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r~ 1 1^1 ^/V A Pioneering Educatiorwd Community

r^lMSA

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy*
1500 West Sullivan Road
Aurora, Illinois 60506-1000

630/907-5000

IMSA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CHAIRMAN

Sheila MB Griffin
President
Griffin Holdings

FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN

Dr. Luis Nunez

Depuvy Associate Laboratory Director

for Physical, Biologicai. Computing Sciences

Argonne National Laboratory

SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN

Steven Isoye

Curriculum Leader

Warren Township High School

TRUSTEES

Dr. Victoria Chou

Dean, College of Education

University of Illinois at Chicago

JohnH. McEachem.Jr.
Retired President/CEO
Wayne Circuits, Incorporated

Kevin Murphy
Science Teacher
Lyons Township High School

James D. Pearson

Retired President

Aurora Metals Division, L.L.C.

Dr. Chris Quigg

Senior Theoretical Physicist

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory'

Dr. Marsha Rosner

Director and Professor

The Ben May Institute for Cancer Research

The University of Chicago

Jesus Manuel Sosa

Administrator

Chicago Public Schools

Sharon Tenhouse
Teacher ajid Parent Educator
Community Unit School District "2
(Liberty, Illinois)

Dr. Michael Turner
Department Chmrman and Professor,
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
The University of Chicago

EX-OFFICIO

Dr. Joseph Ciptl

Preiideni/CEO

Illinois Community College Board

Dr. Sherry Eagle

Superintendent

Aurora West School District ^129

Dr. Daniel La Vista
Execwtii'e Director
Illinois Board of Higher Education

Dr. Robert Schiller
State SMperintendeni
Illinois State Board of Education

PRESIDENT

Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall

NOVA IS published by the
IMSA Office of Advancement.

Send comments or questions to:
Editor and Writer
Brenda Buschbacher
brenda@imsa.edu

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IMSA Creates Service Learning
Avrard Honoring McEaciiern

The Illinois Mathematics and
Science Academy has created the
John H. McEachem, Jr. Exemplary
Ser\'ice Learning
Award to he pre-
sented annually
to a deserving
IMSA student.
The award,
which includes
a $2000 scholar-
ship, is named
m honor of ■'°'^" ^- McEachern, Jr.

founding IMSA Board of Trustees
member John ("Jack") McEachem.

McEachem, an Oswego resident,
has been a member of IMSAs Board
of Trustees since its creation in
1 985 and ser\'ed as its chairman from
1997 to 2001. He currently serves
as chair and board member of Rush-
Copley Medical Center and is the
Retired President and CEO of Wayne
Circuits Incorporated.

"Tlie award was created to honor
Mr. McEachem and those students

who, like Mr. McEachem, go above
and beyond the call of duty and do all
the little things that make great things
happen," said Robert Hernandez,
IMSA director of student leadership
development. "He has always asked
us 'what's in it for the students.' We
want to recognize him through these
students whom he truly cares about."

The inaugural award was
presented to Class of 2003 graduate
Frederick Hines
of Naperville
who, like Mr.
McEachem, has
demonstrated
exemplary
service to
others. Require-
ments for the
award include
the completion of 175 or more hours
of community service, demonstration
of leadership roles within the IMSA
community, letters of recommenda-
tion and written essays.

Frederick Hines

A Grateful Graduate Donates
$100,000 to Honor IMSA Staff

A grateful graduate of the Illinois
Mathematics and Science Academy
donated $100,000 to the IMSA
Fund for Advancement of Education
to honor the IMSA faculty, staff and
administration.

Calling IMSA "a magical place,"

the graduate said: "[students] get to
where they're going because of the
efforts and talents of each of you.
You are the ones who keep the gears
turning, you are the ones who build
the foundations inside each of the

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About the Cover

The kaleidoscope [s an instrument ot wonder and transtormation. It is a symbol and metaphoi ol IMSA's
\ision, "liberating goodness and genius tor the world" and mission, "transformation through connections
within and among mathematics, science, the arts and the humanities."

Faculty Members Receive National Board
Teaching Certification — Highest Standards
for Excellence in the Teaching Profession

Fdur faculty members at the
Illinois Mathematics and
Science Academy received
certification with the National
Board of Professional Teaching
Standards (NBPTS). This brin-s
the total number of NBPTS-
certified IMSA faculty to 11 .

Jtisie Wallmuth of
Somonauk, a science teacher
for se\-en years at IMSA and an
educator for 16 years, was certi-
fied in Adolescence and Yount:
Adulthood/Science teaching.
Diane Hinterlong of Aurora,
a science teacher for 12 years at
IMSA, formerly worked as an
engineer for AT&T, biinterlong
also received NBPTS certifica-
tion in Adolescence and Young
Adulthood/Science.

Willa Shultr of Brookfield, an

Willa Shu

John Stark

teaching at IMSA) also was certified
in World Languages/Gemian.
educator since 1^7 ^ who has taught The four IMSA faculty members

French at IMSA for 14 years, receix'ed were among 7,886 primary and
certification in World Languages/ secondai7 school teachers nation-

French. John Stark of Aurora, an wide to complete the rigorous and

educator for 33 years (17 of those competiti\'e national certification

process that credentials successful
candidates as Master Teachers.
They join a group of only 569 other
National Board Certified Teachers
m the state of Illinois.

As part of the National Board
Certificatiem process, each teacher
compiled and submitted a teaching
portfolio which included x'ideotapes
of classroom teaching, lesson plans,
student work samples and reflecti\'e
written commentaries that detail
what they, as teachers, were doing
and why. They also had to complete
an assessment in\'olving a series of
written exercises designed around
challenging teacher issues such as
curriculum design, content knowl-
edge and student assessment.

The National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards,
founded in 1987, is an independent,
nonprofit, nonpartisan and non-
govenimental organization dedicated
to raising the le\-el of teaching
excellence in classrooms throughout
America.

A Grateful Graduate (continued from page 2j
students for a spectacular and

rewarding career. There's nothing
like it in the world."

At the suggestion of the gniduate,
who preferred to remain anonymous,
an area where various staff meetings

special award from the IMSA Fund
for Advancement of Education for
their "steadfast ser\'ice and generosity
of spirit."

IMSA opened in 1986 and grad-
uated its first class in 1989, making

and acti\-ities are held was dedicated the age of its oldest graduates only

in honor oi the past and present in their early 30s.
IMSA faculty, staff' and administra- IMSA President Dr. Stephanie

tion. Employees also recei\'ed a Pace Marshall said the staff was

deeply touched and hont)red by the
graduate's gift.

"For someone so young to be so
grounded, appreciati\'e and generous
is ver\' gratifying," she said. "Many
IMSA graduates are already gi\'ing
back to IMSA and Illinois in signi-
ficant ways. The people of Illinois
should feel \-ery priuid of the return
on their in\-estment," she said.

r^lMSA

IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education

1500 West Sullivan Road
Aurora, Illinois 60506-1000
630/907-5000

IMSA FUND

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Honorary Chairman

James R. Thompson

Partner and Chairman of the E:

Winston & Strawn

President

G. Thomas Castino

Consultant to the President (Retired)

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

Vice President

William J. White

Professor

Northwestern University

Treasurer

Susan S. Schanlaber

President and CEO

The Landmark Group of Compa:

Secretary*

Catherine C. Veal

Vice President for Advancement

IMSA

John F. Berger
Chainmn and CEO
Universal Internet Propertie

Michael J. Birck
Chairman
Tellahs, Inc.

MartinJ. DiMarzio'95
Senior Consultant
C>eloitte & Touche

Michael W. Ferro, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Click Commerce. Inc.

IMSA Book S€ien€e Ufera€Y
tor the Twenty'tirst Century
Honors Leon Lederman

By Brian Thomhurg, Assistant Writer

What do you
i^ive a man as
accomplished
and celebrated
as Nobel Laure-
ate Dr. Leon
Lederman tor his
80th birthday.'
Much to his

Dr. Leon Lederman

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Sandra Goeken
Vice Chairman
The Goeken Group

CheUy A. Hopper '92
Gratkiate Student
University of Illinois

Richard A. Lumpkin

Chairman and CEO

Illinois Consolidated Teleph^

James D. Pearson
(Retired; President
Aurora Metals Division, L.L.C.

Sendhil R. Revuluri '90
CFA

Honey Jacobs Skinner

Partner

Sidley Austin Brown & Wood

Robert E. Spitzer

Vice President

E.tiemal Affiliaiions/L'niversirN' Relaaons

The Boeing Company

Nandu N. Thondavadi

Founding Chairman, President and CEO

Mascon Global Limited

surprise, IMSA
founder and Resident Scholar
Dr. Leon Ledemian was presented
Science Literacy for the Twenty-first

Century, a book written
in his honor
by eminent
scientists and
science educators
from throughout
the world.
The book
honoring Dr. Leder-
man was unveiled
during IMS As 15th
Anniversary Gala and
Birthday Celebration
(honoring Lederman),
and officially published in the Fall
2002.

The book includes a collection
oi essays by noted scientists and
science educators, who also happen
to be Lederman's friends and
admirers. Contributors to the book
included Bruce Alberts, Howard
Gardner, Margaret J. Geller, Stephen
Jay Gould, George A. Keyworth,
Lawrence M. Krauss, Sheila Tobias,
James Trefil, and many others.

The aim of the book is to provide
suggestions for transforming science
education in the United States and
improving the standards of scientific
literacy around the world.

TTie book's editors are IMSA
President Dr. Stephanie Pace
Marshall, Dr. Michael Palmisano,
former IMSA vice president
for research
and design and
IMSA Coordi-
nator of Student
Inquiry Dr.
Judith Scheppler.
NOVA recently
spoke with
Drs. Lederman,
Marshall, and
Scheppler about
the book:

NOVA: Why

was a book

selected as a

tribute to Leon.'

Dr. Judith

Scheppler

(hereafter referred to as JS): I saw a

Festschrift (a collection of scholarly

articles by colleagues and admirers,

serving as a tribute) assembled in

honor of laser inventor Charles

Townes' 80th birthday, and thought

that a book in honor of Leon's 80th

birthday would be a great gift to

him from IMSA. Dr. Marshall and

1 talked about the idea and she

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Dr. Judith Scheppler

Fry Foundation Grant to Aid Expansion
of IMSA Excellence 2000+ in Ciiicago

By Brian Thomhurg, Assistant Writer

A $63,000 grant from The Lloyd A.
Fry Foundation ot Chicago will help
to support and expand programming
tor the IMSA Excellence 2000+
(E2K+) Program from Spring 2003-
Spring 2004- Specifically, the grant
will enahle the E2Iv+ pnigram to
expand its ser\'ice to Chicago schools
this tall.

"This IS wonderful news,"
said Dr. Susan Bisinger, Excellence

mathematics and science. The
E2K+ program also provides
ongoing professional develop-
ment tor participating Illinois
middle school teachers.

Modeled after the highly
successful after school Mitchell
Excellence 2000 enrichment §

program in Israel tor junior a

high school students, IMSA 1

Excellence 2000+ hegan during "^

^000+ program directt)r. "This grant the 2000-2001 academic year

will help LIS support additional
schools that need this type ot inno\-a-
ti\'e program to pursue mathematics
and science excellence."

Launched at the request oi the
Illinois C^ieneral Assemhlv and coor-

E2K+ site at Evergreen Middle Academy, Chicago

dinated hy the Center @IMSA, the
IMSA Excellence 2000+ Pi\)gram
is an after school enrichment
program tor Illinois middle school
students who are talented, interested
and motivated in mathematics and
science, with special emphasis on
students who are historically under-
represented and unclersen'ed in

with seven pilot sites and has
since grown to serve 23 schools
throughout Illinois. Each site ser\'es
30 to 40 students and two teachers.
The IMSA E2K+ curriculum is
integrati\-e, prohlem-centered and
inLiuiiy-based. The program's
learning experiences focus
on helping students
"lean"! how to learn" and
emphasize logic, mathe-
matical thinking and
experimental scientific
thinking. Topics relate to
the stucients' lives, arouse
their curiosity and increase
their motivation to learn in
mathematics and science.
Dex'eloping problem soK'ing
strategies and new ways ot thinkins.
are emphasized.

"Our program is not just about
soK'ing problems and doing neat
experiments," Bisinger said. "Its
about helping students leant to ask
questions and how to find answers.
The Lloyd .'\. Fry Foundation is a
pri\-ate grantmakmg foundation

uiiose mission
is to assist
organizations
located in
( hicago
\\hich sei"\'e
an urban
population
ot financial
need. "The Fry
Foundation is
pleased to be
supporting
IMSAs middle-school math and
science programs which serx'e
Chicago public school students as
well as their classroom teachers," Jill
Danxnv Seltzer, executive director of
the Fr^' Foundation, said.

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IMSA on Wheels Program Rolls

into Illinois Schools; New Enrichment

Workshops Unveiled

By Britta Wilk McKenna, IMSA Kids Institute"^ Coordinator

Tl-ie makeshift sign across the back
of the IMSA van read Honk if you
love science. Hundreds of honks and
21 shows later, the new IMSA Kids
Institute' program JMSA on Wheels
is a huge success.

IMSA on Wheels is an IMSA
student/staff developed mobile edu-
cation program that hit the road in
January 2003. Since then, the /MSA
0)1 Wheels program has \'isited 2 1
elementary and middle schools
throughout IlUnois (see chart).

In March, IMSA student \'olun-
teers in the IMSA Kids Institute'

IMSA on Wheels 2003
Illinois Schools Tour

Aurora

Krug Elementary School

Gates Elementary School

Bardwell Elementary School
Beaupre Elementary School

Archbishop Romero School

Hermes Elementary School
St. Peter School

Batavia

Batavia Kids Club

ChampaiRn

Franklin Middle School

Chicago

Arnold Mireles Academy

Michelle Clark Middle School

Danville

North Ridge Middle School

Elgin

Da Vinci Academy

Ellis Middle School

Hillsboro

Hillsboro Junior High School

Lansing

Heritage Middle School

Oswego

Fox Chase Elementary School

Piano

Piano Middle School

Rockport

Schilling Elementary School

Springfield

Grant Middle School

West Chicago

West Chicago Middle School

For information about the IMSA Kids Institute''
or to be placed on the Kids Institute mailing list,

please visit the program's web site at
www.imsa.edu/kidsinstttute or call 630/907-5987.

(KI) spent three days of their
spring break presenting the
IMSA on Wheels program
at central Illinois middle
schools. A 90-minute Eco-
systems hands-on lab was
designed specifically for the
spring tour by IMSA student
Linda Pinto '03 of Chicago.

Another IMSA on Wheels show,
the 45-minute States of Matter a^^d
Chemical Reactions show, was devel-
oped by IMSA students Kevin Bock
'04 of Geneva and Katie hinder '04
ot Hampshire and targets students
in grades 2-4.

Nev\^ Saturday Workshops
and After School Program

Now in its fourth full year ot
operation, KI continues to create
new and exciting programs for
students in grades 2-8 throughout
Illinois to help spark their interest
in science, mathematics and the
humanities. Kids Institute currently
works with more than 1 50 IMSA
students who help to design and
deliver KI programs. Through
their inxoK'ement, they learn
the benefits of student inquiry-,
teaching, community service and
leadership.

This year, the IMSA Kids
Institute' un\-eiled new Saturday
afternoon enrichment workshops
tor students in grades 2-8 from the
Fox Valley and Chicagoland areas.
In addition, KI also piloted Myste-

rioiis borcnsics, a Wednesday after
school program for students in
grades 4-5.

The Saturday enrichment
programs, held throughout the year
on the IMSA campus in Aurora,
included the following program
topics: Rocket Science , Howl-o-ween
Science, Field Trip to Mars, Amuse-
ment Park Physics, Mhuis on Math,
Project READ-IN, Color Lab and
K'(d:Art.

Ne>v Summer
2003 Programs

Two new summer
camps debut in
summer 2003. Art a
la Carte will nurture
the creativity of
6th and 7th graders
with a variety oi
art mediums while

Science@IMSA -^

provides residential science camps;
one for boys and another for girls
entering 8th and 9th grades. Other
summer camps for 2003 include:
Science Explorers, Jr. (grades 3-4),

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Math Teacher Receives
Life Achievement Award

Illinois Mathematics and Science
Academy mathematics teacher and
Oswego resident Ronald Vavrinek
was honored hy the Illinois Council
of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM)
with its Distinguished Life Achie\'e-
ment in Mathematics Award.

This award is presented each
year to one mathematics educator
who has demonstrated distinguished
and honorahle ser\'ice to mathemat-
ics education tor an entire career.
Vax'rinek, who received the award
at the ICTM conference in Peoria,
is the second IMSA mathematics

teacher h(. snored with
the award. Charles
Hamburg ot Liberty\'ilK
was honored in 1^)^)'-).

"It's always an
honor to he thanked
hy your peers,"
Vavrinek said. "It's
a thank-you tor putting
in the time to make
students successful."

Vavrinek is in his
16th year at IMSA. In
addition to coaching students in
state and national competitions.

Ronald Vavrinek

he teaches a variety
of adxanced level
mathematics courses
at IMSA including
Mathematical
ln\'estigations and
Ad\'anced Placement
Computer Science.
He also advises
students in a national
mathematics hontir
society as well as
participating in many

other state arid local professional

acti\'ities.

Students Maice National Math History

IMSA placed tirst in the nation on
this year's American Mathematics
Contest 12 Exam (AMC'12) with
tour students recording perfect
scores. This is the tirst time in the
53-year history ot the contest that
a school has produced more than
three perfect scores on the same test.

IMSA students who received
perfect scores were Yoshi Cormier
of Palatine, Dan Gulotta ot
Homewood, Joe Jia ot Aurora,
and Albert Ni of Naper\-ille. More
than 500,000 students from more
than 5,100 high schools tex)k part
in AMC exams this year.

"This is one ot the biggest and
most important contests in which
we participate nationally during
the year," said Dr. Michael Keyton,
an ad\'isor to the IMSA team. "This
top group pushed themseh'cs to
higher le\'els this year."

IMSA's team score was 450 out
ot a possible 450 points, which is
only the third time in contest histoid
that a school has prixluced a perfect
team score. This is the second time
IMSA has accomplished this feat,
the last time in 1994.

In the AMC- 12 Exam, students
are gi\'en 75 minutes to answer
25 difticult mathematics problems.
Students who score 100 or better
on the test, which is abiiut 3% ot
participants nationally, earn National
Honor KoW status and are eligible
to take the American Invitational
Math Exam (AIME). IMSA had
121 students quality tor this exam.

IMSA Students Receive
^'Outstanding" Rank Among
Woridvv^ide Competitors

In other IMSA math news, a team
ot three IMSA students receix'ed the

highest ranking possible in the titth
annual High School Mathematical
Contest in Modeling (HiMCM).

IMSA team members Jeftery
Chang ot Glenview, Alex Gari\-altis
of Hinsdale, and David Xu ot
Naperville received the rank ot
"National Outstanding." Only 10
teams out ot 350 that competed
worldwide received this ranking.

The High School Mathematical
Contest in MtKleling is a 36-htuir
contest where each team is expected
to soh'e a mathematical modeling
problem. IMSA team members'
paper tocused on the velocity ot
a tailing ladder. Their paper was
published this spring m a special
issue ot COMAP (Consortium tor
Mathematics and Its Applications)
bulletin.

The Motley Fools Teach IMSA Students
Investing Tips; IMSA Students Featured
on National Radio Program

Best-selling authors and brothers
David and Tom Gardner, also
known as the Motley Fools, held
an interactive investment seminar
tor IMSA students in October, hi
addition, the brothers shared advice
from their newest book The Motley
Fool Investment Guide for Teens: 8
Steps to Having More Money Than
Your Parents Ever Dreamed Of.

Topics covered during a questiein-
and-answer session with students
included mutual funds, banking
practices, IRAs and drip investing.
The authors also talked about other
subjects including the epidemic ot
credit card debt.

In a unique opportunity
immediately following the
lecture, some IMSA students
also were invited to ser\'e as
student panelists during a
taping of The Motley Fools
nationally-syndicated
radio show.

David and Tom
Gardner are the founders
of the multimedia investment
company The Motley Fool
and are famous for helping
millions of less than Wall Street-
savvy adults learn the basics of
investing and managing personal
finances.

Science Literacy for the Tv/enty-first Century (continued from page 4)

focused the concept into a book on
science literacy. There were many
other gifts given to him, but this is
one that is shared on a national and
international scale on a tcipic that
Leon is passionate about — science
literacy.

NOVA: Was Leon surprised to learn
of the project?

Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall
(hereafter referred to as SPM):

All of the contributors were sworn
to secrecy! This wasn't trivial, as
we would frequently hear from a
contributor that they had just been
to a meeting or sat on a committee
with Leon. But yes, Leon was sur-
prised at IMSA's gala with a galley
of the book. Then the surprise

became even bigger when we
informed him that he had to write
the epilogue — on a tight deadline!
Dr. Leon Lederman (hereafter
referred to as LL): Yes, (I was)
completely surprised and o\'er-
whelmed by the distinction of the
authors.

NOVA: Who are the contributors
and how were they selected?
JS: The contributors are interna-
tional leaders in science, education
and policy. They were selected
because of their expertise and their
reputations. Their voices are heard
and heeded.

NOVA: How willing were the
contributors to participate?

SPM: Contributors were universally
willing to write a chapter for us
because the topic is important,
because this was an IMSA project,
and because it is in honor of Leon.
They were all delighted to be asked
and welcomed an opportunity to
surprise and honor Leon. Most knew
him personally and were tickled that
they might "pull one over on him!"

NOVA: Wl-iat is unique about
the book ?

JS: To my knowledge, there isn't
another volume like this that pulls
information about science literacy
together, written by such a prestigious
and diverse group of contributors.
And to top it off, the \'olume is

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illustrated by Leon's own drawings,
taken from o\-erheads used durin.t;
hrs many talks on science education.
Each sketch portrays a theme in
science literacy and helps to organize
the bixik.

NOVA: The book mentions the
"Lederman Legacy." What is that?
JS: Leon is influencing science
education on an international le\'el.
This has occurred through IMSA,
Fermi National Accelerator Labora-
tory, the creatiini ot Project ARISE
(American Renaissance in Science
Education) and the Teachers Aca-
demy tor Mathematics and Science
m Chicago. In addition, his winsome
adwicacy tor education and his
wisdom are otten sought atter trom
U.S. presidents and policymakers.

Science curriculum has been
developed and disseminated, tens
ot thousands c:)t students ha\-e been
gi\en unique opportunities, educators
ha\-e received state-ot-the-art
protessional dex'elopment, and bench

scientists to Nobel Laureates ha\e
been inspired by him tci get inx'olved
m impro\-ing education tor our
children.

NOVA: What impact do you hope
the book will ha\'e.'
LL: The title tells it all. All the
articles are relevant to public science
literacy, but trom numerous diverse
directions. This book should be
viewed as one of many approaches;
this one being at a deeper level than
many, but still \ery readable.

NOVA: Do you hope the book will
influence educational/policy leaders.''
SPM: The essays contained in the
book address key issues in science
education, yet are presented in an
mtormatne and understandable
way. We hope that educators will
read it to gain insights and confir-
mation ot exemplary practice. We
hope parents will read it to become
better informed and to be able to be
more know ledgeable ad\'ocates tor

their children's education. We hope
that the policy leaders in education
will read it to realize that our educa-
tional status quo m math and science
must be turned on its head and
shaken up with changes at all levels
and at all fronts — from time tor
professional de\elopment to de\'el-
oping specific curricular assessment
and pedagogical reforms that deepen
mathematics and science under-
standing. These essays present a
tmiciue context and perspecti\'e on
science literacy trom some ot the
most thoughtful science minds m
the nation; it will mtorm the
national agenda as we go forward.
LL: Of course, we always hope to
gi\-e these leaders ammunition and
ideas in advancing the excitement
arid the revealed beauty of science.

NO\A: Is there anything you would
like to add'

LL: IMSA's steady efforts at science
education, trom kids to parents and
the general public, will surely pay oft.

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Science Explorers (grades 5-6),
Explorations in Science (grades 7-8)
and Math Explorers (grades 8-9).

Kids Institute summer Science
Explorers camps are taught by IMSA
students. Middle school camps are
taught by IMSA faculty with assis-
tance from IMSA student leaders.

Investors Support
Kl Programming

Thanks to the generous contributioiis
of our investors, the IMSA Kids

Institute' is able to continue
"growing" its programs for students
throughout Illinois. This year, four
major investors supported Kids
Institute programming.

The City of Aurora awarded a
grant of $30,000 to KI for annual
operations. In addition, BP awarded
a second year grant of $ 1 5,000 to
KI to support Science Explorers and
Real Science 2003 CD-ROM.

Other investments were secured
by Tlie William G. McGowan

Charitable Fund for Project READ
and the pilot of IMSA on Wlwels.
Contributions from McGowan also
will provide support tor summer
camp scholarships. Finally, we would
also like to thank 3M for their con-
tributions, which provide for general
support of the KI program.

Service to Illinois

Professional Contributions

Recent examples include:

IMSA president Dr. Stephanie
Pace Marshall served on the
transition advisory board for Illinois
Governor Rod Blagojevich. The
26'member board, comprised of
representatives from education,
business, government, the clergy
and other backgrounds, advised
the governor on policy issues.

IMSA Chief
of Security James
Bondi (pictured),
who also serves as
chairman of the
Aurora Police and
Schools Committee,
helped to spearhead -lames Bondi
the Tipline program for area high
schools. The Tipline enables middle
and high school students at public
and private schools in the Aurora
area to anonymously call the Tipline
to report a potentially violent situa-
tion. Tipline is staffed 24 hours a day
by trained staff and volunteers.

Mathematics Teacher Susan
Eddins participated on the national
panel Next Steps in Mathematics
Teacher Development, Grades 9-10
for the Mathematical, Sciences
Education Board (MSEB) of the
National Academy of Sciences.

IMSA Director of Business and
Finance William Fritz was appointed
to the Illinois CPA Committee.

Wellness teacher, Barbara Baber
(pictured), received the Quarter
CenturyAward from the Illinois
Association for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance at
their annual state convention. This

award is presented
each year to physical
education/health
educators who ha\'e
contributed to the
advancement of
the profession for
25 years or more.

Drs. Don Dosch, Judith
Scheppler and Susan Styer presented
a workshop on IMSA Student Inquiry
at the National Science Teachers
Association annual conference.

Mathematics teachers Steve
Condie, Ruth Dover, Micah Fogel,
Michael Keyton, Janice Krouse,
George Milauskas, Donald Porzio
and Ronald Vavrinek gave presen-
tations at the annual meeting of
the Illinois Council of Teachers of
Mathematics.

Student Achievements

Recent examples include:

IMSA students Kathryn Dirks
of Bloomington and Bobby Xu of
Naperville presented their research
at the NATO Network of Excellence
conference in Budapest. IMSA was a
founding member of this organization,
sponsored by NATO and UNESCO
to encourage international scientific
cooperation among research students.
Dirks presented Inhibiting the Long
Tennii-ial Repeat of HIV- 1 : A Possible
Solution to AIDS and Xu presented A
New Model for EEG Dipole Localization.

IMSA's Class of 2002 received
a mean ACT composite score of
30.1, which ranks in the top 1% of
high schools nationwide.

A total of 40 IMSA seniors
qualified as semifinalists in this

year's National Merit Scholarship
Corporation competition. National
semifinalists include less than one
percent of each state's seniors.

Five IMSA seniors have qualified
as semifinalists in the 2003 National
Achievement Scholarship Program,
an academic competition tor Black
American high school students.
These five are among nearly 11 5,000
African- American students nation-
wide who took the qualifying test
used in the competition.

More than 200 IMSA students
presented the results of their research
during the 15th Annual IMSA
Presentation Day. Students conducted
research through IMSAs Student
Inquiry and Research (SIR) Program.

Students making presentations
have written science fiction novels,
developed original mathematic
proofs, composed original musical
scores, carbon-dated archaeological
discoveries and tutored children
living in Chicago's Cabrini Green
Public Housing Development. Some
also delivered their presentations to
national and international science
and math conferences.

Alumni Achievements

Recent examples include:

Class of 1999 graduate Rena Patel,
a senior at the University ot Illinois-
Chicago, was chosen as one of the
Top 10 College Women in America
for 2002 by Glamour Magazine. Patel
also was selected to receive the pres-
tigious Truman Scholarship from the
university. Patel has spent her college
summers traveling to India and Tan-
zania to teach HlV/AlDS education.

wimmmmmmiim-

Class oi 1999 i^raJuate Janessa
Stream WRite Piittm;:^ the Field m
Field Tnp tor the Catalyst, a publica-
tion of the Rose Hillman Institute.
Her article reflected on the impor-
tance of her leaminy experiences

as a stuJent m IMSA's Ecok^i^y
class and how her research field
trips at IMS A exposed her to the
work done by real world ecoloyists.

Class of 2002 graduate Emma
Goodman was the recipient oi the

2002 Girl Scout Gold Award, the
hi,tj;hest honor that the Girl Scouts
bestow to its members. Goodman
attends the Franklin W. Olin
College of Engineering where she
studies aeronautical engineering.

IM5A Hosts Symposium (continued from cover)

John Tl^ompson, and Drs. Richard
Dods, Christian Nokkentved and
David Workman who presented
the history of PBL at IMSA. Other
IMSA staff involved in panel discus-
sions were Dr. Connie Hatcher, vice
president for teaching and learning,
Principal Eric McLaren and faculty
members Barbara Baber, Brenda
Crosby, Sue Eddins, Dr. Mark
Horrell arid Audrey Wells.

Teaches
>vith Wolves

IMSA science
teacher John
Thompson's
(pictured)
session showed
how wolves

became the

r r IMSA Science teacher

focus for an Un Thompson

ongoing series

of PBL integrated problems.

For 10 years at IMSA, Thompson
has developed a series of ongoing
problems that focus on ecology
using field trips, technology, inter-
views, simulations and classroom
interactions.

IMSA students used mathematics,
social science, literature, writing,
fine arts and foreign language skills
in their quest to find solutions to the
problem.

Technology Shovvrcases

Two techixilog)' showcases featured
programs from NASA. Dr. Robert
Myers from The Center for Educa-
tional Technologies, home of NASA's
Classroom of the Future, shared the
website www.cet.edu which offers
PBL science modules for grades 5-12.

"Questions are the most impor-
tant thing [about PBL]. Student
questioning drives the inquiry
process," Dr. Myers told the audience.
Further, "teachers can't really teach
inquiry until they've experienced
it," he said, articulating the value of
learning in a PBL format.

From the NASA Langley
Research Center in Virginia,
conference presenter Shannon
Ricles showed how PBL has become
a valuable tool in the nationally-
televised NASA science Files ^^'
series for younger students.

In the series, "tree house detec-
tives" solve real-world problems
in their community' by integrating
mathematics, science and technolo-
gy through the use ot Problem-Based
Leaniing and other teaching meth-
ods. In their quest for a solution, the
"detectives" enlist the help of
community experts, NASA and oth-
ers including students from through-
out the country who are members of
the NASA SCI Files^'^' Kids Club.

An exhibitor fair also featured
publishers and distributors ot prod-
ucts to help enhance learning in a
PBL classroom.

In the closing session on
Saturday, author Linda Torp
summarized the two-day event with
Mike Flannery, political analyst and
itivestigative reporter for CBS
Channel 2 News (WBBM-TV),
Chicago.

Conference Feedback

Verbal and written feedback from
the participants and presenters
indicate that the symposium was
a thought-provoking e\'ent.

Participants appreciated "the
opportunity to hear the top profes-
sionals in the country' on PBL" and
wrote, "it opened the realm of
possibilities," and "this was a great
symposium for people with all levels
of PBL knowledge and experience."

One participant wrote that the
best part of the symposium was
"making connections with other
teachers in the same field as
well as different frelds. The sharing
of knowledge and experiences was
great," while another felt " the
opportunities of networking with
other practitioners" was the
highlight. For more information
contact dgerdes@imsa.edu

Worth Magazine and Chi€ago Sun^Times
Rank IMSA Among the Very Best

...a powerhouse of a public high
school rising out of an Aurora com-
field. ..truly in a league of its own

Chicago Sun-Times
March 16, 2003

IMSA was recognized in the Sep-
tember 2002 issue of Worth Magazine
as one of the top 50 pubhc schools
in the United States to place its
graduates in Harvard, Yale or Prince-
ton. In addition, the March 16, 2003
edition of the Chicago Sun-Times
rated IMSA as one of the top 10
high schools in the Chicago area.

In the Worth Magazine ranking,
schools were chosen based on the
percentage of their students in the
Classes of 1998-2001 who matricu-

lated at Har\'ard, Yale or Princeton.
Chosen from nearly 32,000 high
schools nationwide (21,000 public
and 10,700 private), 930 had at least
four students from their 1998-2001
graduating classes who matriculated
at Harvard, Yale or Princeton.

Out of those swoiteport

930 schools, the top
public and private
schools were chosen.

Calling IMSA
"a powerhouse. . .in a league
of its own," the Chicago Sun-Times
ranked the Academy as one of its
Top 10 High Schools.

The Chicago Sun-T!77ies top
schools were chosen based on a

ductus

variety of factors including ACT
or SAT scores, scores on Advanced
Placement exams and graduate
enrollment rates at four-year colleges.

IMSA students and staff were
interviewed for the article, which
also featured student photos and
•'"■■•' J BI pti-^files of "famous alums"
iL^ Robert and Mike McCooI
il (Class of 1991),

SlU-l*-^^^^^*^ Andrea Holmes
^ (Class of 1990) and

Scott Gaudi (Class of 1991 ).

To see the article in its entirety,
log onto www.imsa.edu and click
on the Chicago Sun-Tlnies masthead
under the Features section on the
homepage.

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IMSA^s Online Internet
Skills Program Delivers
Benefits to Illinois Schools

B>' Jane St. Pierre, Director of Marketing and Coinmiinicatioiis

Have you e\'er done an Internet search
that results in 200,000 hits? Do you wonder
about the validity and authenticity o\
information you find on the Web' Are
you distracted by the bombardment ot
Internet commercial
advertising' With
168 million Ameri-
cans having access
to the Internet,
knowing how to
effectively use the
Web has become
a priority tor the
classroom, on the
job and at home.

Certainly millions
ot students, teachers
and librariaiis are
already using the

Internet for learning and communicating.
But do they ha\e the skills and expertise to
locate information with precision and evalu-
ate the credibility ot their tindings? From this
question, a new IMSA project emerged -
21st Century Information Fluency (21C1F) -
which prepares school librarians, teachers
and students to locate, e\-aluate and integrate

Internet intormation resources
productively.

Learning by Doing

This year, trailbla:ing librarians, technology
specialists and
teachers from more
than 89 schools
throughout Illinois
took part in 21CIF
online courses. Parti-
cipants "leanied by
doing" m these skills-
leased interactive
online courses.

n u.' c\ oi/~ic 1- • i J i-L An integral part

Patti Fleser, 21 CIF course participant and librarian .

at Gemini Junior High School in Niles, joins Bob ot the courses featured

Houston, IMSA 21 CIF project coordinator at IMSA's Internet

IMSA's exhibit booth at the 2003 Illinois Technology Search Wi'ard a

Conference for Educators. , ,

unique search tool

created by "educators tor educators." The

tool enables the user to operate multiple

search engines simultaneously without

displaying commercial adx'ertism,

Other features help the user to

tine-tune a search by narrowing

domains, time periods and by

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Alumni Donation 2

Cmdr Scott Waddle . . .11

Commencement 3

' Grand Victoria

Foundation Grant 5

Great Minds Program 6-7

Illinois State Fair 12

National Mathematics
Teaching Award 4

President's Alumni Advisory Council . . .8

Service to Illinois 10,1 1

1^ I Ivl »A ■^ Pioneering Educational Community

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy"
1500 West Sullivan Road
Aurora, Illinois 60506-1000
630/907-5000

IMSA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CHAIRMAN

Sheila MB Gntfin

Griffin Holdings

FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN

Dr. Luis Nuriez

Deputy Associate Laboratory Director

for Physical. Biological, Computing Sciences

Artjonne National Lahorarory

SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN

Steven Isoye

Principal, O'Plaine Campus

Warren Township High School

TRUSTEES

Dr. Victoria Chou

Dean, College of Education

University of Illinois at Chicago

John H. McEachem, Jr
Retired Presufent/CEO
Wayne Circuits, Incorporated

Kevin Murphy
Science Teacher
Lyons Township High School

James D. Pearson

Retired President

Aurora Metals Division. L.L.C.

Dr. Chris Qulgg

Senior T/ieoretical Physicist

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Dr Marsha Rosner

Director ar\d Professor

The Ben May Institute for Cancer Research

The University of Chicago

Jesus Manuel Sosa

Administrator

Chicago Public Schools

Sharon Tenhouse
Teacher and Parent Educator
Community Unit School District ^2
(Liberty, Illinois)

Dr Michael Turner

t Chairman and Professor,
of Astronomy arid Astrophysics
The University of Chicago

EX-OFFICIO

Dr Joseph Ciptl

Pre«denl/CEO

Illinois Community College Board

Dr Sherry Eagle

Superintendent

Aurora West School District =129

Dr. Daniel La Vista
E.vecutii'e Director
Illinois Board of Higher Education

Dr Robert Schillet
State Superintendent
Illinois State Board of Education

PRESIDENT

Dr Stephanie Pace Marshall

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IMSA Graduate Gives $100,000
to Benefit Illinois Students and
Teachers

For the second time this year, the
lUinois Mathematics and Science
Academy (IMSA) Fund
tor Ad\'ancement ot
Education has received a
^'itt of $100,000 from an
IMSA graduate.

1991 IMSA alumnus
Mike McCooI designated
halt ot his gift to support
programs and ser\'ices tor
IMSA students and the
other half to support The
Center@IMSAs professional
development programs for Illinois
teachers and enrichment programs
ior other Illinois students.

Catherine C. Veal, IMSA vice
president for advancement, said
McCooI did this to demonstrate his
belief in the value and importance
ot both ot IMSAs legislati\'e charges
- to provide an exemplary education
tor some of the state's most talented
m;ith and science students and to
stimulate excellence in math and
science tor other Illinois schools.
"On campus and throughout the
state, IMSA pi"o\'ides valuable and
iTeeded services that position lUimns
for the future," McCool said.

1991 IMSA Alumnus
Mike McCooI

Fund for providing the IMSA expe-
rience for him and others. Veal said.
"Giving back to one
c^t the places that got
me to where I am
today is a good thing
to do, I am fortunate
I can do it, and I
want to do it,"
McCool said.

A software eiigi-
neer now living in
California and a for-
mer resident of Westchester, Illinois,
McCool was on the team at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-

living back to one of the
f places that got me to where
I am today is a good thing to do,
I am fortunate I can do it, and
I ivant to do it, " McCool said.

Champaign that created Mosaic,
the Inteniet browser used to start
Netscape. He now works tor
Vicarious Visions, a creator ot video
and computer games.

This is the third six-tigure gift
IMSA has recei\'ed from its young

graduates. In the other two cases,
McCool made the gift to th;ink the donors were not identified
IMSA, Illinois taxpayers and elected because they preferred to remain
officials, and donors to the IMSA anonymous.

Located in Aurora, Illinois, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy is an internationally-recognized
pioneering educational institution created by the State to develop talent and stimulate excellence in teaching
and learning in mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential college preparatory
program enrolls 650 academically talented Illinois students in grades 10-12. More than 16,000 teachers and
23,000 students in Illinois and beyond have benefited from IMSA's professional development and enrichment
programs. IMSA serves the people of Illinois through innovative instructional programs, public and private
partnerships, policy leadership and action research.

About the Cover

The kaleidoscope is an instrument ot wonder and transtormation. It is a symbol and metaphor of IMS.As
"liberating goodness and genius tor the world" and mission, "transformation thnmgh conn

athe

the

id the humanities

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15th IMSA Senior Class Graduates
vfith Distinction

B>' Brian Thornhurg, Assistant Writer

When she j^raduated horn kinder-
garten, IMSA senior Ayodele Gomih
was presented with a pine tree
sapling. Now with that tree reach-
ing the second-story window ot her
Olympia Fields home, Gomih shared

IMSA Class of 2003 Student Speaker
Ayodele Gomih of Olympia Fields

her rememhrances ot IMSA with
her tellow Class of 2003 graduates as
they completed their IMSA student
experience.

"Tlie heginning ot that Australian
Pine indicated the enci ot just one
chapter in my lite," Gomih said.
"Alter retlecting upon my IMSA
career, I realize that I have come to
the heginning ot the ne.xt chapter,"
she said. "We, the Class of 2003,
like that tree in my backyard, have
en^lured, experienced and lix'ed.
The tree is there to stay, and we will
spread throughout the worki, but
I'm sure we will remember where
our roots are."

On May 3 1 , tamily members
and friends assembled at the

Paramount Arts
Centre in Aurora
to honor the
189-member Class
of 2003, IMSAs 1

1 5th graduating -|

class. IMSA senior I
Vaibhav Upadhyay
ot Lake Forest also
spoke at the ceremony.

Dr. Wendy Freedman, director
ot The Ohser\'atories ot the Carnegie
Institution and one of the world's
leacling astronomers, gave the com-
mencement address. "It you ha\'e
a passion for something, now is the
time to find it. Do what you lo\'e
to do," Freedman told the graduates.

All members ot the Class ot
2003 contributed at least 100 hours
ot community ser\'ice to the citizens
ot Illinois. Fdowever, the Class'
cumulative hours totaled nearly
25,000 with 27 students contributing
more than 150 hours each, nine
students contributing 200 hours each,
tour students contributing over 300
hours each, and one student, Erik
Volkman of Antioch, completed
more than 400 hours.

Other accomplishments ot the
Class of 2003 included:

• Fred Hines ot Naperville was
the tirst recipient ot the McEacheni
Exemplai7 Service Learning Award,
which honors founding IMSA Board
ot Trustees member John ("lack")
McEachem.

• Dan Gulotta t)f Naperxille
qualitied as a member ot the U.S.

=— — * <;npnker Dr. Wendy

Commencementbpea ^^^^.^^^^.^^_

Physics Olympiad
Team tor a second
consecutive year,
one ot only 24
students nation-
ally chosen tor
this team.

Laurel Freedman an J ^f^r^.^ees

vice chairman o\ the boa Rhoong ot

Downers Grove was named to

the Chicago Tribune All-Academic

Team.

• 38 seniors were chosen as
National Merit Finalists.

• Four seniors were named
finalists in the National Achiexe-
ment Scht^larship Program for
African- American Students.

"The members of the Class ot
2003 ha\'e uniquely distinguished
themselves," said IMSA President
Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall, "but
ec]ually as important this class has
demonstrated the ethical leadership
and integrity eif character that we
believe will have a protound impact
on the quality of life for others."

'^SA C/oss of 200-? n i " ^^^m

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IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education
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Aurora, Illinois 60506-1000
630/907-5040

IMSA FUND

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Honorary Chairman

James R. Thompson

Partner and Chairman of the Executive Committee
Winston & Strawn

President

G. Thomas Castino

Consultant to the President (Retired)

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

Vice President

William j. White

Professor

Northwestern University

Treasurer

Susan S. Schanlaber

President and CEO

The Landmark Group ot Companies

Secretary*

Catherine C. Veal

Vice President for Advancement

IMSA

John F. Berger

Chairman and CEO

Universal Internet Properties. Inc.

Michael j.Birck
Chaivnan
Tellahs, inc.

Martin]. DiMarzio '95
Senior Consultant
Deloitte &. Touche

Michael W.Feno. jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Click Commerce, Inc.

Sandra Goeken
Vice Chairman
The Goeken Group

Chelsy A. Hopper '92
Graduate Student
University of Illinois

Richard A. Lumpkin

Chairman and CEO

Illinois Consolidated Telephone Company

Jame.s D. Pearson
(Retired) President
Aurora Metals Division, L.L.C.

Sendhil R- Revulun '90. CFA

Teacher

Bronx Academy of Letters

Honey Jacobs Skinner

Parmer

Sidley Austin Brown & Wood

Robert E. Spit:er

Vice President

External AffiliationslUnwersity Relations

The Boeing Company

Nandu N. Thondavadi

Founding Chairman, President and CEO

Mascon Global Limited

IMSA Math Teacher Is Fifth To
Receive Prestigious Award

IMSA mathematics teacher Dr.

Michael Keyton of Aurora recently

received the Edyth May Slilie Award

tor Distinguished High School

Mathematics

Teaching, sponsored

by the Mathematical

Association ot

America (MAA)

and the American

Mathematics

Competitions

(AMC). He is

one of only 25

high school teachers

in the U.S. and

Canada to receive

the award.

The Edyth
May Slitte Award is
designed to recognize and reward
outstanding teachers for their efforts
in the development of mathematical
talents of high school students.
Nominations for the award were
made by students from the 60 highest
scoring American Mathematics
Contest 12 (AMC12) teams in the
U.S., Canada and U.S. schools
abroad.

Keyton is the fifth IMSA
mathematics teacher to receive
the honor in the fifteen-year history
ot the award. Past IMSA recipients
were Titu Andreescu (1994),
Ron Va\'rinek (1995), Dr. Micah
Fogel (2001), and Dr. Steve Condie
(2002).

Dr Michael Keyton

"I am pleased to be recognized
in the company of other IMSA
teachers who have produced such
high caliber students over the

years," Keyton said.
"I am also pleased
that there is recog-
nition of the
school that is
carried with this
and that I was
nominated by our
students. That's
what brings this
about."

Dr. Keyton
began teaching
at IMSA in 2000.
In addition to
coaching students
in state and national competitions,
he teaches a variety of mathematics
courses at IMSA including Geome-
try, Differential Equations and
Mathematical Investigations. He
advises advanced students in inde-

am... pleased that there is
recognition of the school tliat is
carried with this and that I was
nominated by our students."

pendent study and is active in the
National Council ot Teachers of
Mathematics, the Metropolitan
Mathematics Club ot Chicago and
other state and local professional
organizations.

Grand Victoria Foundation Grant to Support
Professional Development for Teachers

Teachers trom tour scln.iol districts
in the Fox Valley region will
benefit from the Fox Valley
Prohlem-Based Learning
Initiative thanks to a
$100,000 grant from
the Grand Victoria
Foundation in Elgin.

The grant was
awarded to the IMSA
Fund for Advancement
ot Education to support
professional develop-
ment in Problem-Based
Leaniing for 36 teachers
from Bata\ia School
District -101, Burlington
School District =301, East
Aurora School District =131,
St. Charles School District =303
and Marmion Academy in Aurora.

Nancy Fishman, executive
director of the Grand Victoria
Finindation, said the Foundation
is proud to partner with IMSA in
prox'iding exceptional professional
de\'elopment opportunities for
Fox Valley teachers.

"IMSA has a proven track
record in encotiraging both teachers
and students to engage complex
ideas in an inno\ati\'e and relexant
v\'ay," Fishman said. "By in\'esting in
this program, the Foundation Impes
to increase student achievement

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le\'els as well as impnn'e the quality,
content, and process of learning and
teaching in Fox Valley schools."

Pn igram support for the
Fox Valley Problem-Based Learning
Initiative will go toward a variety of
professional development activities
incluciing:

• Scholarships tor the Harris
Problem-Based Learning (PBL)
Design Institute (July 21-24, 200^)

• Scholarships for the Summer
Sleuths PBL Coaching Institute
(July 21 -August 1,2003)

• PBL study group sessions in
the fall 2003

• Continuing education
credit

• One-year membership
in the Association for
Super\'ision and Curri-
culum Development
(ASCD) PBLNet for
all teachers

Other recent IMSA
Fund highlights include:
• $20,000 from the
Motorola Foundation
to support the Summer
Enrichment for Academics
in Mathematics and Science
program for underrepresented

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• $5,000 from 3M to support
the Kids Institute
IMSA on Wheels
initiative for the
fall 2003 semester.

• $2,000 from Target Stores

to support the Kids Institute Project
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2002-03 IMSA Great Mind

IMSA Resident Scholar and Nobe
Laureate Dr. Leon Lederman kicks
off the 2002-03 Great Minds
Program fall lecture series on
December 3, 2003.

Dr. Jack Horner speaks to o sold-out
crowd in the IMSA auditorium during
the IMSA Great Minds lecture held
January 22, 2003.

The IMSA Great Minds Program' dialogue Science Technology and Society:
Etiiical Awareness for Tomorrow's Leaders featured the following: (left to right)
Dr Chris Quigg, Gretchen Helfrich, Dr. Drummond Rennie, Dr. M.R.C.
Greenwood, Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall, Dr. Paul Grobstein, Dr. Lawrence
Krauss and Dr. Leon Lederman.

IMSA Great Minds Program'
events in 2002-03 brought thought
leaders from around the world to the
IMSA campus to share their wisdom
with more than 3,200 students and
educators from throughout Illinois.

The 2002-03 Great Minds
Program was made possible in part
by a grant from the Tellahs Founda-
tion and other gifts from the private
sector. Speakers included;

• Dr. Freeman Dyson, professor
emeritus of physics at the Institute
tor Advanced Study in Princeton.

• Dr. George Zweig, founder
and president of Signition, Inc. in
Los Alamos.

• Claudia Dreifus, journalist,
New York Times writer & interviewer.

• Nobel Laureate and IMSA
Resident Scholar Dr. Leon
Lederman.

• Dinosaur Paleontologist Jack
Hcirner.

Dr. Freeman Dyson (third from right) meets with IMSA students following his
seminar on October 3, 2002. Also visiting IMSA was Dr. Herman White,
Fermilab physicist (third from left).

Dr. Marcia McNutt takes time out following
her Great Minds Program lecture, Engineering
Our Oceans, to sign copies of her latest
book for an admiring fan.

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Program® Highlights

• Dr. Marcia McNutt, geo-
physicist, president and chief execu-
tive officer of the Monterey Bay
Aquarium and Research Institute.

• Senior Theoretical Physicist
(Fermi National Accelerator Labor-
atory) Dr. Chris Quig^; Dr. Paul
Kriappenberger, president of the
Adler Planetarium; Gretchen
Helfrich, host oi Odyssey of WBEZ
Chicago Public Radio; Dr. M.R.C.
Greenwood, chancellor, UC Santa
Can; Neurobiologist Dr. Paul
Grohstein (Bryn Mawr College);
Physicist Dr. Lawrence Krauss
(Case-Western Reserve University);
and the Deputy Editor (West) oi
JAMA, Dr. Drummond Rennie.

• Mathematician and world-
renowned Mathematica expert Dr.
Stan Wagon oi Macalester College.

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Capt. Gene Cernan

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and Author Robert
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IMSA Resident Scholar Dr. Leon Lederman,
IMSA Great Minds Program Speaker
Dr. Marcia McNutt and IMSA
President Dr Stephanie Pace Marshall

H&M York Times Writer and
Interviewer Claudia Dreifus.

Mathematician Dr Stan Wagon
presents a Great Minds seminar to
IMSA students on April 24, 2003.

IMSA junior Amanda Adeleye of
West Chicago poses questions to
panelists during the April Great
Minds Program Dialogue.

IMSA students listen carefully as
Dr Stan Wagon answers their
mathematical questions.

Dr George Zweig, founder and
president of Signition, Inc.

Distinguished Graduates Named to Inaugural
IMSA President's Alumni Advisory Council

Twelve graduates of the Illinois
Mathematics and Science Academy
have heen named to the newly
created IMSA President's Alumni
Advisory Council.

The Council will
assist IMSA President Dr.
Stephanie Pace Marshall
and other IMSA leaders
in envisioning possibilities
for IMSA's future and
strengthening IMSA's
programs, services and
impact in Illinois and
beyond.

"Many IMSA
graduates possess a
deeply felt desire and
commitment to help
ensure IMSA's \'itality,
influence, impact
and sustainability,"
Marshall said. "I look
forward to the contri-
butions this council
will make to help
advance and position
IMSA for the future."

The members were
selected because they
have distinguished them-
selves in graduate or post-
graduate work or in the workforce,
have taken their educational experi-
ences and turned them into success-
ful outciimes and ha\'e demonstrated
innovative, "big picture" thinking.
The members, their hometowns as
IMSA students and their current
positions include:

• Michael Brody '96, Highland
Park, law student. University ot
Illinois College of Law

• Elizabeth Chilton '92, Joliet,
data manager. The University of
Chicago

Aimee Chong

John Hoesley

Terri Willard

• Aimee Chong '94, Carbondale,
transportation analyst, Cambridge
Systematics, Inc.

• Scott Gaudi '91, Staunton,
Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow, Insti-
tute for Advanced Study

• John Hoesley '89, Chicago,
investment manager. Prism Capital

• Jesse Hsu '93, Olympia
Fields, director, corporate develop-
ment, Perlegen Sciences, Inc.
• David Kung '89, Carbondale,
marketing executive, Creative
Artists Agency

• Jason Ribando '90,
Peoria, assistant professor,
mathematics, University of
Northern Iowa

• Alvia Romious '89,
East St. Louis, realtor,
Evanston, IL marketplace

• Terri Willard '89,
Palatine, project manager,
International Institute for
Sustainable Development

• Sam Yagan '95,
Bourbonnais, president,
MetaMachine, Inc.

• Kara Yokley '94,
Chicago, research manager,
IDC - Life Sciences and
Health Care Division

At its first meeting
in April, the Council
discussed ideas for "next
generation IMSA,"
including how to define,
recruit and develop talent
in math and science, the
most essential things to preserve
about the IMSA experience, new
learning experiences both in and
out of the classroom, and the role
of alumni in articulating IMSA's
value and return on investment
to Illinois.

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IMSA^s Online Internet Skills Program Delivers Benefits (continued from page i)

using special methods to display a whirlwind oi good and had infor- ment ot Education is providing

search results.

Participant Suzanne Zweig,
reading specialist and English
teacher from Sullivan High School
in Chicago said, "The most impor-
tant aspect ot hitemet technology
that 1 have learned is how much I
didn't know and what I should
know and share with my students."

Teacher Kelly Mulcahy ot
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
in Moline said the course has saved
her N-aluahle time.

"Before I just telt like I would
search for hours and get little
accomplished," Mulcahy said. "Now
I ha\'e more confidence surfing and
maximizing my time spent online. . .
it is something we as teachers need
to hecome more in tune with."

Evaluating Internet Resources

Wlien conducting academic research,
the ability to evaluate the validity
and reliability of Internet resources is
critical. 21CIF participants learned
how to do just that. They examined

mation and we need to help them
learn the skills to deal with it."

Lifelong Learning

Learning doesn't stop tor the partic-
ipants when the course ends. They
go on to work with other teachers
in their schools to create classroom

another $400,000 grant for the FY
03-04 academic year. Program partners
include the Illinois School Library
Association, Illinois Virtual High
School, Illinois Digital Academic
Library and Illinois Century Network.

The program, led by Dr. David
Barr, director ot Online Learning at

t i.s up to all educators and most importantly school librarians to
hecome coynpetent users of technology... the IMSA 21 CIF Project i.s
one ivay for school librarians to become updated on new technologies
and the newer ways to search for information." m , ,

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200 3 Pif.'iidi'iit of the Illinois Sclwiil Liliriii->' Media AssociatUm

lesson plans that include online
resources. "Technology works best
when the teacher and librarian are
planning together," says Janice
Lewis, teacher/librarian of Sullivan
High School, Chicago. "It is going
to take the learning community
working together to make students
lifetime learners."

Though located threiughout the
state, the IMSA course graduates
stay connected to each other by
the validity of the host Web site and becoming members of an online
related links, the expertise of the network offered through the 21 CIF

author and whether the author is also portal (http://wizard.imsa.edu). The
cited in other reliable publications. portal features online discussions,
An evaluation process is essential model lesson plans and additional
because Web pages do not undergo online learning modules.

the same rigorous selection process
that is topically applied to information
that appears in print publications.

"Students no longer have access
to pre-approved information. This
is both the scary and exciting part,"
said Learning Resource Center
Director Daniel Russo, ot Batavia
High School. "In life outside of
school, students will have to face

Using Technology to
Benefit Illinois Schools

The first year of the 2 1st Century
Information Fluency program was
made possible through a $900,000
grant from the U.S. Department of
Education, covering 89 percent of
costs. The balance ot funding was
provided by IMSA. The U.S. Depart-

IMSA states, "By offering 21 CIF
courses, learning materials and tools
online, we are able to make them
available to schools throughout the
state at no cost to participants.
Teachers, librarians and students
can take advantage ot these learning
opportunities whenever and wherever
they need them." Katherine Oberhardt,
2003 president of the Illinois School
Library Media Association states,
"It is up to all educators and most
importantly school librarians to
become competent users of technol-
ogy in order to teach students,
teachers, and our school community
how to access, evaluate and effec-
tively use information. The IMSA
21st Century Information Fluency
Project is one way for school
librarians to become updated on
new technologies and the newer
ways to search for information."

Information about the IMSA's
21st Century Information Fluency
project and about registration for
free online courses is available at
http://wizard.imsa.edu.

Service to Illinois

Professional Contributions

Recent examples include:

IMSA President Dr. Stephanie
Pace Marshall was appointed to

the Board of Directors ot the Illinois
Coalition. Tlie Illinoi
Coalition is a state-
wide puhlic-private
partnership estab-
lished to drive
Illinois' economic
growth through
science and tech-
nology.

Physics teacher
and Class of 1992
graduate Laura
Nickerson received
the prestigious Harald Jensen Award
sponsored by Physics West, Physics
Northwest and the Illinois State
Physics Project. The award is pre-
sented annually to an outstanding
young (under 10 years of service)
physics teacher in the Chicago area.
In addition, a paper written by
Nickerson, Search for the Lepton-
Family-Number Noncoriserving Decay
of a Muon mto a Positron and a
Gamma Ray was published in the
Physical Review D: Particles, Fields,
Gravitation and Cosmology.

Dr. Bob Brarzle, science, curri-
culum and professional development
specialist for IMSA Excellence
2000+ , presented Major Concepts
from Our Solar System's Formation
at the 2002 Illinois Science Teachers
Association annual conference.

Russian teacher Paavo Husen
was selected to serve on the Russian
Content Advisory Committee for
the Illinois State Board of Education.

Director oi Virtual Learning
Mathew Wicks has been named to
the board of directors of the newly-
formed North American Council
for Online Learning (NACOL).

IMSA physics teacher Laura Nickerson (IMSA '92) proudly
displays her most recent teaching award from fellow physics
educators.

The mission of the NACOL is to
increase educational opportunities
and enhance learning by providing
coUegial expertise and leadership in
K12 online teaching and learning.
The board of directors represents
thought leaders and individual
considered pioneers in K12 online
learning and teaching.

Student Achievements

Recent examples include:

Senior Daniel Gulotta of
Naperville was one of five students
nationwide selected to be a member
of the United States Physics Traveling
Team. In addition, Gulotta was one
of only 24 students nationally chosen
for the 2003 team from a pool of
1,500 nominees. IMSA students
Jeffrey Chang of Glenview, Elaine
Khoong of Downers Grove, and
Bobby Xu of Naperville were
named semi-finalists. Gulotta also
placed fifth in the nation in the

PhysicsBowl exam for the Di\'ision
II level.

IMSA students Joe Jia of Aurora
and Albert Ni of Naperville were
among only 30 students nationwide
who qualified for training for the
2003 Mathematical Olympiad
(U.S.A.M.O) Summer Program.

Jia and Ni trained for the
USA International Mathematical
Olympiad team at the University
of Nebraska at Lincoln, June 15-
July 5, 2003.

Elaine Khoong oi Downers
Grove was named to the Chicago
Tribune All- Academic team.

IMSA junior Stephanie Dold of
Decatur received a gold medal in
the National Russian Essay Contest
of America.

A paper co-authored by student
Amanda Adeleye of West Chicago
and several cardiologists from
Northwestern University Medical
School was accepted for presentation
at the American Society for Echo-
cardiography professional conference.

Andriana Mates of Marengo
and Alexandra Surasky-Ysasi of
River Forest were named scholars in
the National Hispanic Recognition
Program.

Sasha Rahlin of Morton Grove
and Mark Hoadley o( Liberty\'ille
were selected to present their
research papers at the American
Academy for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS) inteniational
conference. Rahlin presented
Efficiency in Computer Programming
and Hoadley presented A New
Approach to Increasing the Signal-to-
Noise Ratio of Nuclear Magnetic

Resonance (NMR) Si^iwls for Micro-
fhndic Samples.

Vivas Kaul ot Mucomh presented
Parml Purification oj Secondary
Alcohol Dehydrogenase and Genomic
DNA Isolauon from Micrococcus
Luteiis Wnijh'20 at the Hth Illinois
Student Research Conference.

Shravani Pasupneti of Bensen-
ville and Jeanie Paik ot Naperxille
receix'cd Best in Categiiry tor Biolo-
gical and Health Science at the
Illinois Junior Academy ot Science
Re,i^ional Science Fair tor their
research, Development of a \\'7io/c
Blood Flow Cytometry Method for
Functiiiivjl Assessment of Pneumococcal
Phao^ocytosis.

14^ IMS A seniors c^ualified as
Illinois State Scholars hy placing in
the top 10"o ot yraduatmy seniors
statewide based on academic and
test performance.

Nine IMSA students received
Illinois Music Educators Association
(IMEA) All-State honors at the
IMEA .\11-State Music Festival.
Honors were received in the tollow-
in,U categories: All-State Honiirs
Choir, All-State Choir and All-
State Honors Orchestra, in addition,
one student, Martin McCrory ot
Aurora receu'ed 1st Prize in the
Chamber Music category tor stu^lent
composers.

Lana Muniz ot Mt. Zion had

two ceramic art projects accepted in
the Sixth .'\nnual National K-12
Ceramic Exhibition Foundation
Show. Her work was selected through
a juried process.

Alumni Achievements

Recent Examples include:

IMSA Class of 2001 graduate
Mary Sullivan of Marengo is a
participant in the SuperNOVA
program at Drexel University.
SuperNOVA is the first six-year
B.S./Ph.D. program tor engineers
that allows students to perform
graduate research in an accelerated
program while taking undergraduate
classes.

Retired Navy Commander Scott Waddle presents the 1 1th Annual Richard L. Horwitz
Lecture on Ethics March 1 7 at IMSA. The lecture series is held in memory of Auroran
Richard Horwitz, IMSA's first legal counsel, who died in August 1 990.

IMSA Invites Fairgoers to '^Take a Closer Look^^

IMSA To Visit 7ecliTowfff at 2003 Illinois State Fair

Visitors to the TechTown building
at the Illinois State Fair will once
again be treated to hands-on science
demonstrations and technology
wizardry compliments of IMSA staiT
and alumni.

IMSA looks forward to inter-
acting with fairgoers this summer
in the IMSA booth at the 2003
Illinois State Fair August 8-17.

The theme for the IMSA booth
this year is "IMSA, Take a Closer
Look" and those visiting it can look
forward to fun, engaging, hands-on
activities geared toward children
and adults of all ages. Booth activi-
ties will provide an understanding
of how technology enhances the

learning process as well as informa-
tion on the ways IMSA ser\'es the
people of Illinois.

Highlights include:

• The "Create Your Look"
activity invites fair patrons to
create (to take with them) a
wearable button by superimposing
a digital photo of themselves on
an IMSA photo background of
their choice.

• The "Look Out... Media
Streaming Ahead" activity features
online interactive sessions from
the IMSA student project "Real
Science 2003."

• The "Take A Closer Look"
activity allows fairgoers to examine

pond water, Elodea and other
microscopic materials that visitors
prepare and project via a dissection
microscope onto a big screen
within the exhibit.

"Our participation in the
State Fair is one way we reach out
to prospective students in Central
and Southern Illinois," Amy
Conyers, coordinator of admission
said. "This is also an opportunity
for teachers from these areas to
learn about professional develop-
ment activities IMSA offers for
them. IMSA serves the whole state,
not just the Chicagoland area."

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