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What is Jeopardy?

By Ande Croll '97

While many of us may not want to admit that we watch daytime TV, there are a few IMSA alums who actually can claim to have guest-starred on daytime TV.

No, we are not talking about that daytime TV; we are talking about Jeopardy!.

Since 1996, four IMSA graduates have appeared on that quick-buzzer, quick-thinking game show. In order of appearance, they are: Sendhil Revuluri '90, Chris Sedlack '92, Stephen Wang '94 and Amanda (King) Potocky '93.

In total, they won $52,101, two home entertainment systems, a trip to Jamaica and an assortment of fine parting gifts. Amanda was a three-day champion, taking home $40,600 in cash.

Although these four have proven how well they can provide a question in response to an answer, we turned the tables on them and asked them to supply answers to our questions about their Jeopardy! experience.

All had their own motivations for trying out: Is the money an acceptable answer? asked Stephen. Although Chris claims that nothing says renegade like trying out for Jeopardy! he and Amanda both brought family along to the taping. Stephen, on the other hand, tried not to tell anyone about his upcoming appearance until the week before the episode aired so as not to spoil the surprise.

Both Sendhil and Chris tried out twice before making it on the show. Sendhil was tripped up the f rst time because he was just a little too young and talented for the Jeopardy! producers: During college, I tried out for the Teen Tournament since I was below the age boundary between the Teen and College Tournaments. I made the first cut, but when they found out I was enrolled in college, I think they took me out of the running for both tournaments.

The taping itself was a unique experience for all, although only Amanda and Sendhil recalled feeling any stage fright. According to Sendhil, During a break, they brought us cups of water, and mine was only half full. I asked for more, and the [program assistant] said, Drink this first. I saw why when I took the cup and almost sloshed it out—I was so nervous that I was shaking. Amanda says the part she disliked most was the Q&A session during the show's first break. She says, I think I blocked that part out of my memory. I think that may have been the worst part of the whole experience.

All studied up for their experience. Stephen and Sendhil both really studied strategy—Sendhil even did the game-theoretic analysis of what to bet in Final Jeopardy!. But when the time came, Stephen says, I did kind of forget to think properly about strategy…it goes really quickly, and you kind of get lost in the moment.

Although Sendhil maintains that relative to pretty much any variant of quiz bowl, Jeopardy! questions are ridiculously easy, there were a few gaffs in everyone's performance. Both Chris and Stephen had some issues with Southern US geography: Chris mistakenly named Spain as the country from which Texas declared independence, and Stephen simply states that he will never forget that Birmingham is not the capital of Alabama.

Amanda remembers when she was watching the broadcast of the episodes on which she appeared, there was a question that I rang in on, and I yelled at the television, What are you doing? You dont know the answer to that! Wait, I got it right?

Also, Chris found out that wearing on-camera make-up is not so bad because the make-up person did a great job covering up the sunburn I had gotten the day before enjoying the California sun. Amanda also remembers on her first day, one of her competitors was a woman named…

Homeland Security Advisor and Agro-Terror Expert Michael Brody '96 Visits IMSA SSF Class

By Brenda Buschbacher

IMSA Class of 1996 alumnus Michael Brody usually spends his days fighting the war on terror as a policy development advisor for homeland security for the State of Illinois.

However, on October 20, 2004, Brody instead chose to spend his day sharing his knowledge and experience with students in IMSAs Science, Society and the Future (SSF) class.

A Day in the Life of Michael Brody

Currently, Brody's role with the State of Illinois takes him from Chicago to Springfield and every town in between. His primary role is to systemically analyze homeland security as an issue area and then develop new ideas and initiatives for the state to pursue.

Brody's work involves organizing and leading working groups, coordinating press releases, managing the efforts of multiple state agencies and related non-governmental groups, identifying long term leaders for new programs and providing strategy and planning guidance to agency or Illinois Terrorism Task Force leaders.

SSF teacher Dr. David Workman said that Brody's first-hand working knowledge of terrorism issues in Illinois greatly enhanced the class- room experience for his students.

I was immensely proud to see an IMSA alumnus in such a position of responsibility and to be so impressive in his depth of understanding of the issues and fluency in the presentation of that understanding, said Dr. Workman.

Agro-Security and SSF

In SSF, students are expected to address real-world issues in realistic, problem-based learning scenarios. The overall goal of the course is to have students bring all they have learned from science, analysis and ethics to bear on a current problem of significance. In Dr. Workman's class, students had to develop solutions for protecting a major food supply corporation from a terrorist attack on its food supply.

In his role with the state, Brody is working on designing and facilitating the implementation of initiatives aimed at agrosecurity strategy.

SSF student Rebecca Plummer said that Brodys visit and depth of knowledge contributed much to her under- standing of the subject matter.

One of the things that I felt was stressed in Science, Society, and the Future was taking what we have that knowledge to real-life situations, Plummer said. I think working with Mike Brody was a tremendous opportunity to talk with someone who has done just that.

IMSA Alums Enrich Learning

Nine years after graduating from IMSA, Brody says he looks back on IMSA with much fondness and appreciation for the unique and unparalled education he received.

In college, I learned really fast that I had more knowledge and experience than other students in the areas of building a team, managing a project and applying knowledge in a problem-based manner, Brody said.

Brody said he is glad to be able to give back to IMSA in return for all of the opportunities he received as a student and encourages other IMSA alumni to look to IMSA as a resource to test out new ideas.

Plummer couldn't agree with him more and would like to see more involvement from IMSA alumni in the years ahead. I personally believe it is extremely important to have alumni input at IMSA and would like to see that input increased, Plummer said. I have seen during my three years here the stunning impact that alumni can have on the IMSA student body. Interacting with these accomplished young people is an amazing opportunity, and Mike Brody was no exception.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

IMSA thanks all alumni who have assisted the Academy in various ways in recent months. Your response to IMSAs programming needs has been nothing short of OUTSTANDING!

Just a few examples follow:

Pooja Agarwal '01, Cynthia Dang '03, Matt Day '98, Dean Dieker '03, Julie Dowling '99, Eric Engelhard '96, Neal Groothius '97, Chris Kaiser '92, Joanna Messer '97, Pranav Kiran Parekh '92, Nate Roberts '96, Jonathan Rockway '04, Travis Schedler '98, Lacy Simons '02, Chris Swan '96, Scott Swanson '90, Amber Thompson '03, Brendan Todt '02, Andrey Warkentin '04, Shanna Wilcox '04 and Kelli Willis '01—for sharing their time and knowledge with IMSA students during Intersession Week.

Some of the Intersession topics alumni led included Beginning Poetry Writing, Introduction to Space Mission, Analysis and Design, Middle Eastern Dancing, Patents and the Law, Karate Camp: The Art of Shorin-Ryu, Building Your Own Computer and Mythology and Super Heroes.

As you can see from the topics, IMSA alumni probably had as much fun teaching as the students had learning!

Please consider volunteering your time and talents during Intersession 2006! More information will be available in August and September on www.iaa.org.

Doug Pratt '97 for his many contributions as IAA President as his presidency comes to a close.

Kathy Plinske '97 for sharing her thoughtful comments with IMSA staff, students and Illinois teachers at IMSAs Teacher Recognition Day ceremony March 18.

Aimee (Wonderlick) Walter '90 for serving on the selection committee for the Mary Van Verst Love of Science Scholarship.

Tiy Martin Goddard '95 for coordinating the February IMSA alumni gathering in San Francisco.

Michael Brody '96 for sharing his homeland security expertise during a visit with last falls Science Society and the Future class.

Joshua Gerlick '99, Dr. Sanza Kazadi '90, Alexa Bisinger '00, Dan Frakes '89, Mike McCool '91, Erin Roche and David Kung '89 for their generosity in sharing their personal stories and career paths with IMSA. The inspiring stories of these IMSA Alumni Trailblazers appear on the IMSA Web site and also adorn the walls near IMSAs new science laboratory. Thanks to all these alumni for doing much to help build confidence among IMSAs stakeholders that the Academy is a good investment and that it continues to prepare the state and nations leaders.

David Kung '89, Stephanie Jayne '90, Sendhil Revuluri '90, Chelsy Hopper '92, Gus Jackson '93, Michael Kimmitt '94, Paul Strasma '94, Aimee Chong '94, Winjie Tang Miao '94, Tiy Martin Goddard '95, Marty DiMarzio '95, Josh Levin '96, Doug Pratt '97, Ande Croll '97, Charles Ballowe '97, Neal Groothuis '97, Princess Imoukhuede '98, Saugar Maripuri '99, David Walker '00, Pooja Agarwal '01, Steven Lucy '02, Amber Thompson '03 and Mark Czynski '04 for working as Class Agents for the IMSA Fund, helping to raise participation rates and dollars for the Annual Giving Campaign.

Christopher Hage '90, Patty Sullivan '95 and Maria Wilson '00 for coordinating your respective class reunions this coming summer.

Kiyomi Davis-Hamilton '00 and Laura Nickerson '92 for volunteering at IMSA's inaugural Middle School Science Summit for area teachers, students and parents. The Summit was presented by the IMSA Kids Institute.

And finally, last but certainly not least, thanks to the following IMSA alumni who helped IMSA admissions staff with various recruitment and multicultural development work throughout the year: Kemi Azeez '04, Kelly Baluta '98, Jen (Ufkes) Bensinger '96, Marc Booth '89, Andrea Croll '97, Kiyomi Davis-Hamilton '00, Anthony Garcia '01, Carly Hawkins '01, Katrina Herrmann '01, Michael Ignacio '03, Kraig Jakobsen '95, Saugar Maripuri '99, Chris Moller '02, Vanessa (Gage) Nagpal '95, Kathy Plinske '97, Dwan Prude '97, Natasha Rodgers '97, Ana Beatriz Sandoval '98, Amanda (Leonard) Shanbaum '96, Laura Studnicka '00, Erik Volkman '03 and Matt Zanon '97.

Thanks also to the many other alumni who already have expressed an interest in volunteering with future IMSA admissions work!

Reconnect—and Speak Your Mind

Get involved. Give money. Get involved. Give money.

If you've read this column in the past two years, youve probably noticed a pattern.

In my time as IMSA Alumni Association President, Ive been pretty consistent: I've wanted you to get involved with the IAA and with IMSA, and I've wanted you to donate money to the IMSA Fund.

But why?

Some would argue that we owe our support to IMSA. Because we received an exceptionally high-quality education for a very small price, we should feel obligated to repay that debt, financially or otherwise.

For me, that argument doesn't hold water. I suspect many of you would agree with me that EVERY student in Illinois—in the world—deserves the tremendous education IMSA provided and that every student is worthy of the opportunities that were put within our reach.

I believe IMSA is more than just a place where I lived and learned for three years. Its an idea that, if we prepare our children to be good leaders and thinkers, anything is possible.

And I believe every one of us who walked the halls of 1500 W. Sullivan Rd. has a role to play in that process.

Much like everything else, IMSA changes over time. For this great educa- tion experiment to succeed, it needs to be connected to its alumni so it can help judge those changes and continue to improve. IMSA needs us to speak up.

IMSA has made steps to reconnect with us, but at the end of the day, the ball is in our court. We can ignore the advances IMSA has made, or we can embrace them by getting involved and giving money to support the cause. As you can see on the previous page, many alumni have given back—and many more can.

Once we've reengaged, we then can give genuine feedback and ensure that the IMSA current students experience is even better than it was in our time.

So, with a very short while remaining in my term as your President, I'm changing my tune:

Get involved. Give money. Speak your mind.

Alumni cannot be content only to share our time, talent and treasure with IMSA. We also must share our thoughts about IMSA: what it was and what it can be. Thats the way that this school—this idea—this dream we all share—can thrive.

Three class reunions to be held June 18

On the evening of Saturday, June 18, three IMSA classes will celebrate their reunions in the Chicago area:

1990 15-year reunion

The Class of 1990 will celebrate their 15-year reunion on June 18 at a location to be announced. More information on the '90 reunion will be sent out in invitations to classmates shortly and will be available on their Web site at www.iaa.org/90. The 90 reunion coordinator is Christopher Hage (christopherhage@yahoo.com).

1995 10-year reunion

The 10-year reunion for the Class of 1995 will be held on June 18 at a location to be announced. Invitations will be out soon with location information that will also be available on their Web site at www.iaa.org/95. Patty Sullivan (pattys@imsa.edu) is the 95 coordinator.

2000 5-year reunion

The Class of 2000 will hold their 5-year reunion at IMSA on June 18 at 6 p.m. Specific details, including cost, will go out in invitations and soon will be on the class Web site at www.iaa.org/00. For more information, contact '00 reunion coordinator Maria Wilson at kb9oib@yahoo.com.

IAA Cabinet to be elected at Annual Meeting

Want to get more involved with the IMSA Alumni Association? Consider running for the IAA Cabinet!

At the June 18 IAA Annual Meeting, the four IAA officer positions and eight at-large cabinet seats are up for election. These twelve IAA Cabinet members are the main working contingent of the IAA: they work with IMSA to better serve its alumni population, plan events such as reunions and regional activities and find new ways for IMSA alumni to connect with each other and their alma mater.

All IMSA graduates are eligible to run, whether you are from the Charter Class or are just joining the ranks of the IAA from the Class of 2005.

Officers (President, Executive Vice President, Vice President and Alumni Fund Chairperson) are elected to two-year terms; at-large cabinet members are elected for one. Cabinet meetings generally take place via conference call or online so geography is not a constraint.

The following are basic descriptions of the positions up for election:

The President is the chief organizing force of the Association. This person runs IAA meetings, acts as chief liaison for the IAA to the Academy, and sets the agenda for Association activities. The President coordinates alumni projects, aids in the development of the Association budget and deals extensively with communication between IMSA and the alumni community.

The Executive Vice President aids the President with various duties, including coordination of projects and the drafting of proposals to be voted upon by the Cabinet and by the Association at its Annual Meeting.

The Vice President oversees the Clubs and Interest Groups within the Association, including working with interested parties to establish new regional, professional and interest groups. The Vice President also is very involved with communications and keeping the official records of the association.

The Alumni Fund Chairperson is responsible for the Association budget, as well as playing a role in organizing alumni donation drives and other forms of fund-raising through the IMSA Fund.

At-large members of the Cabinet provide direction for the IAA and participate in the organization of IAA efforts. They serve as contact points for the alumni population on certain projects and generate future plans for IAA activities.

To nominate yourself, to suggest someone else who might be interested in running or to get more information, contact Elections Chair Eric Stuckey '93 (estuckey@imsa.edu) or Elections Committee member Josh Levin '96 (strayer@imsa.edu). Nominations are due by May 14.

If you will not be attending the annual meeting but still want to vote, request an absentee ballot from Eric or Josh. Absentee ballots are due back to Eric by June 17.

Check www.iaa.org prior to the annual meeting for can- didate statements and more election details as they become available.

Plan to attend Lumen 2005 on June 18–19

Social discourse in America over the last 20 years has been marred by fractionalization. Considered and rational discussion largely has been discarded in an era of sound bites and partisan polemic. Opportunities to shed the light of understanding through respectful discourse are rare. Any effort to draw experts from all facets of the political, social and scientific spectrum and bring them together for a civil and thoughtful conversation is an important step to bridge the rifts that have been created.

Lumen is one such effort. Through respectful conflict of dialogue, we strive to shed more light than heat upon the challenges we face. Lumen brings together top scholars and practitioners from a number of fields to examine and reflect upon issues of the day. Lumen asks these experts to reflect not only on current events but also on questions and arguments that are timeless and deserve new consideration.

Moving from its traditional January timeframe, Lumen is becoming a multi-day highlight of Alumni Weekend 2005. This shift allows invitees with families and other commitments to take advantage of IMSA's residence halls and the Illinois summer weather to build community and network. The topic of this year's Lumen is The Role and Responsibility of Science in Public Policy.

Lumen will be open to the entire Illinois community on Saturday with an expert panel and breakout groups on Stem Cells & the State. Sunday will reflect the structure of previous Lumen events with panels, discussion groups and activities. Attendees will be drawn from IMSA alumni, students, parents, staff, great minds and the people of Illinois in an effort to guarantee a broad range of perspectives and areas of expertise.

The specific panels will be scheduled based on the knowledge and experience that the IMSA community and invited guests can share; we anticipate panels on a range of scientific, political, legal and social topics. In addition, if you have a particular interest or skill that is not professional in nature but that would make the weekend even more enjoyable, we also need people willing to sing, perform, organize games, play a sport, or lead hikes, etc. It will be a weekend retreat of networking, provoking thought and community building.

Check www.iaa.org/lumen for details and registration information. E-mail Jason Orloff '90 at jason.orloff@abbott.com with Lumen questions.

Mark your calendars—and volunteer now—for Alumni Weekend 2006

Next year's IMSA Alumni Weekend is scheduled for June 10–11, 2006.Mark your calendars now to attend next year's event!

On June 10, the Classes of '91, '96 and '01 are scheduled to hold their reunions. If you are a member of one of those classes and are interested in helping plan your class reunion, contact IAA President Doug Pratt '97 at milamber@imsa.edu.

Plan to attend the IAA Annual Meeting and IAA Faculty/Staff Lunch on June 18

This year's IMSA Alumni Association Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 18 at 10 a.m. in IMSA's Academic Pit. All IMSA alumni are invited to attend the meeting as well as the annual IAA Faculty/Staff Lunch to be held following the meeting at noon.

The IAA Annual Meeting is the formal business meeting for the association. The meeting will feature updates on IAA activities and IMSA alumni relations, election of new officers and at-large representatives of the IAA Cabinet and the discussion of proposed amendments to the constitution and bylaws of the IAA. See the other story on pages 4–5 about elections and how you can get involved.

Constitution and Bylaw Changes

Several changes to the constitution and bylaws of the IAA are being discussed and may be called for consideration of the members at the annual meeting including the adoption of formal budget bylaws and a revision of officer and at-large cabinet member roles and responsibilities.

Pursuant to the Constitution of the IMSA Alumni Association, formal notice of these amendments, as well as the agenda and other details about the annual meeting, will be provided via e-mail and on www.iaa.org no later than eight weeks prior to the annual meeting.

IAA Faculty/Staff Lunch

Following the annual meeting, all alumni are invited to attend a free luncheon starting at noon in the IRC (otherwise known as the library, if you dont remember all your IMSA acronyms).

The IAA Faculty/Staff Lunch allows alumni to reconnect with IMSA teachers and staff members. Many current and former IMSA faculty and staff attend the event to catch up with alumni and learn about the great things were doing with ourselves these days. Be sure to attend this highlight of Alumni Weekend.

While you are not required to make reservations to attend the lunch, if you can RSVP, it helps the IAA to more accurately get a count for food and drinks. You can find the RSVP info online at www.iaa.org. Donations to help support the cost of lunch will be accepted during the event.

If you have any questions about either the IAA Annual Meeting or the Faculty/Staff Lunch, feel free to contact IAA President Doug Pratt '97 at milamber@imsa.edu.

IMSA Charter Class Graduate Joins IMSA Fund Board

The IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education has elected John B. Hoesley, a 1989 graduate of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, to its Board of Directors. Hoesley is the fourth IMSA alum to serve on the IMSA Fund Board, joining Martin DiMarzio '95 of New York, Chelsy Hopper '92 of Savoy, Ill., and Sendhil Revuluri '90 of New York as the newest member of the IMSA Fund Board.

Hoesley is a Principal at Prism Capital Corporation in Chicago (www.prismfund.com). He joined Prism in 2001 after serving as CFO of Legato Partners, LLC. His other work experience includes: co-founder and CEO of eVincio Corporation, a provider of enterprise-class content management software; and investment banking at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he specialized in financing for international and technology businesses.

IMSA provided me with the best education in the nation and, more importantly, helped me mature as a person and define the path I wanted to follow in life, says Hoesley. I would like to help the school expand its reach so that it is able to touch more students in a similar fashion well into the future.

Hoesley has a Master's of Management from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University with majors in Management and Strategy, Organizational Behavior and Finance. He earned a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation organized for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out certain charitable, educational, literary and scientific purposes of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The IMSA Fund solicits, receives, invests and administers gifts, grants and other contributions from the private sector (corporations, foundations, individuals and other organizations) to support IMSA's mission and work.

IMSA Hosts First Middle School Science Summit

The IMSA Kids Institute® is well known for breaking new ground in the teaching of mathematics and science to younger students, and this winter was no exception.

In February, more than 200 middle school students, parents and teachers spent a Saturday morning at IMSA learning about science during the first Middle School Science Summit pre- sented by the IMSA Kids Institute®.

The keynote speaker for the Summit was Nobel Laureate and IMSA Resident Scholar Dr. Leon Lederman, an internationally renowned specialist in high-energy physics. Dr. Lederman's keynote presentation was followed by Summit sessions geared for middle school students, teachers, parents or all. Examples include: Science is a Blast!, Genes in a Bottle, Phriendly Physics: Engaging Electromagnetism for Kids, Academically Talented Students in the Regular Classroom, Water-Based Lessons for Classroom Use and World Year of Physics in the Middle School.

A luncheon Expo featured booths and interactive activities from area museums, zoos and science-related programs such as Fermilab, Illinois Virtual High School, Phillips Park Zoo, Northern Illinois University summer programs and SciTech in Aurora.

IMSA alums Laura Nickerson '92 and Kiyomi Davis-Hamilton '00 also volunteered their time by presenting Summit programs and helping with registration and conference details.

The Middle School Science Summit was extremely successful, and plans are already underway for a November Math-Technology Summit, said Kids Institute Coordinator Britta McKenna. Alumni are invited to volunteer at the event or be presenters. They can contact kidsinstitute@imsa.edu if they are interested.

In other Kids Institute news, IMSA alumni are encouraged to check the IMSA Web site for summer job postings and K.I. positions. Currently, the Academy is searching for two summer K.I. camp helpers: one specifically to help with camp preparation and the other to assist with camp preparation and technology needs.

IMSA President Named Lincoln Laureate; Highest State Honor

At a special ceremony on April 30 at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, founding IMSA President Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall will receive the Order of Lincoln Medallion —the highest honor the state can bestow to persons who were born or have resided in Illinois to recognize their outstanding achievements.

Dr. Marshall, along with five other world-famous Illinoisans, was named by Governor Rod Blagojevich to receive the award and to become a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois.

I am honored to be in the company of such highly esteemed individuals and am humbled to be recognized for the work I truly love to do, said Dr. Marshall.

As noted by the Lincoln Academy, Dr. Marshall is an international leader, speaker and writer on the issues of educational innovation, schooling re-design, gifted education, and mathematics and science education. She has received numerous awards and honors including being named by RJR Nabisco Corporation as one of the nation's most innovative educational leaders, one of North America's 100 Top School Executives as named by Executive Educator Magazine and the National School Boards Association, and one of the 10 most powerful women in education by the Chicago Sun-Times.

For a complete listing of this year's honorees, please visit: www.thelincolnacademyofillinois.org

Undergraduate Science Scholarship Honors Memory of Beloved IMSA Teacher

The IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education is honored to announce the establishment of a fund in loving memory of IMSA chemistry teacher Mary Van Verst.

As reported in the last issue of IMSAlum, Mary died last year after serving with distinction, courage and grace as a member of the IMSA science faculty from 1987–2004.

The Mary Van Verst Love of Science Scholarship, established by Mary's husband George and their children Scott and Janet, will provide a $5,000 scholarship to a deserving IMSA senior to help defray tuition and eligible expenses for undergraduate study at the college or university of their choice.

The purposes of the scholarship are:

• To support the development of talent and leadership in science other than medicine;
• To recognize and support deserving IMSA seniors who demonstrate high levels of academic achievement and leadership and who need financial assistance in order to matriculate at their preferred college or university and;
• To honor the memory of Mary Van Verst.

It gives our family great pleasure establishing this scholarship for a purpose that was so very close to Mary's heart, George Van Verst said.

Many thanks to IMSA alumnus Aimee (Wonderlick) Walter '90 who served as the IMSA alumni representative on the scholarship selection committee. Aimee is a genetics counselor and regional medical specialist for Myriad Genetics Laboratories.

Science Instrumentation Account Honors Van Verst

In addition to the scholarship, IMSA chemistry teacher Dr. Richard F. Dods and his wife Dr. Linda Y. Dods made a gift to the IMSA Fund to establish a science instrumentation account in loving memory of Van Verst.

The account, which honors Mary's work at IMSA, will support science technology and equipment needs at IMSA.

Alumni who wish to contribute for this purpose can make a gift online by visiting www.imsa.edu/giving. Either choose the online (Pay Pal) payment option or download the pdf (print form). When making the gift, please indicate your gift designation by selecting the Technology and Equipment option and write in the comments section Science Instrumentation in memory of Mary Van Verst. For more information or other giving options, please contact Michelle Whetstone, coordinator of annual giving and donor relations at giving@imsa.edu or (630) 907-5041.

All gifts received by the IMSA Fund in memory of Mary will be acknowledged to the Van Verst family.