteer organization, assuring that every penny

donated to ARCS Foundation to support Scholars is used

100% for that purpose, with

no deduction for salaries or

fundraising. Member dues

cover needed materials.

Our academic partners agree

that every dollar funneled to

recipient schools is passed

forward to the students they select. Scholar Awards are given

without strings attached, so students may use them in ways that

best meet their needs in furtherance of their studies.

The relationships developed by individual ARCS members

with our Scholars is another distinguishing quality of our

work. In some cases, ARCS mentors even help them with

career planning and contacts, and students are able to interact

with their peers, as well as community leaders, through our

special events.

Yes, let us celebrate! ARCS San Diego is uniquely important.

Robin Briscoe Luby, President

President’s Letter

Robin Briscoe Luby,President

ARCS Lamp Vol. XIX, 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) 459-9455. ARCS, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, provides financial assistance to U.S. college scientists seeking degrees in natural science,

medicine and engineering. One of 17 chapters nationwide, the San Diego Chapter was chartered in 1985.Robin Briscoe Luby, President • Mary Lou Quick, Lamp Editor • Lorilee Art Services, Graphic Design

PPrreessiiddeenntt Robin LubyIImmmmeeddiiaattee PPaasstt PPrreessiiddeenntt Candace Kohl

VViiccee PPrreessiiddeennttss::Administration Chan PikeCommunications Marti ShowleyFund Development Sharon ArbelaezMembership Bobbie VandervoortSpecial Events Cynthia JacksonUniversity Relations Diane Annala Chalmers

Recording Secretary Sandra HarrisCorresponding Secretary Maureen Lamberti Treasurer Marcia Borgman Assistant Treasurer Christine Gutheil

DDiirreeccttoorrss::Business Giving Holli GarrettFoundation Giving Carolyn WaggonerMember Giving Jeanne LarsonProperties Chan PikeNew Members Peggy HanleyPublications Mary Lou QuickStrategic Planning Patty Elkus

AAddvviissoorrss:: Parliamentarian Lois ThompsonWeb Site Toni NickellCommunity Advisory Council Liaison Joan EvangelouFoundation Giving Jerrie SchmidtMeetings Britt ZellerMembership Deborah MandabachSpecial Events Karen Tartre

SSppeecciiaall CChhaaiirrss:: Database Andy CorrentiEditing Nancy Bildsoe, Lois Thompson, Toni NickellHistorian Adrienne McCulloughIndividual Giving TBAMailing Connie AdelmanPublic Relations Darlene DaviesRoster Mary Lou Quick, Toni NickellScholar Recognition Event Marcia Borgman, Diane ChalmersScientist of the Year Dinner Patty Elkus

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The San Diego Chapter, chartered in 1985, has provided over $7,187,000 infunding for 461 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 3.5 or higher. Each institution

selects the most qualified Scholars without

regard to race, gender or religion.

For information about making a donation: Sharon Arbelaez • Vice President, Fund Development

(858) 452-6541; [email protected]

2011-2012 ARCS Scholar Awards

2011-2012 ARCS GIFTS UNIVERSITY ARCS SCHOLARS 1985-2010

San Diego State University 16 $ 2,372,000

The Scripps Research Institute 8 $ 845,000Kellogg School of Science and Technology

University of California, San Diego 28 $ 3,715,000including Scripps Institution of Oceanography

University of San Diego 4 $ 255,000Hahn School of Nursing and Health Scienceand Engineering Programs

Honoring our A R C S Light 2011-2012 Diane Chalmers

D iane Chalmers was introduced to ARCS by PriscillaMoxley, and has been a member since 2006. She hasserved on the Board of Directors for the past five years.

During that time, she chaired the 2008 Scientist of the Year Dinner,the 2008 Scholar Recognition Event, and co-chaired this year’sScholar Recognition Event with Marcia Borgman. Diane has alsochaired the Nominating Committee and the AllocationsCommittee, and has served the chapter as Director of FoundationGiving, Vice President of Fund Development, and Vice President ofUniversity Relations.

Diane received her B.A. from Denison University, an M.A. in HigherEducation Administration from Indiana University, and a post-graduate certificate in Arts Administration from Harvard University.

Prior to coming to La Jolla in 1970 as Director of University Eventsat the University of California, San Diego, Diane held positions atthe University of Wisconsin and the University of Michigan. Dianelater served as Chief of Staff to a San Diego City Council member,and as Executive Director of the San Diego Foundation for thePerforming Arts. During that time, she traveled to China as aplanner for an International Conference on Rehabilitation of theHandicapped, and to the then-Soviet Union with a delegation toselect performing arts groups for the San Diego Soviet Arts Festival.

In 1992, Diane took a position at theUniversity of Louisville (Kentucky), butreturned to San Diego a year later asDirector of Development for the City of SanDiego. While in Louisville, however, Diane met Dr. JosephChalmers, Chair of the Department of Physics. After two years offlying back and forth, they married and Diane returned toLouisville. During that time, she taught Nonprofit Management atBellarmine University and served as Director of Development of theLouisville Orchestra and Executive Director of the Louisville RonaldMcDonald House.

When Joe retired in 2005, they returned to La Jolla, and Dianeresumed her volunteer work. She is a past founding board memberof the City Club of San Diego, and the San Diego Symphony PopsAssociation. Diane was an early member of the boards of the SanDiego Repertory Theatre and the Friends of La Jolla Cancer ResearchFoundation (now the Sanford-Burnham Institute). She currentlyserves on the Board of Directors of Urban Corps of San DiegoCounty and is President of the Urban Corps Charter School Board.She also serves on the Advisory Council of the ATHENA Project atUCSD Moores Cancer Center and chairs the Concert Committee atLa Jolla Presbyterian Church. Diane enjoys singing with theMasterworks Chorale and participating in the La Jolla Playreaders.

AARRCCSS LLeeggaaccyy SSoocciieettyySSaann DDiieeggoo CChhaapptteerr

Securing the future of ARCS Scholars…

The ARCS Legacy Society was created to recognize those individuals who have created a legacy through a planned gift...thus securing the future of ARCS Scholars.

For information, contact Marti Panarisi, Legacy Chair, at (858) 756-9572.

[*Asterisks indicate the donor is deceased.]

AnonymousKaren BowdenDiane Annala Chalmers

Becki Lamont EtessJoan 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

Please make checks payable to: ARCS Foundation, Inc., San Diego Chapter

and send to: Christine Gutheil, 7341 Eads Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037-5035

To Give Online: Go to the ARCS website: www.arcsfoundation.org/san_diego • Click the turquoise “Donate” button found at the

bottom of this homepage. Then click the blue “Donate Now” button found at the bottom of the linked page.

ARCS Legacy Society Honor Roll

Have you already included San Diego ARCS Foundation in your will?Have you remembered ARCS through another estate provision?

If the answer is yes – CONGRATULATIONS!You are automatically a member of our prestigious group, the ARCS Legacy Society.

Please share that good news with us! We want to thank you and invite you to include your name on the ARCS Legacy Society Honor Roll.

Memorial/Tribute Gift to the ARCS Endowment FundSan Diego Chapter


Scientist Year Dinner 2011ofthe


The San Diego Chapter, chartered in 1985, has provided over $7,187,000 infunding for 461 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 3.5 or higher. Each institution

selects the most qualified Scholars without

regard to race, gender or religion.

For information about making a donation: Sharon Arbelaez • Vice President, Fund Development

(858) 452-6541; [email protected]

2011-2012 ARCS Scholar Awards

2011-2012 ARCS GIFTS UNIVERSITY ARCS SCHOLARS 1985-2010

San Diego State University 16 $ 2,372,000

The Scripps Research Institute 8 $ 845,000Kellogg School of Science and Technology

University of California, San Diego 28 $ 3,715,000including Scripps Institution of Oceanography

University of San Diego 4 $ 255,000Hahn School of Nursing and Health Scienceand Engineering Programs

Honoring our A R C S Light 2011-2012 Diane Chalmers

D iane Chalmers was introduced to ARCS by PriscillaMoxley, and has been a member since 2006. She hasserved on the Board of Directors for the past five years.

During that time, she chaired the 2008 Scientist of the Year Dinner,the 2008 Scholar Recognition Event, and co-chaired this year’sScholar Recognition Event with Marcia Borgman. Diane has alsochaired the Nominating Committee and the AllocationsCommittee, and has served the chapter as Director of FoundationGiving, Vice President of Fund Development, and Vice President ofUniversity Relations.

Diane received her B.A. from Denison University, an M.A. in HigherEducation Administration from Indiana University, and a post-graduate certificate in Arts Administration from Harvard University.

Prior to coming to La Jolla in 1970 as Director of University Eventsat the University of California, San Diego, Diane held positions atthe University of Wisconsin and the University of Michigan. Dianelater served as Chief of Staff to a San Diego City Council member,and as Executive Director of the San Diego Foundation for thePerforming Arts. During that time, she traveled to China as aplanner for an International Conference on Rehabilitation of theHandicapped, and to the then-Soviet Union with a delegation toselect performing arts groups for the San Diego Soviet Arts Festival.

In 1992, Diane took a position at theUniversity of Louisville (Kentucky), butreturned to San Diego a year later asDirector of Development for the City of SanDiego. While in Louisville, however, Diane met Dr. JosephChalmers, Chair of the Department of Physics. After two years offlying back and forth, they married and Diane returned toLouisville. During that time, she taught Nonprofit Management atBellarmine University and served as Director of Development of theLouisville Orchestra and Executive Director of the Louisville RonaldMcDonald House.

When Joe retired in 2005, they returned to La Jolla, and Dianeresumed her volunteer work. She is a past founding board memberof the City Club of San Diego, and the San Diego Symphony PopsAssociation. Diane was an early member of the boards of the SanDiego Repertory Theatre and the Friends of La Jolla Cancer ResearchFoundation (now the Sanford-Burnham Institute). She currentlyserves on the Board of Directors of Urban Corps of San DiegoCounty and is President of the Urban Corps Charter School Board.She also serves on the Advisory Council of the ATHENA Project atUCSD Moores Cancer Center and chairs the Concert Committee atLa Jolla Presbyterian Church. Diane enjoys singing with theMasterworks Chorale and participating in the La Jolla Playreaders.

AARRCCSS LLeeggaaccyy SSoocciieettyySSaann DDiieeggoo CChhaapptteerr

Securing the future of ARCS Scholars…

The ARCS Legacy Society was created to recognize those individuals who have created a legacy through a planned gift...thus securing the future of ARCS Scholars.

For information, contact Marti Panarisi, Legacy Chair, at (858) 756-9572.

[*Asterisks indicate the donor is deceased.]

AnonymousKaren BowdenDiane Annala Chalmers

Becki Lamont EtessJoan 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

Please make checks payable to: ARCS Foundation, Inc., San Diego Chapter

and send to: Christine Gutheil, 7341 Eads Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037-5035

To Give Online: Go to the ARCS website: www.arcsfoundation.org/san_diego • Click the turquoise “Donate” button found at the

bottom of this homepage. Then click the blue “Donate Now” button found at the bottom of the linked page.

ARCS Legacy Society Honor Roll

Have you already included San Diego ARCS Foundation in your will?Have you remembered ARCS through another estate provision?

If the answer is yes – CONGRATULATIONS!You are automatically a member of our prestigious group, the ARCS Legacy Society.

Please share that good news with us! We want to thank you and invite you to include your name on the ARCS Legacy Society Honor Roll.

Memorial/Tribute Gift to the ARCS Endowment FundSan Diego Chapter


2011-2012 ARCS Foundation Donor Honor RollSan Diego Chapter • July 1, 2011 - February 16, 2012

Gifts received for awards to be made in the academic year 2012–2013

$30,000Hervey Family Non-endowment Fund

$15,000Beyster Family Foundation Fund IV

The Donald C. & Elizabeth M.Dickinson Foundation

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

The Legler Benbough Foundation

Kathryn Crippen Hattox

The Heller Foundation of San Diego

Jackie Linstrom

Margaret Roulette

Larry & Marti Showley

$5,000 - $7,499The Richard M. Elkus Family

Webster & Helen Kinnaird/Paul Bechtner Foundation

Larry & Mara Ybarrondo

$2,500 - $4,999Joyce A. Butler

Samuel I. & John Henry FoxFoundation

Susan Hoekenga & Edward Gergosian

Lambert Foundation for Education

Betty L. Peabody

Pat & Bob Whalen

Hal & Betty Jo Williams

$1,000- $2,499Janet Allison

Anonymous

Karen & Bob Bowden/Bowden Family Foundation

The Burnham Foundation

June Chocheles

Bob & Ann Dynes Charitable Fund

Sally & Parker Finch

Willis & Jane Fletcher Family Fund IINancy Reed Gibson

Bea HadingerSusan HeavilinAndy Hewitt

Mrs. David A. James VADM & Mrs. William McCauley

Dr. & Mrs. William McCollJanet & Craig Munson

Pam & Phil PalisoulMarti & Frank PanarisiGloria McColl Powell

Dr. Jane K. SmithPatricia Brander StewartDr. & Mrs. Blake Talbot

Honorable Gordon & Mrs. Thompson, Jr.RADM & Mrs. Guy Zeller

$500 - $999Barbara & Charles Arledge

Betty BeysterNancy & Mo Bildsoe

Doris & Peter EllsworthBecki & Edward EtessJoan & Milt Evangelou

Jeanette & Bobby FousheeDottie GeorgensChristine Gutheil

Sandra HarrisJim & Barbara Hartung

Nancy & David HerringtonPeter Ho

Dan & Mary MulvihillThe Hal & Mary Sadler Family

FoundationJerrie & Jim Schmidt

Richard & Bobbie VandervoortCapt. & Mrs. Don Waggoner

Up to $499 Kate Adams

Connie & James AdelmanNancy Anderson

AnonymousMarla Black

Bob & Marcia BorgmanBetty Brayshay

Diane A. ChalmersVirginia Chasey

Jean & Michael CollinsKim ConnerRuth Covell

Walter & Barbara DorenBerit Durler

German Eichberger & Emily OlsonPatty Fuller

Barbara & David Groce FundPeggy HanleyMarge Hebert

Col. & Mrs. William HerrinNorma Hidalgo del RioSandra Fleet Honnen

HP Company FoundationRichard & Cynthia Jackson

Candace KohlJeanne & Bill LarsonRobin & Chuck Luby

Karen LudwigDeborah & Fred Mandabach

Diane MarinosLynne Martin

Adrienne McCulloughKimberly Miller

Priscilla L. MoxleyPeg Neuhauser

Toni NickellMarti & Frank Panarisi

Susan PondromMary Lou & Harry Quick

Edwina & Roy RibletLois S. Roon

Astrid ShannonJanice Shaw

Ilene E. SwartzKaren & Donald TartreYolanda Walther-Meade

Pattie WellbornClayton & Cristena Yeutter

Beverly & Allan Zukor

The amounts above include donations to the ARCSFoundation Scholar Award Fund, Endowment, and

Memorial Funds as of February 16, 2012.We apologize for any omissions due to printing deadlines.

For any errors, please contact Christine Gutheil –[email protected]

= The San Diego Foundation

L et the celebration begin! The Lamp’s announcement

of this year’s Scientist of the Year Dinner, featuring

honoree Dean Kamen, and photos from last year’s

event, emphasize the major public offering of ARCS

Foundation’s San Diego Chapter. They underline one of the

ways we seek to assure that a well-kept secret— the ARCS

contribution to San Diego — will cease to be something known

to only the few. It should be no secret that we offer value-

added services with every dollar donated through us.

The ARCS conduit provides one of the most outstanding values

any philanthropic individual, business or foundation can use to

support the San Diego science scene. This is highlighted by our

$405,000 contribution to 56 individual Scholars this year,

emphasized by a successful Scholar Recognition Event last

November, and demonstrated by continuing donations to this

year’s funding.

How is this value realized? We pride ourselves in being a

wholly volunteer organization, assuring that every penny

donated to ARCS Foundation to support Scholars is used

100% for that purpose, with

no deduction for salaries or

fundraising. Member dues

cover needed materials.

Our academic partners agree

that every dollar funneled to

recipient schools is passed

forward to the students they select. Scholar Awards are given

without strings attached, so students may use them in ways that

best meet their needs in furtherance of their studies.

The relationships developed by individual ARCS members

with our Scholars is another distinguishing quality of our

work. In some cases, ARCS mentors even help them with

career planning and contacts, and students are able to interact

with their peers, as well as community leaders, through our

special events.

Yes, let us celebrate! ARCS San Diego is uniquely important.

Robin Briscoe Luby, President

President’s Letter

Robin Briscoe Luby,President

ARCS Lamp Vol. XIX, 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) 459-9455. ARCS, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, provides financial assistance to U.S. college scientists seeking degrees in natural science,

medicine and engineering. One of 17 chapters nationwide, the San Diego Chapter was chartered in 1985.Robin Briscoe Luby, President • Mary Lou Quick, Lamp Editor • Lorilee Art Services, Graphic Design

PPrreessiiddeenntt Robin LubyIImmmmeeddiiaattee PPaasstt PPrreessiiddeenntt Candace Kohl

VViiccee PPrreessiiddeennttss::Administration Chan PikeCommunications Marti ShowleyFund Development Sharon ArbelaezMembership Bobbie VandervoortSpecial Events Cynthia JacksonUniversity Relations Diane Annala Chalmers

Recording Secretary Sandra HarrisCorresponding Secretary Maureen Lamberti Treasurer Marcia Borgman Assistant Treasurer Christine Gutheil

DDiirreeccttoorrss::Business Giving Holli GarrettFoundation Giving Carolyn WaggonerMember Giving Jeanne LarsonProperties Chan PikeNew Members Peggy HanleyPublications Mary Lou QuickStrategic Planning Patty Elkus

AAddvviissoorrss:: Parliamentarian Lois ThompsonWeb Site Toni NickellCommunity Advisory Council Liaison Joan EvangelouFoundation Giving Jerrie SchmidtMeetings Britt ZellerMembership Deborah MandabachSpecial Events Karen Tartre

SSppeecciiaall CChhaaiirrss:: Database Andy CorrentiEditing Nancy Bildsoe, Lois Thompson, Toni NickellHistorian Adrienne McCulloughIndividual Giving TBAMailing Connie AdelmanPublic Relations Darlene DaviesRoster Mary Lou Quick, Toni NickellScholar Recognition Event Marcia Borgman, Diane ChalmersScientist of the Year Dinner Patty Elkus

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2012 Scientist of the Year

Dean Kamen“Our Brilliant

Future Belongs to the Innovators”

2012 Scientist ofthe Year Dinner

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa on Mission Bay

1775 E. Mission Bay DriveSan Diego, CA 92109

619-276-4010

6:00 PM Tented Reception

7:00 PM Dinner & Program

Patty Elkus, Dinner Chair

Pat StewartReservations Chair

[email protected]

Further information and an electronic version of the invitation

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

Dean KamenEntrepreneur, Inventor, Learner, ScientistMark Your

Calendars!T he San Diego Chapter of ARCS Foundation is proud to

announce that our 2012 Scientist of the Year is Dean Kamen,

whose selection will be celebrated Wednesday, March 28, 2012,

at the Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa. The evening will begin with a

tented reception, followed by dinner and our honoree’s program.

Dean Kamen is a tireless advocate for science and technology.

Entrepreneur, inventor, learner, and scientist, he has demonstrated a

commitment to young learners through his widescale efforts to foster

creativity. From creativity comes invention, and from inventions come

patents. Lots of them. Kamen estimates he now holds over one thousand

patents for his inventions. He believes so deeply in the power of science and creativity that he

invented FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a nonprofit

organization dedicated to inspiring young people's interest in science and technology. FIRST®

emphasizes excellence. Kamen wants to change the national culture from one that primarily

rewards sports and celebrity to one that values science and technology.

Recipient of the 2000 National Medal of Science and Technology, presented by the

President of the United States, Kamen is a bundle of energy, describing each day as totally

different from any other. He spends abundant time seeking ways to deal with failure and

frustration. This is the man who invented the first wearable infusion pump while still an

undergraduate in college. The pump had vital application in treatment areas of

chemotherapy, neonatology and endocrinology. In 1976, he founded his first medical

device company, AutoSyringe, Inc. Along the way, he added more infusion devices, in

particular the first insulin pump for diabetics. When he was only 30, he sold AutoSyringe,

Inc. to Baxter International Corporation. Formation of other corporations and companies

followed. He has developed an advanced prosthetic arm for returning injured soldiers for

DARPA, the Hydroflex™ surgical irrigation pump for C.R. Bard, the Crown™ stent for

Johnson and Johnson, the iBOTTM mobility device, and the widely known Segway® Human

Transporter. Kamen actively pursues inventions related to water purification, a pressing

matter which is vital to the world's population.

This enthusiastic inventor has been handsomely recognized with prestigious awards, but it is

the founding of FIRST® that is among his prized accomplishments. The FIRST® robotics

competition is now a nationwide event. That contest is about learning to follow one's own

instincts and getting comfortable with frustration and failure. There are no rules for creating

robots in the competition, no manuals, just a box of junk and a list of permissible items for

purchase. Kamen wants students to have fun and possess positive self-esteem. Embracing

failure is a start, because from repeated failures comes success. Persistence is a constant

theme. He tells students to "stick with your ideas, don't give up." He should know.

Dean Kamen

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Annual GiftsMembers, benefactors, foundations andcorporations may make a yearly gift to

ARCS by check or online. Go towww.arcsfoundation.org/san_diego.

A gift may be made through "Network for Good."We also welcome gifts of appreciated securities.

Pledges are to be completed in the fiscal year in which they are made.

Commemorative GiftsGifts may be made to recognize an

individual on the occasion of a birthday,anniversary, or special event.

Memorial GiftsGifts may be made in memory of a loved one.

Legacy FundGifts to this fund enable the

donor to make a lasting contribution through a bequest to ARCS.

For more information, contact:Robin B. Luby, President

PHONE (858) 459-9455 • FAX (858) [email protected]

orSharon Arbelaez,

Vice President, Fund DevelopmentPHONE (858) 452-6541 • FAX (858) 452-6090

[email protected]

Please make checks payable to:ARCS Foundation, Inc., San Diego

and send to: Christine Gutheil, 7341 Eads Avenue, La Jolla , CA 92037-5035

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ARCS Foundation

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technology in the United

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awards to academically

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studying to complete degrees

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